Doce was a

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female band from the 1980s. It was one of the first

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in Europe. The girls took part in the Portuguese national final in order to represent the country in the

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with the song "Doce" ("Sweet"), but came second, and in

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with the song "Ali-Bábá, um homem das Arábias" ("Ali Baba, a man of the Arabias"), reaching 4th place in the national final. One year later, they won with "

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" ("Very good") and went on the

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to reach the 13th position. There is also an English version of this song, called "Bim Bom", as well as a Spanish version, called "Bingo". The members were Laura Diogo, Lena Coelho (who later also became an

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), Fátima Padinha (first wife of

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), and Teresa Miguel. Those last two were the female half of the band

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who represented Portugal in 1978. Fernanda da Sousa, who would later have notable success in Portugal as Ágata, temporarily replaced Coelho during the latter's pregnancy in 1985 and then replaced Padinha after her departure in the same year.

Discography

Source:

Albums

*''OK KO'' (LP, Polygram, 1980) *''É Demais'' (LP, Polygram, 1981)

Singles

*"Amanhã de Manhã/Depois de Ti" (Single, Polygram, 1980) *"Doce/Um Beijo Só" (Single, Polygram, 1980) *"OK KO/Doce Caseiro" (Single, Polygram, 1980) *"Ali-Bábá (Um Homem das Arábias)/Jingle Tónico" (Single, Polygram, 1981) *"É Demais/Dói-dói" (Single, Polygram, 1981) *"Bem Bom/Perfumada" (Single, Polygram, 1982) *"For The Love Of Conchita/Choose Again" (Single, Polygram, 1983) *"Starlight/Stepping Stone" (Single, Polygram, 1983) *"Quente, Quente, Quente/Eu e o meu namorado" (Single, Polygram, 1984) *"O Barquinho da Esperança/A história do barquinho" (Single, Polygram, 1984) *“Bem Bom“ (CD, Universal Music Portugal, 2003)

The Compilations

*''Doce 1979-1987'' (Compilation, Polygram, 1986) *''15 anos Depois'' (Compilation, Universal, 2002), CD *''Docemania'' (Compilation, Universal, 2003), CD/Comp *''A Arte E A Música'' (Compilation, Universal Music Portugal, 2004) CD/Comp *''Bandas Míticas , , Volume 24'' (Compilation, Levoir, 2011) CD/Comp *''Os Maiores Êxitos Das Doce'' (Compilation, Lisbon Records, N.D) LP/Album/Comp

References

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