Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
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Portugal was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 by "Amar" (To Love) performed by 2B
. It was selected internally by RTP (Portugal). The Portuguese National Final was broadcast on March 31st during a televised show called Gala de Aniversário RTP. The song was written by Alexandre Honrado, Ernesto Leite & José da Ponte and composed by Ernesto Leite and José da Ponte. It is one of few uptempo Portuguese entries in the Eurovision Song Contest.
2B was created only for the purpose of representing Portugal at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest. The group consists of Luciana Abreu
and Rui Drumond who both gained their fame through talent competitions. Luciana competed in the TV song contest 'Ídolos
' ('Pop Idol') in 2003, while in the same year Rui took part in the TV series ‘Operação Triunfo’, broadcast by RTP. Both take part in various stage plays and theatre productions.
with reasonable hopes for qualifying for the final. Unfortunately, a faulty microphone for the female singer and overall technical mishaps resulted in a disastrous performance. As a result, the song did not qualify, finishing 17th in the semi-final.
Even though one of the EBU rules state that songs can be performed again if the first performance is hindered by technical faults, the song was not repeated.
The spokesperson who revealed Portugal's votes for other countries was RTP host Isabel Angelino.
2B (band)
2B was a Portuguese band formed by Luciana Abreu and Rui Drummond. It represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kiev with the song "Amar" . The duo was formed exclusively to represent Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest...
. It was selected internally by RTP (Portugal). The Portuguese National Final was broadcast on March 31st during a televised show called Gala de Aniversário RTP. The song was written by Alexandre Honrado, Ernesto Leite & José da Ponte and composed by Ernesto Leite and José da Ponte. It is one of few uptempo Portuguese entries in the Eurovision Song Contest.
2B was created only for the purpose of representing Portugal at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest. The group consists of Luciana Abreu
Luciana Abreu
Luciana Abreu Sodré Costa Real is a Portuguese singer, actress and Television host. Abreu is known for her participation in Idolos, for representing Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 as part of the pop-duo 2B, for her personage in Floribella, Flor Valente, and for her TV Show.-Early...
and Rui Drumond who both gained their fame through talent competitions. Luciana competed in the TV song contest 'Ídolos
Ídolos Portugal
Ídolos is a reality television show based on the popular British show Pop Idol. The show is a contest to determine the best young singer in Portugal. The first two seasons were hosted by Sílvia Alberto and Pedro Granger...
' ('Pop Idol') in 2003, while in the same year Rui took part in the TV series ‘Operação Triunfo’, broadcast by RTP. Both take part in various stage plays and theatre productions.
At Eurovision
2B performed at the semi-final in KievKiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
with reasonable hopes for qualifying for the final. Unfortunately, a faulty microphone for the female singer and overall technical mishaps resulted in a disastrous performance. As a result, the song did not qualify, finishing 17th in the semi-final.
Even though one of the EBU rules state that songs can be performed again if the first performance is hindered by technical faults, the song was not repeated.
The spokesperson who revealed Portugal's votes for other countries was RTP host Isabel Angelino.