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The portuguese selection is not that bad, but it won't make it for Portugal this year. Out of the songs that ran for the selection, there was only one that stood out from the rest as far as quality and performance: "Durmo com pedras na cama", sung by Natalia Isoande. Her warm, jazzy voice, along with the powerful words and brazilian melody in the tradition of Maria Bethania, make this entry the most interesting and BEAUTIFUL of all. It would have made us,europeans, STOP and think about what real music is about. Its only fault is the title... (I sleep with stones in bed) Very misleading! We could have had a real singer and a real song in a long long time!!
This has to be Portugal's worst entry to date. With such wonderful in Portugal, why choose something as bland and amateurish as this?
"Anyway, we won't get to the final once more... "
Filipe,
Don't be so sure about it... regarding the quality level of other songs this year, Portugal has, indeed, some chances! ;-)
Thereasun . [25789] Fri 17 Mar 2006 18:00:00:
"What a worst song that is.. "
Which song do you refer Thereasun, the one of Nonstop or the one of Mariafolia ??!!
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what a worst song that is
Poor Mariafola. Should have won 
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Come on people, let's stop controversy and start to support the chosen song. Nothing that can be said or done will change the song we are sending, which must be improved to have better quality and acceptance. If voices are well coordinated, if there is rhytm and colour, and over all, if there is a huge support of Portuguese fans, we will be able to put this song on the final. If we don't pass, part of the fault will be ours, and we must rethink our participation in the ESC. But if we pass, and Portuguese people feel the emotions of receiving points and healthy competition, the wiewers will be insterested again next years.
All depends on NonStop... and on us!
Uhm...
LOL.. Just listened to quite a few songs for Eurovision this year.. and well lets just say..I am not impressed hehehe.. Thought the Portuguese song was bad..! Well Not anymore.. they are all quite rubbish this year, so to me the Potuguese song does not seem bad anymore, I reckon if they sing good on the night and better their dance moves and add a few extra bits to the song as its only 2 minutes 50 and also perhaps a bit more English they could do alright against the songs I have heard so far..!
The ones I have heard are the ones ahead on polls and the ones people seem to be talking about..!
And to be sincere they are not all that..!
The ones that I did actually think were OK were Belgium and well though its not been talked about much I like he UK's song too..
The Greek song that just came out is not too bad but not my cup of tea and the performance looked a bit over the top, did not seem as if she sang live...!
I really dunno about this year.. No one stands out as of yet, mostly rubbish songs..!
Send Mariza next year, Portugal 
Good Luck Portugal
My top 5: Greece (fabulous ballad), Malta, Norway, Germany, Romania
What are some people's rankings doing here, anyway? They're totally out of place.
Anyway, we won't get to the final once more... so if RTP is forever unable to get a great song, why bother anyway... the interest isn't much and it won't grow with this kind of commitment.
armenia song is great.
(in no particular order)
armenia
malta
romania
belgium
greece
cyprus
norway
denmark
russia
croatia
...but Macedonia will be better placed than Portugal again 
I usually don't like Portuguese entries, but this year's one as well as the 2004 ( Foi Magia) are very good. Pity Sofia didn't reach the Istnabul final
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