"A festa da vida" was the Portuguese

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

 entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972

Eurovision Song Contest 1972

The Eurovision Song Contest 1972 was the 17th edition series. Monaco was unable to host this year's Eurovision as they were unable to provide the resources. They approached French TV, who agreed to produce the contest, but only if the contest was staged in France and not the planned Monte Carlo...

, performed in Portuguese

Portuguese language

Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...

 by Carlos Mendes.

The song is a ballad, with Mendes singing that the world needs to view life as a party in order to dismiss the negativity of the world. He describes this party fondly, mentioning "bread, wine and roses on the table" and hoping that it will "last until daybreak".

The song was performed seventh on the night, following Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

's Grethe & Benny with "Småting

Småting

"Småting" was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972, performed in Norwegian by Grethe & Benny.The song is a ballad, with the duo comparing the great successes of human life with the "little things", such as watching a sunset, which they sing are superior experiences.The song was...

" and preceding Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

's Véronique Müller

Véronique Müller

Véronique Müller, born in Morat February 9, 1948) is a Swiss singer.- Biography :Before debut her musical career, she was Petula Clark´s secretary...

 with "C'est la chanson de mon amour

C'est la chanson de mon amour

"C'est la chanson de mon amour" was the Swiss entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972, performed in French by Véronique Müller....

". At the close of voting, it had received 90 points, placing 7th (the highest Portuguese finish at the time) in a field of 18.

It was succeeded as Portuguese representative

Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest

Portugal has entered the Eurovision Song Contest 45 times since its debut in the 1964 contest. Portugal has missed only three contests since the country's debut in 1964....

 at the 1973 Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1973

The Eurovision Song Contest 1973 was the eighteenth Eurovision Song Contest and was held in Luxembourg. The language rule forcing countries to enter songs sung in any of their national languages was dropped, so performers from some countries sang in English....

 by Fernando Tordo

Fernando Tordo

Fernando Tordo, born March 29, 1948 in Lisbon, Portugal, is a singer and composer. In 1969, he made his singing debut on Portuguese television, while competing to represent his country in the Eurovision Song Contest . He would try again for the next 3 years until he finally won in 1973, with his...

 with "Tourada

Tourada

"Tourada" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973, performed in Portuguese by Fernando Tordo.The song features the metaphor of a bullfight, comparing it either with the autocratic regime in Portugal at the time or with the culture of materialism.The song was performed third on...

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