Artist Info: Carlos Mendes

Eurovision Song Contest 1968
Entry for Portugal

Performer: Carlos Mendes
Song title: Verão
Song writer(s): José Alberto Diogo
Song composer(s): Pedro Osório

Sang in Position: 1
Final Position: 11
Total Points: 5

France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom broadcast the 1968 contest in colour despite the fact that very few TV-viewers at home owned a colour TV set. However, colour was here to stay and all song contests since then have been broadcast primarily in colour. [read more...]