Portugal PORTUGAL 2017 - Salvador Sobral - Amar pelos dois

[JSSArcos]

 

[JonnyWest]

I hate Salvador!
I was gonna vote for Francesco and maybe Croatia a few votes, and now Salvador comes into play :/. I guess I have to drop them all equal amount of votes and let somone else decide

Danijela is that you?

 

[DanielLuis]

Danijela is that you?

I thought Danijela liked Portugal!!

 

[JonnyWest]

I thought Danijela liked Portugal!!

She doesn't like our song!

 

[joao]

Waiting for the big final... can't sleep

 

[SwedishFailurez]

She doesn't like our song!

Maybe she's just sick of Portugal's popularity. That's common for overexposed favorites.

 

[JonnyWest]

Maybe she's just sick of Portugal's popularity. That's common for overexposed favorites.

I'm glad Salvador peaked later...

 

[SwedishFailurez]

I'm glad Salvador peaked later...

Even if Francesco were extremely overexposed for a long time, his still my no.1. Almost tied with my no.2 Salvador.

 

[ESCada]

Are we gonna makes history today people ?

Portugal's first ever Eurovision win and we'll be here for it

 

[Alaska49]

i mean since the gates of hell have been opened by someone else, i need to confess that this eurovision week has dawned on me that i think salvador is a phony with an ego bigger than his oversized clothes, i think amar pelos dois has become a very cynical, vote-grabbing performance as a result of that, and i would NOT be happy if this won even though portugal the country deserves a lovely result after years of injustices. i get the hype and i get the fans and i mean no disrespect to all the good portuguese posters we have here, but i've had it, officially.

 

[JonnyWest]

Are we gonna makes history today people ?

Portugal's first ever Eurovision win and we'll be here for it

I'm trying to lower my expectations but it's being rather hard I don't want to have a huge disappointment in the end...

 

[JonnyWest]

i mean since the gates of hell have been opened by someone else, i need to confess that this eurovision week has dawned on me that i think salvador is a phony with an ego bigger than his oversized clothes, i think amar pelos dois has become a very cynical, vote-grabbing performance as a result of that, and i would NOT be happy if this won even though portugal the country deserves a lovely result after years of injustices. i get the hype and i get the fans and i mean no disrespect to all the good portuguese posters we have here, but i've had it, officially.

 

[SwedishFailurez]

Just to add some more spicy topping to the already huge hype over Salvador, here are all Portugal's top 10's over the years!

1996 Lúcia Moniz - O meu coração não tem cor

1994 Sara Tavares - Chamar a música

1993 Anabela - A Cidade

1991 Dulce Pontes - Lusitana Paixao

1980 José Cid - Um grande, grande amor

1979 Manuela Bravo - Sobe sobe balão sobe

1973 Fernando Tordo - Tourada

1972 Carlos Mendes - A festa da vida

1971 Tonicha - Menina do alto da serra

 

[ESCada]

Haters gonna hate, potatoes are gonna potate

 

[ESCada]

Just to add some more spicy topping to the already huge hype over Salvador, here are all Portugal's top 10's over the years!

1996 Lúcia Moniz - O meu coração não tem cor

1994 Sara Tavares - Chamar a música

1993 Anabela - A Cidade

1991 Dulce Pontes - Lusitana Paixao

1980 José Cid - Um grande, grande amor

1979 Manuela Bravo - Sobe sobe balão sobe

1973 Fernando Tordo - Tourada

1972 Carlos Mendes - A festa da vida

1971 Tonicha - Menina do alto da serra

Every top that doesn't include Rita Guerra I consider invalid

 

[SwedishFailurez]

Every top that doesn't include Rita Guerra I consider invalid

That's why we got the juries back.

 

[ESCada]

That's why we got the juries back.

Partially true ..... But still true

 

[Chorizo]

I don't understand why the fans are all over Portugal all of a sudden. They have known the song for months but preferred Italy. I myself have been critical of Italy when I saw the rehearsal video but Portugal hasn't improved. It's the same it has always been. This sudden hype is rather strange.

 

[Sammy]

I don't understand why the fans are all over Portugal all of a sudden. They have known the song for months but preferred Italy. I myself have been critical of Italy when I saw the rehearsal video but Portugal hasn't improved. It's the same it has always been. This sudden hype is rather strange.

Well this is the best chance for a portugese win ever since the beginning of the contest. Portugal is the country that is waiting for the longest time for this chance. So I suppose a good part of this hype comes from the excitement about the mere opportunity which influences the way people perceive the song. Plus the momentum the odds created. This is a kinda circular process.

 

[Chorizo]

Well this is the best chance for a portugese win ever since the beginning of the contest. Portugal is the country that is waiting for the longest time for this chance. So I suppose a good part of this hype comes from the excitement about the mere opportunity which influences the way people perceive the song. Plus the momentum the odds created. This is a kinda circular process.

I understand that the idea that Portugal might finally win this year is quite charming but song-wise the hype seems undeserved. If this were truly the favorite song of the fans, they would have supported it more in recent weeks and months. Supporting a country just because it hasn't won yet means voting for the country instead of voting for the song, something normally criticized by the fans.