vision ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁by ▁N uno ▁Res ende ▁and ▁the ▁song ▁" Le ▁Grand ▁So ir " ▁( The ▁big ▁night ). ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Fr éd éric ▁Zeit oun ▁and ▁composed ▁by ▁Ale c ▁M ansion . ▁ ▁N uno ▁Gu il h erme ▁de ▁Fig ue ire do ▁Res ende ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Porto , ▁Portugal , ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁His ▁family ▁imm igr ated ▁to ▁Belg ium ▁where ▁N uno ▁received ▁his ▁degree ▁in ▁physical ▁education . ▁He ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁bas ement ▁of ▁his ▁house , ▁surrounded ▁by ▁his ▁guitar ▁and ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁friends . ▁N uno ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁stage ▁career ▁where ▁he ▁performed ▁in ▁musical s ▁such ▁as ▁Belle ▁et ▁la ▁B ête , ▁Rom éo ▁et ▁Jul iet te , ▁and ▁Les ▁Dem ois elles ▁de ▁Ro che fort . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Belg ian ▁national ▁final , ▁N uno ▁competed ▁as ▁the ▁lead ▁singer ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁La ▁Te uf ▁who ▁finished ▁ 6 th ▁with ▁the ▁song ▁" S old at ▁d ' amour ". ▁ ▁Before ▁Euro vision ▁ ▁National ▁final ▁ ▁The ▁event ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁at ▁the ▁R TB F ▁TV ▁Studios ▁during ▁a ▁special ▁show ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁ 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁Euro vision ▁Song ▁Cont est . ▁ ▁Only ▁two ▁songs ▁were ▁performed , ▁with