eurovision 1966
Madalena Iglésias
Madalena Iglésias represented Portugal at Eurovision 1966 in Luxembourg City with “Ele e ela”, finishing 13th of 18.
- who
- Portuguese singer and actor
- born
- 24 October 1939, Lisbon, Portugal
- died
- 16 January 2018 (aged 78), Barcelona, Spain
- contest
- 1966
- best result
- 13th, 1966
- music
- nacional-canconetismo
- active
- 1954 to 1987
- sang for
- Portugal
Biography
Madalena Iglésias, who died in 2018, was a Portuguese actor and singer. “Ele e ela” finished 13th in Luxembourg in 1966.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Madalena Iglésias”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1966 Luxembourg City
“Ele e ela”
13th of 18 Finished 13th of 18, with 6 points.
- Sung in
- Portuguese
- Written by
- Carlos Canelhas
- Conductor
- Jorge Costa Pinto
- Running order
- 8th of 18
- Age on the night
- 26
- Won that year
- Austria: Udo Jürgens, “Merci, Chérie”
The story of Eurovision 1966: Third time lucky for Udo Jürgens — and nul points for Modugno
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