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Júlia Machado

Júlia was born and raised in New Jersey, the United States, to an immigrant Portuguese family.

At the age of 12 she crossed the Atlantic Ocean to move in with her grandparents in the small village of Monsanto do Ribatejo to pursue her dream of appearing on the Portuguese edition of The Voice Kids.

That dream came true, and she won the talent show in 2023 via a televote; upon winning she was confirmed as Portugal’s representative for Junior Eurovision in Nice.

As well as making waves with her singing, Júlia likes to ride them too; she’s a keen surfer, often found at the world-famous surf destination Nazaré.

Music video

Lyrics of Where I Belong

Lugar 31, aqui vou eu de novo
esperar que o tempo traga o que a vida não trouxe
14:14 e peço outro desejo
mais vale acreditar naquilo que não vejo

Perdida por 100, perdida por 1000,
talvez já nem faça sentido eu estar aqui
Quero ir para Lisboa, começar de novo
viver num “quase tudo”, sabe-me a tão pouco

Mais uma viagem sem saber ao certo
o que esperar de mim, o que esperar do mundo
Mais um pôr do sol que o céu nos promete,
mais uma razão para largar tudo

I wanna go to a place where I belong
I wanna go to a place that I can call
Call home, call home
to a place that I can call
Call home, call home

Procuro a luz no meu peito
e sinto a voz que me conduz
de volta para um lugar melhor
Escrevo o destino
nas linhas tortas à minha maneira
Que a vida seja para sempre assim

Mais uma viagem sem saber ao certo
O que esperar de mim, o que esperar do mundo
Mais um pôr do sol que o céu nos promete
Mais uma razão para largar tudo

I wanna go to a place where I belong
I wanna go to a place that I can call
Call home, call home
to a place that I can call
Call home, call home

A place where I can bury all my ghosts
A place to escape from this black hole
Um sítio onde eu possa voltar

I wanna go to a place that I can call
Call home, call home
a place that I can call
Call home, call home

Where I belong
Seat number 31, here I go again
Waiting for time to bring me what life didn’t
14:14, I make another wish now
Worth more believing in the things I can’t see

There is nothing left for me to loose
Maybe it doesn’t make any sense for me to be here
Want to go to Lisbon, start all over
Living a “almost all” just seems too small

Another trip without knowing for certain
What to expect from me, what to expect from the world
Another sunset that the sky promises us
One more reason to let it all go

I wanna go to a place where I belong
I wanna go to a place that I can call
Call home, Call home
to a place that I can call
Call home, Call home

I search the light inside my heart
And I feel the voice
That will guide me back to a better place
I write my destiny
In the crooked lines of life
Hoping that life is forever this way

Another trip without knowing for certain
What to expect from me, what to expect from the world
Another sunset that the sky promises us
One more reason to let it all go

I wanna go to a place where I belong
I wanna go to a place that I can call
Call home, Call home
to a place that I can call
Call home, Call home

A place where I can bury all my ghosts
A place to escape from this black hole
A place where I can return

I wanna go to a place that I can call
Call home, Call home
a place that I can call
Call home, call home

Where I belong