Verão
"Verão" (Portuguese pronunciation: [vɨˈɾɐ̃w]; "Summer") was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968, performed in Portuguese by Carlos Mendes.
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1968 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | Carlos Mendes |
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| Composer(s) | Pedro Vaz Osório |
| Lyricist(s) | José Alberto Diogo |
| Conductor | Joaquim Luís Gomes |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 11th |
| Final points | 5 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "O vento mudou" (1967) | |
| "Desfolhada portuguesa" (1969) ► | |
The song in the chanson style, popular in the early years of the contest. Mendes sings about his feelings at the end of a summer, which he describes as "a dream that ended" but seems unwilling to discuss further. He adds, however, that summer will always return, a thought which seems to cheer him.
The song was performed first on the night, preceding the Netherlands' Ronnie Tober with "Morgen". At the close of voting, it had received 5 points, placing 11th in a field of 17.
It was succeeded as Portuguese representative at the 1969 contest by Simone de Oliveira with "Desfolhada portuguesa".
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