Homens da Luta
Homens da Luta (Men of the Struggle) is a
Eurovision Song Contest
In 2010, Homens da Luta took part in the RTP Song Festival 2010, with the song "Luta assim não dá" (The struggle can't go on like this).[3] The song was disqualified as it had been previously performed, which was a breach of the rules of the Festival and the international ESC.
In 2011, they entered the contest again with the song "A luta é alegria" (The struggle is joy), lyrics by Nuno Duarte "Jel" and composed by Vasco Duarte. They were in sixth place until the public vote was counted, at which point they ended up on the first place, winning a place in Düsseldorf. They represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany, but did not gain enough votes from other countries for a place in the final round. Since the group are comedians and not singers, and because their victory was also based on popular support rather than the selected jury, there were some negative reactions to their win on the site of the contest.[4]
References
- ^ "Homens da Luta lançam álbum em formato mp3". tvi24. 31 March 2010.
- ^ 1JFER. "Homens da Luta - E o Povo, Pá? [HQ]" – via YouTube.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ eurovisionYT. "Festival da Canção 2010 - Homens da Luta - Luta Assim Não Dá" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Vitória polémica no Teatro Camões - Música - Correio da Manhã". Archived from the original on 2011-03-08. Retrieved 2011-03-07. (Portuguese)