In 1990-91 Lucia Moniz studied in the Music Academy of de Santa Cecilia. After that she went to Minnesota to study in Eden Prairie High School. There she received the award for the best composer of the school. Lucia was still pretty unknown in Portugal when she participated in the Portuguese national final 1996. She won Festival RTP da Canção somewhat surprisingly and then went on to achieve 6th place in the ESC - best ever for Portugal. Despite that fact the song stayed unknown in Portugal. After her Eurovision entry Lucia has made her career in theatre and soap operas, and became a lot better known in Portugal. In 1999 she released her first album Magnólia, which includes pop songs in English and Portuguese. The songs are totally unlike her ESC entry. Lucia is still both an actress and a singer. In Portugal she's known for both her occupations.



Has a sister, Sara Moniz, and a half-brother named João. Represented Portugal on the Eurovision Song Contest in 1996 in Oslo, and got the best result ever for a Portuguese song on this contest. The song was called "O Meu Coração Não tem Cor" which means "My heart doesn't have a colour" Has a daughter: Júlia Moniz Bettencourt (b. June 8th 2004 in Açores, Portugal). The father of Júlia, is Lúcia's ex-partner Donovan Bettencourt (born 1975). Donovon is a musician. He plays in a band called Mourning Widows.