Revolution song, one
On this day in Portuguese history - April 24, 1974 - which song by Paulo de Carvalho was broadcast on Emissores Associados de Lisboa at 22:55 as the first secret signal to launch the military operations of the Carnation Revolution?
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CLUE: The song finished joint last (14th out of 17) with just 3 points, when performed 16th in the running order at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton, UK, earlier that month. It tied for the bottom spot with entries from Switzerland, Norway, and Germany — narrowly avoiding nul points.
For context, that was the year ABBA won with Waterloo, and Italy’s Gigliola Cinquetti came second. Despite the modest result in the contest itself, the song gained huge historical importance in Portugal just weeks later as the secret signal for the Carnation Revolution. Its poor Eurovision showing was quickly overshadowed by its role in ending the dictatorship!
A) Grândola, Vila Morena
B) E Depois do Adeus
C) Uma Casa Portuguesa
D) Portugal, Meu Amor
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