CANADIANS REACT: iolanda - Grito (Portugal Eurovision 2024) | AMESC

Our Kingston based correspondents react to Eurovision 2024's Portuguese entry, Grito by Iolanda!

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[kari-annerrstad]

I love Portugals entry! Very good description of the choreography! It matches the song perfectly, and with her amazing voice and stage presence this became a great performance! It really moved me❤

[martagomes]

Thank you guys or your lovely comment The song is about mental struggles and fighting to overcome them on you own - Self empowerment. I get that is not for everyone and it might be thought to get the attention on the televote. She is on the 2nd half of the 1st semi final what is a difficult one. But if she gets to the Final I believe that she will get the love and attention of the juries. Explaining the choreography, the dancers are/represent the struggles and her demons and at the end she makes them disappear with her scream overcoming the struggle . Grito = scream . The white is to represent the flames, the pure white light the that emanates from the soft candle flames. Love from a Portugal

[vamos_a_aprender_espanol]

Thanks for your comments! Portugal entrance it's just pure poetry! Beautiful! ❤❤❤

[helderparreiradossantos]

Thanks from the atlantic city Lisbon... thank s Canada ❤❤❤❤❤

[ginafragata]

Thanks from Portugal we are proud of Iolanda ❤

[ESC_ChrisM]

Lovely reaction! Really enjoyed hearing your views on the song. Agree with lots of what you said!

[bachatamusica]

🤩Portugal is the best❗iolanda "Grito" ♫♫♫💚💚💛💛❤❤♪♪♪

[lenagoncalveslena-yxes]

She is divine ❤❤❤soo beautiful song and performance too ❤❤❤ thanks from Portugal ❤

[planetaalienadoeslat]

Just Portugal 🇵🇹 again in there best! Glad to have Portugal in Eurovision. Always they know how to bring art to the show. I love it. Dark horse of this year. Jury and public will love it. So diferent of another countries. My winner this year.

[who-is-]

I love how at the end while talking about the opinions on the song in the background its playing perpétua's entry to fdc "bem longe daqui" honestly i love that, such another good entry to this years fdc songs, amazing reaction!!

[JoanaRitaFigueiredo]

Thanks a lot for your comments from Portugal 🇵🇹 !!! Lovely reactions 😊❤

[cmarrafa]

The Scream

I heard, I felt
The body to carry
We continue like this
One and the other
One and the other
One and the other

I'm free falling
Let me know when you get there
I surrender here
Little by little

Long steps stuck in the match
I want to let go of what left me hurt
I ask the mother star to make the day
Born again

I transformed every verse of me
And give in to courage
That still burns
It still burns
Hit the light on your chest and open it
I am a flame that still burns
It still burns
It still burns

Today I want to prove myself
That I can be whatever I want
Bring together those who love me at a table
Forgive anyone who wanted to see me suffer
They don't fool me! (No!)
I'm every size
I still remember when I was little
And dreamed first

Long steps stuck in the match
Today I let go of what left me hurt
And I ask the mother star to make the day
Born again

I transformed every verse of me
And give in to courage
That still burns
It still burns
Hit the light on your chest and open it
I am a flame that still burns
It still burns
It still burns

I am a flame that still burns
It still burns
I am a flame that still burns
It still burns
Burn
Burn
Burn

I transformed every version of myself
And give in to courage
That still burns
It still burns
Hit the light on your chest and open it
I am a flame that still burns
It still burns
It still burns

[Janecas]

So nice to hear your comments. You guys have such a positive approach. I will subscribe. I guess your favourite from FDC was perpétua?

[reginadiasrebelo]

FOR PORTUGUESE CLASSICAL MUSIC, LISTEN TO RUI COELHO (cf. 'A PRINCESA DOS SAPATOS DE FERRO ' and others), CARLOS SEIXAS, ANTONIO CARNEIRO, FRANCISCO DE LACERDA, JOSÉ VIANA DA MOTA, LUIS DE FREITAS BRANCO, DOMINGOS BOMTEMPO, ... ❤