KIEV: Portugal won the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time ever early Sunday with a melancholy ballad performed by a singer who suffers from a serious heart condition.
The fado-tinged song “Amar Pelos Dois” was performed by 27-year-old Salvador Sobral, who is awaiting a heart transplant.
It scored a crushing victory, winning top marks both from the televoters and the countries’ professional juries.
The black-clad singer took to a small separate stage for his minimalist performance of the song composed by his sister Luisa.
“I don’t know about national hero,” Portugal’s first ever winner told journalists afterwards, adding jokingly “I think the …read more
Source: theSun
