Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979

Eurovision Song Contest 1979
Eurovision Song Contest 1979
Country	Portugal
National selection
Selection process	Festival da Canção 1979
Selection date(s)	24 February 1979
Selected entrant	Manuela Bravo
Selected song	"Sobe, sobe, balão sobe"
Selected songwriter(s)	Carlos Nóbrega e Sousa
Finals performance
Final result	9th, 64 points
Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest

Portugal was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979, held in Jerusalem.

Before Eurovision[]

Festival da Canção 1979[]

The Portuguese national final to select their entry, the Festival da Canção 1979, was held on 24 February at the in Lisbon, and was hosted by José Fialho Gouveia and . The musical director was Thilo Krasmann.

Three semi-finals in February narrowed the final selection from 27 eligible songs to nine; the top three winners in each of the three heats progressed to the final, which was broadcast nationwide. Twenty-two regional juries throughout Portugal, the Azores and the Madeira Islands picked the winner.

The winning entry was "Sobe, sobe, balão sobe", performed by Manuela Bravo and composed by .

Final – 24 February 1979
Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Gonzaga Coutinho	"Tema para um homem só"	102	5th
2	Pedro Osório S.A.R.L.	"Uma canção comercial"	123	3rd
3	Concha	"Qualquer dia, quem diria"	78	6th
4	Gabriela Schaaf	"Eu só quero"	132	2nd
5	Tózé Brito	"Novo canto Português"	110	4th
6	Teresa Silva Carvalho	"Cantemos até ser dia"	52	9th
7	Florência	"O combóio do Tua"	63	8th
8	Manuel José Soares	"Quando chego a casa"	76	7th
9	Manuela Bravo	"Sobe, sobe, balão sobe"	149	1st

At Eurovision[]

Manuela Bravo was the first performer on the night of the contest, preceding Italy. At the close of the voting the song had received 64 points, placing 9th in a field of 19 competing countries.^[1] It was the highest ranking Portugal had received since 1972.

Voting[]

Points awarded to Portugal^[2]
Score	Country
12 points
10 points	France
8 points
7 points	Austria
6 points	Italy Norway Spain
5 points	Belgium Monaco
4 points	Germany Switzerland
3 points	Luxembourg Netherlands Sweden
2 points	Finland
1 point

Points awarded by Portugal^[2]
Score	Country
12 points	Israel
10 points	Greece
8 points	Italy
7 points	Luxembourg
6 points	France
5 points	Ireland
4 points	United Kingdom
3 points	Norway
2 points	Germany
1 point	Monaco

References[]

^ "Final of Jerusalem 1979". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Results of the Final of Jerusalem 1979". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

External links[]

Portuguese National Final 1979

[1] "Final of Jerusalem 1979". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

[1979detailed-2] "Results of the Final of Jerusalem 1979". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

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