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EUROVISION SONG CONTEST:

66 WINNING SONGS

(1956-2018)

Caffé Latté is looking back at every one of the 66 ESC winning songs in order of preference.

#26

AMAR PELOS DOIS

Salvador Sobral

PORTUGAL - 2017

24 POINTS FROM: France; Iceland; Lithuania; Netherlands; Israel; Spain & Switzerland.

Portugal’s wait for Eurovision victory had endured decades of disappointing results. Salvador Sobral’s entry finally saw a Portuguese entry emerge triumphant. This was easily Portugal’s finest entry ever. It collected 12 points from both the national juries and public tele-voting in 7 countries. The classy song suffered somewhat from Sobral’s distracting delivery. His arrogant put-down of fellow competitors was also a turn-off. In the end, it was refreshing to see ESC at a new location: the picturesque city of Lisbon.

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