PORTUGAL

The Portuguese Semi-Finals were held at the Teatro São Luíz in Lisbon, hosted by Ana Zanatti & Eládio Clímaco. The top 3 songs from each semi-final (chosen by an "expert" jury) qualified for the final.

Semi-Final 1 - February 1st

1 Olá, cega rega Hello, balm-cricket Lena d'Água

13

4th

-

2 Um abraço, mais nada A hug, nothing more Helena Isabel

11

7th=

-

3 Made in Portugal Made in Portugal Sarabanda

12

5th=

-

4 Lição de Português Portuguese lesson Madi 17

2nd

F
5 A nossa música suave Our soft music Rosa do Canto

12

5th=

-

6 Alegria em mi maior Happiness in E major As Alegres Comadres

11

7th=

-

7 Ai, ai, tão, tão Oh, oh, so, so Fantástica Aventura

8

9th

-

8 Concerto maior Biggest concert Manuel José Soares

14

3rd

F
9 Self-made-man Self-made-man S.A.R.L. 18

1st

F

Semi-Final 2 - February 8th

1 Guardando em mim Kept in me Dina

21

2nd

F
2 E pouco mais And a little more Lara Li 12

5th

-

3 Que ninguém te dê nome That nobody names you Samuel

15

4th

-

4 Nossa cantiga de amor Our song of love Edmundo Falé

9

6th=

-

5 Mensagem de paz e amor Message of peace and love

7

9th

-

6 Doce Sweet Doce 18

3rd

F
7 Nada a perder Nothing to lose Zélia Lopes

8

8th

-

8 Música Portuguesa Portuguese music Bric-À-Brac 22

1st

F
9 Que rotina What a routine Zica

9

6th=

-

Semi-Final 3 - February 15th

1 Um grande grande amor A big big love José Cid 20

1st

F
2 Amigos, eu voltei Friends, I came back Carlos Manuel Paião

9

6th

-

3 Era There was Tozé Brito

12

5th

-

4 Ao pé de ti, mulher nova Near you, new woman Acácio Janeiro

8

7th=

-

5 Uma razão de ser A reason to be António & Alexandra Sala

14

4th

-

6 Amor quase loco Almost crazy love Carlos Paulo

8

7th=

-

7 Agosto em Lisboa August in Lisbon Zélia 16

3rd

F
8 Um girassol no olhar A sunflower in a glance António Tavares Telles

7

9th

-

9 Esta página em branco This white page Quarteto "Música Em Si" 19

2nd

F

Lena d'Água was a backing singer for Portugal at ESC 1978.

PORTUGUESE NATIONAL FINAL 1980

1980 NATIONAL FINALS