Nucha (singer)
Nucha | |
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Birth name | Cristina Isabel dos Santos Baldaia Trindade |
Born | (1966-06-21) 21 June 1966 (age 58) |
Origin | Águeda, Portugal |
Genres | Pop |
Occupation | Singer |
Website | Nucha |
Nucha (born Cristina Isabel dos Santos Baldaia Trindade on 21 June 1966) is a Portuguese singer, best known for her participation in the 1990 Eurovision Song Contest.
Biography
Nucha's first participation in Portugal's Eurovision selection, Festival da Canção, was in 1988 with the song "Se calhar", but this failed to pass the semi-final stage.[1] She entered Festival da Canção a second time in 1990, and this time was successful with the song "Há sempre alguém" ("There's Always Someone") winning the juries' vote.[2] "Há sempre alguém" went forward to the 35th Eurovision Song Contest, held on 5 May in Zagreb, where it did not prove popular, finishing in 20th place of the 22 entries, having received points only from the Luxembourg and United Kingdom juries. However, the song did prove to be popular in Portugal.
Nucha's first album, Tu vais ver, was released in 1992, followed two years later by the more successful Todos me querem. Four further albums followed in the 1990s, and she also became a familiar face on Portuguese television with many appearances on entertainment programmes.[3] She remained a regular on TV into the 2000s, but her recording career was on hold for several years until the release of the album Regresso in 2007.
Nucha made a surprise return to Festival da Canção in 2009 with "Tudo está na tua mão", placing ninth.[4]
In 2013, she entered in Big Brother VIP, where she stayed 28 days after being evicted by the public.
Albums discography
- 1992: Tu vais ver
- 1994: Todos me querem
- 1996: Sedução
- 1997: Anda
- 1998: Luz
- 1999: Destino
- 2007: Regresso
References
External links
- Official website (Portuguese)
- Festival da Canção 1990 (Portuguese – includes audio)
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by Da Vinci with "Conquistador" | Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 | Succeeded by Dulce Pontes with "Lusitana paixão" |
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- 2B
- Alma Lusa
- Os Amigos
- Anabela
- Leonor Andrade
- Filipa Azevedo
- Rui Bandeira
- The Black Mamba
- Manuela Bravo
- António Calvário
- Carlos do Carmo
- Paulo de Carvalho
- José Cid
- Tó Cruz
- Da Vinci
- Dina
- Doce
- Dora
Elisa- Vânia Fernandes
- Adelaide Ferreira
- Flor-de-Lis
- Armando Gama
- Gemini
- Rita Guerra
- Maria Guinot
- Homens da Luta
- Madalena Iglésias
- Iolanda
- Célia Lawson
- Maro
- Carlos Mendes
- Duarte Mendes
- Mimicat
- Lúcia Moniz
- MTM
- Eduardo Nascimento
- Nevada
- Nonstop
- Nucha
- Simone de Oliveira
- Conan Osíris
- Carlos Paião
- Cláudia Pascoal
- Dulce Pontes
- Sabrina
- Salvador Sobral
- Filipa Sousa
- Suzy
- Sara Tavares
- Tonicha
- Fernando Tordo
- Sofia Vitória
- "Ai coração"
- "Amar"
- "Amar pelos dois"
- "Amor d'água fresca"
- "Antes do adeus"
- "Baunilha e chocolate"
- "Bem bom"
- "Chamar a música"
- "A cidade (até ser dia)"
- "Coisas de nada"
- "Como tudo começou"
- "Conquistador"
- "Dai li dou"
- "Dança comigo"
- "Deixa-me sonhar"
- "Desfolhada portuguesa"
- "E depois do adeus"
- "Ele e ela"
- "Esta balada que te dou"
- "A festa da vida"
- "Uma flor de verde pinho"
- "Foi magia"
- "Um grande, grande amor"
- "Grito"
- "Há dias assim"
- "Há sempre alguém"
- "Há um mar que nos separa"
- "O jardim"
- "Love Is on My Side"
- "Lusitana paixão"
- "A luta é alegria"
- "Madrugada"
"Medo de sentir"- "Menina do alto da serra"
- "O meu coração não tem cor"
- "Não sejas mau para mim"
- "Neste barco à vela"
- "Oração"
- "Penso em ti, eu sei"
- "Playback"
- "Portugal no coração"
- "Quero ser tua"
- "Saudade, saudade"
- "Se eu te pudesse abraçar"
- "Senhora do mar (negras águas)"
- "Silêncio e tanta gente"
- "Só sei ser feliz assim"
- "Sobe, sobe, balão sobe"
- "Sol de inverno"
- "Telemóveis"
- "Todas as ruas do amor"
- "Tourada"
- "O vento mudou"
- "Verão"
- "Vida minha"
- "Voltarei"
- Note: Entries scored out signify where Portugal did not compete