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"Madrugada" - Duarte Mendes
"I'm singing about the people that have just discovered themselves"
The Portuguese Final was held on February 15th at the Teatro Maria Matos in Lisbon, hosted by Maria Elisa & José Nuno Martins. The winner was chosen by the composers/authors of the participating songs who had to award between 1-5 points to the songs other than their own.
| 1 | O pecado capital | The mortal sin | Fernando Girão & Jorge Palma | 33 |
7th |
| 2 | Madrugada | Daybreak | Duarte Mendes | 61 | 1st |
| 3 | Batalha povo | People's fight | Paco Bandeira | 41 | 6th |
| 4 | Com uma arma, com una flor | With a gun, with a flower | Paulo de Carvalho | 53 | 3rd |
| 5 | A boca do lobo | Good luck | Carlos Cavalheiro | 59 | 2nd |
| 6 | Leilão da lata | Tin auction | Fernando Gaspar & Pedro Jordão | 22 |
10th |
| 7 | Canção acesa | Lit song | Vitor Leitão | 30 |
9th |
| 8 | Memória | Memory | Paulo de Carvalho | 47 | 4th |
| 9 | Alerta | Alert | José Mário Branco | 42 |
5th |
| 10 | Viagem | Trip | Jorge Palma | 31 |
8th |
Duarte Mendes previously came 8th in the 1971 Portuguese Final, 6th in 1972 & 3rd in 1973. At the ESC he was 16th. Paulo De Carvalho represented Portugal at ESC 1974.