In 1990-91 Lúcia Moniz studied in the Music Academy of de Santa Cecília. 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. Lúcia 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 Lúcia 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 Portuguese and English. The songs are totally unlike her ESC entry. Lúcia is still both an actress and a singer. In Portugal she's known for both her occupations.
