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.
Final
The national final was held at the Coliseu in Porto in Porto, hosted by Valentina Torres & 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 as was in Dublin in Ireland.
5 March 1983
| Draw |
Artist |
Song |
English translation |
Points |
Place |
| 1 |
Sofia |
"Erva ruim" |
"Bad grass" |
52 |
9 |
| 2 |
Sofia |
"Terra desmedida" |
"Excessive land" |
80 |
8 |
| 3 |
Ana |
"Parabéns, parabéns a você" |
"Happy birthday, happy birthday to you" |
99 |
6 |
| 4 |
Armando Gama |
"Esta balada que te dou" |
"This ballad that I give you" |
232 |
1 |
| 5 |
Cândida Branca Flor & Carlos Paião |
"Vinho do Porto (Vinho de Portugal)" |
"Port wine (Portuguese wine)" |
148 |
4 |
| 6 |
Xico Jorge |
"Mal d'amores" |
"Lovesick" |
27 |
11 |
| 7 |
Herman José |
"A cor do teu baton" |
"The colour of your lipstick" |
209 |
2 |
| 8 |
Jorge Fernando |
"Rosas brancas para o meu amor" |
"White roses for my love" |
86 |
7 |
| 9 |
Helena Isabel |
"E afinal quem és tu?" |
"Who are you after all?" |
149 |
3 |
| 10 |
Broa de Mel |
"No calor da noite" |
"In the heat of the night" |
45 |
10 |
| 11 |
Tessa |
"Ave do paraíso" |
"Paradise bird" |
6 |
12 |
| 12 |
Alexandra |
"Rosa flor mulher" |
"Rosa, flower woman" |
143 |
5 |
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. The Portuguese jury awarded its 12 points to the winner song from Luxembourg.[2]
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