PORTUGAL |
"Um grande grande amor" - José Cid
"This love doesn't have any borders, barriers, Berlin walls, it's a sea, it's a river"
The Portuguese Final was held on March 7th at the Teatro São Luíz in Lisbon, hosted by Ana Zanatti & Eládio Clímaco. Before the final there were 3 semi-finals - click here for details: PORTUGUESE SEMI-FINALS 1980 The winning song was chosen by the votes of 22 regional juries.
1 | Lição de Português | Portuguese lesson | Madi | 45 | 3rd |
2 | Concerto maior | Biggest concert | Manuel José Soares | 10 | 7th |
3 | Self-made-man | Self-made-man | S.A.R.L. | 44 |
4th |
4 | Guardando em mim | Kept in me | Dina | 5 |
8th |
5 | Doce | Sweet | Doce | 68 | 2nd |
6 | Música Portuguesa | Portuguese music | Bric-À-Brac | 40 | 5th |
7 | Um grande grande amor | A big big love | José Cid | 92 | 1st |
8 | Agosto em Lisboa | August in Lisbon | Zélia | 2 |
9th |
9 | Esta página em branco | This white page | Quarteto "Música Em Si" | 24 |
6th |
José Cid previously took part in the Portuguese Finals of 1968 (3rd), 1974 (5th) & 1978 (2nd, 5th, 6th & 7th). At the ESC he came 7th. Two members of the group Doce (Teresa Miguel & Fatima Padinha) were in the group Gemini that represented Portugal in 1978.