1. Salvador Sobral was born in Lisbon and has lived there most of his life.
21 Facts About Salvador Sobral
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Salvador Sobral was born into a formerly noble family, the son of Salvador Luis Cabral Braamcamp Sobral and Luisa Maria Cabral Posser Vilar.
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Salvador Sobral studied psychology at the ISPA - Instituto Universitario de Ciencias Psicologicas, Sociais e da Vida, in Lisbon, which he abandoned to pursue a degree in music.
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Salvador Sobral spent time in Mallorca at the University of the Balearic Islands as an Erasmus student, where he sang in bars.
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Salvador Sobral's sister, Luisa Sobral, is a singer who previously placed third on season one of Idolos.
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On 2 August 2016, Salvador Sobral released his debut single "Excuse Me" as the lead single from his debut studio album.
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In 2017, Salvador Sobral was confirmed to be taking part in Festival da Cancao 2017, with the song "".
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Salvador Sobral went on to win the competition on 5 March 2017, and represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.
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Salvador Sobral's sister took over the role of singer during the first rehearsals.
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Salvador Sobral won the final with 758 points, which under the current voting system represents the highest scoring winner in the history of the contest.
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In May 2018, Salvador Sobral performed "Mano a mano" and his Eurovision winning song "Amar pelos dois" in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, held in Lisbon, alongside Brazilian musician Caetano Veloso.
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In 2020, Salvador Sobral made a brief appearance in the Netflix film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, performing "Amar pelos dois" as a busker in Edinburgh.
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On 28 May 2021, Salvador Sobral released his third solo album BPM.
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Salvador Sobral is a fan of Chet Baker and Musica popular brasileira singers including Caetano Veloso and Chico Buarque.
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Salvador Sobral speaks six languages: Portuguese, Spanish, English, Catalan, French and some Italian.
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Salvador Sobral married Belgian actress Jenna Thiam in a small ceremony in Lisbon on 29 December 2018.
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On 5 September 2017, Salvador Sobral announced that he would go on a temporary hiatus due to health concerns, following a last concert on 8 September, in the gardens of Casino Estoril, in Cascais.
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In October 2020, Salvador Sobral was diagnosed with COVID-19 after attending one of his sister's concerts but, by his own account, made an easy recovery having self-isolated for 20 days.
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Salvador Sobral drew attention to the European migrant crisis by attending the first semi-final winners' press conference in an 'S.
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The EBU argued that Salvador Sobral's shirt was being used as a "political message," violating the rules of the contest.
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Salvador Sobral argued at his winners' press conference that it held a humanitarian message, not a political one.