eurovision 1991
Dulce Pontes
Dulce Pontes, billed as Dulce, represented Portugal at Eurovision 1991 in Rome with “Lusitana paixão”, finishing 8th of 22.
- who
- Portuguese songwriter and singer
- born
- 8 April 1969, Montijo, Portugal
- billed as
- Dulce
- contest
- 1991
- best result
- 8th, 1991
- music
- pop
- active
- since 1988
- record labels
- Universal Music Group
- sang for
- Portugal
Biography
Dulce Pontes is a Portuguese songwriter and singer who works in many styles, classical, pop and folk among them, and is usually described as a world music artist. Billed as Dulce, the singer finished eighth in Rome in 1991 with “Lusitana paixão”.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Dulce Pontes”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1991 Rome
“Lusitana paixão”
8th of 22 Finished 8th of 22, with 62 points.
- Billed as
- Dulce
- Sung in
- Portuguese
- Written by
- Fred Micaelo, Zé da Ponte, Jorge Quintela
- Conductor
- Fernando Correia Martins
- Running order
- 12th of 22
- Age on the night
- 22
- Won that year
- Sweden: Carola, “Fångad av en stormvind”
The story of Eurovision 1991: A tie, a count-back and a show that kept going wrong
Away from Eurovision
Other contests and shows
- Festival da Canção
Awards
- Golden Globes
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
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