Eurovision Song Contest 1979 Country Portugal National selection Selection process Festival da Canção 1979 Selection date(s) 24 February 1979 Selected entrant Manuela Bravo Selected song "Sobe, sobe, balão sobe" Selected songwriter(s) Carlos Nóbrega e Sousa Finals performance Final result 9th, 64 points Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest
Portugal was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 , held in Jerusalem.
Before Eurovision
Festival da Canção 1979 The logo of 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 Carlos Nóbrega e Sousa [pt] .
Semi-final 1 – 3 February 1979 Draw Artist Song Conductor Votes Place 1 Samuel "Recados da ilha" Pedro Osório 17 4 2 Edmundo Falé "País das maravilhas" Shegundo Galarza 10 8 3 Paula Abril "Bergantim" Jorge Machado 4 9 4 Samuel "O fogo desta idade" Pedro Osório 14 5 5 Gonzaga Coutinho "Tema para um homem só" Thilo Krasmann 19 2 6 Carlos Alberto Moniz & Maria do Amparo "A outra banda" Pedro Osório 11 7 7 SARL "Uma canção comercial" 20 1 8 Carlos Alberto Vidal "Olha como é linda a manhã" Mike Sergeant 13 6 9 Concha "Qualquer dia, quem diria" Javier Iturralda 19 2
Semi-final 2 – 10 February 1979 Draw Artist Song Conductor Votes Place 1 Luís Arriaga "A tua imagem" Pedro Osório 12 7 2 Isabel Soares "Cantiga de amor" Luís Duarte 10 8 3 Gabriela Schaaf "Eu só quero" Jorge Machado 20 2 4 Jorge Coutinho "Bom dia quotidiano" Eduardo Paes Mamede 8 9 5 João Henrique "Para te ver passar" Shegundo Galarza 14 5 6 Tozé Brito "Novo canto português" Mike Sergeant 19 3 7 Alexandra "Zé brasileiro, português de Braga" Fernando Correia Martins 18 4 8 Teresa Silva Carvalho "Cantemos até ser dia" Pedro Osório 21 1 9 Valério Silva "Canção do realejo" Fernando Correia Martins 14 5
Semi-final 3 – 17 February 1979 Draw Artist Song Conductor Votes Place 1 Carlos Alberto Moniz & Maria do Amparo "Camponês dos campos de água" Pedro Osório 15 4 2 Edmundo Falé "Canções em flor" Shegundo Galarza 11 8 3 Florência "O comboio do tua" 18 1 4 Grupo Gente "Quatro letras" José Calvário 13 6 5 Teresa Silva Carvalho "Maria, Maria" Pedro Osório 13 6 6 Cândida Branca Flor "A nossa história de amor" Mike Sergeant 11 9 7 Manuel José Soares "Quando chego a casa" Luís Duarte 16 3 8 Cocktail "Amanhã virás" Mike Sergeant 14 5 9 Manuela Bravo "Sobe, sobe, balão sobe" Fernando Correia Martins 17 2
Final – 23 February 1979 Draw Artist Song Conductor Votes Place 1 Gonzaga Coutinho "Tema para um homem só" Thilo Krasmann 102 5 2 SARL "Uma canção comercial" Pedro Osório 123 3 3 Concha "Qualquer dia, quem diria" Javier Iturralda 78 6 4 Gabriela Schaaf "Eu só quero" Jorge Machado 132 2 5 Tozé Brito "Novo canto português" Mike Sergeant 110 4 6 Teresa Silva Carvalho "Cantemos até ser dia" Pedro Osório 52 9 7 Florência "O comboio do tua" Shegundo Galarza 63 8 8 Manuel José Soares "Quando chego a casa" Luís Duarte 76 7 9 Manuela Bravo "Sobe, sobe, balão sobe" Fernando Correia Martins 149 1
Detailed Distrital Jury Votes Draw A. Heroísmo Aveiro Beja Braga Bragança C. Branco Coimbra Évora Faro Funchal Guarda Horta Leiria Lisbon P. Delgada Portalegre Porto Santarém Setúbal V. Castelo V. Real Viseu Total 1 5 5 4 8 7 4 4 3 3 5 4 7 4 10 4 4 3 5 4 5 4 102 2 6 6 7 6 3 4 7 6 2 8 5 10 1 10 10 2 5 10 6 9 123 3 3 4 2 3 5 2 4 1 1 4 2 4 10 6 5 2 5 3 8 4 78 4 7 10 6 7 9 10 4 4 8 3 2 6 9 10 8 4 6 9 2 8 132 5 8 4 4 7 4 6 7 8 7 10 1 3 2 2 7 9 9 6 6 110 6 2 2 3 2 3 8 2 5 1 3 2 4 2 3 5 3 2 52 7 2 3 3 2 4 5 3 2 7 3 3 3 4 7 7 5 63 8 3 2 4 5 4 4 7 4 6 4 4 1 4 3 3 8 3 3 3 76 9 5 8 8 6 10 9 9 8 3 10 4 1 3 8 10 9 9 9 10 10 149
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
References ^ Ficha técnica, letras das canções e as capas dos discos, sempre que os temas concorrentes foram editados. ^ "Final of Jerusalem 1979". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021 . ^ a b "Results of the Final of Jerusalem 1979". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021 .
External links Portuguese National Final 1979 Participation Artists Songs "Ai coração " "Amar " "Amar pelos dois " "Amor d'água fresca " "Antes do adeus " "Baunilha e chocolate " "Bem bom " "Chamar a música " "A cidade (até ser dia) " "Coisas de nada " "Como tudo começou " "Conquistador " "Dai li dou" "Dança comigo " "Deixa-me sonhar " "Desfolhada portuguesa " "E depois do adeus " "Ele e ela " "Esta balada que te dou " "A festa da vida " "Uma flor de verde pinho " "Foi magia " "Um grande, grande amor " "Grito " "Há dias assim " "Há sempre alguém " "Há um mar que nos separa " "O jardim " "Love Is on My Side " "Lusitana paixão " "A luta é alegria " "Madrugada " "Medo de sentir " "Menina do alto da serra " "O meu coração não tem cor " "Não sejas mau para mim " "Neste barco à vela " "Oração " "Penso em ti, eu sei " "Playback" "Portugal no coração " "Quero ser tua " "Saudade, saudade " "Se eu te pudesse abraçar " "Senhora do mar (negras águas) " "Silêncio e tanta gente " "Só sei ser feliz assim " "Sobe, sobe, balão sobe " "Sol de inverno " "Telemóveis " "Todas as ruas do amor " "Tourada " "O vento mudou " "Verão " "Vida minha " "Voltarei " Note: Entries scored out signify where Portugal did not compete
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Final "Colorado" "Disco Tango" "Dschinghis Khan " "Hallelujah" "Happy Man" "Heute in Jerusalem " "Hey Nana" "J'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeux " "Je suis l'enfant soleil " "Katson sineen taivaan " "Mary Ann" "Notre vie c'est la musique " "Oliver" "Raggio di luna " "Satellit " "Sobe, sobe, balão sobe " "Sokrati " "Su canción " "Trödler und Co " Withdrawn