The unusual performance comes from Portugal, the song is not performed in Portuguese. This year’s representative of Portugal is the group The Black Mamba with the song Love is on my side.
The song has a romantic atmosphere, a gentle and beautiful song. It reminds me quite a bit of Simply Red songs like the song If You Don’t Know Me By Now.
I don’t know exactly how much it will attract the Eurovision audience, but the song has a good vibe. Personally, I’m not exactly thrilled with this choice. The song is beautiful in its own way but I don’t think Portugal will win their place in this year’s final. Portugal is one of those countries in the competition that either wins or is among the last.
Who knows, maybe The Black Mamba will pleasantly surprise. Do you think Portugal could have made a better choice? What are your expectations?