Saudade, saudade

"Saudade, saudade"
The official cover for "Saudade, saudade"
Live version cover
Single by Maro
Language
  • English
  • Portuguese
Released21 January 2022
GenreIndie pop
Length3:01
LabelUniversal
Songwriter(s)Mariana Secca
Producer(s)
Music video
"Saudade, saudade" on YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2022 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Composer(s)
  • Mariana Secca
  • John Blanda
Lyricist(s)
Mariana Secca
Finals performance
Semi-final result
4th
Semi-final points
208
Final result
9th
Final points
207
Entry chronology
◄ "Love Is on My Side" (2021)
"Ai Coração" (2023) ►

"Saudade, saudade" (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐwˈðaðɨ sɐwˈðaðɨ]) is a song recorded by Portuguese singer Maro. She collaborated on the song with American musician John Blanda. It was released for digital download and streaming on 21 January 2022 via Universal Music.

It is an indie pop track with the lyrical theme of saudade. The song became commercially successful on home soil, peaking inside the top 5.

"Saudade, saudade" represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy. The song finished in ninth place with 207 points. Maro performed on stage B accompanied by five backing vocalists forming a circle in a dark setting.