Portugal
Eurovision debut: 1964
Total appearances to date: 54
Best finish: Winners - 2017 (Salvador Sobral, 'Amar pelos dois')
2023 performance: 23rd of 26 with 'Ai coracao' by Mimicat
Official broadcaster: RTP
2024 selection process: National selection, 'Festival da Canção 2024'
Artist: Iolanda
Song: 'Grito'
Songwriter(s): Alberto "Luar" Hernandez, Iolanda Costa
Language: Portuguese
Sounds Like: A haunted house
Official music video
Lyrics
(English translation)
I heard it, I felt my body carrying me
We keep going
One and the other, one and the other, one and the other
I'm free falling, I'll let you know when I get there
I surrender myself, little by little
Long strides, stuck in the starting line
I want to let go of what hurt me
I ask the morning star to make the day rise again
(It still burns) I've transformed every verse within me
(It still burns) And given in to the courage that still burns, still burns
Beats the light in my chest and opens
I'm a flame that still burns, still burns, still burns
Today I want to prove to myself
That I can be whatever I want (whatever I want)
Gather those who love me around a table
Forgive those who wanted to see me suffer
I can't be fooled (no, no)
I am whole (I am)
I still remember when I was little
I dreamed first
Long strides, stuck in the starting line
I want to let go of what hurt me
I ask the morning star to make the day rise again
(It still burns) I've transformed every verse within me
(It still burns) And given in to the courage that still burns, still burns
Beats the light in my chest and opens
I'm a flame that still burns, still burns, still burns
I'm a flame that still burns, still burns
I'm a flame that still burns, still burns
It burns, it burns, it burns
I've transformed every verse within me
And given in to the courage that still burns, still burns
Beats the light in my chest and opens
I'm a flame that still burns, still burns, still burns
Performance schedule: Iolanda will perform 14th in the first semi-final on Tuesday, May 7
Bookmaker odds: 300/1
Neil Wilkes
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