Tourada

Tourada is the name of a song, sung by Fernando Tordo as Portugal's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 in Luxembourg. The song was a beautiful metaphor that heavily criticised the Estado Novo, the authoritarian regime that then ruled Portugal. Just one year later, Portugal's 1974 Eurovision entry E depois do adeus was played on the radio as a secret signal for left-wing elements in the military to move against the regime, heralding the Carnation Revolution.

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Fernando Tordo: Fernando Tordo was born on March 29, 1948 in the capital city of Lisbon in Portugal. He is a singer as well as a composer. In 1969, he made his singing debut on Portuguese TV competing to represent his country in the Eurovision Song Contest. He would later try again for the next 3 years until he fin...

Portugal: The Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: Rep?blica Portuguesa) is a democratic republic located on the west and southwest parts of the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe, and is the westernmost country in continental Europe. Portugal is bordered by Spain to the north and east and by the Atlantic O...

Eurovision Song Contest 1973: The Eurovision Song Contest 1973 was the eighteenth Eurovision and was held on April 7, 1973 in Luxembourg. With Helga Guitton as the presenter, the contest was won by Anne-Marie David who represented Luxembourg, with her song "Tu te reconna?tras"....