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Portugal

The Portuguese entry is chosen by RTP. Portugal has taken part on and off since 1964 and has won once with the current record score.

This mornings rehearsals so far

It appears Belgium has taken its toll on us - so we are only just catching up with "stuff" Iceland First - MEH is the...

Portugal & Azerbaijan – two points of the compass

Portugal just provided us with one of the great press conferences of all time. For each question the slick backed lead chap provided us...

Luta is fun!

I've said it before and I'll say it again, there's nothing to beat a bit of energetic lutaing on a Monday afternoon. From what...

Portugal struggling to mark an impression

Filipa Azvedo appears to be wearing a bridesmaid's dress with a black cummerbund. She worries me. She is trying very hard, but to my...

Portu-Gull – Back to making up numbers

I'm one of the people who perversely liked this before coming to Oslo. Mostly I think because I instinctively like things that other people...

A big handful of rehearsals from Nick

Interesting set of rehearsals so far, I think. Apart from Poland, virtually everyone seems to have been in fairly good voice and terrible clothes,...

So much for the afternoon shift…

OK. Let's look back on today in Moscow, as that's really what we're all here for. Israel - almost entirely pleasant. A few worrying fluffs...

Creme Portuguese

Phil: They managed to delay their rehearsals for us so we could at least say we only missed TWO rehearsals today - which was...

The Portu Gal – Heavy and dramatic

Phil: I am in a minority of one here. When asked, in a very jocular mode by Mr RDH, how many points this would...

And finally we’re there – Portugal …

Phil: Well I am pre-disposed to like this song because it is my kind of song... And I'd be right! All of those wags...