"Ai coração" (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈaj kuɾɐˈsɐ̃w]; transl. "Oh heart") is a 2023 song by Portuguese singer-songwriter Mimicat. The song represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 after winning Festival da Canção 2023, the Portuguese national selection for that year's Eurovision Song Contest.[1][2] It finished in 23rd place with 59 points and achieved minor chart success in Lithuania and Portugal.
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| Single by Mimicat | ||||
| from the album Peito | ||||
| Language | Portuguese | |||
| Released | 27 January 2023 | |||
| Length | 2:54 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Entertainment | |||
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| "Ai coração" on YouTube | ||||
| Eurovision Song Contest 2023 entry | ||||
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| Semi-final result | 9th | |||
| Semi-final points | 74 | |||
| Final result | 23rd | |||
| Final points | 59 | |||
| Entry chronology | ||||
| ◄ "Saudade, saudade" (2022) | ||||
| "Grito" (2024) ► | ||||
| Official performance video | ||||
| "Ai coração" (Second Semi-Final) on YouTube "Ai coração" (Grand Final) on YouTube | ||||
Release
editThe lyric video was released on Festival da Canção's official YouTube channel on 19 January 2023, along with all other songs competing in Festival da Canção 2023.[3] The songs were subsequently released on digital streaming sites on 27 January 2023. On 19 January 2023, Mimicat was announced to be performing her song, titled "Ai coração".
Subsequently, the music video for the song was released on 1 May 2023 on the official YouTube channel of the Eurovision Song Contest.[4]
Eurovision Song Contest
editFestival da Canção 2023
editOn 11 November 2022, Mimicat was announced as a participating songwriter of Festival da Canção 2023, Portugal's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.[5] On 19 January 2023, Mimicat was announced to be performing her song, titled "Ai coração".[3] She competed in the first semi-final on 25 February 2023.[6] In the final, held on 12 March 2023, she won both the jury vote and the televote, placing first overall with 24 points, becoming the Portuguese representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.[2]
At Eurovision
editAccording to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify for one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top 10 countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot.
On 31 January 2023, an allocation draw was held, which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, and determined which half of the show they would perform in. Portugal was placed into the first semi-final, held on 9 May 2023, and was scheduled to perform in the first half of the show.[7] Portugal performed in position five, following the entry from Latvia and preceding the entry from Ireland.[8] For the grand final, Portugal was drawn to compete on the first half.[9] Portugal was subsequently placed to perform in position 2, following the entry from Austria and before the entry from Switzerland.[10]
Charts
edit| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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| Lithuania (AGATA)[11] | 34 |
| Portugal (AFP)[12] | 24 |
References
edit- ^ "Mimicat wins 'Festival da Canção' in Portugal". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ a b Davies, Megan (12 March 2023). "🇵🇹 Portugal: Mimicat To Eurovision 2023". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ a b Granger, Anthony (19 January 2023). "🇵🇹 Portugal: Festival da Canção 2023 Participants & Songs Revealed". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Mimicat - Ai Coração - 🇵🇹 Portugal - Official Music Video - Eurovision 2023". EBU. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (9 November 2022). "Today: 🇩🇪 Germany Reveals Selection Details & 🇵🇹 Festival da Canção 2023 Composers Announcement". RTP (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ Shalom, Nir Raz (10 February 2023). "Festival da Canção 2023: Semi-Finals Running Order Announced". escbeat.com. ESCBeat. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ Groot, Evert (31 January 2023). "Eurovision 2023: Allocation Draw results". EBU. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Eurovision 2023: Semi-Final running orders revealed!". eurovision.tv. EBU. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Eurovision 2023: The Grand Finalists draw their halves in the running order". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Eurovision 2023: The Grand Final running order". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ "2023 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Mimicat – Ai coração". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 24 May 2023.