Portugal was represented by Maria Guinot, with the song '"Silêncio e tanta gente", at the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 5 May in Luxembourg City. The song was chosen through a national final organised by broadcaster RTP.
Final
The Portuguese Final was held on 7 March 1984 at the Auditório Europa in Lisbon, hosted by Fialho Gouveia & Manuela Moura Guedes. The winner was chosen by an "expert" jury in two rounds of voting - the first to select the top 6 songs and the second to select the winner.[1] Doce represented Portugal in ESC 1982. Two members of the group - Teresa Miguel & Fatima Padinha - also represented Portugal in ESC 1978 with the group Gemini. Paulo De Carvalho & Fernando Tordo were both with in the group 'Os Amigos' as represented Portugal in ESC 1977. Paulo also represented Portugal in 1974 & Fernando Tordo did the same in 1973.
Portuguese National Final - 7 March 1984
| Draw |
Artist |
Song |
Translation |
Points |
Place |
| 1 |
Zélia Rodrigues |
"Tricot de cheiros" |
"Collection of smells" |
7 |
9 |
| 2 |
António Sala |
"Uma canção amiga" |
"A friendly song" |
10 |
6 |
| 3 |
Doce |
"O barquinho da esperança" |
"The boat of hope" |
2 |
11 |
| 4 |
Quinteto Paulo de Carvalho |
"Já pode ser tarde" |
"It can be too late" |
9 |
7 |
| 5 |
Adelaide Ferreira |
"Quero-te, choro-te, odeio-te, adoro-te" |
"I love you, I cry your name, I hate you, I adore you" |
11 |
6 |
| 7 |
Maria Guinot |
"Silêncio e tanta gente" |
"Silence and so many people" |
17 |
1 |
| 8 |
Marisa |
"Num olhar" |
"In a look" |
0 |
13 |
| 9 |
Banda Tribo |
"A padeirinha de Aljubarrota" |
"Aljubarrota's little baker" |
12 |
3 |
| 10 |
Samuel |
"Pelo fim da tarde" |
"By the end of the afternoon" |
14 |
|
| 10 |
Isabel Soares |
"O nosso reencontro" |
"Our new meeting" |
0 |
13 |
| 11 |
Samuel & Cristina |
"Este quadro" |
"This picture" |
0 |
13 |
| 12 |
Rita Ribeiro |
"Noticias vêm, noticias vão" |
"News comes, news goes" |
1 |
12 |
| 13 |
Paco Bandeira |
"Que coisa é esta vida" |
"What a strange thing life is" |
11 |
4 |
| 14 |
José Campos & Sousa |
"Cidade mar" |
"Sea city" |
0 |
13 |
| 15 |
Fernando Tordo |
"Canto de passagem" |
"Passage singing" |
6 |
10 |
| 16 |
Samuel |
"Maneira de ser" |
"Way to be" |
8 |
8 |
Super final
| Draw |
Artist |
Song |
Translation |
Points |
Place |
| 1 |
António Sala |
"Uma canção amiga" |
"A friendly song" |
82 |
6 |
| 2 |
Adelaide Ferreira |
"Quero-te, choro-te, odeio-te, adoro-te" |
"I love you, I cry your name, I hate you, I adore you" |
109 |
5 |
| 7 |
Maria Guinot |
"Silêncio e tanta gente" |
"Silence and so many people" |
150 |
1 |
| 4 |
Banda Tribo |
"A padeirinha de Aljubarrota" |
"Aljubarrota's little baker" |
113 |
3 |
| 5 |
Samuel |
"Pelo fim da tarde" |
"By the end of the afternoon" |
140 |
2 |
| 6 |
Paco Bandeira |
"Que coisa é esta vida" |
"What a strange thing life is" |
110 |
4 |
At Eurovision
Guinot was the nineteenth and last performer on the night of the contest, following Italy. At the close of voting, "Silêncio e tanta gente" had received 38 points, placing Portugal 11th of the 19. The Portuguese jury awarded its 12 points to Spain.[2]
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