eurovision 1980
José Cid
José Cid represented Portugal at Eurovision 1980 in The Hague with “Um grande, grande amor”, finishing 7th of 19.
- who
- Portuguese singer
- born
- 4 February 1942, Chamusca, Portugal
- contest
- 1980
- best result
- 7th, 1980
- music
- pop rock, ballad
- plays
- piano
- active
- since 1956
- sang for
- Portugal
Biography
José Cid is a Portuguese singer, composer and record producer, known abroad above all for a progressive rock album of 1978. “Um grande, grande amor” finished seventh in The Hague in 1980, equalling Portugal’s best result up to then.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “José Cid”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1980 The Hague
“Um grande, grande amor”
7th of 19 Finished 7th of 19, with 71 points.
- Sung in
- Portuguese
- Written by
- José Cid
- Conductor
- Jorge Machado
- Running order
- 14th of 19
- Age on the night
- 38
- Won that year
- Ireland: Johnny Logan, “What's Another Year”
The story of Eurovision 1980: The winner that could not come, and Morocco's only song
Away from Eurovision
Other contests and shows
- OTI Festival 1979
- OTI Festival 1981
- Festival da Canção
Awards
- Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award 2019
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
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