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​

 

[Looren]

My predictions :

Jury vote :

1. NEEV
2. Caroline Deslandes
3. Valéria
4. Joana Alegre
5. The Black Mamba
6. Karetus
7. Fabia Maia
8. Sara Afonso
9. Pedro Gonçalves
10. EU.CLIDES

Televote :

1. Caroline Deslandes
2. Karetus
3. NEEV
4. Pedro Gonçalves
5. EU.CLIDES
6. Valéria
7. The Black Mamba
8. Fabia Maia
9. Joana Alegre
10. Sara Afonso

Overall :

1. Caroline Deslandes
2. NEEV
3. Karetus
4. Valéria
5. Pedro Gonçalves
6. The Black Mamba
7. Joana Alegre
8. EU.CLIDES
9. Fabia Maia
10. Sara Afonso

 

[Iker]

I relistened to Alcohol You and I changed my mind. This one was better than Amnesia.

 

[lacrymea]

My predictions :

Jury vote :

1. NEEV
2. Caroline Deslandes
3. Valéria
4. Joana Alegre
5. The Black Mamba
6. Karetus
7. Fabia Maia
8. Sara Afonso
9. Pedro Gonçalves
10. EU.CLIDES

Televote :

1. Caroline Deslandes
2. Karetus
3. NEEV
4. Pedro Gonçalves
5. EU.CLIDES
6. Valéria
7. The Black Mamba
8. Fabia Maia
9. Joana Alegre
10. Sara Afonso

Overall :

1. Caroline Deslandes
2. NEEV
3. Karetus
4. Valéria
5. Pedro Gonçalves
6. The Black Mamba
7. Joana Alegre
8. EU.CLIDES
9. Fabia Maia
10. Sara Afonso

Eu.clides will never come last with the juri. Never.

 

[Looren]

Eu.clides will never come last with the juri. Never.

I hope so 'cause I love his song

 

[JSSArcos]

an instrumental acoustic version of "Saudade"

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[Decayingbooks]

From ESCPortugal, the top on Spotify:

1. Carolina Deslandes - 21 311 plays
2. Karetus & Romeo - 15 070 plays
3. Neev - 11 621 plays
4. Eu.Clides - 11 289 plays
5. Pedro Gonçalves- 11 031 plays
6. Joana Alegre- 6 491 plays
7. Sara Afonso - 5 617 plays
8. Valéria - 4 841 plays
9. Black Mamba - 4 079 plays
...
13. Fábia Maia - 3 891 plays

 

[MAD20]

I'm rooting for Joana but it's clear she's not going to win. I beg Portugal to choose Karetus over Carolina if they don't want to stay in semis once again...

 

[Sean]

Who should win Festival da Canção and represent Portugal in 2021?

Oh, you've guessed it - it's poll time once again! Portugal conclude their Eurovision search for another year in tomorrow night's Festival da Canção final, wi

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[Looren]

Tonight I'll support Valéria and Caroline, even though I'll be happy if NEEV wins

 

[Mrm]

Tonight I'll support Valéria and Caroline, even though I'll be happy if NEEV wins

No EU.CLIDES?!?!?

 

[Looren]

No EU.CLIDES?!?!?

He's 4th of my ranking for the final and 5th of my ranking of the whole NF

Here is my personnal ranking for the final :

1. Valéria "Na Mais Profunda Saudade" (10/10)
2. Carolina Deslandes "Por Um Triz" (10/10)
3. NEEV "Dancing In The Stars" (10/10)
4. EU.CLIDES "VOLTE-FACE" (9/10)
5. Fabia Maia "Dia Lindo" (9/10)
6. Joana Alegre "Joana Do Mar" (9/10)
7. Sara Afonso "Contramao" (8/10)
8. Karetus "Saudade" (7/10)
9. The Black Mamba "Love Is On My Side" (6/10)
10. Pedro Gonçalves "Nao Vou Ficar" (5/10)

 

[Mrm]

EU.CLIDES's entry would be such a stand out in Rotterdam if it wins.. It is so different to anything we have there.. It would be so fresh and different.. I somehow still hope FdC jury and some audience in Portugal could recognize that..

P.S. Portuguese fans, dont try to replay to this message and explain me that wont happen, I simple will belive in it, until the final FdC voting..

 

[GianlucaTomoe]

I can't believe that yet one more country is going to sell out its own musical diversity and integrity for what the fans want, namely a corny, ordinary song sung in English by a guy...

 

[AlekS]

Festival da Canção. The final.

Time: 22:04 CET.​

 

[Decayingbooks]

I've been thinking about tonight and I'm still unsure how the judges will vote.

Carolina will most likely win the televote, but she may end up like Barbara last year with the judges.
Neev seems to have a lot of support from the televote, but how the judges will place him is the big question.
Karetus is another story, since semi 1 that I feel that they placed low with the judges due to Romeo's vocals. I've been listening to both live and studio version and noticed that the live version sounded flat because it lacked backing vocals, I'm not sure if it was a mixing problem or if it was because there were to much people on stage to have backing vocals. My doubt is if Romeo can deliver a good vocal performance, like Neev, they have the support from the televote.
The dark horse that could win is Valeria, she could win the juri vote and place high in the televote, probably thanks to older people voting. Last year Tomas Luzia place third in the televote with an old fashioned song and the same could happen with Valeria.

 

[rasmuslights]

I've been thinking about tonight and I'm still unsure how the judges will vote.

Carolina will most likely win the televote, but she may end up like Barbara last year with the judges.
Neev seems to have a lot of support from the televote, but how the judges will place him is the big question.
Karetus is another story, since semi 1 that I feel that they placed low with the judges due to Romeo's vocals. I've been listening to both live and studio version and noticed that the live version sounded flat because it lacked backing vocals, I'm not sure if it was a mixing problem or if it was because there were to much people on stage to have backing vocals. My doubt is if Romeo can deliver a good vocal performance, like Neev, they have the support from the televote.
The dark horse that could win is Valeria, she could win the juri vote and place high in the televote, probably thanks to older people voting. Last year Tomas Luzia place third in the televote with an old fashioned song and the same could happen with Valeria.

I think Carolina will win. I mean televote sure fire 12 points and I also see the jury giving her at least 10 points. Neev will probably have 12 points from the televote, but 8 from the jury, and Karetus 10 from jury and 8 from televote.

 

[lacrymea]

I think juries will reward completely different songs from the above mentioned. Like Contramão and Volte-Face. Since neither of those are fan faves, I guess it's up to the televote plus who the juri harmed less. That's my prediction.

 

[joao]

I think Carolina will have 12 from the televote. That's almost 100% sure. But I think NEEV can get 10 points.

The jury probably will give "Contramão" and Karetus the most points. Carolina will probably have a lot but not sure she will be 1st.

One thing I know it's that, now that I know that we will have almost all delegations in Rotterdam, that some songs from the FdC might benefit from it (along with the camerawork and lighting that we don't have at FdC). I'm going to write here my personal ranking after all of tonight's live performances but I think I might have a hand-full that I wouldn't mind seeing at ESC (with the Rotterdam staging) and that's pretty unusual at a FdC final.

 

[JSSArcos]

I'm looking forward to it

 

[JamieBrown]

FdC should still run on Sunday's and even if on a Saturday, then for god's sake not the same evening like Sanremo. Cannot follow tonight, Sanremo is my favourite festival. Sorry :/