Rui Drumond

Rui Drumond
Rui Drumond
Born	18 December 1980 (age 44); Torres Vedras, Portugal
Genres	Soul; Pop; R&B;
Occupations	Singer; Song-writer;
Instruments	Voice; Guitar;
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Universal Music Portugal

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

Career

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]

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
Title	Details	POR ^[5]
Parte de Mim	Released: 1 Janeiro 2014^[6] Labels: Universal Music Portugal^[7]	9

List of singles, with selected details and chart positions
Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
Title	Year	POR ^[5]	Album
"Guardo-te Aqui"	2016	—	Non-album single(s)
"Changing Expectations"	2016	—
"O Teu Melhor"	2017	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

^ "2B: O percurso dos nossos representantes". escportugal4.blogspot.pt. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
^ "Eurovision 2005 Results: Voting & Points". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
^ "Rui Drumond vence o The Voice Portugal | Extra | RTP". Extra (in European Portuguese). 29 July 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
^ "Festival da Canção 2017 – RTP". Festival da Canção (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 20 September 2017.
^ ^a ^b Hung, Steffen. "portuguesecharts.com – Rui Drumond – Parte de mim". portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
^ Parte de Mim de Rui Drumond na Apple Music (in European Portuguese), 1 January 2014, retrieved 19 September 2017
^ "Rui Drumond – Universal Music Portugal". universalmusic.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 19 September 2017.

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Sofia Vitória with "Foi magia"	Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005	Succeeded by Nonstop with "Coisas de nada (Gonna Make You Dance)"
Preceded by Denis Filipe	The Voice Portugal Winner 2014	Succeeded by Deolinda Kinzimba