| "Telemóveis" | ||||
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| Single byConan Osíris | ||||
| Language | Portuguese | |||
| English title | "Mobile phones" | |||
| Released | 11 February 2019 | |||
| Genre | Electrofado | |||
| Length | 3:05 | |||
| Label | Ao Sul do Mundo | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Conan Osíris | |||
| Producer(s) | Conan Osíris | |||
| Conan Osíris singles chronology | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2019 entry | ||||
| Country | ||||
| Artist(s) | ||||
| Language | ||||
| Composer(s) | Conan Osíris | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Conan Osíris | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | 15th | |||
| Semi-final points | 51 | |||
| Entry chronology | ||||
| ◄ "O jardim" (2018) | ||||
| "Medo de sentir" (2020) ► | ||||
| Official performance video | ||||
| "Telemóveis" (First Semi-Final) onYouTube | ||||
"Telemóveis" ([tɛlɛˈmɔvɐjʃ]; English:Mobile phones) is a song by Portuguese singer-songwriterConan Osíris, which represented Portugal at theEurovision Song Contest 2019 inTel Aviv, Israel.[1]
Conan Osíris described the song as "people are caring about their mobile phones that they are starting to neglect their family, and they might even kill themselves if their phone breaks... Addiction to phones is dangerous."
"Telemóveis" was one of sixteen songs commissioned byRTP forFestival da Canção 2019, Portugal's national selection for theEurovision Song Contest 2019. The composers both created the song and selected the performer for their entry. Conan Osíris decided to be both the composer and performer of "Telemóveis".
The lyric video for "Telemóveis" premiered viaYouTube on 21 January 2019.[2] The song became available throughdigital retailers andstreaming services on 11 February 2019 via Ao Sul do Mundo.[3]
"Telemóveis" was written and produced byConan Osíris, has a length of three minutes and five seconds (3:05)[3] and moves at atempo of 123 beats per minute.[4]
About the musical style of "Telemóveis", Spanish newspaper20 minutos stated: "[It is] a mixture ofelectronic rhythms with more oriental sounds".[5] Francisco Chacón of Spanish newspaperABC found "Arabic influences" in the song.[6] Mari Carmen Sevilla of Spanish newspaperEl Confidencial noted a "mixture of Arabic chords withtechno andAfrican rhythms".[7]
Conan Osíris was announced as a participating composer inFestival da Canção 2019, Portugal's national selection for theEurovision Song Contest 2019, on 5 December 2018.[8] Osíris competed in the first semi-final on February 16, placing second with 19 points after winning the televote and coming fourth in the jury vote. In the final, held on 2 March 2019, Osíris won both the televote and jury vote, placing first with 24 points and thus representing Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.[9]
TheEurovision Song Contest 2019 took place at theExpo Tel Aviv inTel Aviv, Israel and consisted of two semi-finals on 14 and 16 May, and the final on 18 May 2019. Portugal was drawn to perform in the second half of the first semi-final. The running order for the semi-finals was decided by the producers, in order to avoid similar songs being placed next to each other. Portugal performed in position 15, following the entry fromEstonia and before the entry fromGreece.[10] Portugal did not qualify for the grand final.[11]
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Portugal (AFP)[12] | 10 |
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Various | 11 February 2019 | Digital download,streaming | Ao Sul do Mundo |