Nuno Resende (born 25 June 1973) is a

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singer.

Biography

Early life

Nuno was born in

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, and is an only child. He enrolled at the French school of Porto when he was 5. His family moved to

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when he was 12. He is also a Belgian national. As a sport fanatic, he took a training in sports. In 1985, he was admitted into the

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. He took part in tournaments, especially the Espérance tennis tournament. Between 1993 and 1996, he attended the Physical Education School where he took a teacher training course for ''regents''. He then decided to attempt a musical career. He formed many hard-rock bands. He takes part in ''Pour la Gloire'', a talent contest on the

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in 1997. In 1998, Alec Mansion formed a band, ''La Teuf'', in which Nuno sang. In 2000, the band was part of the Belgian selection for the

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with the song ''Soldat de l’amour''. He got through to the finals, but he was eliminated and the band split the same year. Alec Mansion noticed the beauty of his voice and hired him for different projects and chorus sessions in Belgium. In 1999, the singer played the part of Gontrand in the musical ''La Belle et la Bête'', with Luc de Walter ('' The Voice'', Belgium). The same year, Nuno got into the band ''Apy'' and recorded a rerun of

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’s ''

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''.

From musicals to Eurovision (2000–08)

Nuno Resende dans Les Demoiselles de Rochefort en 2003

In 2000, under the pseudonym of Nuno, he sings ''Allez, allez, allez'', the official song of the Belgian football team nicknamed ''Les Diables rouges''. From 2000 to the end of 2002, Nuno Resende is an understudy in '' Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour'', by

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. The cast wins the

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of the Francophone song in 2001. In 2003, he takes part in the musical ''

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''. In 2005, Resende represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song '' Le Grand Soir'' ''(The Big Night)'', composed by Alec Mansion and Frédéric Zeitoun. He does not get through to the finals, with only 29 points, and ends 22nd out of 25 contestants in the semi-final. In 2007, he plays the leading part in the musical ''Aladin'', with Florence Coste, at the

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and then in the French Zéniths. Nuno is nominated to the ''Marius'' for his performance. From September 2008 to January 2009 he plays the parts of Roger and Dany in the musical '' Grease'' in

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. The production is nominated to the

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in 2009.

''Mozart l’opéra rock'' and ''Adam et Eve, la seconde chance'' (2009–2012)

At the beginning of 2009, he gets back with the cast of ''Roméo et Juliette, les enfants de Vérone''; for a tour in

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where he is the understudy of both Roméo and Benvolio. Then he tours with the musical ''Aladin'' in the French Zeniths until May 2009. From 2009 to 2011, he enters into the troupe of ''

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'' as the understudy of

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. He interprets also the parts of Gottlieb Stéphanie and

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. He was given the opportunity to play Mozart for the first time on 29 April 2010 for the show premiere in

(

), and once again on 13 May in

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(

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). The show wins two NRJ Music Awards : the Francophone song of the year and the French band-duet-cast of 2010. In 2012, he plays the part of Snake, in the musical '' Adam et Ève : La Seconde Chance'' by

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at the

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along with

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and Cylia, the major actors in the show. The tour which should have started in September 2012 is cancelled due to the lack of money. In October 2012, he joins the troupe of the musical ''Erzsebeth'' which inspired from

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’s life, the famous Hungarian countess. Nuno plays the part of Thurzo, Elizabeth's lover. The musical took place in Belgium.

From ''The Voice'' to ''Latin lovers'' (2013–14)

Nuno is in the second season of '' The Voice'' (France). He gets into

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’s team and gets through to the finals. He finishes third, behind

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and the winner

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. He is one of the eight contestants qualified for The Voice Tour which plays in the French Zeniths and in

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. During the summer, he is invited in various festivals and among others,

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, where he sings some French and international standards. He released a DVD from his concerts called '' Interlude Musical''. From October to January 2014, he played the part of Maître Grigri, a.k.a.

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in ''

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'' in

with, among others

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and

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. ''Couper les Liens'', one of the songs he sings is nominated for the French ''Prix de la Création musicale'' in 2014. In 2014, he joins the band '' Latin Lovers'' with

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and

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. In October, he plays the role of the ''Idole'' in '' Salut les copains''.

