Doce was a 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...

 female band from the 1980s. It was one of the first girl bands in Europe.

The girls took part in the Portuguese national final in order to represent the country in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980

Eurovision Song Contest 1980

The Eurovision Song Contest 1980 was the 25th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 19 April 1980 in The Hague. The presenter was Marlous Fluitsma, although each song was introduced by a presenter from the nation represented...

 with the song "Doce" ("Sweet"), but came second, and in 1981

Eurovision Song Contest 1981

The Eurovision Song Contest 1981 was the 26th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 4 April 1981 at the Simmonscourt Pavilion of the Royal Dublin Society in Dublin. The presenter was Doireann Ní Bhriain...

 with the song "Ali-Bábá, um homem das Arábias" ("Ali Baba, a man of the Arabias"), reaching 4th place in the national final. One year later, they won with "Bem bom

Bem Bom

"Bem bom" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982, performed in Portuguese by Doce.The song is an up-tempo number inspired by Portuguese folk music, describing the beginning of a relationship from the perspective of a woman...

" ("Very good") and went on the Eurovision Song Contest 1982

Eurovision Song Contest 1982

The Eurovision Song Contest 1982 was the 27th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 24 April 1982 in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom. The presenter was Jan Leeming. The opening of the contest showed a map of Europe, with the translation "Where is Harrogate?" popping up on-screen from...

 to reach the 13th position. There is also an English version of this song, called "Bim Bom", as well as a Spanish version, called "Bingo".
The members were Laura Diogo, Lena Coelho (who later also became an actress), Fátima Padinha (first wife of Pedro Passos Coelho

Pedro Passos Coelho

Pedro Manuel Mamede Passos Coelho , is Prime Minister of Portugal. Passos Coelho started very early in politics, becoming the national leader of the youth branch of the Social Democratic Party...

), and Teresa Miguel. Those last two were the female half of the band Gemini

Gemini (Portuguese band)

Gemini was a Portuguese band from the 1970s. The members were Fatima Padinha, Teresa Miguel, Tozé Brito and Mike Sergeant.In 1977 they participated in the Portuguese national final in order to represent the country in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Portugal no coração...

who represented Portugal in 1978.

Albums

• OK KO (LP, Polygram, 1980)

• É Demais (LP, Polygram, 1981)

• Doce 1979-1987 (Compilação, Polygram, 1986)

• 15 anos Depois (Compilação, Universal, 2002), CD

• Doce Mania (Compilação, Universal, 2003), CD

Singles

• Amanhã de Manhã/Depois de Ti (Single, Polygram, 1980)

• Doce/Um Beijo Só (Single, Polygram, 1980)

• OK KO/Doce Caseiro (Single, Polygram, 1980)

• Ali-Bábá (Um Homem das Arábias)/Jingle Tónico (Single, Polygram, 1981)

• É Demais/Dói-dói (Single, Polygram, 1981)

• Bem Bom/Perfumada (Single, Polygram, 1982)

• For The Love Of Conchita/Choose Again (Single, Polygram, 1983)

• Starlight/Stepping Stone (Single, Polygram, 1983)

• Quente, Quente, Quente/Eu e o meu namorado (Single, Polygram, 1984)

• O Barquinho da Esperança/A história do barquinho (Single, Polygram, 1984)