Play-Back
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| Play-Back | |
|---|---|
| Eurovision Song Contest 1981 entry | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Artist(s) | Carlos Paião |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Composer(s) | Carlos Paião |
| Lyricist(s) | Carlos Paião |
| Place | 18th |
| Points | 9 |
| Lyrics | from Diggiloo Thrush |
Play-Back (English translation: "Playback") was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981, performed in Portuguese by Carlos Paião.
The song is a moderately up-tempo number. Paião sings in praise of "singing in playback", which he explains is in fact miming to pre-recorded music. By doing this, he points out, one does not have to risk singing out of tune or missing notes.
The song was performed fifteenth on the night (following the United Kingdom's Bucks Fiz with Making Your Mind Up and preceding Belgium's Emly Starr with Samson). At the close of voting, it had received 9 points, placing 18th in a field of 20.
It was succeeded as Portuguese representative at the 1982 Contest by Doce with Bem Bom.
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