Charity involvement

Nuno Resende takes regularly part in charity concerts. In 2012, he sings at the Foot Concert, created by Michaël Jones and

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, in aid of the Huntington Avenir Association. In 2013, he is also on stage with

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and they sing for the association ''Les Enfants de la Terre''. He takes part to the concert Freddie for a Day organized by the Mercury Phoenix Trust which collects funds for the associations against AIDS. He joins the band of artists of ''Les grandes voix des Comédies Musicales chantent pour les enfants hospitalisés'' with, among others, Renaud Hantson, Mikelangelo Loconte and

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Musicals

* 1999 : ''La Belle et la Bête'' by Sylvain Meyniac - Belgium, France * 2000-2002 : '' Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour'' by

, dir Redha - Palais des congrès de Paris, tour * 2003 : ''

'' by

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and

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, dir Redha -

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, Palais des congrès de Paris * 2007-2009 : ''Aladin'' by Jeanne Deschaux and Jean-Philippe Daguerre - Palais des congrès de Paris, tour * 2008-2009 : '' Grease'' by

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and Stéphane Laporte - Théâtre Comédia de Paris, Palais des congrès de Paris * 2009 : ''Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour'' by Gérard Presgurvic, dir Redha -

* 2009-2011 : ''

'' by

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and Albert Cohen, dir

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- Palais des sports de Paris, tour,

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* 2012 : '' Adam et Ève : La Seconde Chance'' by Pascal Obispo and Jean-Marie Duprez, dir Mark Fisher and Pascal Obispo - Palais des sports de Paris * 2012 : ''Erzsebeth, le spectacle musical'' by Stéphane et Brigitte Decoster - Belgium * 2013-2014 : ''

'' by

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and Moria Némo, dir Marie-Jo Zarb -

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, tour * 2014 : '' Salut les copains'' by Pascal Forneri, dir Stéphane Jarny -

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, tour * 2016 : ''

'' - South Korea Tour

Discography

Albums

*1999: ''La Belle et la Bête'' *1999: ''La Teuf'' *2003: ''Les Demoiselles de Rochefort'' *2007: ''Aladin'' *2011: ''Adam et Ève : La Seconde Chance'' *2013: ''Erzsebeth, le spectacle musical'' *2013: ''Pinocchio, le spectacle musical'' *2014: '' Latin Lovers''

Singles

* With the band La Teuf: ** 1999: ''Envie de faire la teuf'' ** 1999: ''À cause du sexe'' ** 1999: ''Te quiero, ti amo, I love you, je t'aime'' ** 2000: ''Soldat de l'amour'' * With the band Apy: ** 1999: ''Banana Split'' by

** 1999: ''Serre-moi, griffe-moi'' by

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** 2000: ''Fana de toi'' ** 2000: ''Allez allez allez'' ** 2001: ''The only one for me com'' with the group Club Code ** 2002: ''Un seul mot d'amour'' with Clémence Saint-Preux, Philippe d'Avilla and Pino Santoro ** 2002: ''J'suis petit'' with Philippe d'Avilla and Pino Santoro ** 2005: ''Le Grand Soir'' representing Bélgium : Eurovision Song Contest ** 2007: ''On se reconnaîtra'' with Florence Coste ** 2008: ''Khong Phai Em'' with

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** 2010: ''Les Vainqueurs de la Ligue de Sinnoh'',

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* From ''Adam et Ève: La Seconde Chance'': ** 2011: ''Ma bataille'' with Thierry Amiel ** 2012: ''Aimez-vous'' with Cylia * From ''The Voice'': ** 2013: ''Music'' by John Miles ** 2013: ''

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'' by Calogero ** 2013: ''

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'' by

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** 2013: ''

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'' by

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** 2013: ''Un faux départ'' with the collective ''Les grandes voix des comédies musicales'' * With the band Latin Lovers: ** 2014: ''Vous les femmes'' by

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** 2014: ''

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'' by

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Participations

* 2014: "

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" in duet with Chico and the Gypsies on the album ''Chico & The Gypsies & International Friends''

DVD

*2004: ''Les Demoiselles de Rochefort'' *2010: ''Mozart, l'opéra rock'' *2012: ''Adam et Ève : La Seconde Chance'' *2013: '' Interlude Musical'' *2014: '' Live à l'Acte 3''

References

External links

Official Site

Official Site Latin Lovers
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