Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 explained

Year:1979
Country:Portugal
Preselection:Festival da Canção 1979
Preselection Date:24 February 1979
Song:Sobe, sobe, balão sobe
Final Result:9th, 64 points

Portugal was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979, held in Jerusalem.

Before Eurovision

Festival da Canção 1979

The Portuguese national final to select their entry, the Festival da Canção 1979, was held on 24 February at the Cinema Monumental in Lisbon, and was hosted by José Fialho Gouveia and Manuela Moura Guedes. The musical director was Thilo Krasmann.

Three semi-finals in February narrowed the final selection from 27 eligible songs to nine; the top three winners in each of the three heats were chosen by a jury composed of 5 elements, each of them would have to score each song from 1 to 5 points depending on their analysis of each of the themes in the competition.[1] The regional juries came back, with twenty-two regional juries throughout Portugal, the Azores and the Madeira Islands picking the winner. Each district could vote for each song from zero to 10 points.

The winning entry was "Sobe, sobe, balão sobe", performed by Manuela Bravo and composed by .

Semi-final 1 – 3 February 1979
DrawArtistSongConductorVotesPlace
1Samuel"Recados da ilha"Pedro Osório174
2Edmundo Falé"País das maravilhas"Shegundo Galarza108
3Paula Abril"Bergantim"Jorge Machado49
4Samuel"O fogo desta idade"Pedro Osório145
5Gonzaga Coutinho"Tema para um homem só"Thilo Krasmann192
6Carlos Alberto Moniz & Maria do Amparo"A outra banda"Pedro Osório117
7SARL"Uma canção comercial"201
8Carlos Alberto Vidal"Olha como é linda a manhã"Mike Sergeant136
9Concha"Qualquer dia, quem diria"Javier Iturralda192
Semi-final 2 – 10 February 1979
DrawArtistSongConductorVotesPlace
1Luís Arriaga"A tua imagem"Pedro Osório127
2Isabel Soares"Cantiga de amor"Luís Duarte108
3Gabriela Schaaf"Eu só quero"Jorge Machado202
4Jorge Coutinho"Bom dia quotidiano"Eduardo Paes Mamede89
5João Henrique"Para te ver passar"Shegundo Galarza145
6Tozé Brito"Novo canto português"Mike Sergeant193
7Alexandra"Zé brasileiro, português de Braga"Fernando Correia Martins184
8Teresa Silva Carvalho"Cantemos até ser dia"Pedro Osório211
9Valério Silva"Canção do realejo"Fernando Correia Martins145
Semi-final 3 – 17 February 1979
DrawArtistSongConductorVotesPlace
1Carlos Alberto Moniz & Maria do Amparo"Camponês dos campos de água"Pedro Osório154
2Edmundo Falé"Canções em flor"Shegundo Galarza118
3Florência"O comboio do tua"181
4Grupo Gente"Quatro letras"José Calvário136
5Teresa Silva Carvalho"Maria, Maria"Pedro Osório136
6Cândida Branca Flor"A nossa história de amor"Mike Sergeant119
7Manuel José Soares"Quando chego a casa"Luís Duarte163
8Cocktail"Amanhã virás"Mike Sergeant145
9Manuela Bravo"Sobe, sobe, balão sobe"Fernando Correia Martins172
Final – 23 February 1979
DrawArtistSongConductorVotesPlace
1Gonzaga Coutinho"Tema para um homem só"Thilo Krasmann1025
2SARL"Uma canção comercial"Pedro Osório1233
3Concha"Qualquer dia, quem diria"Javier Iturralda786
4Gabriela Schaaf"Eu só quero"Jorge Machado1322
5Tozé Brito"Novo canto português"Mike Sergeant1104
6Teresa Silva Carvalho"Cantemos até ser dia"Pedro Osório529
7Florência"O comboio do tua"Shegundo Galarza638
8Manuel José Soares"Quando chego a casa"Luís Duarte767
9Manuela Bravo"Sobe, sobe, balão sobe"Fernando Correia Martins1491
Detailed Distrital Jury Votes
DrawA. HeroísmoAveiroBejaBragaBragançaC. BrancoCoimbraÉvoraFaroFunchalGuardaHortaLeiriaLisbonP. DelgadaPortalegrePortoSantarémSetúbalV. CasteloV. RealViseuTotal
15548744335474104435454102
2667634762851011010251069123
334235241142410652538478
471067910448326910846928132
584474678710132279966110
62232382513242353252
7233245327333477563
8324544746441433833376
95886109983104138109991010149

At Eurovision

Manuela Bravo was the first performer on the night of the contest, preceding Italy. At the close of the voting the song had received 64 points, placing 9th in a field of 19 competing countries.[2] It was the highest ranking Portugal had received since 1972.

Voting

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://festivais.wixsite.com/1979/more Ficha técnica, letras das canções e as capas dos discos, sempre que os temas concorrentes foram editados.
  2. Web site: Final of Jerusalem 1979 . European Broadcasting Union . 11 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210411170731/https://eurovision.tv/event/jerusalem-1979/final . 11 April 2021 . live.
  3. Web site: Results of the Final of Jerusalem 1979 . European Broadcasting Union . 11 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210411173224/https://eurovision.tv/event/jerusalem-1979/final/results/portugal . 11 April 2021 . live.