15 May – You gave me your love, I gave you...
Every song - in it's own way - makes its own piece of history. It could be a country's début song. It could be...
Portugal.. Saudade!!!
Well yes, quite. It’s certainly very “Saudade” whatever the hell that is supposed to be.
For the second run-through, they have dry ice on stage...
Positive COVID test delays Portuguese rehearsal
A member of the Portuguese delegation has tested positive for COVID 19 while undergoing routine antigenic testing at the PalaOlimpico venue in Turin. Portugal...
Let’s start day 2 on a high note – The Portuguese...
So first up on Day 2 were those happy Portuguese!
Maro tells us that this song links to her late grandfather and grandmother (which explains...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 31 – Portugal
While it’s delightful to be able to follow all the national finals nowadays (and I’ll be returning to those after the Contest for the...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 31 – Portugal
Saudade Saudade – MARO
Saudade Saudade may be the dreariest song ever unleashed onto an unsuspecting public, and yet I keep reading how it's truly...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 31 – Portugal
Saudade Saudade – MARO
When our chums at Eurovision Ireland reviewed this in their fantastic “Review In 2” section of YouTube several weeks ago, there...
8 April – I don’t want what fado is all about
We're in Italy for a certain musical event next month. So when an act has a birthday who performed in Italy the last time...
29 March – Old women, crazy women and tourists are coming...
Birthdays are like buses. Some days there are none at all. Then other days you get a veritable plethora of them. That then gives...
Portugal hands Eurovision crown to Maro
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) tonight picked Maro with 'Saudade Saudade' as the Portuguese entry to the contest through the national selection Festival...