Senhora do mar (Negras águas)
Place: 13
(Total Score: 69)
Lyrics:
Senhora do mar\\nAnte vós, me tendes caída\\nQuem vem tirar meia da vida e da paz\\nDesta mesa, desta casa, perdidas?\\nAmor, qu'é de ti?\\n\nSenhora do mar\\nAnte vós, minha alma está vazia\\nQuem vem chamar a si o que é meu?\\nÓ mar alto, traz pr'a mim\\nAmor meu sem fim\\n\nAi, negras águas, ondas de mágoas\\nGelaram-m'o fogo no olhar (Senhora do mar)\\nEle não torna a navegar (Ele não torna a navegar)\\nE ninguém vos vê chorar\\nSenhora do mar\\n\nQuem vem tirar meia da vida e da paz\\nDesta mesa, desta casa, perdidas?\\nAmor, qu'é de ti?\\n\nAi, negras águas, ondas de mágoas\\nGelaram-m'o fogo no olhar (Senhora do mar)\\nFeridas em sal, rezas em vão (Rezas em vão)\\nDeixai seu coração (Deixai seu coração)\\nBater junto a mim (Bater junto a mim)\\n\nAi, negras águas, ondas de mágoas\\nGelaram-m'o fogo no olhar (Senhora do mar)\\nEle não torna a navegar (Ele não torna a navegar)\\nE ninguém vos vê chorar (E ninguém vos vê chorar)\\nSenhora do mar (Senhora do mar)
Portugal was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 by Vânia Fernandes with the song "Senhora do mar (Negras águas)", being the forty-second Portuguese appearance at the yearly contest. Fernandes was selected by the national public broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) as a result of her victory at the Festival da Canção 2008, the Portuguese national final, held on 9 March 2008, at the Teatro Camões, in Lisbon. Ten acts entered the competition to represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia, with the winner being selected through SMS and televoting. The Portuguese song, composed by Andrej Babić and Carlos Coelho, was performed last in the second semi-final on 22 May. It received a total of 120 points, coming second out of 19 competing countries and thus qualifying Portugal to the final, for the first time since the semi-final format was introduced in 2004. Performing 13th in the running order, Portugal received a total of 69 points and placed 13th in a field of 25 countries. After Eurovision, Fernandes remained involved with Eurovision, attending the 2008 convention of the Luxembourgish brand of OGAE, a Eurovision fanclub.
Overall Final Postion: 13
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