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Dora
Dora sang at two Eurovision Song Contests, in 1986 and 1988, for Portugal. The best result was 14th place in 1986, with “Não sejas mau p'ra mim”.
Portugal
1986 · 1988
- who
- Portuguese singer
- born
- 20 May 1966, Lisbon, Portugal
- contests
- 1986, 1988
- best result
- 14th, 1986
- music
- pop
- active
- since 1986
- sang for
- Portugal
Biography
Dora is a Portuguese singer who sang for Portugal twice. “Não sejas mau p’ra mim” finished 14th in Bergen in 1986, and “Voltarei” joint 18th in Dublin in 1988.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Dora (singer)”.
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At Eurovision
Two songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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1986 Bergen
“Não sejas mau p'ra mim”
14th of 20 Finished 14th of 20, with 28 points.
- Sung in
- Portuguese
- Written by
- Guilherme Inês, Luís Oliveira, Zé da Ponte
- Conductor
- Colin Frechter
- Running order
- 20th of 20
- Age on the night
- 19
- Won that year
- Belgium: Sandra Kim, “J'aime la vie”
The story of Eurovision 1986: The winner was thirteen, and Switzerland wanted her thrown out
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1988 Dublin
“Voltarei”
18th of 21 Finished 18th of 21, with 5 points.
- Sung in
- Portuguese
- Written by
- José Calvário, José Niza
- Conductor
- José Calvário
- Running order
- 20th of 21
- Age on the night
- 21
- Won that year
- Switzerland: Céline Dion, “Ne partez pas sans moi”
The story of Eurovision 1988: Céline Dion, by one point, on the last vote
Away from Eurovision
Other contests and shows
- Festival da Canção
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