Sol De Inverno

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Sol De Inverno
Eurovision Song Contest 1965 entry
Country Portugal
Artist(s) Simone de Oliveira
Language Portuguese
Composer(s) Carlos Nóbrega e Sousa
Lyricist(s) Jerónimo Bragança
Place 13th
Points 1
Lyrics from Diggiloo Thrush


Sol De Inverno (English translation: "Winter Sun") was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965, performed in Portuguese by Simone de Oliveira.

The song is in the chanson style, popular in the early years of the Contest. De Oliveira takes the role of a woman whose lover is ending their relationship, and tells him how she feels. She compares her situation to that of the winter sun, singing that she has "no warmth".

The song was performed twelfth on the night (following France's Guy Mardel with N'Avoue Jamais and preceding Italy's Bobby Solo with Se piangi, se ridi). At the close of voting, it had received 1 point - Portugal's first in Contest history - placing 13th in a field of 18.

It was succeeded as Portuguese representative at the 1966 Contest by Madalena Iglésias with Ele E Ela.