Catarina Pereira
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Catarina Pereira is a Portuguese
pop singer and actress. She competed in Festival da Canção 2010
, with the song "Canta Por Mim", finishing in second place, even winning the public voting.
Catarina was invited by Carlos Coelho
and Andrej Babic
(the same duo responsible for the big hit Senhora do mar
) to perform their song Canta Por Mim (In English: Sing For Me) for the Portuguese contest Festival da Canção 2010
, the national selection method for the Eurovision Song Contest
. Since the day it was presented by RTP
, the song became a fan-favourite in Portugal and around Europe. It was one of the most searched songs on Youtube
during the Eurovision season and the most played on RTP
's website. On the March 4th, Catarina performed in the second semi-final, finishing 1st with 4614 votes (phone calls), winning a place in the final. In the final evening (March 6) Catarina performed as number 8, preceding the winning song Há dias assim
performed by Filipa Azevedo
. Despite being the big favourite of the Portuguese viewers (12 points from the televoting, after receiving 10920 phone calls), Catarina finished 2nd in the overall voting, since she only came 5th the jury's scoreboard.
Some weeks after the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
, Catarina was nominated for several awards at the annual Esctoday National Final Awards 2010. She won two awards for Best Pop/Dance Song and Best Female Performance.
In the same year, Catarina was chosen by the local OGAE
to represent Portugal in the OGAE Second Chance Contest 2010
with the same song she competed in Festival da Canção 2010
. She finished 3rd after receiving 203 points from the other 21 participating countries and the guest juries.
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...
pop singer and actress. She competed in Festival da Canção 2010
Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Portugal will select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 through the Festival da Canção competition, organised by Portuguese national broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal...
, with the song "Canta Por Mim", finishing in second place, even winning the public voting.
Catarina was invited by Carlos Coelho
Carlos Coelho
Carlos Coelho is a Portuguese politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Social Democratic Party–People's Party coalition; part of the European People's Party–European Democrats group.-References:...
and Andrej Babic
Andrej Babic
Andrej Babić is a Croatian songwriter who has written many Eurovision songs since 2003. He is one of the few songwriters who has written for four countries, having written entries for Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia and Portugal....
(the same duo responsible for the big hit Senhora do mar
Senhora do Mar (Negras Águas)
"Senhora do mar " is a song performed by Portuguese singer Vânia Fernandes, which was chosen to represent Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia...
) to perform their song Canta Por Mim (In English: Sing For Me) for the Portuguese contest Festival da Canção 2010
Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Portugal will select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 through the Festival da Canção competition, organised by Portuguese national broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal...
, the national selection method for 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...
. Since the day it was presented by RTP
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, S.A.,commonly known as RTP, is Portugal's public service broadcasting organization. It operates four terrestrial television channels and three national radio channels, as well as several satellite and cable offerings....
, the song became a fan-favourite in Portugal and around Europe. It was one of the most searched songs on Youtube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
during the Eurovision season and the most played on RTP
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, S.A.,commonly known as RTP, is Portugal's public service broadcasting organization. It operates four terrestrial television channels and three national radio channels, as well as several satellite and cable offerings....
's website. On the March 4th, Catarina performed in the second semi-final, finishing 1st with 4614 votes (phone calls), winning a place in the final. In the final evening (March 6) Catarina performed as number 8, preceding the winning song Há dias assim
Há dias assim
"Há dias assim" is a song composed by Augusto Madureira and performed by Filipa Azevedo, and represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in May 2010 in Oslo, Norway.It's a song that talks about the loneliness of the people by the outside world....
performed by Filipa Azevedo
Filipa Azevedo
Filipa Daniela Azevedo de Magalhães , is a Portuguese singer. She is currently resident in the United Kingdom while attending music school in London....
. Despite being the big favourite of the Portuguese viewers (12 points from the televoting, after receiving 10920 phone calls), Catarina finished 2nd in the overall voting, since she only came 5th the jury's scoreboard.
Some weeks after the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th annual Eurovision Song Contest, broadcast from the Telenor Arena in Bærum, Greater Oslo, Norway. It was the third time Norway had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1986 and 1996. The 2010 winner was Germany with Lena singing "Satellite",...
, Catarina was nominated for several awards at the annual Esctoday National Final Awards 2010. She won two awards for Best Pop/Dance Song and Best Female Performance.
In the same year, Catarina was chosen by the local OGAE
OGAE
OGAE is one of the 2 major international fan club networks of the Eurovision Song Contest. It has branches in 37 European countries.Although the Eurovision Song Contest started in 1956, OGAE began only in 1984 in Finland. All countries that take part or have already taken part in the Eurovision...
to represent Portugal in the OGAE Second Chance Contest 2010
OGAE Second Chance Contest 2010
The 2010 OGAE Second Chance Contest was the 24rd OGAE Second Chance Contest, organised between members of international Eurovision Song Contest fan club OGAE to select the best song not to make it to the Eurovision Song Contest through their national finals...
with the same song she competed in Festival da Canção 2010
Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Portugal will select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 through the Festival da Canção competition, organised by Portuguese national broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal...
. She finished 3rd after receiving 203 points from the other 21 participating countries and the guest juries.