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"Desfolhada portuguesa"Eurovision Song Contest 1969 entry Country Portugal Artist(s) Simone de Oliveira Language Portuguese Composer(s) Nuno Nazareth Fernandes Lyricist(s) Ary dos Santos Conductor Ferrer Trindade Finals performance Final result 15th Final points 4 Appearance chronology ◄ Verão (1968) Menina do alto da serra (1971) ► Desfolhada portuguesa ("Portuguese husking"), or simply Desfolhada (as was introduced as Deshojada in Spanish titles when broadcast), was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969, performed in Portuguese by Simone de Oliveira.
The song deals with de Oliveira's love of her country - the first occasion on which this was the theme of the Portuguese entry, but far from the last. She compares the love which results in the conception of a child to this patriotic love.
The song was performed fifteenth on the night, following France's Frida Boccara with "Un jour, un enfant" and preceding Finland's Jarkko & Laura with "Kuin silloin ennen". At the close of voting, it had received 4 points, placing 15th in a field of 16.
Portugal opted out of the 1970 contest, one of the many countries to withdraw after the chaotic 1969 result where four songs tied for first place. The entry, however, had been selected at the time the withdrawal was made, so the country would have been represented by Sérgio Borges with "Onde vais rio que eu canto".
Following the return to the traditional set-up in 1970, Portugal returned to the contest. Thus, the song was succeeded as Portuguese representative at the 1971 contest by Tonicha with "Menina do alto da serra".
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- Eurovision songs of Portugal
- Portuguese-language songs
- Eurovision songs of 1969
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