eurovision 1971
Tonicha
Tonicha represented Portugal at Eurovision 1971 in Dublin with “Menina do alto da serra”, finishing 9th of 18.
- who
- Portuguese singer
- born
- 8 March 1946, Beja, Portugal
- contest
- 1971
- best result
- 9th, 1971
- music
- popular music
- active
- since 1963
- record labels
- Universal Music Group
- sang for
- Portugal
Biography
Tonicha is a Portuguese pop-folk singer. “Menina do alto da serra” finished ninth in Dublin in 1971.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Tonicha”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1971 Dublin
“Menina do alto da serra”
9th of 18 Finished 9th of 18, with 83 points.
- Sung in
- Portuguese
- Written by
- Nuno Nazareth Fernandes, José Carlos Ary dos Santos
- Conductor
- Jorge Costa Pinto
- Running order
- 15th of 18
- Age on the night
- 25
- Won that year
- Monaco: Séverine, “Un banc, un arbre, une rue”
The story of Eurovision 1971: Pickets outside, jurors on the stage
Away from Eurovision
Other contests and shows
- Festival da Canção
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