" Amar pelos dois " was one of sixteen songs commissioned by RTP for Festival da Canção 2017 , Portugal 's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 . The composers both created the song and selected the performer for their entry . Luísa Sobral composed " Amar pelos dois " specifically for her brother , Salvador Sobral : " I never thought about singing this song myself because when I wrote it I already had my brother 's voice in mind . I was very fond of seeing him playing my song , because I think he is an extraordinary singer and because it gives me great joy to see him at the song contest and also that it turned out to be a family thing " . Salvador Sobral stated that even though " Amar pelos dois " was created by his sister Luísa , she gave him freedom to perform the song according to his artistic personality
Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Amar pelos dois