Lúcia Moniz
Ana Lúcia Pereira Moniz 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 television, theatre and films, including Love Actually.
Biography
Ana Lúcia Pereira Moniz was born in Lisbon, Portugal. She is the daughter of two musicians – Carlos Alberto Moniz 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". 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 – at the time the best result Portugal had achieved, and continued to be so, until their eventual win in 2017.
In 1997 she started acting on TV, as the twins Susana/Bárbara 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 finish her degree in Design.
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.
In 2004 her daughter was born in the Azores. She is called Julia.
In 1999 Moniz released her first album, entitled Magnolia, after the name of the location in the United States where it was recorded. The album includes rhythmic pop songs unlike her Eurovision entry, both in Portuguese and in English. The album was certified gold.
Magnolia was a very successful platform for her follow-up release, 67, which was recorded in Boston. It was made with her longtime producer Nuno Bettencourt and co-producer multi-instrumentalist Anthony J. Resta and released by EMI in 2002. The album was named after the number of days it took to complete.
Moniz returned to the music scene in 2005, three years after the release of 67, with the album Leva-me p'ra casa. This album differed from her previous two, being sweeter and softer.
After a six-year gap Moniz released her fourth album Fio de Luz. With 10 tracks, three of which are sung in English as usual in her albums, this album talks about the positive encouraged life.
Moniz reprised her role from Love Actually for Red Nose Day Actually, a short-film sequel that was broadcast on British television in March 2017.
Films
2020 - Fatima – Maria Rosa2018 - Thirty Minutes – Lucy
2018 - Soldado Milhões – Teresa
2017 - Red Nose Day Actually – Aurélia
2016 - Refrigerantes e Canções de Amor – Carla
2014 - O Que Houver De Ti Vou Procurar
2015 - Descansa em Paz – Lúcia
2014 - The Right Juice – Nesta
2013 - Break – Julia
2010 - Um Beijo na Testa – Margarida
2009 - Encontro – Maria
2009 - Second Life – Sara
2007 - A Escritora Italiana – Giulia
2005 - História de Papel
2003 - Love Actually – Aurélia
Television career
2018 – Solteira e Boa Raparia – Carla Maria2017 / 2018 – Espelho d'Água – Carmo Goulart
2017 – Red Nose Day Actually – Aurelia
2015 / 2016 – Coração D'Ouro – Joana Amaral
2013 / 2015 – Bem-Vindos a Beirais – Susana Fontes
2013 – Dancin' Days – Paula
2012 – Incógnito – Lúcia
2012 – O que as Mulheres Querem – Inês
2011 – Fora da Box – Musical de Natal
2010/2011 – Maternidade – I and II – Madalena Pires
2010 – Living in Your Car – Carol
2010 – Tempo Final Episódio "Vida Dupla" - Isabel
2008 / 2009 – Olhos nos Olhos - Cristina Ferreira
2008 – Casos da Vida Episódio A Cor dos Dias - Mónica
2008 – Casos da Vida Episódio Vida Desfeita - Joana de Sá
2008 – Voluntário – TV Host
2006 / 2007 – Vingança - Laura Ramalho
2006 – Aqui Não Há Quem Viva - Rute
2005 – Triângulo Jota - Teacher
2003 – Saber Amar - Lúcia Vidal
2000 – Alves dos Reis - Henriqueta
2000 – Ajuste de Contas - Joana
2000 – Todo o Tempo do Mundo - Ana Carlota
1998 – National Song Contest – TV Host with Carlos Ribeiro
1997 / 1998 – Terra Mãe - Ana
1997 – A Grande Aposta - Bárbara / Susana
1985 – Zarabadim – participation
1981 – Sabadabadú – participation
Discography
Albums2015 – Calendário – Tozé Santos, Luís Portugal, Lúcia Moniz
2011 – Fio de Luz
2005 – Leva-me pra casa
2002 – 67
1999 – Magnólia
Collaborations
2019 - "Amaantes" - with Terra Batida
2019 - "Queria" - with Renato Júnior
2017 - "125 Azul" – with Carlão – João Gil
2016 - "NEW SONG" – Miguel Amado
2012 - "Sorte Grande" – with João Só e Abandonados
2012 - "I Feel Good " – with Mister Lizard – album "Palco Sunset"
2011 - "Ó que quem baila la moura" – Realejo
2011 - "Qual é o Mal" – with Macacos do Chinês / Vida Louca
2011 - "Tripical" – with Orelha Negra / Mixtape
2010 - "Os Medos Vou Vencer" – album "Tabuada"
2008 - "A Wish... keep fighting" – feating Dr1ve
2008 - "Woman" – "Mulher... Passa a Palavra"
2007 - "Leve Beijo Triste" – feating Paulo Gonzo
2007 - "Canção de embalar" and "Que amor não me engana" – with Terra d'Água
2006 - "A Dança das Aves" – album "Jardim da Bicharada"
2005 - "Sabes Voar" – album "Lovely Baby & mommy"
2004 - "Nem Mais Nem Menos" – feating Jim Dungo
2000 - "Hold Me in a Decent Way" – album "20 Anos Depois de Ar de Rock"
1998 - "Cantaria Toda A Noite" – album "Terra Mãe" – feating Cláudio Lins
1998 - "Mar Português" / "Canção de Amor do Marinheiro" – album "Pelo Sonho É Que Fomos"
1996 - Arca de Noé
1990 - Pirilampo Mágico
Dubbing of animated film
2010 Nanny McPhee E O Toque de Magia - Universal Pictures, On Air2009 Sininho E O Tesouro Perdido - Klay Hall, Disney
2005 Sonho De Uma Noite De S. Joao - Ángel De La Cruz e Manolog Gómez, Dygra Films S.L.
1998 Rei Leao II - Darrel Rooney e Rob Laduca, Disney
1998 Pocahontas II – Bradley Raymond e Tom Ellery, Disney
1998 Príncipe Do Egipto - Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner e Simon Wells, DreamWorks
1997 Anastacia - Don Bluth e Gary Goldman, Twentieth Century Fox Animation
Theatre
2019 - As Aventuras de João Sem Medo2017 - Ricardo II
2016/2017 – Quase Normal
2016 – Alice no Jardim das Maravilhas
2013 – Conversas Depois de um Enterro
2010 – Um Eléctrico Chamado Desejo
2008/2009 – West Side Story
2007 – Música no Coração
2005 – ABC da Mulher
Books
2009 – Taberna 27802013 – Vou Tentar Falar Sem Dizer Nada