Portugal's 🇵🇹 Eurovision 2024 Finalist | iolanda - Grito | First Time REACTION

[@enterthecronic]

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THE SUPPORT! Iolanda is a world-class singer and performer! We decided to give you the chapters so you can jump to the reaction or any other moment instantly! Sorry, we had a lot to say and think about with this earth-shattering performance addressing mental health! Portugal, you should be proud! 00:00 Introduction 00:43 Background Information About the Song 03:09 Lyrics Interpretation & Our Eurovision Journey so far 05:11 Reaction 08:37 Reflections & Analysis 12:32 Saying Thanks & End Credits Peace and Love, Kyle and Alanna

[@JorgeFonseca-o8d]

Thank you so mutch for your beautiful reaction. Dont forget your votes😉😅... God bless🙏 you and peace and love☯️ from Portugal🇵🇹 ❤❤️‍🔥

[@elendil_lehtinen]

This request also had a very personal meaning to me - not only because I love Portugal's approach to Eurovision, always delivering pure quality and never losing themselves in gimmickry like some other countries do, but also because every suffering soul can deeply feel what Iolanda is singing about with her enchanting voice.💚🇵🇹💔 As I said in my write-up, "Grito" is definitely a lifesaver for so many who don't see a light at the end of the tunnel, and I've been suffering from really dark stuff a lot recently so a musical healer like this is more than welcome in the seemingly hopeless situations I have to face too often these days. We can definitely raise the question whether some of us would still be here if the otherworldly medicine of music wouldn't exist to help them, to help us out of misery, and I'm beyond happy to see that Portugal chose a very different path in comparison to all the dancy uptempo songs this year. A contemplative masterpiece that evokes melancholy while still being an energizer for those hearts who are in dire need of an uplifting message!💚✨️ Of course Iolanda is one of the best vocalists at Eurovision 2024, that's nothing we need to debate about because everyone who listens to her will be blown away. What I want to delve into is the subject matter of mental health: I know from my own experience that it's astonishingly easy to forget about our flame within and to burst into an ocean of tears, so how do we remind ourselves to hold on to the fire inside of us and to see the light that is still visible even if we are surrounded by gloom? I for one realize more and more that the only way to find the flame within is to separate our energy level from those people who are sucking us dry and to focus on ourselves and on the special traits and passions that make us who we are. It's so easy to be eaten up and to be destroyed by the actions of careless and ruthless people who spread nothing but egoism, but it's a form of art to be able to find inner balance no matter what the surroundings are doing. I'm saying all this while I'm still struggling to follow my own advice because a highly sensitive person like me will always have a hard time to be unaffected by negative energy, but at least I wanted to share my own realization of how to find the flame before it's extinguished.🖤 Of course "Grito" is a pretty dark and melancholic pop song with a beautiful Portuguese influence, but even Goths like me can love this entry desperately if they are open to multiple genres of music. "Grito" is pure artistic quality, and the jury will definitely reward this approach of sending a song with great vocal ability and a very progressive flow. However, I'm sure we can have both ballads, Portugal AND Serbia, in the final - and that's where both belong, just like they already found a home in my yearning heart. Iolanda is a beautiful soul, a mesmerizing artist, and Portugal absolutely made the right choice! Looking forward to support "Grito" with all my energy throughout the whole season...💚🇵🇹💔

[@lolitasiria7350]

I just want to give you a very warm hug! Much love from my heart, to your heart!

[@riki100264]

♥ Wow!!!! I love your view about the song a big kiss anda a big hug! Can i Share this beautiful poetry! 🙂

[@Dinieamigos]

Masterpiece 💪

[@Neptunomtazul]

Perfect description of the song. It's a shame that many people don't have your interpretive ability. I leave my solidarity with you regarding your rebirth, may your light and flame rise again. Compliments.💫💥🔥🌟

[@paulojorgefernandesveronic431]

Portugal is heart, soul, art, feeling, voice and Eurovision is show, party, noise... Portugal is like a pianist in the summer festival...

[@planetaalienadoeslat7786]

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.

[@ruiddd956]

I don't remember ever crying when I saw a reaction. It is the strength of music and mastery of being able to touch that emotional fiber that is deep in our soul.

[@ananeff9993]

The deamons disappear after the scream, it was liberator ❤️🍀

[@monicacosta7058]

This music is a masterpiece. This is not a video, is live performance in Festival da Canção. Congrats Portugal!❤

[@catarinasofia2850]

That scream= grito is the name of the song, iconic and intelligent. This is the best by far

[@fabricewalther4382]

Yes ! This is the most powerful performance of this year!❤

[@isolinasilva1551]

your reaction.... men!! The best. That's the power of music, of art. We portuguese people are proud of our music and artist. You dont know português and yet bring you tears of emotion. Portugal!!

