Gemini (Portuguese band)
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Gemini 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...

 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
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...

 with the song Portugal no coração
Portugal No Coração
"Portugal no coração" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977, performed in Portuguese by Os Amigos.The song is a ballad in praise of Portugal itself...

. The song won, however every song was sung by 2 performers and the audience preferred Os Amigos
Os Amigos
Os Amigos was a Portuguese band from the seventies.The band members were Fernanda Picarra, Luisa Basto, Edmundo Silva, Ana Bola, Fernando Tordo and Paulo de Carvalho...

 over Gemini.

They won the national final in 1978 with the song "Dai li dou
Dai Li Dou
Dai li dou, or alternatively Dai-li-dou as it is listed in the official Eurovision website, was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978, performed in Portuguese by Gemini....

" however they only reached the 17th position.

Teresa and Fatima would represent Portugal once more in 1982 in the band Doce
Doce
Doce was a Portuguese 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 with the song "Doce" , but came second, and in 1981 with the song "Ali-Bábá, um...

.

LPS

  • Pensando em Ti (LP, 1977)
  • Dai Li Dou (LP, 1979)
  • Os Maiores Êxitos dos Gemini (LP, Polygram)

Singles

  • Pensando Em Ti / Pequenas Coisas (Single, Polygram, 1976)
  • Portugal No Coração / Cantiga de Namorar (Single, Polygram, 1977)
  • Uma Flor À Janela/Vidas Fáceis (Single, Polygram, 1977)
  • É Natal, Feliz Natal / Natal de Um Homem Só (Single, Polygram, 1977)
  • O Circo E A Cidade / Ano Novo é Vida Nova (Single, Polygram, 1978)
  • Dai Li Dou / Gente Lá da Minha Rua (Single, Polygram, 1978)
  • Dancemos Juntos / O Tempo E O Nada (Single, Polygram, 197*)
  • Quero Abraçar-te Sexta-Feira à Noite (Single, Polygram, 1979)
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