Portugal PORTUGAL 2021 - The Black Mamba - Love is on My Side

[escYOUnited]

Left home when I was only sweet sixteen
Chasing blind love and a bunch of broken dreams
Don’t know how I thought I’d be a queen
I could do anything
But somehow I end up here I don’t know why
I still believe that

Love is on my side
Love is on my side
Love is on my side
Maybe not tonight

I can feel it when it rains
I can feel it still runnin’ in my veins
Ran so fast I couldn’t even grow
Forgot where I belong
Sold my body on a dirty cold floor
Yet I believe that
I believe that

Love is on my side
Love is on my side
Love is on my side
on my side
Maybe not tonight

Love is…
Love is…
Love is…

Love is on my side
Maybe not tonight​

 

[A-lister]

Didn't I say this would be more juries cup of tea?

 

[DanielLuis]

Didn't I say this would be more juries cup of tea?

111 televoting points in the semi though

 

[A-lister]

111 televoting points in the semi though

Wait, they released the split semi results? I've been trying to look for them but couldn't find... any link?

 

[Decayingbooks]

In the semi Portugal got 239 points

Judges 128
Televote 111

Source: eurovisionworld

 

[DanielLuis]

Wait, they released the split semi results? I've been trying to look for them but couldn't find... any link?

Go to eurovision.tv -> Rotterdam 2021 -> Selecte the semis/final and go to the Detailed Voting results
You can see how many points each country got and which points they gave in both components

https://eurovision.tv/event/rotterdam-2021/second-semi-final/results/portugal

 

[A-lister]

In the semi Portugal got 239 points

Judges 128
Televote 111

Source: eurovisionworld

Go to eurovision.tv -> Rotterdam 2021 -> Selecte the semis/final and go to the Detailed Voting results
You can see how many points each country got and which points they gave in both components

https://eurovision.tv/event/rotterdam-2021/second-semi-final/results/portugal

Thank you darlings

Oddly I checked both these and couldn't find, but maybe I was too quick !

 

[goncalovieira]

This result was completely deserved.

 

[Ana Raquel]

I imagine it's gonna have a similar placement to 2018, which is a pretty good one.

great result regardless. now i hope it's the beginning of an era of well-set stagings

 

[cegs5]

Qualifying being 5th in televoting and 4th with the jury... I’m happy with that.

For Portugal qualifying is an achievement and doing it fairly well in both sections is even better.

 

[A-lister]

Qualifying being 5th in televoting and 4th with the jury... I’m happy with that.

For Portugal qualifying is an achievement and doing it fairly well in both sections is even better.

But where were the juries' love when Portugal sent the awesome "Telemóveis"?

It's a bit discouraging to see them jump onboard with this entry, but not when Portugal sent something daring and original in their own language... typical jury behavior if you ask me.

 

[cegs5]

But where were the juries' love when Portugal sent the awesome "Telemóveis"?

It's a bit discouraging to see them jump onboard with this entry, but not when Portugal sent something daring and original in their own language... typical jury behavior if you ask me.

would you have preferred the jury sinking a clear televoting qualifier?

I’m with you about the role of juries generally, but specifically about this entry, their qualification cannot be questioned, they did well in both televoting and jury during the semifinal.

 

[A-lister]

would you have preferred the jury sinking a clear televoting qualifier?

I’m with you about the role of juries generally, but specifically about this entry, their qualification cannot be questioned, they did well in both televoting and jury during the semifinal.

Well it hasn't stopped them with other entries?

I refer more to the love it got from the juries in the final though, it's just so typical that the juries would of course show up to show some love for this but didn't in the past when Portugal had more interesting entries

Oh well... I just hope this won't result in more conservative English language jury-bait from Portugal in the upcoming years..

 

[Decayingbooks]

But where were the juries' love when Portugal sent the awesome "Telemóveis"?

It's a bit discouraging to see them jump onboard with this entry, but not when Portugal sent something daring and original in their own language... typical jury behavior if you ask me.

As a die hard fan of Conan Osiris I must say that for me the main problem is that the staging in eurovision was worse than in the national final and I blame it on Conan Osiris being a very young and inexperienced artist, he basically started singing live a year before and all his concerts where him and the dancer, nothing more.
On december 2019 he did a concert with more dancers and with stagings that would make success at eurovision, but 2019 was too soon for him, maybe one day he will be back and blow everyone away.

 

[NeoTen]

If you would rate musicality, they'd be top 3.

Qualifying being 5th in televoting and 4th with the jury... I’m happy with that.

It probably didn't get helped by the running order in the final. They should be proud though. So keep those teen girls away from the national selection, please.

 

[Miloutchi]

I might be a tad upset this didn’t do better, but I guess it was not surprising.

 

[Ianp16]

For Portugal this is a fantastic result! So happy. I wonder how it would've faired if it was sung in Portuguese though?

 

[A-lister]

If you would rate musicality, they'd be top 3.

Ehm... nope

Still elevator background music to these ears with a pretty unpleasant melody, but each to their own of course...

 

[EurovisionSmile]

A huge thanks to The Black Mamba for representing us! I believed in this song since the beginning!

Obrigado aos The Black Mamba por nos representarem tão bem, com tanto profissionalismo, talento, beleza e emoção! Votada ao fracasso e ao desdém desde o primeiro momento, sempre acreditei que fossem além das previsões e da falta de apoio. Adorei a música desde o primeiro momento. E um 12º lugar, de entre 26 finalistas e 39 participantes, é excelente! A par do orgulho mencionado, só nos deram motivos para continuar a acreditar que lá estamos a fazer alguma coisa e não apenas a vermos os outros passarem. Em inglês ou em português, odiado ou amadado, melhor que ignorado ou "com palmadinha nas costas".

The best of luck in your future career!

 

[Fluke]

Really, 12th place, who would have expected that? This really was a good year for rock bands!

 

[NeoTen]

Ehm... nope

Still elevator background music to these ears with a pretty unpleasant melody, but each to their own of course...

Yeah, I just liked his non-modern vocal approach and the fade to gray in the first half, that's what I meant, comparing it to Belgium - who I find failed to compliment a slightly boring song through staging - at least Portugal attempted to entertain you. But different taste and all indeed.