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Tonicha

Tonicha
Background information
Birth nameAntónia de Jesus Montes Tonicha
Born (1946-03-08) 8 March 1946 (age 78)
Beja, Portugal
GenresPop
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals
Years active1963–present
LabelsUniversal

Tonicha (born Antónia de Jesus Montes Tonicha on 8 March 1946) is a Portuguese pop-folk singer. She represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971, with the song "Menina do alto da serra" ("Girl from the country mountain");[1] she finished ninth in a field of 18, with 83 points.[2] She also represented her country in the OTI Festival 1972 in which she had better luck and finished sixth.

Discography

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Singles and EPs

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RCA/TELECTRA [1964/1970]

ZIP-ZIP [1971/1972]

MOVIEPLAY [1972]

ORFEU [1972/1973]

ZIP-ZIP [1974]

DISCOFILO [1975]

ORFEU [1975/1976]

POLYGRAM [1976–]

References

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  1. ^ "From the music capitals of the world: Milan". Billboard. 1 May 1971.
  2. ^ Barclay, Simon (2010). Eurovision Song Contest – The Complete & Independent Guide 2010. Simon Barclay. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-4457-8415-1.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest
1971
Succeeded by
Preceded by
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Portugal in the OTI Festival
1972
Succeeded by
Paco Bandeira
with "Poema de mim"