Two language recognition on Voice Control?

Hi,
I'm Portuguese and therefore have a lot of Portuguese music on my iPhone, but also a lot of English (American, UK, etc) music.
I find it very hard to try to say:
"Reproduzir Of A Revolution" in Portuguese
as well as
"Play Carlos Paião" in English
The pronunciation just doesn't match.
Is it possible to configure Voice Control to recognize in two languages at the same time?
Best Regards

Is it possible to configure Voice Control to recognize in two languages at the same time?
No.

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Indeed, 90% of my music is english/american, and it is impossible to figure out how to say aloud the (english) name of the songs with a french pronunciation.
I know we can switch language in the international settings, but then if i do so the problem is the same for my contacts...
what i would love from apple is the possibility to set a different language setting for each app (ipod / phone / ...). Even better, if i could just add an option on each song to tell if it is english / spanish / etc. (in itunes for example) it'd be just great. That way the voice control know how to read / search the songs correctly.
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