Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976
Eurovision Song Contest 1976 | ||||
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Country | Portugal | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Artist: Internal selection Song: Festival da Canção 1976 | |||
Selection date(s) | 7 March 1976 | |||
Selected entrant | Carlos do Carmo | |||
Selected song | "Uma flor de verde pinho" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 12th, 24 points | |||
Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Portugal was represented by
Before Eurovision
Festival da Canção 1976
The Festival da Canção 1976 was held at the
For the first time, only one singer was chosen to perform all the songs: Carlos do Carmo, a highly respected fado singer, was invited to perform the eight songs, chosen by public contest.[3]
The voting system was once again changed: for the first time, the public was invited to participate on the choice, casting votes on postcards via post until 3 March. On 22 February, the eight compositions were presented to the general public, on RTP1 and on the 23 on RTP2, although the respective authors and composers were not yet known. On 7 March and after the votes of the Portuguese people were scrutinized, the eight songs are again presented from 8th to 1st place, where the authors of each theme and the percentage of votes obtained for each song were revealed.[3]
Draw | Song | Percentage | Place |
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1 | "Onde é que tu moras" | 4.70% | 7 |
2 | "Estrela da tarde" | 9.29% | 6 |
3 | "Os lobos e ninguém" | 9.84% | 5 |
4 | "Novo fado alegre" | 23.97% | 2 |
5 | "No teu poema" | 13.24% | 3 |
6 | "Maria-criada, Maria-senhora" | 3.58% | 8 |
7 | "Cantiga de Maio" | 10.13% | 4 |
8 | "Uma flor de verde pinho" | 25.25% | 1 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the final, Carmo performed 15th in the running order, following Austria and preceding Monaco. At the close of the voting the song had received 24 points, coming 12th in the field of 18 competing countries.[4][5] The orchestra during the Portuguese entry was conducted by Thilo Krasmann.[6]
Voting
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References
- ^ Ficha técnica, letras das canções e as capas dos discos, sempre que os temas concorrentes foram editados.
- ^ ESC National Finals database 1976
- ^ a b "INFORMAÇÃO". 1976 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ "Final of The Hague 1976". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ ESC History - Portugal 1976
- ISBN 978-1-84583-065-6.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of The Hague 1976". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.