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Blog Post 2: The Nation On Stage

The nation on stage   Portugal participates in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Todas as ruas do amor", written by Pedro Marquez and Paulo Pereira. The song was performed by the band Flor-de-Lis. Flor-de-Lis traces its origins to Pedro Marquez's participation as a percussionist in Jose Salgeiro's Adufe project, initially designed as an attraction for Expo-98 and focusing on traditional Portuguese instruments. The Portuguese television company Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (Rádio e Televisão de Portugal)) organized the national final of the 2009 da Canção National Festival to select Portugal's bid for the 2009 competition in Moscow, Russia. A competition was held on 28 February 2009, and "Todas as ruas do amor", performed by Flor de Lis, won after achieving the highest result based on votes from twenty regional juries and a public television vote. Portugal was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest, which to...
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Blog post 1: The national self

  The national self   National identity is belonging to the collective of the state or nation.   It is embedded in a set of aspects related to the culture, language, ethnicity, religion, or traditions of the memorial community. As such, it is based on the concept of the nation, which is a community of people who share a series of historical and cultural ties and who live in a territory or state.   National identity is essential for the use of the area and the unity of the state. National identity is an idea that stems from the national constructions carried out by 19th-century nationalisms, mainly in European and American nation-states, although it has since spread throughout the world. National identity can manifest itself in different ways and to different degrees through patriotism, nationalism, and chauvinism.   It can be expressed in feelings ranging from selfishness and pride to xenophobia and bigotry. The first inhabitants of Portugal were Neandert...
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Introduction of Portugal

 
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  Hello everyone, Here in my blog I will be posting some very interesting stuff for the recent participation of Portugal in Eurovision. There will be some interesting facts, some analyzes of the chosen songs and some more fun stuff. I know very little at the moment about Eurovision but while I am learning I will be posting some stuff here. I decided to prioritise Portugal because I visited the country long time ago and it seems like a good topic for discussions and exploring. Hope you will enjoy my blog! Vesko
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