Paula Toller promises 'killer setlist' in her return to the Kid Abelha stage A dream about to become reality. After a 13-year hiatus, Kid Abelha returns to the stage with the trio Paula Toller, George Israel and Bruno Fortunato this Friday (12), in Rio de Janeiro, with the "Eu Tive Um Sonho" tour. The presentations, which will also take place in São Paulo, Salvador, Brasília, Recife, Fortaleza, Porto Alegre, Curitiba, Florianópolis and Belo Horizonte, will have 30 songs and a "killer setlist", with hits and songs never played by the group in shows, according to Paula Toller in an interview with g1. The singer also stated that this reunion was a surprise even for her. "A time came, I said: 'Do you know what it is? I think it's going to be cool. I think it could be cool'. It wasn't a time of need. I was doing very well. George was doing very well at his shows, and I was at mine. So, it wasn't something like: 'We need this'. It was a fan thing. There were always those people: 'Come back Kid Abelha'", says Paula Toller. 📱Bookmark g1 on Google and follow the main news of the day Social media influenced the reunion of the band – which emerged in 1981 as Kid Abelha & os Abóboras Selvagens – to happen. "Suddenly, you start to see teenagers - and even children - playing on the guitar or keyboard [songs like] 'Nada Por Mim', 'Tomorrow É 23', 'Grand' Hotel'. I started to not understand: 'But how are these people wanting, playing, knowing?'. That's a mystery. Of course there are those who are the children of someone who was a fan and so on. But I thought it was something bigger than that", says Toller. "Something about reliving something that wasn't experienced. Missing what wasn't experienced. That was also a great stimulus." "Because, at the same time as the show will be for those fans who understand everything, know everything, it will also be for those who have never seen it. That's always a cool challenge." Kid Abelha's reunion is a gift for fans who haven't seen Paula Toller, George Israel and Bruno Fortunato together on the same stage since 2016 – and even for those who have never seen the trio perform. The singer guarantees that the show was designed for all “types of fans” and promises surprises. "This show is for those who have known Kid Abelha since the beginning, for those who picked it up along the way, for those young people, those people who picked it up after it ended, and it's also for those people who will only see it once. So, this show is for all of those. There will be cool surprises. There are things designed for the people who have followed us since the beginning, who have all the albums, who know all the B-sides, who know everything." ‘killer’ setlist Kid Abelha: George Israel, Paula Toller and Bruno Fortunato Pedro Loreto/ Disclosure A challenge for the trio was to choose the songs - among so many hits - that would be in the concert repertoire. "There are really cool things, lots of surprises. There are all the big hits, and some different songs. A killer setlist. We worked a lot on it. So, we have an incredible setlist and a very big, very cool production", says Paula. She also stated that the investment for the tour was large, and that she is "on the verge" of performing. "I'm ready. I prepared a lot, and I think it's going to be really cool. George and Bruno also studied a lot. I don't get into anything to be more or less", says the singer. Versions Paula says that, in addition to choosing the repertoire, there was also the question of which version would be chosen for the return to the stage. According to her, "Tears and Rain" was the biggest controversy of all. This is because the track has its original version - released in 1985, which makes Kid Abelha's guitars and rock more prominent - and the acoustic version, which is part of the album "Kid Abelha - Acústico MTV" (2002). "I won't tell you the details, but we opted for the original, which is more power. A big show, a show to make the crowd move. There will be this version, but it also has subtleties”, reveals Paula. Kid Abelha: George Israel, Paula Toller and Bruno Fortunato Instagram/ Reproduction Song about toxic relationship? Among Kid Abelha’s many hits, Paula chooses “Grand’ Hotel” and “Nada Sei” as her favorites. Both, of course, will be at the show. And, if she were to rewrite the tracks, Paula wouldn't change a single comma: “Because some [songs], you say, ‘I should have written that thing instead.’ But these two, I think above. It's not quality, because the others have quality. But, I say: ‘Wow, I killed it’. Without modesty." Another big hit that cannot be missed in the band’s performances is “Como Eu Quero”. Paula talks about some people's interpretation that the song would be about a toxic relationship: "Nowadays there's a certain patrol craze. Patrolling things, right, wrong. There was this idea -- which isn't a bad idea -- of thinking it's a song about a toxic relationship. But that's not all." "Overall, I think it's a song with a text that refers to a very honest person, who has the courage to be honest. Whether this is good or bad for the relationship is not up to me. But we have to get rid of this patrol thing. It's whatever I want it to be." For Paula, the fact that anyone can identify with Kid Abelha's songs and interpret them however they want is the group's greatest formula for success: “The music belongs to everyone. When it goes out to the world, to the radio, to people, they interpret it however they want. So that's how it is. Everyone becomes the owner of the music. Successful music goes to the masses, but everyone has a story with it." And continuing on stage and making a living from music is a privilege for her: "I always value presenting myself in the best way, with luxury, with concept", she says. "The stage is not a normal place, it's not a place like any other, where I go there, sing a few songs and leave. For me it is a very special place." She compares the experience to being in a flying saucer. "It's a different business, it's magic that happens. I was a little inspired by this idea - with our costume designer, André Moraes - to create some slightly intergalactic clothes. Everything was designed to be seen from afar, big, lots of color. Paula from another planet, from the music planet". Grandma Paula At 63 years old, Paula Toller is the grandmother of Maya, aged 1 year and 5 months. The granddaughter is the daughter of Gabriel (well, well, well), from his marriage to filmmaker Lui Farias. Paula's son inspired “Oito Anos” and “Barcelona 16”, songs from the singer's solo career. The artist says that she has already drafted some songs in honor of her granddaughter, but has not yet reached the “final art”. “I haven’t finished any songs for it yet. I've already had several ideas, I've written, I've sung. Every day I invent something, but I haven't finished anything yet." "I love being with her. She is an active, messy girl. She loves talking, singing, dancing. So, I sit on the floor, dance with her. I like it that way. With her, I feel like a girl too.” Bruno Fortunato, Paula Toller and George Israel in the studio Instagram/ Reproduction READ ALSO After 13 years, Kid Abelha returns to the stage with the 'I had a dream' tour and performs ten shows between June and October Kid Abelha announces show in Salvador after the band's return after 13 years Kid Abelha announces show in Fortaleza on the band's return tour after 13 years