[@kari-annerrstad99]

What a great reaction!❤ One of the best i've seen. I loved that you read the lyrics before your listen. My top 3 this year

[@pedromartins1974]

This is by far the best song this year. Pure Emotion and Talent

[@pyrolunaLOTL]

Thank you for this wonderful reaction! Grito took my breath away! Iolanda's voice is captivatingly beautiful, and the music is mezmerising. The mixture of styles and the way they flow into each other and progress and change throughout the song really tells a story, and helps to convey the emotions of the already incredibly expressive vocals and lyrics, combined with the performance of the dancers it becomes even more powerful! Even though the story belongs to a struggling soul and the sound is melancholic, it is a very empowering story and embodies the spirit and emotions of courage and resolve. It brought tears to my eyes, not tears of sadness, but of a beautiful kind of inspiration. 💚❤️

[@silviapinho4277]

Iolanda had been rejected in The Voice Portugal many years ago, which might have hit her hard. But even the little ant made it to the Ark at the end and here she is today about to represent the entire country. Thank you for your great reaction.

[@PauloFerreira-lf9pn]

You guys really need to check out: iolanda - Grito (Acoustic at Panteão Nacional).

[@oksanatorres2972]

A voz da Iolanda é única . Parabéns se darem ao trabalho de estudar a letra e a cultura portuguesa. Foi descrição mais atenta que li. Obrigada

[@NunoPortugalPro]

I just love how Portugal always puts soul into music and in what we do. A real artistic take each time.

[@inaciofeijo5047]

Alanna was completely into the "movie"! It was very moving to see the look between both, at the moment of the pause, and that expression of her being lost in another universe.

[@RitaFMachado]

I am portuguese and I usualky don't don't care about Eurovision but when I lustened this girl was in tears. Itvus indeed a contempirary way of presenting our musical tradition. The way she sings is a goid fusion with the pirtuguese traditional music, named Fado ( Fate; burden), the voices are soulful, emotional but at the same time ppoweful. We are a melancholic people and this song rrepresents this colective mind of ours very well

[@ruialves4965]

Exactamente como eu 🍻

[@Under_H_91]

Só conseguiste captar o Fado no estilo dela?

[@RitaFMachado]

@@Under_H_91 estava a referir-me especificamente à forma de usar a voz. Obviamente que tem mais mas de forma suave, os tiques do Fado estão lá e, para quem desconhece, achei importante apontar. Sou seguidora do canal a fã de metal, pelo que, apesar de gostar de muita coisa para além disso, estou longe de ser grande conhecedora de fado e afins.

[@Under_H_91]

@@RitaFMachado Entendi, ela tem muita musicalidade de vários estilos feitos em Portugal, para além dos tradicionais, mesmo na maneira como ela cria, escreve e compõe as músicas dela, mas o facto mais marcante é que criou algo único e de qualidade com isso tudo, e ter saído bastante fora da caixa habitual ao mesmo tempo... 😉

[@ZakhadWOW]

since the corona Shutdown, Portugal has sent truly AMAZING numbers; alternating more upbeat with moody. Love Is On My Side, Saudade, Ai Coracao, Grito. Salvador should be happy to have such wonderful acts holding up the standard he set in 2017.

[@mariasousagalito4240]

Obrigada. You had a beautiful reaction. Kisses from Portugal 🙂🇵🇹

[@fs5422]

Pure portuguese soul in the lyrics : "I heard, I felt the body carrying itself We go on like this, one and other, one and other, one and other I'm free falling, I'll warn you know when I get there I surrender here, little by little Long steps, caught up at the beginning I want to let go of what has hurt me I ask mother star to make the day rise again (it still burns) I've changed every poem in me (it still burns) I've surrendered to the courage that still burns It still burns, the light strikes my chest and opens it I'm the flame still burning, still burning, still burning Today I want to prove to myself That I can be whoever I want Gather the ones who care for me at a table Forgive the ones who wanted to see me suffer I cannot be fooled (no, no) I'm every dimension I still can remember when I was a child First I would dream Long steps, caught up at the beginning I want to let go of what has hurt me I ask mother star to make the rise again ((it still burns) I've changed every poem in me (it still burns) I'm surrendered to the courage that still burns It still burns, the light strikes my chest and opens it I'm the flame still burning, still burning, still burning I'm the flame still burning, still burning, still burning Burn, burn, burn I've changed every poem in me I've surrendered to the courage that still burns the light strikes my chest and opens it I'm the flame still burning, still burning, still burning"

[@jorgerodriguezcastillo3887]

Beautiful and deep. Love it. Portugal 12 points

[@silvinaazevedoazevedo8748]

This year all the world can vote!

[@CarlosalbertoLx]

LOve Iolanda and your reaction...thanks from Portugal

[@oDinarte]

Your energy as a couple is so genuine! Thank you for such a honest reaction 💛

[@enterthecronic]

Thank you so much!!

