Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984
Portugal was represented by the song "Silêncio e tanta gente", written and performed by Maria Guinot, at the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 5 May in Luxembourg City. The song was chosen through a national final organised by broadcaster RTP.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1984 | ||||
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| Country |  | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National Final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 7 March 1984 | |||
| Selected entrant | Maria Guinot | |||
| Selected song | "Silêncio e tanta gente" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Maria Guinot | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 5th, 19 points | |||
| Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Final
The final was held on 7 March 1984 at the Auditório Europa in Lisbon, hosted by Fialho Gouveia and Manuela Moura Guedes. The winner was chosen by an "expert" jury in two rounds of voting - the first to select the top 6 songs and the second to select the winner.[1]
Doce represented Portugal in ESC 1982. Two members of the group - Teresa Miguel & Fatima Padinha - also represented Portugal in ESC 1978 with the group Gemini. Paulo De Carvalho & Fernando Tordo were both with in the group 'Os Amigos' as represented Portugal in ESC 1977. Paulo also represented Portugal in 1974 & Fernando Tordo did the same in 1973.
| Final – 7 March 1984 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
| 1 | Zélia Rodrigues | "Tricot de cheiros" | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | António Sala | "Uma canção amiga" | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | Doce | "O barquinho da esperança" | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | Quinteto Paulo de Carvalho | "Já pode ser tarde" | 9 | 7 |
| 5 | Adelaide Ferreira | "Quero-te, choro-te, odeio-te, adoro-te" | 11 | 6 |
| 7 | Maria Guinot | "Silêncio e tanta gente" | 17 | 1 |
| 8 | Marisa | "Num olhar" | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | Banda Tribo | "A padeirinha de Aljubarrota" | 12 | 3 |
| 10 | Samuel | "Pelo fim da tarde" | 14 | 2 |
| 10 | Isabel Soares | "O nosso reencontro" | 0 | 13 |
| 11 | Samuel & Cristina | "Este quadro" | 0 | 13 |
| 12 | Rita Ribeiro | "Noticias vêm, noticias vão" | 1 | 12 |
| 13 | Paco Bandeira | "Que coisa é esta vida" | 11 | 4 |
| 14 | José Campos & Sousa | "Cidade mar" | 0 | 13 |
| 15 | Fernando Tordo | "Canto de passagem" | 6 | 10 |
| 16 | Samuel | "Maneira de ser" | 8 | 8 |
| Superfinal – 7 March 1984 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
| 1 | António Sala | "Uma canção amiga" | 82 | 6 |
| 2 | Adelaide Ferreira | "Quero-te, choro-te, odeio-te, adoro-te" | 109 | 5 |
| 3 | Maria Guinot | "Silêncio e tanta gente" | 150 | 1 |
| 4 | Banda Tribo | "A padeirinha de Aljubarrota" | 113 | 3 |
| 5 | Samuel | "Pelo fim da tarde" | 140 | 2 |
| 6 | Paco Bandeira | "Que coisa é esta vida" | 110 | 4 |
At Eurovision
Guinot was the nineteenth and last performer on the night of the contest, following Italy. At the close of voting, "Silêncio e tanta gente" had received 38 points, placing Portugal 11th of the 19. The Portuguese jury awarded its 12 points to Spain.[2]