Lúcia Moniz
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Moniz in 2014
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ana Lúcia Pereira Moniz |
| Born |
September 9, 1976 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Genres | Pop, folklore, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
| Years active | 1996– |
Ana Lúcia Pereira Moniz (born September 9, 1976) is a Portuguese singer and actress. Moniz represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 and has released four music albums to date. She has also acted in several tv, theatre and films, including Love Actually.
Ana Lúcia Pereira Moniz was born in Lisbon, Portugal. She is the daughter of two musicians – Carlos Alberto Moniz (a famous Portuguese conductor from the Azores) and Maria do Amparo. Moniz's musical career began at an early age at the Saint Cecilia Academy of Music in Lisbon.
After completing her sixth year of musical school, Moniz traveled as an AFS Intercultural Programs exchange student to Minnesota in the United States, where she attended Eden Prairie High School. She joined the school's concert choir and performed in the school production of Kiss Me Kate.
Moniz was still fairly unknown in Portugal when at the age of 19 she performed in the nationally regarded Festival da Canção with the song "O meu coração não tem cor" ("My Heart Has No Colour"). She unexpectedly reached the finals, which were held on March 7, 1996. Moniz went on to win first place only four points ahead of the second-place winner. She was awarded with representing Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996, where she finished in sixth place among 23 contestants.
In 1997 she started acts in TV, as the twins Susana/Barbara in the soap "A Grande Aposta". Due to success she was called for the next soap "Terra Mãe" which was also successful. She didn't have time to finished her degree in Design which was interrupted.
In 2003 Moniz's break into the international scene came when she played the role of Aurélia in the movie Love Actually, taking her place among a cast that included Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Liam Neeson and Rodrigo Santoro. Her character only speaks Portuguese while Colin Firth's character only speaks English. They are in love and engaged by the finale.
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