Luísa Sonza accepts the Global Force Award at Billboard Women In Music 2024.
Luísa Sonza:
What the f–k is happening here, guys? Oh my God. Well, first of all, thank you so much, Demi Lovato, for being with me. I mostly sing in Portuguese, so this is so crazy and I’m, I’m so nervous right now.
OK, I have a thing right here I’m gonna try to read. “Hi guys. OK, this is crazy” — I wrote that. First of all, I want to say thank you to the women who inspired me in my life: my mom, I want to say thank you to my grandma, my manager Fátima and everyone on my team who makes being here possible. This is crazy. I’m from a small town in Brazil with 6,000 people. And I started my music journey singing in a wedding band when I was 7 years old, and I never, never thought I will be here tonight. This is too much for me. I can’t handle it.
Thank you so much, Billboard, for your work to see and recognize women. This is amazing. This is so important. But tonight, I want to say thank you especially to Brazilian women. This is the first time someone from Brazil is being recognized for this award. So I want to dedicate that award to Brazilian artists, songwriters and producers. Thank you so much. Karol G, songwriters. Oh my fans, Brazil. OK, guys. Bye.
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