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Tonicha
Tonicha (born Antónia de Jesus Montes Tonicha on 8 March 1946) is a Portuguese people, Portuguese pop-folk singer. She represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971, with the song "Menina do alto da serra" ("Girl from the country mountain"); she finished ninth. She also represented her country in the OTI Festival 1972 in which she had better luck and finished sixth. Discography *Vários-Fala do Homem Nascido (Orfeu, 1972) *(LP, 1972) *Folclore (LP, Orfeu, 1973) SB-1066 *As Duas Faces de Tonicha (LP, Zip-Zip, 1974) *Canções de Abril (conjunto e coros) (LP, Discófilo, 1975) *Conjunto e Coros (Lp, Orfeu, 1975) *Cantigas do meu País (LP, Orfeu, 1975) *As Duas Faces de Tonicha (LP, Orfeu, 1975) *Cantigas Populares (LP, Orfeu, 1976) SB-1088 *Cantigas Duma Terra À Beira Mar (LP, Polygram, 1977) *Ela Por Ela (LP, Polygram, 1980) – reeditado em 1996 *Foliada Portuguesa (LP, Polygram, 1983) *Regresso (CD, Polygram, 1993) *Canções d' Aquém e D'Além Tejo (CD, Polygra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menina Do Alto Da Serra
Portugal was represented by Tonicha, with the song "Menina do alto da serra", at the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 3 April in Dublin. "Menina do alto da serra" was chosen as the Portuguese entry at the Grande Prémio TV da Canção Portuguesa on 11 February. Before Eurovision Festival da Canção 1971 The Grande Prémio TV da Canção Portuguesa 1971 was held at the in Lisbon, hosted by Ana Maria Lucas and Henrique Mendes. Nine songs took part in the final. Jorge Costa Pinto conducted all the songs. The results were determined by a Districts of Portugal, distrital jury, composed by three members, each had 5 votes to be distributed among the songs it intended to award, making a total of 15 votes per district. At Eurovision On the night of the final Tonicha performed 15th in the running order, following Netherlands and preceding Yugoslavia. A new voting system was introduced for the 1971 contest, with two jury members from each country, split into six grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OTI Festival 1972
The OTI Festival 1972 was the very first edition of the annual OTI Festival and was held in Madrid, Spain. Organised by the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI) and host broadcaster Televisión Española (TVE), the contest was held at the Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos auditorium on Saturday 25 November 1972 and was hosted by Rosa María Mateo and Raúl Matas. 14 countries were expected to debut in the festival, but Mexico was disqualified because their entry was considered non suitable for political reasons. Of the remaining 13 performers who took the stage, the winner was the Brazilian entrants Claudia Regina and Tobías with their song "Dialogo" (Dialogue), which was performed in Portuguese. Background The Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI) was formed in 1971 as a tool of exchange of news and audiovisual contents of any kind between the active member broadcasters. As a part of those goals, the organisation agreed to create a song compe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beja (Portugal)
Beja () is a city and a municipality in the Alentejo region, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 35,854, in an area of . The city proper had a population of 21,658 in 2001. The municipality is the capital of the Beja District. The present Mayor is Paulo Arsénio, elected by the Socialist Party with an absolute majority in the 2017 Portuguese Local Elections. The municipal holiday is Ascension Day. The Portuguese Air Force has an airbase in the area – the Air Base No. 11. History Situated on a hill, commanding a strategic position over the vast plains of the Baixo Alentejo, Beja was already an important place in antiquity. Already inhabited in Celtic times, the town was later named '' Pax Julia'' by Julius Caesar in 48 BCE, when he made peace with the Lusitanians. He raised the town to be the capital of the southernmost province of Lusitania (Santarém and Braga were the other capitals of the ''conventi''). During the reign of emperor Augustus the thriving town became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paco Bandeira
Francisco Veredas Bandeiras better known as Paco Bandeira (born 2 May 1945, Elvas, Portugal) is a musician from Portugal. He is known for representing his country in the second edition of the OTI Festival in 1973 which was held in Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte (, ; ) is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population around 2.7 million and with a metropolitan area of 6 million people. It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropol .... Bandeira stood trial in 2012 on suspicion of domestic violence. References 1946 births Living people 20th-century Portuguese male singers {{Portugal-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portugal In The OTI Festival
Portugal and its OTI member station Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP) was one of the founding members of the OTI Festival and debuted at the first contest in 1972 in Madrid. It participated 22 times and hosted the 1987 contest in Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits w .... Contestants ;Table key Hosted References {{OTI Festival OTI Festival ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Mendes (singer)
Carlos Eduardo Teixeira Mendes (born 23 May 1947) is a Portuguese singer, best known for his participation in the 1968 and 1972 Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr .... Mendes also appeared in some television series. Albums discography *Amor Combate (LP, TLD, 1976) *Canções de Ex-Cravo e Malviver (LP, TLD, 1977) *Jardim Jaleco (LP, Rossil, 1978) *Antologia-(LP, Rossil, 1979) *Antologia II (LP, Rossil, 197-) *Triângulo do Mar (LP, Sassetti, 1980) *Chão do Vento (LP, Edisom, 1984) *O Natal do Pai natal *Boa Nova (CD, 1992) *Não Me Peças Mais Canções (CD, 1994) *Vagabundo do Mar (CD, Movieplay, 1997) *Coração de Cantor (CD, Lusogram, 1999) References External links * 1947 births Living people Eurovision Song Contest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone De Oliveira
