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Nevada was a Portuguese duo in the 1980s, active between 1987 and 1991.
Jorge Mendes and Alfredo Azinheira represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 with the song Neste barco à vela and they finished 18th. Portuguese guitars were played by Zé Braga and Mário Pacheco and backing vocalists were Fernanda Lopes and Isabel Cabral Neves.
After the contest Jorge Mendes left the group and they released an album.
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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.
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