Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 explained

Year:1985
Country:Portugal
Broadcaster:Portuguese: [[Radiotelevisão Portuguesa]]|i=no (RTP)
Preselection:Portuguese: [[Festival da Canção|Festival RTP da Canção]]|i=no 1985
Preselection Date:7 March 1985
Song:Penso em ti, eu sei
Final Result:18th, 9 points

Portugal was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with the song "Portuguese: Penso em ti, eu sei|i=no", composed by Tozé Brito, with lyrics by Adelaide Ferreira and Luís Fernando, and performed by Ferreira herself. The Portuguese participating broadcaster, Portuguese: [[Radiotelevisão Portuguesa]]|i=no (RTP), selected its entry at the Portuguese: Festival RTP da Canção|i=no 1985.

Before Eurovision

Portuguese: Festival RTP da Canção|i=no 1985

Portuguese: [[Radiotelevisão Portuguesa]]|i=no (RTP) held the Portuguese: Festival RTP da Canção|i=no 1985 at the Coliseu dos Recreios in Lisbon on 7 March 1985, hosted by Margarida Andrade and Eládio Clímaco. Eleven songs competed at the national final. The votes of national juries chose the winner. The winning entry was "Portuguese: Penso em ti, eu sei|i=no", composed by Tozé Brito, with lyrics by Adelaide Ferreira and Luís Fernando, and performed by Ferreira herself.

Final – 7 March 1985
Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Eduarda "Meu amor, minha dor, meu jardim" 182 2nd
2 Gustavo Sequeira "Mágica" 70 8th
3 Jorge Silva "Portugal, meu jardim" 34 10th
4 Alexandra "Cantar saudade" 130 6th
5 Delfins "A casa da praia" 28 11th
6 Nelo Silva "Entre céu e mar" 47 9th
7 Luis Filipe "Mulher só (mulher giesta)" 133 5th
8 Nuno and Henrique "Meia de conversa" 171 3rd
9 Jorge Fernando "Umbadá" 168 4th
10 "Penso em ti, eu sei" 219 1st
11 Aguarela "Malmequer, sim ou não" 94 7th

At Eurovision

Adelaide Ferreira was the ninth performer on the night of the contest, following Belgium and preceding Germany. At Gothenburg, she was credited by only her first name. At the close of the voting the song had received 9 points, placing 18th in a field of 19 competing countries.[1] It was the worst ranking Portugal had received since 1981.

Voting

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Final of Gothenburg 1985 . European Broadcasting Union . 16 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210416073301/https://eurovision.tv/event/gothenburg-1985/final . 16 April 2021 . live.
  2. Web site: Results of the Final of Gothenburg 1985 . European Broadcasting Union . 16 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210416082745/https://eurovision.tv/event/gothenburg-1985/final/results/portugal . 16 April 2021 . live.