Portugal was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 with the song "Sol de inverno", composed by Carlos Nóbrega e Sousa, with lyrics by Jerónimo Bragança, and performed by Simone de Oliveira. The Portuguese participating broadcaster, Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP), selected its entry at the Grande Prémio TV da Canção Portuguesa 1965.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1965 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP) | |||
| Country |  Portugal | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Grande Prémio TV da Canção Portuguesa 1965 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 6 February 1965 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Simone de Oliveira | |||
| Selected song | "Sol de inverno" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 13th, 1 point | |||
| Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
editGrande Prémio TV da Canção Portuguesa 1965
editRadiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP) held the Grande Prémio TV da Canção Portuguesa 1965 on 6 February 1965 at 21:55 UTC in its Lumiar studios in Lisbon, hosted by Henrique Mendes. Eight songs took part in the final. Fernando de Carvalho conducted all the songs.[1] The winning song was chosen by a distrital jury, composed by three members, each had 5 votes to be distributed among the songs it intended to award, making a total of 15 votes per district.[2]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | António Calvário | "Por causa do mar" | 13 | 6 |
| 2 | Simone de Oliveira | "Silhuetas ao luar" | 28 | 4 |
| 3 | Artur Garcia | "Nasci, sonhei, cresci e amei" | 18 | 5 |
| 4 | António Calvário | "Você não vê" | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Madalena Iglésias | "Silêncio entre nós" | 46 | 3 |
| 6 | Artur Garcia | "Amor" | 66 | 2 |
| 7 | Simone de Oliveira | "Sol de inverno" | 91 | 1 |
| 8 | António Calvário | "Bom Dia" | 6 | 7 |
| Draw | Song | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | "Por causa do mar" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 2 | "Silhuetas ao luar" | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 28 | |||||||
| 3 | "Nasci, sonhei, cresci e amei" | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 4 | "Você não vê" | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | "Silêncio entre nós" | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 46 | ||||||
| 6 | "Amor" | 9 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 66 | |||
| 7 | "Sol de inverno" | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 91 | |||
| 8 | "Bom Dia" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
At Eurovision
editOn the night of the final Oliveira performed 12th in the running order, following France and preceding Italy. Each national jury awarded 5-3-1 to their top three songs, and at the close "Sol de inverno" had picked up only 1 point (from Monaco), placing Portugal joint 13th (with Norway) of the 18 entries. The Portuguese jury awarded its 5 points to Austria.[3] The orchestra during the Portuguese entry was conducted by Fernando de Carvalho.[4]
Voting
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References
edit- ^ Ficha técnica, letras das canções e as capas dos discos, sempre que os temas concorrentes foram editados.
- ^ ESC National Finals database 1965
- ^ ESC History - Portugal 1965
- ^ Roxburgh, Gordon (2012). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Vol. One: The 1950s and 1960s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. pp. 93–101. ISBN 978-1-84583-065-6.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Naples 1965". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.