Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979

Portugal was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979, held in Jerusalem.

Eurovision Song Contest 1979
Country Portugal
National selection
Selection processFestival RTP da Canção 1979
Selection date(s)24 February 1979
Selected entrantManuela Bravo
Selected song"Sobe, sobe, balão sobe"
Finals performance
Final result9th, 64 points
Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest
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The Portuguese national final to select their entry, the Festival RTP 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 progressed to the final, which was broadcast nationwide. Twenty-two regional juries throughout Portugal, the Azores and the Madeira Islands picked the winner.

The winning entry was "Sobe, sobe, balão sobe," performed by Manuela Bravo and composed by Carlos Nóbrega e Sousa.

National final
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Gonzaga Coutinho"Tema para um homem só"1025th
2Pedro Osório S.A.R.L."Uma canção comercial"1233rd
3Concha"Qualquer dia, quem diria"786th
4Gabriela Schaaf"Eu só quero"1322nd
5Tózé Brito"Novo canto Português"1104th
6Teresa Silva Carvalho"Cantemos até ser dia"529th
7Florência"O combóio do Tua"638th
8Manuel José Soares"Quando chego a casa"767th
9Manuela Bravo"Sobe, sobe, balão sobe"1491st

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. It was the highest ranking Portugal had received since 1972.

Points awarded to Portugal
Points awarded to Portugal
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Portugal
12 points Israel
10 points Greece
8 points Italy
7 points Luxembourg
6 points France
5 points Ireland
4 points United Kingdom
3 points Norway
2 points Germany
1 point Monaco
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