PORTUGAL

"Desfolhada" - Simone de Oliveira

"Love, love, love, love, present love, in every harvested corncob"

The Portuguese Final was held on February 24th at the Teatro São Luiz in Lisbon, hosted by Lourdes Norberto. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 18 regional juries.

1 Desfolhada Harvesting Simone de Oliveira 94

1st

2 Os fios da esperança The strings of hope Daniel

9

8th

3 Buscando um horizonte Searching for a horizon Teresa Paula Brito

6

10th

4 Flor bailarina Dancing flower Lilly Tchiumba

7

9th

5 Sol da manhã Morning sun Valério Silva 33

3rd

6 Canção para um poeta Song for a poet Madalena Iglésias 11 6th=
7 Sombras de ninguém Nobody's shadows Artur Garcia 11 6th=
8 Tenho amor para amar I have got love to love Duo Ouro Negro 49

2nd

9 Cantiga Song Fernando Tordo 23

5th

10 Vento do norte Northern wind Maria da Fé 27

4th

Madalena Iglésias

Simone de Oliveira previously represented Portugal at ESC 1965. She also came 3rd & equal 8th in the 1964 Portuguese Final and 6th & equal 8th in 1968. At the ESC she was 15th. Madalena Iglésias represented Portugal at ESC 1966.

FINNISH NATIONAL FINAL 1969

1969 NATIONAL FINALS