Portugal was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 , held in Jerusalem .
Eurovision Song Contest 1979 Country Portugal Selection process Festival da Canção 1979 Selection date(s) 24 February 1979 Selected entrant Manuela Bravo Selected song "Sobe, sobe, balão sobe" Selected songwriter(s) Carlos Nóbrega e Sousa Final result 9th, 64 points
Festival da Canção 1979
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The logo of Festival da Canção 1979
The Portuguese national final to select their entry, the Festival 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 were chosen by a jury composed of 5 elements, each of them would have to score each song from 1 to 5 points depending on their analysis of each of the themes in the competition.[ 1] The regional juries came back, with twenty-two regional juries throughout Portugal, the Azores and the Madeira Islands picking the winner. Each district could vote for each song from zero to 10 points.
The winning entry was "Sobe, sobe, balão sobe", performed by Manuela Bravo and composed by Carlos Nóbrega e Sousa [pt ] .
Semi-final 1 – 3 February 1979
Draw
Artist
Song
Conductor
Votes
Place
1
Samuel
"Recados da ilha"
Pedro Osório
17
4
2
Edmundo Falé
"País das maravilhas"
Shegundo Galarza
10
8
3
Paula Abril
"Bergantim"
Jorge Machado
4
9
4
Samuel
"O fogo desta idade"
Pedro Osório
14
5
5
Gonzaga Coutinho
"Tema para um homem só"
Thilo Krasmann
19
2
6
Carlos Alberto Moniz & Maria do Amparo
"A outra banda"
Pedro Osório
11
7
7
SARL
"Uma canção comercial"
20
1
8
Carlos Alberto Vidal
"Olha como é linda a manhã"
Mike Sergeant
13
6
9
Concha
"Qualquer dia, quem diria"
Javier Iturralda
19
2
Semi-final 2 – 10 February 1979
Draw
Artist
Song
Conductor
Votes
Place
1
Luís Arriaga
"A tua imagem"
Pedro Osório
12
7
2
Isabel Soares
"Cantiga de amor"
Luís Duarte
10
8
3
Gabriela Schaaf
"Eu só quero"
Jorge Machado
20
2
4
Jorge Coutinho
"Bom dia quotidiano"
Eduardo Paes Mamede
8
9
5
João Henrique
"Para te ver passar"
Shegundo Galarza
14
5
6
Tozé Brito
"Novo canto português"
Mike Sergeant
19
3
7
Alexandra
"Zé brasileiro, português de Braga"
Fernando Correia Martins
18
4
8
Teresa Silva Carvalho
"Cantemos até ser dia"
Pedro Osório
21
1
9
Valério Silva
"Canção do realejo"
Fernando Correia Martins
14
5
Semi-final 3 – 17 February 1979
Draw
Artist
Song
Conductor
Votes
Place
1
Carlos Alberto Moniz & Maria do Amparo
"Camponês dos campos de água"
Pedro Osório
15
4
2
Edmundo Falé
"Canções em flor"
Shegundo Galarza
11
8
3
Florência
"O comboio do tua"
18
1
4
Grupo Gente
"Quatro letras"
José Calvário
13
6
5
Teresa Silva Carvalho
"Maria, Maria"
Pedro Osório
13
6
6
Cândida Branca Flor
"A nossa história de amor"
Mike Sergeant
11
9
7
Manuel José Soares
"Quando chego a casa"
Luís Duarte
16
3
8
Cocktail
"Amanhã virás"
Mike Sergeant
14
5
9
Manuela Bravo
"Sobe, sobe, balão sobe"
Fernando Correia Martins
17
2
Final – 23 February 1979
Draw
Artist
Song
Conductor
Votes
Place
1
Gonzaga Coutinho
"Tema para um homem só"
Thilo Krasmann
102
5
2
SARL
"Uma canção comercial"
Pedro Osório
123
3
3
Concha
"Qualquer dia, quem diria"
Javier Iturralda
78
6
4
Gabriela Schaaf
"Eu só quero"
Jorge Machado
132
2
5
Tozé Brito
"Novo canto português"
Mike Sergeant
110
4
6
Teresa Silva Carvalho
"Cantemos até ser dia"
Pedro Osório
52
9
7
Florência
"O comboio do tua"
Shegundo Galarza
63
8
8
Manuel José Soares
"Quando chego a casa"
Luís Duarte
76
7
9
Manuela Bravo
"Sobe, sobe, balão sobe"
Fernando Correia Martins
149
1
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.[ 2] It was the highest ranking Portugal had received since 1972.