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| Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1966 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP) | |||
| Country |  Portugal | |||
| Selection process | Grande Prémio TV da Canção Portuguesa 1966 | |||
| Selection date | 15 January 1966 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Ele e ela" | |||
| Artist | Madalena Iglésias | |||
| Songwriter | Carlos Canelhas | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 13th, 6 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Portugal was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 1966 with the song "Ele e ela", written by Carlos Canelhas, and performed byMadalena Iglésias. The Portuguese participating broadcaster,Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP), selected its entry at theGrande Prémio TV da Canção Portuguesa 1966.
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Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP) held theGrande Prémio TV da Canção Portuguesa 1966 on 15 January 1966 at 22:00 UTC atTóbis studios inLisbon, hosted by Maria Fernanda andHenrique Mendes. Eight songs took part in the final. Jorge Costa Pinto conducted all the songs. The winning song was chosen by adistrital jury, composed by three members, each had 5 votes to be distributed among the songs it intended to award, making a total of 15 votes per district.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | João Maria Tudela | "Outono" | 35 | 4 |
| 2 | Madalena Iglésias | "Ele e ela" | 81 | 1 |
| 3 | Sérgio Borges | "Eu nunca direi adeus" | 52 | 2 |
| 4 | João Maria Tudela | "Ai, gracinha" | 10 | 7 |
| 5 | Madalena Iglésias | "Rebeldia" | 42 | 3 |
| 6 | António Calvário | "Encontro para amanhã" | 26 | 5 |
| 7 | Madalena Iglésias | "Caminhos perdidos" | 19 | 6 |
| 8 | Tony de Matos | "Nada e ninguém" | 5 | 8 |
| Draw | Song | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | "Outono" | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 35 | |||||||
| 2 | "Ele e ela" | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 81 | |
| 3 | "Eu nunca direi adeus" | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 52 | ||||||
| 4 | "Ai, gracinha" | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | "Rebeldia" | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 42 | ||||||||
| 6 | "Encontro para amanhã" | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 26 | |||||||||
| 7 | "Caminhos perdidos" | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 19 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | "Nada e ninguém" | 3 | 2 | 5 |
On the night of the final Iglésias performed 8th in the running order, followingFinland and precedingAustria. At the close of the voting the song had received 6 points, coming 13th in the field of 18 competing countries. The Portuguese jury awarded its 5 points toSpain.
The orchestra during the Portuguese entry was conducted by Jorge Costa Pinto.[1]
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