2021 Entry
The Black Mamba — Love Is on My Side
Representing Portugal at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest .
The Black Mamba is a Portuguese band. They represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam with the song "Love Is on My Side". The band has released four albums: The Black Mamba (2010), Dirty Little Brother (2014), The Mamba King (2018) and Last Night in Amsterdam (2024).
Ciro Cruz is a Brazilian bass player, based in Portugal since 2005, has been playing bass since 1982, in Brazil with played with artists such as Fagner, Ed Motta, Banda Black Rio and Gabriel o Pensador, amongst others; when we came to Portugal he started performing with the group Donna Maria and has since then performed with Portuguse artists such as Rui Veloso, Jorge Palma, Expensive Soul, Sara Tavares, Mariza and Carminho, amongst others; and he has also collaborated with international artists such as Stewart Copeland, Delmar Brown and Howard Levy.
Points received
- 16
France - 15
Switzerland - 12
Czech Republic - 12
Iceland - 10
Romania - 8
Georgia - 8
Poland - 7
Austria - 7
Malta - 7
United Kingdom - 6
Bulgaria - 6
Italy - 6
Lithuania - 6
Netherlands - 6
Spain - 5
Estonia - 5
Serbia - 2
Azerbaijan - 2
Ireland - 2
Moldova - 2
Ukraine - 1
Belgium - 1
Croatia - 1
Cyprus