Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982

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Eurovision Song Contest 1982
CountryFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
National selection
Selection processFestival da Canção 1982
Selection date(s)6 March 1982
Selected entrant Doce
Selected song"Bem bom"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • António Pinho
  • Tozé Brito
  • Pedro Brito
Finals performance
Final result13th, 32 points
Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄198119821983►

Portugal was represented by Doce, with the song "Bem bom", at the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Harrogate on 24 April. Doce was the winner of the Portuguese national final for the contest, held on 6 March. The song was chosen through a national final organised by broadcaster RTP.

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Before Eurovision

Festival da Canção 1982

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The logo of Festival da Canção 1982

The final was held at the Teatro Maria Matos in Lisbon, hosted by Alice Cruz and Fialho Gouveia. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 22 regional juries. [1]

Doce previously came 2nd in the 1980 Portuguese Final and in the 1981 Portuguese Final 4th. Two members of the group (Teresa Miguel & Fatima Padinha) were in the group Gemini that represented Portugal in 1978 in Paris, France.

Final – 6 March 1982
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1SARL"Quero ser feliz agora"1474
2 Dina "Em segredo"748
3Fernanda"Vai mas vem"5210
4Alexandra"Até amanhecer"1563
5Isa"Sonho a dois"2712
6 Cândida Branca Flor "Trocas e baldrocas"1762
7Dina"Gosto do teu gosto"1256
8Joana"Amor português"777
9Marco Paulo"É o fim do mundo"4811
10 Doce "Bem bom"1821
11Bric-à-brac"Tudo tim-tim por tim-tim"739
12Broa de Mel"Banha da cobra estica e não dobra"1395

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Doce performed first in the running order, preceding Luxembourg. At the close of voting "Bem bom" had received 32 points, placing Portugal 13th of the 18 entries. [2] The Portuguese jury awarded its 12 points to the winner song from Germany. [3]

Members of the Portuguese jury included José Vacondeus, Filipa Corte Real, Ilda Cocco Leote, José Eduardo Meira da Cunha, Maria Isabel Soares da Rocha, José Carlos Magalhães Ferreira, Maria José Soveral Gomes, Mário Nuno dos Santos Queirós, Carlos Ribeiro Luís, Frederico Hogan Teves, and Ana Manuela Preto Pacheco. [4]

Voting

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References

  1. ESC National Finals database 1982
  2. "Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. "Portugal 1982 - Doce - Bem Bom". ESC History. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007.
  4. Diário Popular, 24 April 1982
  5. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.