Year: | 1983 |
Country: | Portugal |
Broadcaster: | Portuguese: [[Radiotelevisão Portuguesa]]|i=no (RTP) |
Preselection: | Portuguese: [[Festival da Canção|Festival RTP da Canção]]|i=no 1983 |
Preselection Date: | 5 March 1983 |
Entrant: | Armando Gama |
Song: | Esta balada que te dou |
Final Result: | 13th, 33 points |
Portugal was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 with the song "Portuguese: Esta balada que te dou|i=no", written and performed by Armando Gama. The Portuguese participating broadcaster, Portuguese: [[Radiotelevisão Portuguesa]]|i=no (RTP), selected its entry at the Portuguese: Festival RTP da Canção|i=no 1983.
Portuguese: [[Radiotelevisão Portuguesa]]|i=no (RTP) held the Portuguese: Festival RTP da Canção|i=no 1983 at the Coliseu do Porto in Porto on 5 March 1983, 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 had represented Portugal in Eurovision in 1981.
Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sofia | "Erva ruim" | 52 | 9 | |
2 | Sofia | "Terra desmedida" | 80 | 8 | |
3 | Ana | "Parabéns, parabéns a você" | 99 | 6 | |
4 | Armando Gama | "Esta balada que te dou" | 232 | 1 | |
5 | Cândida Branca Flor and Carlos Paião | "Vinho do Porto (Vinho de Portugal)" | 148 | 4 | |
6 | Xico Jorge | "Mal d'amores" | 27 | 11 | |
7 | Herman José | "A cor do teu baton" | 209 | 2 | |
8 | Jorge Fernando | "Rosas brancas para o meu amor" | 86 | 7 | |
9 | Helena Isabel | "E afinal quem és tu?" | 149 | 3 | |
10 | Broa de Mel | "No calor da noite" | 45 | 10 | |
11 | Tessa | "Ave do paraíso" | 6 | 12 | |
12 | Alexandra | "Rosa flor mulher" | 143 | 5 |
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]