Doce

Doce was a Portuguese pop all-female band founded in 1979, one of the first of its type in Portugal and in Europe. Its name is the Portuguese word for "sweet" and its core lineup consisted of Lena Coelho, Laura Diogo, Teresa Miguel and Fátima Padinha. The band was assembled by Tozé Brito, a Portuguese composer and mentor, who envisioned a group focusing on female sensuality, both visually and in its musicality. The group came to an official end in 1987, following Fátima Padinha's leave in 1986. The Portuguese singer Ágata (Fernanda de Sousa) replaced those band members during this final period. The group participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982, where it placed 13th. It also entered Festival da Canção four times, winning once in 1982 and earning 2nd, 4th and 11th place in 1980, 1981 and 1984, respectively. In 2021, director Patrícia Sequeira released two projects about Doce: a seven-part series titled Doce and a film titled Bem Bom.