Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 explained

Year:1984
Country:Portugal
Preselection:Festival da Canção 1984
Preselection Date:7 March 1984
Entrant:Maria Guinot
Song:Silêncio e tanta gente
Final Result:11th, 38 points

Portugal was represented by the song "Silêncio e tanta gente", written and performed by Maria Guinot, at the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 5 May in Luxembourg City. The song was chosen through a national final organised by broadcaster RTP.

Before Eurovision

Festival da Canção 1984

The final was held on 7 March 1984 at the Auditório Europa in Lisbon, hosted by Fialho Gouveia and Manuela Moura Guedes. The winner was chosen by an "expert" jury in two rounds of voting - the first to select the top 6 songs and the second to select the winner.[1]

Doce represented Portugal in ESC 1982. Two members of the group - Teresa Miguel and Fatima Padinha - also represented Portugal in ESC 1978 with the group Gemini. Paulo de Carvalho and Fernando Tordo were both with in the group 'Os Amigos' as represented Portugal in ESC 1977. Paulo also represented Portugal in 1974 and Fernando Tordo did the same in 1973.

Final – 7 March 1984
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Zélia Rodrigues"Tricot de cheiros"88
2António Sala"Uma canção amiga"106
3Doce"O barquinho da esperança"211
4Quinteto Paulo de Carvalho"Já pode ser tarde"97
5Adelaide Ferreira"Quero-te, choro-te, odeio-te, adoro-te"114
6Maria Guinot"Silêncio e tanta gente"171
7Marisa"Num olhar"013
8Banda Tribo"A padeirinha de Aljubarrota"123
9Samuel"Pelo fim da tarde"142
10Isabel Soares"O nosso reencontro"013
11Samuel e Cristina"Este quadro"013
12Rita Ribeiro"Noticias vêm, noticias vão"112
13Paco Bandeira"Que coisa é esta vida"114
14José Campos e Sousa"Cidade mar"013
15Fernando Tordo"Canto de passagem"610
16Samuel"Maneira de ser"88
+ Superfinal – 7 March 1984
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1António Sala"Uma canção amiga"826
2Adelaide Ferreira"Quero-te, choro-te, odeio-te, adoro-te"1104
3Maria Guinot"Silêncio e tanta gente"1511
4Banda Tribo"A padeirinha de Aljubarrota"1123
5Samuel"Pelo fim da tarde"1402
6Paco Bandeira"Que coisa é esta vida"1104

At Eurovision

Guinot was the nineteenth and last performer on the night of the contest, following Italy. At the close of voting, "Silêncio e tanta gente" had received 38 points, placing Portugal 11th of the 19.[2] The Portuguese jury awarded its 12 points to Spain.[3]

Voting

Notes and References

  1. http://natfinals.50webs.com/70s_80s/Portugal1984.html ESC National Finals database 1984
  2. Web site: Final of Luxembourg 1984 . European Broadcasting Union . 15 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210415195208/https://eurovision.tv/event/luxembourg-1984/final/results . 15 April 2021 . live.
  3. http://www.esc-history.com/details.asp?key=526 ESC History - Portugal 1984
  4. Web site: Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1984 . European Broadcasting Union . 16 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210416072747/https://eurovision.tv/event/luxembourg-1984/final/results/portugal . 16 April 2021 . live.