José Calvário
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José Carlos Calvário was a Portuguese
composer
and conductor
.
He was also a composer, and songwriter, and conducted at many Portuguese festivals.
In the Eurovision Song Contest
he was the composer, lyricist and conductor of five Portuguese entries:
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...
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and conductor
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
.
He was also a composer, and songwriter, and conducted at many Portuguese festivals.
In the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
he was the composer, lyricist and conductor of five Portuguese entries:
- "A festa da vida" (1972)
- "E Depois do AdeusE Depois Do Adeus"E Depois do Adeus" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974, performed in Portuguese by Paulo de Carvalho....
" (1974) - "Portugal no coração" (1977)
- "Penso em ti, eu sei" (1985)
- "Voltarei" (1988)