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Izamena
Marisa Isabel Lopes Mena (born 25October 1984), known professionally as Mimicat, is a Portuguese pop and soul singer and songwriter. She represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "". She had previously participated in 2001 with the song "Mundo colorido" under the stage name Izamena, but did not advance beyond the semi-finals. Music career Born in Coimbra, Mimicat participated in 2001 with the song "Mundo colorido" under the name Izamena, aiming to represent Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001, but did not advance beyond the semi-finals. In 2009, she graduated from with a degree in sound and image. In 2014, she joined the band The Casino Royal, for whom she was the lead singer and songwriter. In the same year, she released her first album as Mimicat, "For You". The lead single from the album, "Tell Me Why", was featured in the Portuguese telenovela . Her stage name, Mimicat, is a combination of Mimi, a nickname for godmothers in her fam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festival Da Canção 2001
Portugal was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the song "" written by Marco Quelhas and performed by the duo MTM. The Portuguese participating broadcaster, (RTP), returned to the Eurovision Song Contest after a one-year absence following their relegation in as one of the six countries with the lowest average scores over the previous five contests. RTP organised the national final 2001 in order to select its entry for the contest. After five semi-finals and a final which took place between October 2000 and March 2001, "" performed by MTM emerged as the winner after achieving the highest score following the combination of votes from 20 regional juries. The song competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2001. Performed during the show in position 11, it placed seventeenth out of the 23 participating songs from different countries, scoring 18 points. Background Prior to the 2001 contest, (RTP) had participated in the Eurovision Song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
