Which comedian created and played Tony Ferrino, a Portuguese singer who had won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1980 with the song Papa Bendi?
Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest Portugal boycotted the contest, and in 2000. As of , Portugal's voting history is as follows: Press Award Artistic Award Composer Award All conductors are Portuguese except those marked with a flag. In the late 1990s the English actor and comedian Steve Coogan created the character ""Tony Ferrino"" for his television comedy series. ""Tony Ferrino"" is supposedly a Portuguese singer and winner of the Eurovision Song Contest; he is a stereotype based on singers and entertainers often seen on European television programmes in the 1970s and 1980s. The BBC produced a one-off programme "The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon" in 1997. Portugal
Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 Luxembourg was represented by French twins Sophie & Magaly, with the song '"Papa Pingouin", at the 1980 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 19 April in The Hague. The song was chosen internally by broadcaster RTL, and was written by Ralph Siegel and Bernd Meinunger, who also composed the 1980 German entry "Theater". Despite the fact that the song is often considered a byword for Eurovision silliness, "Papa Pingouin" sold over a million copies in France and associated markets, and a cover version by Pigloo spent three weeks at the top of