Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973
| Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP) | ||||
| Country |  Portugal | |||
| Selection process | Grande Prémio TV da Canção Portuguesa 1973 | |||
| Selection date | 26 February 1973 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Tourada" | |||
| Artist | Ary dos Santos | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 10th, 80 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Portugal was represented at the
Before Eurovision
Grande Prémio TV da Canção Portuguesa 1973
| Draw | Artist | Song | Conductor | Jury | Votes | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distrital | Selection | ||||||
| 1 | Tonicha | "A rapariga e o poeta" | José Calvário | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Mini-pop | "Menina de luto" | Thilo Krassmann | 12 | 2 | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | Fernando Tordo | "Tourada" | Jorge Costa Pinto | 110 | 5 | 115 | 1 |
| 4 | Luís Duarte | "Minha senhora das dores" | Pepe Nieto | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Paco Bandeira | "É por isso que eu vivo" | Igor Raymond | 103 | 9 | 111 | 2 |
| 6 | Paulo de Carvalho | "Semente" | Thilo Krassmann | 16 | 46 | 62 | 4 |
| 7 | Improviso | "Cantiga" | Thilo Krassmann | 16 | 3 | 19 | 6 |
| 8 | Duarte Mendes | "Gente" | José Calvário | 85 | 6 | 91 | 3 |
| 9 | Fernando Tordo | "Carta de longe" | Jorge Costa Pinto | 8 | 15 | 23 | 5 |
| 10 | Simone de Oliveira | "Apenas o meu povo" | Igor Raymond | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Draw | Song | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "A rapariga e o poeta" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | "Menina de luto" | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | "Tourada" | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 110 | ||||
| 4 | "Minha senhora das dores" | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | "É por isso que eu vivo" | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 103 | ||||
| 6 | "Semente" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | |||||||||
| 7 | "Cantiga" | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 8 | "Gente" | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 86 | |
| 9 | "Carta de longe" | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | "Apenas o meu povo" | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Draw | Song | B. Domingues
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I. Cruz
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P. Rodrigues
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M. Pereira
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F. Teixeira
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L. Andrade
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F. D'Orey
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A. Andrade
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H. Mendes
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Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "A rapariga e o poeta" | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2 | "Menina de luto" | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 3 | "Tourada" | 5 | 5 | ||||||||
| 4 | "Minha senhora das dores" | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 5 | "É por isso que eu vivo" | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | ||||||
| 6 | "Semente" | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 46 |
| 7 | "Cantiga" | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| 8 | "Gente" | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
| 9 | "Carta de longe" | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | |||||
| 10 | "Apenas o meu povo" | 1 | 1 |
Controversy
"Tourada" became very controversial after the night of the Festival because it was much more than a song with a bullfighting content, its lyrics cheated the regime of the time, insofar as it was a sharp criticism of the prevailing political and social regime. The possibility was still raised of not allowing "Tourada" to go to Eurovision, but the fears of the negative repercussions that this attitude would have internationally spoke louder and so the political power let Fernando Tordo take Tourada" to Eurovision.[2]
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Tordo performed 3rd in the running order, following Belgium and preceding Germany. At the close of the voting the song had received 80 points, coming 10th in the field of 17 competing countries.[5][6] The orchestra during the Portuguese entry was conducted by Jorge Costa Pinto.[7]
Voting
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References
- ^ Ficha técnica, letras das canções e as capas dos discos, sempre que os temas concorrentes foram editados.
- ^ a b "INFORMAÇÃO". 1973 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-03-30.
- ^ "A votação". 1973 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-03-30.
- ^ ESC National Finals database 1973
- ^ "Final of Luxembourg 1973". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ ESC History - Portugal 1973
- ISBN 978-1-84583-093-9.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1973". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.