Tó Cruz (born António José Ramos da Cruz, 9 July 1967, Lisbon) is a Portuguese singer of Cape Verdean descent, best known for his participation in the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest.

Biography

Cruz started out as a studio backing singer and

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performer for television and radio commercials. In 1995, he entered the Portuguese Eurovision selection, ''

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'', with the song '" Baunilha e chocolate" ("Vanilla and Chocolate"), and was the clear winner with the regional juries. "Baunilha e chocolate" went forward to the 40th Eurovision Song Contest, held on 13 May in

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. Cruz's performance was professional, but the song itself did not prove popular with the juries, finishing in 21st place of the 23 entries after receiving points only from France and

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. This was Portugal's lowest Eurovision placement at the time.ESC History 1995
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's '' The Hunchback of Notre Dame'', the singing voice of Dodger in ''Oliver and Company'', and Garrett in '' Quest for Camelot''. His first album, ''Alma nua'', was released in 1998, followed two years later by ''Camaleão'', but neither sold well. In 2001, Cruz moved to the United States, where he recorded an English-language album under the name of António TC Cruz. Returning to Portugal, Cruz provided more voiceover work for Disney's 2007 film '' Enchanted'' and has sung with artists such as

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, Paulo de Carvalho and Rão Kyao.

Albums discography

*1998: ''Alma nua'' *2000: ''Camaleão'' *2003: ''António TC Cruz''

References

External links

MySpace page

Festival da Canção 1995
(Portuguese – includes audio) {{DEFAULTSORT:Cruz, To 20th-century Portuguese male singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Portugal Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1995 Singers from Lisbon 1967 births Living people Portuguese people of Cape Verdean descent 21st-century Portuguese male singers