Madrugada

Madrugada may refer to:

See also

Madrugada (Melanie album)

Madrugada is a 1974 album released by Melanie featuring the singles "Lover's Cross" and "Love To Lose Again". In November 1973, "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" became a Top 40 hit in the United Kingdom and was subsequently added to the British release of the album.

As with Gather Me the album featured arrangements and conduction by Roger Kellaway.

The word madrugada is Portuguese for "daybreak".

Song listing

All songs written by Melanie Safka except where noted:

U.K. version

Madrugada (song)

"Madrugada" ("Dawn") was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975, performed in Portuguese by Duarte Mendes.

The song is a moderately up-tempo number, describing the joy felt in Portugal at the success of the Carnation Revolution of the year before, in which Mendes participated - which had been initiated by the playing of Portugal's previous Contest entry on the radio. Mendes describes the overthrow of the Estado Novo regime as being like a "rebirth" and a "dawn" for his country, and sings that "there can't be enough songs like this".

The song was performed sixteenth on the night, following Finland's Pihasoittajat with "Old Man Fiddle" and preceding Spain's Sergio y Estíbaliz with "Tú volverás". At the close of voting, it had received 16 points ( a surprising 12 points from Turkey, placing 16th in a field of 19 - a rare feat of symmetry.

It was succeeded as Portuguese representative at the 1976 contest by Carlos do Carmo with "Uma flor de verde pinho".

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