eurovision 1983
Armando Gama
Armando Gama represented Portugal at Eurovision 1983 in Munich with “Esta balada que te dou”, finishing 13th of 20.
Portugal
1983
- who
- Portuguese singer
- born
- 1 April 1954, Luanda
- died
- 17 January 2022 (aged 67), Lisbon, Portugal
- contest
- 1983
- best result
- 13th, 1983
- music
- pop
- voice
- baritone
- active
- 1971 to 2022
- record labels
- Columbia Records
- sang for
- Portugal
Biography
Armando Gama, who died in 2022, was a Portuguese singer-songwriter and baritone opera singer. “Esta balada que te dou” finished 13th in Munich in 1983.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Armando Gama”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1983 Munich
“Esta balada que te dou”
13th of 20 Finished 13th of 20, with 33 points.
- Sung in
- Portuguese
- Written by
- Armando Gama
- Conductor
- Mike Sergeant
- Running order
- 17th of 20
- Age on the night
- 29
- Won that year
- Luxembourg: Corinne Hermès, “Si la vie est cadeau”
The story of Eurovision 1983: Lost in three languages, and a winner the hall walked out on
Away from Eurovision
Other contests and shows
- Festival da Canção
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
In the drama file
The scene from our index of scandals, mishaps and lore that Armando Gama is part of.
- 1983 Three languages, thirteen mistakes When it went wrong
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Armando Gama, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1983 Three languages, thirteen mistakes
Names went too. Finland's Ami Aspelund became "Aspesund". Spain's Remedios Amaya became "Ramedios", and Portugal's Armando Gama "Armendo". The Norwegian and Yugoslav conductors were both introduced under names that were not theirs.
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