[@paulmartin1532]

That reaction from you both at the end. Just silence. The expression in your faces. Worth a thousand words. You almost didn’t have to say anything and you would have said it all. That’s the power of art. Thank you both for this amazing reaction. ❤

[@carlosifer]

Thanks for the very detailed review ❤ from Portugal 🇵🇹

[@mariaantoniapereira9696]

Me encanta la canción de Portugal, felicidades 👏 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@silvia.m.rodrigues]

One of the best reactions i saw about Iolanda's Grito. And the amount of details Elendil gave you up front and the lyrics was such a good introduction to it. Thanks for requesting Ellendil and thanks for the reaction! This is a masterpiece 💚❤ PT

[@mariaglorica9435]

Obrigada,A quem nos sente com o coração. Essa é a forma mais pura e verdadeira.

[@СтасКолесников-з2с]

WoW to your reaction, Iolanda is an incredible artist, you made me so happy ❤️

[@antoniooliveira1788]

The performance that you are reacting is a live performance from the national final and not a music video. Thanks from Portugal

[@francisfree2010]

Bravo, Bravo, Bravo!! Very smart react... thank you for this moment.

[@luisfilipe9272]

Love eurovision ! This is one of my favorite as well as France, Israel and italy!

[@joaosimoes8917]

Quando a tela abre, é o nascer de novo. Obrigado pela fantastica discrição da musica e da coreografia

[@EZON-K]

P O R T U G A L ■ I O L A N D A ■ G R I T O 🤍 🇵🇹

[@idalinamoas6450]

Só as pessoas sensíveis reagem dessa maneira que vocês eu fico sempre que escuto a nossa canção portuguesa choro sempre obrigado pelo vosso carinho um xi-coração 🍀💖👍🇵🇹

[@MMartec]

You're both lovely! Completely agree with you! Thanks for this! I also love Iolanda, great Portuguese entry..! Norway and Portugal are my top 2! All the best from Germany! 😉

[@lisbondiaries9212]

That’s what our Portuguese music does to people 🇵🇹. Thank you for appreciating it ❤️.

[@albertolealsilva5374]

Obrigado de Portugal pelo comentário e admiração a arte e cultura está na música de Portugal 🇵🇹

[@ginafragata2947]

That you sou much to undetstend this song , we are proud of Iolanda ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ValterPortugal]

I love the soft backvoices screams all through the song that we almost don’t notice but are there…

[@josealvesmerello]

A beautiful reaction to a stunning performance. 💚☮️🙏

[@tommylundholm9146]

Last night watching this in the semi. My hole family with teenage grandkids just sat still totally silent.

[@Ana-c7l8c]

A Masterpiece of music!! 💥💥🇵🇹 You really understood the essence and the meaning of the music…congratulations!!!

[@bilie9117]

You guys! 🥹 Loved your reaction, love the fact that you don’t understand portuguese but you felt the message 🥲 Obrigado! Love from Portugal 🇵🇹

[@joaosaraiva9425]

Amazing reaction, proud in our roots, culture and language- Go Portugal

[@lenagoncalveslena-yx2es]

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

[@cristinadiniz9201]

Thanks from Portugal ❤❤❤❤

[@LaraOliveira-b4f]

PORTUGAL ❤🇵🇹❤🇵🇹❤🇵🇹

[@fatimasequeira476]

Thanks /Obrigada ❤️🇵🇹

[@BrunoMartins-iy6pb]

Amazing reaction, go Portugal 🇵🇹

[@gilvinhas]

Amazing Portugal 🇵🇹 👏

[@silviaruivo]

Song with great quality: music and lyrics! Excellent performance! Portugal ❤

[@henriquejorgesilva]

You are great! Thanks from Portugal.

[@davidraf3067]

Thank your for your reaction. This is my no 1 song this year.

[@petilili1976]

I didn’t know your channel. You are adorable and kind. Just subscribed you ❤❤❤

[@fdcreis]

I need to stop watching this music video, it gets me every single time 🥺 Absolutely stunning! Loved your reaction. Keep going

[@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

[@MadamNomad]

❤❤

[@MicaelaQueirozCardoso]

Thank you so much! Vote for Portugal at " the rest of the World" vote!!! We need your vote at semi final 1!

[@pedrobatalha5357]

Thank you so much for your reaction. You feel the music like i feel and you don't understand portuguese. That's the magic of this perdomance. Love you. Big hug from portugal

[@sonianunes1660]

Fantástica reação e análise. Obrigada 😉❤️🇵🇹

[@danielbarbosa8287]

what a Masterpiece ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@luzrocha8438]

Portugal ❤️🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹

[@PedroPereira-mm4tf]

Portugal = Always pure and quality 🇵🇹

[@TheArtofFascination]

❤Iolanda❤️🇵🇹🇵🇹👏👏👏👏

[@tiagomarques7456]

You know is a Strong song when you can approach lyrics with interpretation

[@carlarodrigues3784]

Wow! What a wonderfull reaction. So complete... ❤

[@manuelsilva85]

Love Iolanda 🎉🎉🎉🎉 win❤❤❤

[@meigasbruxas]

This is such a heartfelt review ❤! So respectful. Thank you.

