Não Sejas Mau Para Mim
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"Não sejas mau para mim" ("Don't be bad to me", frequently written "p'ra mim" in line with the delivery of the title line) was the Portuguese
entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986
performed in Portuguese
by Dora
.
The song is a moderately up-tempo number, with Dora telling her lover "don't be so angry with me". She presents herself as being in love with the idea of love, suggesting that perhaps it was this attitude which caused her lover to be angry with her in the first place.
The song was performed twentieth on the night (following Finland
's Kari Kuivalainen
with "Never The End
"). At the close of voting, it had received 28 points, placing 14th in a field of 20.
It was succeeded as Portuguese representative at the 1987 Contest
by Nevada
with "Neste barco à vela
".
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 1986
Eurovision Song Contest 1986
The Eurovision Song Contest 1986 was the 31st Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 3 May 1986 in the Grieg Hall in Bergen, Norway. It was the first occasion on which Norway played host to the contest...
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 Dora
Dora (singer)
Dora is a Portuguese singer.She represented Portugal twice at the Eurovision Song Contest. In 1986 she was 14th with Não sejas mau para mim and two years later she was 18th with Voltarei....
.
The song is a moderately up-tempo number, with Dora telling her lover "don't be so angry with me". She presents herself as being in love with the idea of love, suggesting that perhaps it was this attitude which caused her lover to be angry with her in the first place.
The song was performed twentieth on the night (following Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
's Kari Kuivalainen
Kari Kuivalainen
Kari Kuivalainen is a Finnish singer-songwriter, best known for his participation in the 1986 Eurovision Song Contest.Kuivalainen was primarily a composer rather than a singer, and in 1985 he submitted his song "Haaveissa vainko oot mun?" to the Finnish Eurovision selection, where it was...
with "Never The End
Never The End
"Never The End" was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, performed in Finnish by Kari Kuivalainen...
"). At the close of voting, it had received 28 points, placing 14th in a field of 20.
It was succeeded as Portuguese representative at the 1987 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1987
The Eurovision Song Contest 1987 was the 32nd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1987 in Brussels, Belgium after Sandra Kim's win the previous year. The presenter was Viktor Lazlo. Johnny Logan was the winner for Ireland with the song "Hold Me Now"...
by Nevada
Nevada (band)
Nevada was a Portuguese duo in the eighties.Jorge Mendes and Alfredo Azinheira represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 with the song Neste barco à vela and they finished 18th....
with "Neste barco à vela
Neste Barco À Vela
"Neste barco à vela" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987, performed in Portuguese by Nevada.The song is in praise of Portugal itself...
".