Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966

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Eurovision Song Contest 1966
Country Portugal
National selection
Selection processFestival da Canção 1966
Selection date(s)15 January 1966
Selected entrantMadalena Iglésias
Selected song"Ele e ela"
Selected songwriter(s)Carlos Canelhas
Finals performance
Final result13th, 6 points
Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Portugal was represented by Madalena Iglésias, with the song "Ele e ela", at the 1966 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 5 March in Luxembourg City. "Ele e ela" was chosen as the Portuguese entry at the Grande Prémio TV da Canção Portuguesa on 15 January.

Before Eurovision[]

Festival da Canção 1966[]

The Grande Prémio TV da Canção Portuguesa 1966 was held at the Tóbis studios in Lisbon, hosted by Maria Fernanda and Henrique Mendes. Eight songs took part in the final. Jorge Costa Pinto conducted all the songs.[1] The winning song was chosen by a distrital jury, composed by three members, each had 5 votes to be distributed among the songs it intended to award, making a total of 15 votes per district.[2]

Grande Prémio TV da Canção Portuguesa - 15 January 1966
Draw Artist Song Votes Place
1 João Maria Tudela "Outono" 35 4
2 Madalena Iglésias "Ele e ela" 81 1
3 Sérgio Borges "Eu Nunca Direi Adeus" 52 2
4 João Maria Tudela "Ai, Gracinha" 10 7
5 Madalena Iglésias "Rebeldia" 42 3
6 António Calvário "Encontro para Amanhã" 26 5
7 Madalena Iglésias "Caminhos Perdidos" 19 6
8 Tony de Matos "Nada e Ninguém" 5 8

At Eurovision[]

On the night of the final Iglésias performed 8th in the running order, following Finland and preceding Austria. At the close of the voting the song had received 6 points, coming 13th in the field of 18 competing countries. The Portuguese jury awarded its 5 points to Spain.[3] The orchestra during the Portuguese entry was conducted by Jorge Costa Pinto.[4]

Voting[]

References[]

  1. ^ Ficha técnica, letras das canções e as capas dos discos, sempre que os temas concorrentes foram editados.
  2. ^ ESC National Finals database 1966
  3. ^ ESC History - Portugal 1966
  4. ^ Roxburgh, Gordon (2012). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Vol. Volume One: The 1950s and 1960s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. pp. 93–101. ISBN 978-1-84583-065-6. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)
  5. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1966". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
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