Leonor Andrade

Leonor Andrade

Andrade in 2015
Background information
Born (1994-09-13) 13 September 1994
Barreiro, Portugal
Genres Pop, pop rock
Occupation(s) Singer, actress
Instruments Vocals, piano
Years active 2014–present

Leonor Andrade (born 13 September 1994)[1] is a Portuguese singer and actress. She represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Há um mar que nos separa".

Biography

In 2014, Andrade participated in season two of The Voice Portugal. She was eliminated on episode 13.[2] After The Voice, Andrade joined the cast of RTP1 telenovela Água de Mar, where she played Joana Luz.[3]

On 19 February 2015, Andrade was announced as one of the twelve participants of Festival da Canção 2015 with the song "Há um mar que nos separa".[4] On 7 March 2015, she won the competition and thus was selected to represent Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About Leonor Andrade". EBU. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "The Voice Portugal - Leonor Andrade". RTP. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Concorrentes de "The Voice Portugal" juntam-se ao elenco de "Água de Mar"". SAPO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  4. ↑ Victor M. Escudero (19 February 2015). "Meet the participants of Portugal". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  5. ↑ Victor M. Escudero. "Leonor Andrade to represent Portugal in Vienna". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  6. ↑ Granger, Anthony (7 March 2015). "Portugal: Leonor Andrade has won". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Suzy
with Quero ser tua		 Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest
2015 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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