eurovision 1979
Manuela Bravo
Manuela Bravo represented Portugal at Eurovision 1979 in Jerusalem with “Sobe, sobe, balão sobe”, finishing 9th of 19.
- who
- Portuguese singer
- born
- 7 December 1957
- contest
- 1979
- best result
- 9th, 1979
- sang for
- Portugal
Biography
Manuela Bravo is a Portuguese singer who first appeared in public at the age of five, at the Cinema Éden in Lisbon. “Sobe, sobe, balão sobe” finished ninth in Jerusalem in 1979.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Manuela Bravo”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1979 Jerusalem
“Sobe, sobe, balão sobe”
9th of 19 Finished 9th of 19, with 64 points.
- Sung in
- Portuguese
- Written by
- Carlos Nóbrega e Sousa
- Conductor
- Thilo Krasmann
- Running order
- 1st of 19
- Age on the night
- 21
- Won that year
- Israel: Milk and Honey, “Hallelujah (הללויה)”
The story of Eurovision 1979: Jerusalem, and a win handed over by the last jury
Away from Eurovision
Other contests and shows
- Festival da Canção
Awards
- Festival da Canção 1979
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
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