Simone de Macedo e Oliveira, GCIH • GMC (born 11 February 1938) better known as Simone de Oliveira is a Portuguese singer and actress. She performed the Portuguese entries at the 1965 and 1969 editions of the Eurovision song contest. Early life and career Simone de Oliveira was born and raised in Lisbon. Her Portuguese mother had black African roots in São Tomé and Príncipe (then a Portuguese territory), and her father was Belgian. She started singing in high school. Music career She started her career at the end of the 1950s. With "Sol de inverno" she represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 1965. She became fairly famous in 1969 with the song " Desfolhada portuguesa", with lyrics by José Carlos Ary dos Santos and music by Nuno Nazareth Fernandes. This song was a great success in Portugal, having innovative lyrics during the time of the dictatorship of António de Oliveira Salazar. It represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 in Mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portugal In The Eurovision Song Contest
Portugal has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 53 times since its debut at the 1964 contest. Since then it has missed five contests (, , , and ). The contest is broadcast in Portugal by Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP). Portugal won the contest for the first time in and hosted the contest in Lisbon. Portugal finished last on its debut in 1964 and again in , before achieving its best result of the 20th century in , with Lúcia Moniz finishing sixth. The country then finished last for the third time in . Having not appeared in the final since and as holders of the record for most appearances in the contest without a win, Portugal won at the 49th attempt, when Salvador Sobral won the 2017 contest with the song "", Portugal's first top-five result in the contest. As hosts in 2018, the country finished last in the contest for a fourth time. History Portugal's debut entry was António Calvário with "". It was not a successful debut for the country, with Calvário ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 1971
The Eurovision Song Contest 1971 was the 16th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, following the country's victory at the with the song "All Kinds of Everything" by Dana Rosemary Scallon, Dana. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (RTÉ), the contest was held at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, Gaiety Theatre on 3 April 1971, and was hosted by Irish television presenter Bernadette Ní Ghallchóir. Eighteen countries participated in the contest, equalling the record of the Eurovision Song Contest 1965, 1965 and Eurovision Song Contest 1966, 1966 editions. Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971, Austria returned after their two-year absence, while Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971, Finland, Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971, Norway, Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971, Portugal and Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971, Sweden all returned after hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized as ''billboard'') is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music industry. Its music charts include the Hot 100, the 200, and the Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in different genres of music. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson later acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs, and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox, phonograph, and radio became commonplace. Many topics it covered were spun-of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desfolhada Portuguesa
Portugal was represented for the second time by Simone de Oliveira, with the song "Desfolhada portuguesa", at the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 29 March in Madrid. "Desfolhada portuguesa" was chosen as the Portuguese entry at the Grande Prémio TV da Canção Portuguesa on 24 February. Actually, Simone de Oliveira was not the authors' first choice to defend the "Desfolhada portuguesa" at this festival, having even been invited to a week of the event. Before Eurovision Festival da Canção 1969 For the first time, the Grande Prémio TV da Canção Portuguesa was held with audience, at the Teatro São Luiz in Lisbon, hosted by Lurdes Norberto. Ten songs took part in the final. Ferrer Trindade conducted all but two songs. The results were determined by a distrital jury, composed by three members, each had 5 votes to be distributed among the songs it intended to award, making a total of 15 votes per district. At Eurovision On the night of the final Oliveira ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as just Universal Music) is a Dutch– American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands and its operational headquarters are located in Santa Monica, California. The biggest music company in the world, it is one of the " Big Three" record labels, along with Sony Music and Warner Music Group. Tencent acquired ten percent of Universal Music Group in March 2020 for €3 billion and acquired an additional ten percent stake in January 2021. Pershing Square Holdings later acquired ten percent of UMG prior to its IPO on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange. The company went public on September 21, 2021, at a valuation of €46 billion. In 2019, ''Fast Company'' named Universal Music Group the most innovative music company and listed UMG among the Top 50 most innovative companies in the world and "amid the music industry's digital tran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
