Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983

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Eurovision Song Contest 1983
CountryFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
National selection
Selection processFestival da Canção 1983
Selection date(s)5 March 1983
Selected entrant Armando Gama
Selected song"Esta balada que te dou"
Selected songwriter(s)Armando Gama
Finals performance
Final result13th, 33 points
Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄198219831984►

Portugal was represented by Armando Gama, with the song "Esta balada que te dou", at the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Munich on 23 April. Gama was the winner of the Portuguese national final for the contest, held on 5 March. The song was chosen through a national final organised by broadcaster RTP.

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Before Eurovision

Festival da Canção 1983

The national final was held at the Coliseu in Porto in Porto, hosted by Valentina Torres and Eládio Clímaco. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 22 regional juries. [1]

Armando Gama previously took part in the 1980 Portuguese semi-finals with the group Sarabanda. Carlos Paião represented Portugal in ESC 1981.

Final – 5 March 1983
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Sofia"Erva ruim"529
2Sofia"Terra desmedida"808
3Ana"Parabéns, parabéns a você"996
4 Armando Gama "Esta balada que te dou"2321
5 Cândida Branca Flor and Carlos Paião "Vinho do Porto (Vinho de Portugal)"1484
6Xico Jorge"Mal d'amores"2711
7 Herman José "A cor do teu baton"2092
8Jorge Fernando"Rosas brancas para o meu amor"867
9Helena Isabel"E afinal quem és tu?"1493
10Broa de Mel"No calor da noite"4510
11Tessa"Ave do paraíso"612
12Alexandra"Rosa flor mulher"1435

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Gama performed 17th in the running order, following Israel and preceding Austria. At the close of voting "Esta balada que te dou" placing Portugal 13th of the 20 entries. [2] The Portuguese jury awarded its 12 points to the winner song from Luxembourg. [3]

Voting

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References

  1. ESC National Finals database 1983
  2. "Final of Munich 1983". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. ESC History - Portugal 1983
  4. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Munich 1983". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.