Foi magia
"Foi magia" (English: "It was magic") was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, performed in Portuguese by Sofia Vitória.
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2004 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | Sofia Vitória |
| Language | |
| Composer(s) | Paulo Neves |
| Lyricist(s) | Paulo Neves |
| Finals performance | |
| Semi-final result | 15th |
| Semi-final points | 38 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "Deixa-me sonhar" (2003) | |
| "Amar" (2005) ► | |
The song is an up-tempo number, with Vitória singing about how she felt when she first saw her lover, a feeling she describes as "magic" and otherwise impossible to explain.
As Portugal had not finished the 2003 Contest in the top 10, the song was performed in the semi-final. Here it was performed seventh, following Andorra's Marta Roure with "Jugarem a estimar-nos" and preceding Malta's Julie & Ludwig with "On again...off again". At the close of voting, it had received 38 points, placing 15th in a field of 22, thus failing to qualify for the final and requiring Portugal to qualify from the semi-final at the next Contest.
It was succeeded as Portuguese representative at the 2005 Contest by 2B with "Amar".