Rui Drumond

Rui Drumond
Born (1980-12-18) 18 December 1980 (age 43)
Torres Vedras, Portugal
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • Song-writer
Instruments
  • Voice
  • Guitar
Years active2003–present
LabelsUniversal Music Portugal

Rui Alberto Martins Golias Drumond de Sousa (born 1980), also known as Rui Drumond, is a Portuguese singer.[1]

Career

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Drumond participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, representing Portugal along with Luciana Abreu, forming the duo "2B". They finished 17th in the semi-final, failing to qualify.[2] In 2014, he won season 2 of The Voice Portugal.[3] In 2017, he participated in Festival da Canção and attempted to qualify for Eurovision Song Contest for the second time, with his single "O Teu Melhor", only to be eliminated in the semi-finals.[4]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions
POR

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Parte de Mim 9

Singles

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List of singles, with selected details and chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
POR

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"Guardo-te Aqui" 2016 Non-album single(s)
"Changing Expectations"
"O Teu Melhor" 2017
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

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  1. ^ "2B: O percurso dos nossos representantes". escportugal4.blogspot.pt. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Eurovision 2005 Results: Voting & Points". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Rui Drumond vence o The Voice Portugal | Extra | RTP". Extra (in European Portuguese). 29 July 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Festival da Canção 2017 – RTP". Festival da Canção (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  5. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "portuguesecharts.com – Rui Drumond – Parte de mim". portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  6. ^ Parte de Mim de Rui Drumond na Apple Music (in European Portuguese), 1 January 2014, retrieved 19 September 2017
  7. ^ "Rui Drumond – Universal Music Portugal". universalmusic.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 19 September 2017.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest
2005
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Denis Filipe
The Voice Portugal
Winner

2014
Succeeded by