Tenderness swallowed Eurovision 2017
Portugal, the country which had never won the competition before now – was represented by Salvador Sobral with Amar Pelos Dois, a song written by Luisa Sobral, his own sister, at the annual competition in Kiev, Ukraine. Following 53 years of non-stop presence at the Eurovision the moment of glorious arrived to the Lusitanos. First place with impressive 758 points.
Salvador brought to yesterday’s evening a gentil, tender ballad that challenged the Eurovision spirit where most of the participants were flashy, colourful, provocative or even cheesy. « Music is not fireworks. Music is feeling. » said Salvador during the award acceptance speech.
As for our Blanche, she reached the 4th place with 363 points. Well done Blanche!
