Telemóveis
"Telemóveis" is a song by Portuguese singer-songwriter Conan Osíris, which represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Background and release
Conan Osíris described the song as "people are caring about their mobile phones that they are starting to neglect their family, and they might even kill themselves if their phone breaks... Addiction to phones is dangerous.""Telemóveis" was one of sixteen songs commissioned by RTP for Festival da Canção 2019, Portugal's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. The composers both created the song and selected the performer for their entry. Conan Osíris decided to be both the composer and performer of "Telemóveis".
The lyric video for "Telemóveis" premiered via YouTube on 21 January 2019. The song became available through digital retailers and streaming services on 11 February 2019 via Ao Sul do Mundo.
Composition
"Telemóveis" was written and produced by Conan Osíris, has a length of three minutes and five seconds and moves at a tempo of 123 beats per minute.About the musical style of "Telemóveis", Spanish newspaper 20 minutos stated: " a mixture of electronic rhythms with more oriental sounds". Francisco Chacón of Spanish newspaper ABC found "Arabic influences" in the song. Mari Carmen Sevilla of Spanish newspaper El Confidencial noted a "mixture of Arabic chords with techno and African rhythms".