Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 explained

Year:1966
Country:Portugal
Preselection:Festival da Canção 1966
Preselection Date:15 January 1966
Song:Ele e ela
Final Result:13th, 6 points

Portugal was represented by Madalena Iglésias, with the song "Ele e ela", at the 1966 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 5 March in Luxembourg City. "Ele e ela" was chosen as the Portuguese entry at the Grande Prémio TV da Canção Portuguesa on 15 January.

Before Eurovision

Festival da Canção 1966

The Grande Prémio TV da Canção Portuguesa 1966 was held on 15 January 1966 at 22:00 UTC at the Tóbis studios in Lisbon, hosted by Maria Fernanda and Henrique Mendes. Eight songs took part in the final. Jorge Costa Pinto conducted all the songs.[1] The winning song was chosen by a distrital jury, composed by three members, each had 5 votes to be distributed among the songs it intended to award, making a total of 15 votes per district.[2]

Grande Prémio TV da Canção Portuguesa - 15 January 1966
DrawArtistSongVotesPlace
1João Maria Tudela"Outono"354
2Madalena Iglésias"Ele e ela"811
3Sérgio Borges"Eu nunca direi adeus"522
4João Maria Tudela"Ai, gracinha"107
5Madalena Iglésias"Rebeldia"423
6António Calvário"Encontro para amanhã"265
7Madalena Iglésias"Caminhos perdidos"196
8Tony de Matos"Nada e ninguém"58
Detailed Distrital Jury Votes
DrawSongAveiroBejaBragaBragançaCastelo
Branco
CoimbraÉvoraFaroGuardaLeiriaLisbonPortalegrePortoSantarémSetúbalViana
do Castelo
Vila
Real
ViseuTotal
1"Outono"14411412211435
2"Ele e ela"45157981248161213481
3"Eu nunca direi adeus"125732137132652
4"Ai, gracinha"41121110
5"Rebeldia"4 151116134642
6"Encontro para amanhã"51126424126
7"Caminhos perdidos"8 3 12519
8"Nada e ninguém"325

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Iglésias performed 8th in the running order, following Finland and preceding Austria. At the close of the voting the song had received 6 points, coming 13th in the field of 18 competing countries. The Portuguese jury awarded its 5 points to Spain.[3] The orchestra during the Portuguese entry was conducted by Jorge Costa Pinto.[4]

Voting

Notes and References

  1. https://festivais.wixsite.com/1966/more Ficha técnica, letras das canções e as capas dos discos, sempre que os temas concorrentes foram editados.
  2. http://natfinals.50webs.com/50s_60s/Portugal1966.html ESC National Finals database 1966
  3. https://www.esc-history.com/details.asp?key=174 ESC History - Portugal 1966
  4. Book: Roxburgh . Gordon . Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest . 2012 . . Prestatyn . 978-1-84583-065-6 . 93–101 . One: The 1950s and 1960s.
  5. Web site: Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1966 . Eurovision Song Contest . 7 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210407120101/https://eurovision.tv/event/luxembourg-1966/final/results/portugal . 7 April 2021 . live.