Salvador Sobral
The singer who gave Portugal its first win, in 2017.
Salvador Sobral (born 1989 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese singer who won the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with "Amar pelos dois", written by his sister Luisa Sobral. The win was Portugal's first, ending the longest winless run in the contest's history (53 years). He won both the jury vote and the televote, and his 758 points are the highest winning score under the current voting system.
Quick Facts
- Honorific suffix
- ComM
- Birth name
- Salvador Vilar Braamcamp Sobral
- Born
- 28 December 1989
- Birthplace
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Genre
- Alternative
- soul
- jazz
- Occupation
- Singer
- Instrument
- Vocals, piano
- Years active
- 2009–present
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