[@dulcemargaridasilvarosa4131]

Great reaction! 🇵🇹❤️❤️

[@Isabel_pt]

you are above average in reactions! That's for sure, i loved the way you explained all the details, the feelings, "how, why"! Congrats for your work, and i mean it❤

[@amoreluz77]

🇵🇹 I am Portugueses and strugle With mental health issues since I was 17yo. I am 47 and this music....means so much on every way. Proud of her and proud of us for choosing her and this song to represent us. 🙏🙏🙏

[@lilianarego8844]

Fantastic fantastic review and reaction!! Big Thank you from Portugal 🇵🇹👍

[@fernandoalves9565]

Awesome reaction🩵

[@manuelpeixoto7025]

I love ❤️ Portugal 🇵🇹

[@AntonioMorais-mk1ol]

The poem of this song is a profound expression of the personal journey of self-discovery, growth, and overcoming. Each verse is a narrative of inner transformation, a journey of pain and healing, but also of strength and rebirth. The essence of the message lies in the courage to face challenges, in the ability to free ourselves from what has wounded us, and in the pursuit of authenticity and personal fulfillment. The significance of this poem goes beyond the words that compose it; it is a reflection on human resilience, on the ability to turn pain into strength, darkness into light. It is a powerful reminder that we are the architects of our own lives, capable of shaping our destiny, overcoming obstacles, and rising from the ashes like a burning flame. It is crucial to understand the underlying message in this poem, as it invites us to look within ourselves, to recognize our weaknesses and strengths, and to embrace our own journey of growth and healing. It is a reminder that even in the most difficult situations, we can find hope and inspiration to move forward, to reinvent ourselves, and to become who we wish to be. Therefore, as we contemplate the words of this song, we are invited to connect with our own essence, to embrace our humanity, and to seek the light that still shines within us, even in the darkest moments. It is an ode to courage, resilience, and the beauty of the human journey.

[@ginafragata2947]

We are sou proud of Iolanda ❤thank you

[@HRHThePrince-i7h]

LOVE FROM PORTUGAL

[@claudinonunes6096]

Pure class❤

[@caixaradioweb4452]

A shout to the world, stop!!!💚💚💛❤❤❤Portugal

[@luispereira4326]

🇵🇹The song from Portugal is about mental struggles and the struggle to overcome them alone, the choreography of the dancers represent the flames and their demons and in the end she makes them disappear with her (Grito) overcoming the fight🇵🇹 in my top 3

[@Humbledandelion]

It's gonna be a moment that's for sure.

[@raquelcouceiro192]

❤ obrigada!

[@brunopires8460]

Thank u so much for your reation guys 🫶🏼

[@andreiafilipadias9142]

What a beautiful reaction 🥰 much love from Portugal 🥰❤

[@abiliosousaBillyCrow]

I'm from Portugal and I love our song and your hat dream theater lover here as well

[@equaleraser]

portugal proud🥰

[@AlexisFaria]

Obrigado ❤❤❤🇵🇹🇵🇹

[@carloscibrao6171]

You got the song message, perfectly 👏

[@joaquimfernandespimenta6932]

Merci beaucoup pour vos commentaires je vous suis depuis le Portugal mon pays

[@AzoreanZionist]

🤩This is by far..........the best song of Eurovision 2024❗♫♫♫💚♪♪♪💛♫♫♫❤♪♪♪

[@Meowmeter]

And to think Iolanda participated in the Portuguese version of The Voice and didn’t get one single chair to turn…. Their loss!!

[@marcelinolebre1143]

Really enjoyed this reaction video. Thank you for your constructive analysis, after doing some homework, like surching for the lyric translation in order to understand its meaning and powerful message of the dancers and the whole act. Grito deserves 12 points ⭐

[@carlalopes8041]

The best!!! ❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@pauloalmeidafranco]

🤍🇵🇹🤍🇵🇹🤍🇵🇹🤍🇵🇹🤍🇵🇹🤍 oh Portugal! ❤️❤️❤️

[@ginafragata2947]

Yes she's amazing 😂❤

[@gracajorge7932]

A nossa canção é linda! Estou muito orgulhosa❤

[@917299726]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🇵🇹🇵🇹❤️

[@hermanosoares3860]

Obrigado!❤️🇵🇹

[@figueirafabi]

The lyrics are positive but the song carries the nostalgia that is so characteristic of the Portuguese people 🥰

[@conceicaooliveira3892]

❤