Menina do Alto da Serra
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Menina do alto da serra ("High ridge girl"), also known in Portugal
just as Menina and for this reason sometimes entitled Menina (do alto da serra), was the Portuguese
entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971
, performed in Portuguese
by Tonicha
.
The song is a ballad, with Tonicha describing a simple country girl. She presents the girl as an ideal to which everyone should aspire in their lives.
The song was performed fifteenth on the night, following the Netherlands
' Saskia & Serge
with "Tijd
" and preceding Yugoslavia
's Kruno Slabinac with "Tvoj dječak je tužan
". At the close of voting, it had received 83 points, placing 9th (at the time the best Portuguese result) in a field of 18.
It was succeeded as Portuguese representative
at the 1972 contest
by Carlos Mendes
with "A festa da vida
".
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...
just as Menina and for this reason sometimes entitled Menina (do alto da serra), 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 1971
Eurovision Song Contest 1971
The Eurovision Song Contest 1971 was the sixteenth Eurovision Song Contest and the first held in Dublin, Ireland. The new voting system that was introduced in this Eurovision did have one big problem: some juries gave fewer points out than others...
, 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 Tonicha
Tonicha
Tonicha is a Portuguese Popular music / folk singer. She represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971, with the song "Menina do alto da serra" ; she finished ninth.-Discography:*Vários-Fala do Homem Nascido *Folclore *As Duas Faces de Tonicha...
.
The song is a ballad, with Tonicha describing a simple country girl. She presents the girl as an ideal to which everyone should aspire in their lives.
The song was performed fifteenth on the night, following the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
' Saskia & Serge
Saskia & Serge
Saskia & Serge are a Dutch vocal duo consisting of singer Trudy van den Berg and singer-guitarist Ruud Schaap...
with "Tijd
Tijd
Tijd , or De tijd as it states the Eurovision official web site, was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971, performed in Dutch by Saskia & Serge.The song is a ballad, with the duo singing about the significance of time...
" and preceding Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
's Kruno Slabinac with "Tvoj dječak je tužan
Tvoj dječak je tužan
"Tvoj dječak je tužan" was the Yugoslavian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971, performed in Serbo-Croatian by Krunoslav Slabinac....
". At the close of voting, it had received 83 points, placing 9th (at the time the best Portuguese result) 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 1972 contest
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...
by Carlos Mendes
Carlos Mendes
Carlos Mendes is an American soccer player who most recently played for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.-College:...
with "A festa da vida
A Festa Da Vida
"A festa da vida" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972, performed in Portuguese by Carlos Mendes....
".