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"Amar pelos dois"
Song

"Amar pelos dois" (English: Loving for the both of us) is a song performed by Portuguese singer Salvador Sobral and written by his sister Luísa Sobral. The song won Festival da Canção 2017 and the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, giving Portugal its first win since their debut in 1964. It was released as a digital download on 10 March 2017 through Sons em Trânsito.

Composition

"Amar pelos Dois" was written and produced by Luísa Sobral, Salvador Sobral's sister. "Amar pelos Dois" is a jazz song with a length of three minutes and five seconds (3:05) that moves at a tempo of 92 beats per minute.[1][2][3] It has an instrumentation consisting of strings and piano without background vocals. Salvador Sobral stated that "Amar pelos Dois" is "influenced by those old songs from the Great American Songbook, and it also has a touch of the beautiful bossa nova melodies".[4] Lyrically, the song is about a lost love and the continuous search to find her.[5][6] Sobral described it as "a love song. A sad one".[4]

Eurovision Song Contest

Main article: Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017

Luísa Sobral was announced as a participating songwriter in Festival da Canção 2017, Portugal's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, on 5 December 2016.[7] On 18 January 2017, her brother, Salvador Sobral, was announced to be performing her song, titled "Amar pelos dois".[8] Sobral competed in the first semi-final on 19 February, placing second after winning the jury vote and coming third with the televoters.[9] In the final, held on 5 March, he won the jury vote and came first with televoters, effectively earning enough points to win the competition and represent Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.[10][11] Portugal competed in the first half of the first semi-final at the Eurovision Song Contest and managed to qualify for the final. In the final Portugal came out as the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017[12][13] The song won the contest with 758 points in the Grand Final.

Reception

Critical

French newspaper 20 Minutes called "Amar pelos Dois" a "superb melancholic song" and described it as a "delightfully anachronistic sound".[14] French magazine Paris Match declared it as one of their ten favourite entries of the year, and noted a "great vocal mastery".[15] Australian broadcaster SBS noted the "simplicity" of the song, adding that "there's something refreshing and reflective" in it.[16] British newspaper Metro named it "Portugal's best ever Eurovision entry", and commented that "sticking to Portuguese maintains the charm and charisma of this song that pulls at the heartstrings through musical composition".[17] British newspaper The Telegraph described it as an "artistic, beautifully crafted" and "sophisticated" song.[18]

"Amar pelos Dois" was the second highest-ranked entry of 2017 on Finland's De Eurovisa, a Eurovision preview show. The song achieved 38 points out of 40 possible.[19] It was the third highest-ranked entry of the year on Iceland's Alla Leið preview show, achieving 38 points.[20]

Commercial

"Amar pelos Dois" debuted at number 4 on Billboard's Portugal Digital Songs chart.[when?] In the following week, the song climbed to number 3.[21]

Awards

"Amar pelos Dois" earned the Sobral siblings two Marcel Bezençon Awards. Salvador Sobral received the Artistic Award, whereas Luísa Sobral received the Composer Award.[22]

Track listing

Digital download[1]
No.TitleLength
1."Amar pelos Dois"3:05
CD single[23]
No.TitleLength
1."Amar pelos Dois" 
2."Amar pelos Dois" (Instrumental) 

Credits and personnel

  • Vocals – Salvador Sobral
  • Songwriting – Luísa Sobral
  • Production – Luísa Sobral
  • String Arrangement – Luís Figueiredo

Credits adapted from the liner notes of "Amar pelos Dois" CD single.[24]

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[25] 48
Iceland (RÚV)[26] 14
Portugal (AFP)[27] 38
Portugal Digital Songs (Billboard)[21] 3

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Europe 10 March 2017 Digital download Sons em Trânsito

References

  1. ^ a b "Amar pelos Dois - Single". Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Portugal wins Eurovision song contest for first time". rte.ie. RTE. 14 May 2017.
  3. ^ Jonas (March 21, 2017). "Ballad or up-tempo? Let's take a look at the actual tempo of this year's entries". ESC Nation.
  4. ^ a b Juhász, Ervin (February 16, 2017). "Salvador Sobral: "Amar pelos dois" is a love song. A sad one". ESC Bubble. Archived from the original on April 3, 2017.
  5. ^ ""Amar Pelos Dois" lyrics — Salvador Sobral (Portugal, Eurovision 2017)". Wiwibloggs. March 18, 2017. Archived from the original on March 23, 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  6. ^ "English Lyrics". Eurovision Song Contest. European Broadcasting Union. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  7. ^ Jiandani, Sanjay (5 December 2016). "Portugal: Three shows for Festival da Canção 2017; final on 5 March". ESCToday. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Conheça os intérpretes da 1.ª Semifinal do Festival da Canção 2017". RTP.pt (in Portuguese). 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  9. ^ Fuster, Luis (19 February 2017). "PORTUGAL: VIVA LA DIVA AND FERNANDO DANIEL AMONG QUALIFIERS IN FIRST SEMI-FINAL OF FESTIVAL DA CANÇÃO 2017". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs.
  10. ^ Foster, Luis (6 March 2017). "PORTUGAL: SALVADOR SOBRAL WINS FESTIVAL DA CANÇÃO 2017 WITH "AMAR PELOS DOIS"". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs.
  11. ^ Mercereau, Damien (6 March 2017). "Eurovision 2017 : le Portugal de retour avec Salvador Sobral" (in French). Le Figaro. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  12. ^ Jordan, Paul (9 September 2016). "Kyiv to host Eurovision 2017!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  13. ^ Jordan, Paul (21 January 2016). "Semi-Final Allocation Draw on Monday, pots revealed". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  14. ^ F.R. (March 6, 2017). "Eurovision 2017: Le Portugal fait son retour avec une superbe chanson mélancolique (in French)". 20 Minutes. Archived from the original on March 6, 2017.
  15. ^ "Eurovision 2017 : nos 10 candidats favoris (in French)". Paris Match. Lagardère Digital France. March 29, 2017. Archived from the original on March 29, 2017.
  16. ^ Zeiher, Chris (May 2, 2017). "The artists of Eurovision 2017: Salvador Sobral – "Amar Pelos Dois" (Portugal)". SBS. Archived from the original on May 4, 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  17. ^ Royston, Benny (May 4, 2017). "The world is falling in love with Portugal's best ever Eurovision entry". Metro. DMG Media. Archived from the original on May 4, 2017.
  18. ^ Runcie, Charlotte (May 11, 2017). "Eurovision 2017, semi final 1 recap: let's all do the saxophone dance, and other highlights". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Archived from the original on May 11, 2017.
  19. ^ "Euroviisaat, Jakso 3 (in Finnish)". Yle. April 8, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  20. ^ "Alla Leið (in Icelandic)". RÚV. May 6, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  21. ^ a b "Portugal Digital Song Sales". Billboard. April 1, 2017. Archived from the original on April 3, 2017.
  22. ^ "Marcel Bezençon Award: Portugal ganha prémio artístico e prémio de compositor por "Amar pelos Dois" (in Portuguese)". RTP. May 13, 2017. Archived from the original on May 13, 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  23. ^ Amar pelos Dois (Promo CD liner notes). Salvador Sobral. MarteRecords. 2017.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  24. ^ Sobral, Salvador (2017). Amar pelos Dois (Liner Notes). MarteRecords (Compact Disc). Salvador Sobral. {{cite AV media notes}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  25. ^ "Salvador Sobral – Amar pelos dois" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  26. ^ "RÚV - Vinsældalisti Rásar 2". RÚV. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  27. ^ "Salvador Sobral – Amar pelos dois". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Eurovision Song Contest winner
2017 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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