Portugal was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "Bem bom", written by António Pinho, Tozé Brito, and Pedro Brito, and performed by Doce. The Portuguese participating broadcaster, Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP), selected its entry at the Festival RTP da Canção 1982.
Before Eurovision
Festival RTP da Canção 1982
The logo of Festival RTP da Canção 1982
Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP) held the Festival RTP da Canção 1982 at the Teatro Maria Matos in Lisbon on 6 March 1982, hosted by Alice Cruz and Fialho Gouveia. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 22 regional juries.[1]
Doce previously came 2nd in the 1980 Portuguese Final and in the 1981 Portuguese Final 4th. Two members of the group (Teresa Miguel & Fatima Padinha) were in the group Gemini that represented Portugal in 1978 in Paris, France.
On the night of the final Doce performed first in the running order, preceding Luxembourg. At the close of voting "Bem bom" had received 32 points, placing Portugal 13th of the 18 entries.[2] The Portuguese jury awarded its 12 points to the winner song from Germany.[3]
Members of the Portuguese jury included José Vacondeus, Filipa Corte Real, Ilda Cocco Leote, José Eduardo Meira da Cunha, Maria Isabel Soares da Rocha, José Carlos Magalhães Ferreira, Maria José Soveral Gomes, Mário Nuno dos Santos Queirós, Carlos Ribeiro Luís, Frederico Hogan Teves, and Ana Manuela Preto Pacheco.[4]
