| Eurovision Song Contest 1983 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Portugal | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Festival da Canção 1983 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 5 March 1983 | |||
| Selected entrant | Armando Gama | |||
| Selected song | "Esta balada que te dou" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Armando Gama | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 13th, 33 points | |||
| Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Portugal was represented by Armando Gama, with the song "Esta balada que te dou", at the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Munich on 23 April. Gama was the winner of the Portuguese national final for the contest, held on 5 March. The song was chosen through a national final organised by broadcaster RTP.
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Before Eurovision
Festival da Canção 1983
The national final was held at the Coliseu in Porto in Porto, hosted by Valentina Torres and Eládio Clímaco. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 22 regional juries.[1]
Armando Gama previously took part in the 1980 Portuguese semi-finals with the group Sarabanda. Carlos Paião represented Portugal in ESC 1981.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sofia | "Erva ruim" | 52 | 9 |
| 2 | Sofia | "Terra desmedida" | 80 | 8 |
| 3 | Ana | "Parabéns, parabéns a você" | 99 | 6 |
| 4 | Armando Gama | "Esta balada que te dou" | 232 | 1 |
| 5 | Cândida Branca Flor and Carlos Paião | "Vinho do Porto (Vinho de Portugal)" | 148 | 4 |
| 6 | Xico Jorge | "Mal d'amores" | 27 | 11 |
| 7 | Herman José | "A cor do teu baton" | 209 | 2 |
| 8 | Jorge Fernando | "Rosas brancas para o meu amor" | 86 | 7 |
| 9 | Helena Isabel | "E afinal quem és tu?" | 149 | 3 |
| 10 | Broa de Mel | "No calor da noite" | 45 | 10 |
| 11 | Tessa | "Ave do paraíso" | 6 | 12 |
| 12 | Alexandra | "Rosa flor mulher" | 143 | 5 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Gama performed 17th in the running order, following Israel and preceding Austria. At the close of voting "Esta balada que te dou" placing Portugal 13th of the 20 entries.[2] The Portuguese jury awarded its 12 points to the winner song from Luxembourg.[3]
Voting
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References
- ^ ESC National Finals database 1983
- ^ "Final of Munich 1983". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ ESC History - Portugal 1983
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Munich 1983". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
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