PORTUGAL

The Portuguese Semi-Finals were hosted by Sónia Araújo & Cristina Möhler. The finalists were chosen by a jury of 5 "experts", one of which was always Tozé Brito who was a member of the group Gemini that represented Portugal in ESC 1978.

Semi-Final 1 - October 20th - Forum Municipal Luísa Todi, Setúbal

1 Na aldeia global In the global village Vudoo 35

3rd

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2 Queria-te I wanted you Luís Mira 22

6th

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3 Parei o tempo I stopped time 100 Rumo 18 8th=

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4 Poder voar Be able to fly Tribo Urbana 47

2nd

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5 Valsinha de Abril April´s little waltz Nina 31

4th

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6 Amor, my love Love, my love Euro 48

1st

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7 Maré Nova New tide Nefelibatas 26

5th

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8 No azul In the blue Rui Silvã 19

7th

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9 O paraíso é uma onda Paradise is a wave Baby Jane 18 8th=

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10 Pensar assim To think this way Psique 11

10th

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Semi-Final 2 - November 17th - Teatro José Lúcio da Silva, Leiria

1 Amor em tons de azul pastel e branco Love in tones of blue, pastel and white Filipe Fonseca & Inês Soares 41

3rd

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2 Amor e mar Love and the sea Marés & Luar 22 7th=

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3 Perfume fino Fine perfume Trilhos 28

5th

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4 Marcados no destino Marked by destiny Ana Sofia 22 7th=

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5 Não há nada melhor There´s nothing better Jaime Nascimento 16

9th

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6 Há sempre alguém que nos quer There´s always someone who wants us Ana Lains 31

4th

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7 Lição de saber Learning lesson Seita Interdita

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10th

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8 Chamar por ti Calling for you Nuno Junqueira 42

2nd

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9 Sempre sonhei I always dreamed Patty 23

6th

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10 Secreta passagem Secret passage Mónica Ferraz 43

1st

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Semi-Final 3 - December 15th - Conservatório Regional do Algarve, Faro

1 No tom das cores Colour tone Sónia Mota 40

2nd

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2 Descalça nos trigais Barefoot in the cornfields Gigante

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10th

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3 Chuva brilhante Shining rain Hugo Rodrigues 25

7th

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4 Choro no fado Fado tears Patrícia Colaço & Duo Demo 45

1st

F
5 Da terra à lua From the earth to the moon Lura & Paulo 32

5th

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6 Mundo colorido Coloured world Izamena 34 3rd=

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7 Seja qual for a estrada Whatever the road Almabranca 30

6th

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8 O beijo do gato The cat's kiss Tatiana Pinto 34 3rd=

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9 Beleza divina Divine beauty Trio Luís Mira 10

9th

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10 Cais, imenso mar Wharf, immense sea Trilhos 17

8th

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Semi-Final 4 - January 19th - Teatro Municipal Baltazar Dias, Funchal

1 Viver para amar Live to love Tânia de Sousa 14

8th

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2 Agora Now Fernando de Almeida 43

1st

F
3 Tu és o ser You are the essence Elisabete Soares 42

2nd

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4 Roda de amores Wheel of love Trilhos 17

7th

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5 Rapariga loira Blonde girl Bruno Airaff 27

6th

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6 Morrerei por ti I´ll die for you Cidália Silva 41

3rd

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7 Ter uma paixão To have a passion Sandra Soares 32

5th

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8 Na promessa desse olhar In the promise of that look Eden 11

9th

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9 Fechar os olhos (e olhar) Close your eyes (and cry) Mané Crestejo

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10th

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10 Ventos da mudança Winds of change Paula Duque 40

4th

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Semi-Final 5 - February 16th - Teatro Micaelense, Ponta Delgada

1 Por ti saudade For you, longing Rita Leal 22 6th=

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2 Há outro lugar There's another place Carlos Massa 29

5th

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3 Nunca te despeças de mim You never say farewell to me Jaime Nascimento 20 8th=

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4 Brisas de Luanda Luanda breeze Rosete e Duo Demo 22 6th=

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5 No olhar dos teus olhos In the look of your eyes António Laranjeira 34

3rd

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6 Canta comigo (canta meu povo) Sing with me (sing my people) Terrie Alves 20 8th=

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7 Só sei ser feliz assim I only know how to be happy this way MTM 38

1st

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8 Assim por ti Thus for you Us 2 37

2nd

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9 Milagres precisam-se Miracles needed Miguel Braga 20 8th=

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10 Fazer uma música só para ti Making music only for you Jaime Nascimento 33

4th

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Pedro Soares

One of the members of the group Vudoo was Pedro Soares who represented Portugal in ESC 1998 as a member of the group Alma Lusa.

PORTUGUESE NATIONAL FINAL 2001

2001 NATIONAL FINALS