A few weeks ago, Salvador Sobral, a 27-year-old crooner tipped as a favourite for Saturday’s Eurovision Song Contest, was an unknown artist waiting for a heart transplant.
But with his intimate rendering of the melancholic “Amar Pelos Dois” (For the Both of Us) written by his older sister Luisa — a success in her own right — Sobral is hoping to chart an unconventional route to Eurovision gold.
At first glance, his decision to forgo the elaborate choreography and heavy dance tempos favoured by most contestants would make him a long shot.
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Source: Pakistan Today
