Nuno Resende
Encyclopedia
Nuno Resende is a Portuguese
-Belgian
singer. Born in Porto
, Portugal
, he was a member of the group La Teuf, who finished sixth in the competition to represent Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest
in 2000. He was more successful solo in 2005, representing Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Semi Final with the song "Le Grand Soir" (The Big Night). Nuno did not make it to the final because his song received 29 points, placing him 22nd from 25 participating countries.
Nuno played in a number of musicals including Belle et la Bête, Roméo et Juliette
, and Les Demoiselles de Rochefort
(in 2003), and tackled the role of Aladdin
at the Palais des congrès de Paris
in December 2007.
In 2009, he joined the musical Mozart, l'opéra rock
and was back up for main character "Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
". He was given the opportunity to play Mozart for the first time on April 29th, 2010 for the show premiere in Brussels (Belgium), and once again on May 13th in Lyon (France).
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
-Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
singer. Born in Porto
Porto
Porto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes...
, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
, he was a member of the group La Teuf, who finished sixth in the competition to represent Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
in 2000. He was more successful solo in 2005, representing Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Eurovision Song Contest 2005
The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the Palace of Sports, Kiev, Ukraine. The winner was Greece's My Number One, written by Christos Dantis and Natalia Germanou and performed by Swedish-born Greek singer Elena Paparizou, who scored 230 points,...
Semi Final with the song "Le Grand Soir" (The Big Night). Nuno did not make it to the final because his song received 29 points, placing him 22nd from 25 participating countries.
Nuno played in a number of musicals including Belle et la Bête, Roméo et Juliette
Roméo et Juliette
Roméo et Juliette is an opéra in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. It was first performed at the Théâtre Lyrique , Paris on 27 April 1867...
, and Les Demoiselles de Rochefort
Les Demoiselles de Rochefort
The Young Girls of Rochefort is a 1967 French musical film directed by Jacques Demy, starring Catherine Deneuve, her sister Françoise Dorléac, Jacques Perrin, Michel Piccoli, Danielle Darrieux, George Chakiris, Grover Dale and Gene Kelly. The choreography was by Norman Maen.Michel Legrand composed...
(in 2003), and tackled the role of Aladdin
Aladdin
Aladdin is a Middle Eastern folk tale. It is one of the tales in The Book of One Thousand and One Nights , and one of the most famous, although it was actually added to the collection by Antoine Galland ....
at the Palais des congrès de Paris
Palais des congrès de Paris
The Palais des congrès de Paris is a concert venue and convention centre in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. The venue was built by French architect Guillaume Gillet, and was inaugurated in 1974. Nearby the venue are Bois de Boulogne and the affluent neighbourhood of Neuilly-sur-Seine...
in December 2007.
In 2009, he joined the musical Mozart, l'opéra rock
Mozart, l'opéra rock
Mozart, l'opéra rock is a French musical directed by Olivier Dahan and produced by Dove Attia and Albert Cohen. The show uses both pop-rock compositions and music composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.-Productions:...
and was back up for main character "Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
". He was given the opportunity to play Mozart for the first time on April 29th, 2010 for the show premiere in Brussels (Belgium), and once again on May 13th in Lyon (France).