eurovision 1974
Paulo de Carvalho
Paulo de Carvalho represented Portugal at Eurovision 1974 in Brighton with “E depois do adeus”, finishing 14th of 17.
- who
- Portuguese singer
- born
- 15 May 1947, Lisbon, Portugal
- contest
- 1974
- best result
- 14th, 1974
- music
- fado
- active
- since 1965
- sang for
- Portugal
Biography
Paulo de Carvalho is a Portuguese singer. “E depois do adeus” finished joint last in Brighton in 1974, one of four songs on three points.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Paulo de Carvalho”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1974 Brighton
“E depois do adeus”
14th of 17 Finished 14th of 17, with 3 points.
- Sung in
- Portuguese
- Written by
- José Calvário, José Niza
- Conductor
- José Calvário
- Running order
- 16th of 17
- Age on the night
- 26
- Won that year
- Sweden: ABBA, “Waterloo”
The story of Eurovision 1974: Waterloo, a funeral and a song that started a coup
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Away from Eurovision
Other contests and shows
- OTI Festival 1977
- Festival da Canção
Awards
- Officer of the Order of Liberty
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
In the drama file
The two scenes from our index of scandals, mishaps and lore that Paulo de Carvalho is part of.
- 1977 Eighteen, and a country that never arrived Thrown out, pulled out, stayed away
- 1974 The song that started a coup Politics, protest and security
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Paulo de Carvalho, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1974 The song that started a coup
Portugal's entry, "E depois do adeus" by Paulo de Carvalho, got three votes and shared last place.
- 1977 Eighteen, and a country that never arrived
A good many of the singers had been here before. Portugal's group, Os Amigos, included Paulo de Carvalho — the man whose 1974 entry had been used as a signal for a revolution. The three sisters in Belgium's Dream Express had sung for the Netherlands in 1970, and Monaco's Michèle Torr had sung for Luxembourg in 1966.
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