PORTUGAL |
"Esta balada que te dou" - Armando Gama
"It's beautiful, this ballad that I give you"
The Portuguese Final was held on March 5th at the Coliseu in Porto, hosted by Valentina Torres & Eládio Clímaco. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 22 regional juries.
1 | Erva ruim | Bad grass | Sofia | 52 |
9th |
2 | Terra desmedida | Excessive land | Sofia | 80 |
8th |
3 | Parabéns - parabéns a você | Happy birthday - happy birthday to you | Ana | 99 |
6th |
4 | Esta balada que te dou | This ballad that I give you | Armando Gama | 232 | 1st |
5 | Vinho do Porto - vinho de Portugal | Port wine - Portuguese wine | Cândida Branca Flor & Carlos Paião | 148 | 4th |
6 | Mal d'amores | Lovesick | Francisco Jorge | 27 |
11th |
7 | A cor do teu baton | The colour of your lipstick | Herman José | 209 | 2nd |
8 | Rosas brancas para meu amor | White roses for my love | Jorge Fernando | 86 |
7th |
9 | E afinal quem és tu? | Who are you after all? | Helena Isabel | 149 | 3rd |
10 | No calor da noite | In the heat of the night | Broa De Mel | 45 |
10th |
11 | Ave do paraíso | Paradise bird | Tessa | 6 |
12th |
12 | Rosa, flor mulher | Rosa, flower woman | Alexandra | 143 | 5th |
Armando Gama previously took part in the 1980 Portuguese semi-finals (in the group Sarabanda). At the ESC he was 13th. Carlos Paião represented Portugal in ESC 1981.