- Sol De Inverno
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song = "Sol De Inverno"
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year = 1965
country = Portugal
artist = Simone de Oliveira
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language = Portuguese
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composer = Carlos Nóbrega e Sousa
lyricist = Jerónimo Bragança
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place = 13th
points = 1
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lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?1965pt from Diggiloo Thrush]
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next_link ="Sol De Inverno" (English translation: "Winter Sun") was the Portuguese entry in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1965 , performed in Portuguese bySimone de Oliveira .The song is in the "chanson" style, popular in the early years of the Contest. De Oliveira takes the role of a woman whose lover is ending their relationship, and tells him how she feels. She compares her situation to that of the winter sun, singing that she has "no warmth".
The song was performed twelfth on the night (following
France 'sGuy Mardel with "N'Avoue Jamais " and precedingItaly 'sBobby Solo with "Se piangi, se ridi "). At the close of voting, it had received 1 point - Portugal's first in Contest history - placing 13th in a field of 18.It was succeeded as Portuguese representative at the 1966 Contest by
Madalena Iglésias with "Ele E Ela ".
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