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Leonor Andrade
Leonor Margarida Coelho Andrade, also known as Ella Nor (born 13 September 1994) is a Portuguese people, Portuguese singer and actress. She Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Há um mar que nos separa". Career In 2014, Andrade participated in season two of ''A Voz de Portugal, The Voice Portugal''. She was eliminated on episode 13. After ''The Voice'', Andrade joined the cast of RTP1 telenovela ''Água de Mar'', where she played Joana Luz. On 19 February 2015, Andrade was announced as one of the twelve participants of Festival da Canção, Festival da Canção 2015 with the song "Há um mar que nos separa". On 7 March 2015, she won the competition and thus was selected to Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, represent Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. In 2016, she was granted a star on :pt:Nirvana_Studios#Muro_da_Fama, Nirvana Studios - Wall of Fame. She announced on Instagra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Há Um Mar Que Nos Separa
"Há um mar que nos separa" (; English: There's a sea that separates us) is a song recorded by Portuguese singer Leonor Andrade. It was written by Miguel Gameiro. The song won the Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, Festival da Canção 2015, and represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, in Vienna, Austria, but failed to qualify for the final. Release "Há um mar que nos separa" was made available for Streaming media, streaming on 20 March 2015 in Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, RTP's website. The song was later released on 7 April 2015 as a Music download, digital download through RTP and Universal Music. A Promotional recording, promotional CD single will include the main Portuguese version, plus an English version, a Spanish version and two acoustic versions. Composition "Há um mar que nos separa" is an electronic rock-influenced pop music, pop song which lasts for a duration of two minutes and fifty-nine seconds. Lyrically, the track features Andrade remin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barreiro (city)
Barreiro () is a city and a municipality in the Setúbal District in Portugal. The population in 2021 was 78,345, in an area of . It is a region belonging to the Lisbon metropolitan area, Lisbon Metropolitan Area. Barreiro has a view of the city of Lisbon from Avenida da Praia and a riverside area called Alburrica. The mayor since 2017 has been Frederico Rosa, elected by the Socialist Party (Portugal), Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is June 28. History There are records of the village of Barreiro from as far as the 13th century, when the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword promoted its settlement. Due to the village's location, the main occupation of the population was harvesting salt and fishing. By the time the Portuguese discoveries, Portuguese reached India and Brazil (early 16th century), it was in Barreiro that shipbuilding was concluded, since it started in Lisbon during summer and when the rougher weather arrived the construction had to be moved to somewhe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compact Disc
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21st-century Portuguese Singers
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People From Barreiro, Portugal
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1994 Births
The year 1994 was designated as the "International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Charter, Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitting December 31. This was due to an adjustment of the International Date Line by the Kiribati government to bring all of its territories into the same calendar day. Events January * January 1 ** The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is established. ** Beginning of the Zapatista uprising in Mexico. * January 8 – ''Soyuz TM-18'': Valeri Polyakov begins his 437.7-day orbit of the Earth, eventually setting the world record for days spent in orbit. * January 11 – The Irish government announces the end of a 15-year broadcasting ban on the Provisional Irish Republican Army and its political arm Sinn Féin. * January 14 – U.S. President Bill Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin sign the Kremlin accords, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Amar Pelos Dois
"" (; English: "To Love for the Both of Us") is a song recorded by Portuguese singer Salvador Sobral. The song was written and produced by his sister Luísa Sobral and released for digital download as a single on 10 March 2017 by Sons em Trânsito. It premiered earlier that year, on 19 February, when it was performed during the first semi-final of Festival da Canção 2017. "" is a jazz waltz with the lyrical theme of heartbreak after a breakup. The track received praise from music critics. The song earned the Sobral siblings various awards, including two Marcel Bezençon Awards. The track achieved commercial success, particularly in Europe, reaching the top ten in several countries. It was certified platinum by the Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa (AFP). Sobral has performed "" at his international tours. It is included in the European Union Songbook as the all-time top Portuguese love song, and it is listed in the ''Guinness World Records''. The song has been covere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvador Sobral
Salvador Vilar Braamcamp Sobral (; born 28 December 1989) is a Portuguese singer, who won the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 for with the song "", written and composed by his sister, Luísa Sobral. In doing so, he gave its first ever win in the contest since its debut in , ending the longest winless run by a country in Eurovision history (53 years). Sobral and his entry hold the Eurovision record for the highest-scoring winner as of 2017, having earned a total of 758 points under the current voting system, after winning both the jury vote and televote. Early life Sobral was born in Lisbon and has lived there most of his life. He was born into a formerly noble family, the son of Salvador Luís Cabral Braamcamp Sobral and Luísa Maria Cabral Posser Vilar. His paternal grandparents are Salvador José de Almeida Braamcamp Sobral and Maria Elisa Perestrelo de Matos de Figueiredo Cabral. At the age of ten, he participated in the TV programme ''Bravo Bravíssimo'', and at 20 he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portugal In The Eurovision Song Contest
Portugal has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 56 times since its debut in , missing five contests (, , , , and ). The current Portuguese participating broadcaster in the contest is (RTP), which select its entrant with the national selection . 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 "" performed by 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 "" by Salvador Sobral won the 2017 contest, 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 was a full member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), thus eligible to participat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quero Ser Tua
Portugal was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Quero ser tua" written by Emanuel, and performed by Suzy. In November 2013, the Portuguese participating broadcaster, (RTP), announced that they would be returning to the Eurovision Song Contest after a one-year absence following their withdrawal in 2013 due to financial reasons. RTP organised the national final ''Festival da Canção 2014'' in order to select its entry for the contest. After a semi-final and a final which took place in March 2014, "Quero ser tua" performed by Suzy emerged as the winner after gaining 41.56% of the public televote. Portugal was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 6 May 2014. Performing during the show in position 13, "Quero ser tua" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Portugal placed eleventh out of the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
