eurovision 2011
Homens da Luta
Homens da Luta represented Portugal at Eurovision 2011 in Düsseldorf with “A luta é alegria”, and went out in the first semi-final.
- what
- Portuguese band and comedy group
- contest
- 2011
- music
- pop, comedy music
- active
- since 2011
- sang for
- Portugal
Biography
Homens da Luta were a Portuguese comedy and street performance duo, Nuno Duarte and Vasco Duarte, whose songs parody the protest songs of the years after the 1974 revolution. “A luta é alegria” went out in the semi-final in Düsseldorf in 2011.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Homens da Luta”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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2011 Düsseldorf
“A luta é alegria”
Out in the first semi-final Went out in the first semi-final: 18th of 19, with 22 points.
- Sung in
- Portuguese
- Written by
- Vasco Duarte, Jel
- Won that year
- Azerbaijan: Ell and Nikki, “Running Scared”
The story of Eurovision 2011: Italy comes back, the champion defends, and Azerbaijan wins
Away from Eurovision
Other contests and shows
- Festival da Canção
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