Os Amigos was a Portuguese band from the seventies.
The band members were Fernanda Piçarra,
Luísa Basto
Luísa Basto (born 1947) is a Portuguese singer, best known for her recordings of the anthem of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP), ''Avante Camarada'' (Forward comrade), and of ''É Para Ti Mulher Esta Canção'' (This song is for you, woman), ...
, Edmundo Silva, Ana Bola,
Fernando Tordo
Fernando Travassos Tordo (born March 29, 1948 in Lisbon, Portugal) is Portuguese singer and songwriter. Since 2003 he has been a Commander of the Order of Merit, an honor bestowed on him by the Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio.
Considered one ...
and
Paulo de Carvalho
Paulo de Carvalho (born Manuel Paulo de Carvalho Costa, in Lisbon, on 15 May 1947) is a Portuguese singer.
Career
Carvalho co-founded the band The Sheiks in 1965. He sang and played the drums. He also played an instrumental role, either as a fo ...
. Tordo represented Portugal in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1973
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where he reached the 10th place while de Carvalho represented Portugal one year later and reached the 14th place.
Ana Bola would go on to be a backing singer for
Carlos Paiao at the 1981
Eurovision Song Contest with the song "
Playback"
With the song ''
Portugal no coração
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'' they won the Portuguese national final in 1977 and went on to represent the country in the Eurovision Song Contest where they reached the 14th place. In the national final every song was sung by two performers, the public chose ''Os Amigos'' over
Gemini
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who went on to represent the country in 1978.
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Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Portugal
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1977
Portuguese pop music groups