Artist Profile
Artist: The Black Mamba (
Pedro Tatanka, Miguel Casais, Marco Pombinho, Rui Pedro “Pity” Vaz, Guilherme “Gui” Salgueiro)
Formed: 2010
Hometown: Portugal
Selection Method: Winner of Festival da Canção 2021
Song: Love Is On My Side
Composer: Pedro Tatanka
Producer: João André, The Black Mamba
Eurovision Result: 12th Place
The Black Mamba are a Portuguese soul band that will represent Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, after winning Festival da Canção 2021.
It is written by the lead vocalist of the band, Pedro Tatanka, and will be the first Portuguese song in the contest to be performed entirely in English.
Song Lyrics
Left home when I was only sweet sixteen
Chasing blind love and a bunch of broken dreams
Don’t know how I thought I’d be a queen
I could do anything
And somehow I end up here, I don’t know why
I still believe that
Love is on my side
Love is on my side
Love is on my side
Maybe not tonight
I can feel it when it rains
I can feel it still runnin’ through my veins
Ran so fast I couldn’t even grow
Forgot where I belong
Sold my body on a dirty cold floor
Yet, I believe that
I believe that
Love is on my side
Love is on my side
Love is on my side
My side
Oh, maybе not tonight
(Love is on my side) Love is
(Lovе is on my side) Love is, love is
(Love is on my side) Love is on my side
Maybe not tonight
Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest
Debut: 1964
Appearances: 51
Finals: 42
Best Result: 1st (2017)
Top 10:
1971 – Tonicha – Menina do alto da serra, 9th Place
1972 – Carlos Mendes – A festa da vida, 7th Place
1979 – Manuela Bravo – Sobe, sobe, balão sobe, 9th Place
1980 – José Cid – Um grande, grande amor, 7th Place
1991 – Dulce Pontes – Lusitana paixão, 8th Place
1994 – Sara Tavares – Chamar a música, 8th Place
1996 – Lúcia Moniz – O meu coração não tem cor, 6th Place
2017 – Salvador Sobral – Amar pelos dois”, 1st Place
Marcel Benzençon Awards:
2008 – Press Award
2017 – Artistic Award, Composer Award
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