Luciana Abreu participant of Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision 2005
Abreu represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kyiv, Ukraine as part of the pop-duo 2B with Rui Drumond. The duo performed the pop song Amar. However, many mishaps occurred during the live performance (including Abreu's microphone failing several times). The group failed to qualify for the final, placing 17th with 51 points in the semi-final, although they received the maximum 12 points from France, Germany and Switzerland.After Eurovision 2005
After Eurovision Song Contest, Luciana became a hairdresser and manicurist in a hair salon. But Luciana's life was soon to change, as she then became the protagonist of the most popular Portuguese soap opera: Floribella.Floribella
After representing Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest, Luciana auditioned for a role in Floribella. She was selected for the lead role in the show, Flor Valente. The shows tells the story of Cinderella in the 21st century, a poor girl who falls in love with a rich guy, but has her (unknown) bad sister stopping her from being happy. It was one of the most successful TV shows in 2006 and as a result a second season was made in 2007 although it never had the same success. However the music soundtrack reached number one in the Portuguese charts. With the success of Floribella, Luciana became very popular in Portugal. This show beat records.Eurovision 2009
Abreu was the favourite to represent Portugal once again in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia this time however as a solo singer with a song which she wrote. However she came in third in the final, though winning the televote but gaining only 4 points from the juries.