Tourada
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Tourada | ||
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Eurovision Song Contest 1973 entry | ||
Country | Portugal | |
Artist(s) | Fernando Tordo | |
Language | Portuguese | |
Composer(s) | Fernando Tordo | |
Lyricist(s) | José Carlos Ary dos Santos | |
Place | 10th | |
Points | 80 | |
Lyrics | from Diggiloo Thrush | |
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"Tourada" (English: Bullfight) was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973, performed in Portuguese by Fernando Tordo.
The song features the metaphor of a bullfight, comparing it either with the autocratic regime in Portugal at the time or with the culture of materialism
The song was performed third on the night (following Belgium's Nicole & Hugo with Baby, Baby and preceding Germany's Gitte with Junger Tag). At the close of voting, it had received 80 points, placing 10th in a field of 17.
It was succeeded as Portuguese representative at the 1974 Contest by Paulo de Carvalho with E Depois Do Adeus.