Nuno Bettencourt
Nuno Duarte Gil Mendes Bettencourt (born on September 20th 1966 in the Azor… Read Full Bio ↴Nuno Duarte Gil Mendes Bettencourt (born on September 20th 1966 in the Azores, Portugal) is a Portuguese guitarist/multi-instrumentalist, composer, and record producer, and is being cited as an influence by many guitarists from the 90s and onwards and one of the pioneers of the Funk Metal style.
He became known as the lead guitarist of the Boston rock band Extreme. He has also recorded a solo album as well as having founded bands including Mourning Widows, Population 1, DramaGods, and The Satellite Party. In 2007, he also reunited with Extreme to record new music and tour.
He made albums with several different projects. His discography with Extreme includes: Extreme (1989), Pornograffitti (1990), III Sides To Every Story (1992), Waiting For The Punchline (1995).
In 2008, Extreme reunited for a world tour and new album, Saudades de Rock.
Solo albums Nuno made include Schizophonic (1997), Mourning Widows (1998) and Furnished Souls For Rent (2000).
In 2002 Nuno formed Population 1 and released Population 1 and the EP Sessions From Room 4 in 2004. In 2006 he released Love with his new band, DramaGods.
Other works
In 2008, Bettencourt was featured on the soundtrack for the motion picture Smart People. Bettencourt is credited on the cover on the soundtrack as well. The soundtrack also features the Gary Cherone track, "Need I Say More", and Baby Animals selections. The album was released by Hollywood Records and is available on iTunes. The following year, Bettencourt was featured in a song and video called "Best Night Ever"[6] by Marshall Eriksen, a character on How I Met Your Mother. The video was a parody of Extreme's "More Than Words" video, in which the entire main cast of How I Met Your Mother made appearances.
In 1990, Bettencourt played rhythm guitar on the single version of Janet Jackson's "Black Cat," which was his first pop collaboration and a number one hit.
In 1991, Bettencourt produced Dweezil Zappa's release on Barking Pumpkin Records, Confessions. On this record Bettencourt also sings lead vocals for the first time, on a semi-ballad entitled "The Kiss", as well as playing guitar and singing background vocals on some other tracks. Extreme members Gary Cherone and Pat Badger also contributed.
In 1993, Bettencourt co-wrote and produced "Where Are You Going" for the Super Mario Bros. movie. He also joined Robert Palmer in the studio to record Palmer's album Honey. According to former Journey lead singer Steve Perry, Bettencourt has teamed with him to write and arrange songs. He also has writing and recording engagements with Maverick Records' Tantric (Bettencourt co-wrote Tantric's hit single "Hey Now"), Hollywood recording group BB Mak, Toni Braxton, and numerous others.
Bettencourt has also collaborated with singer Suze DeMarchi and with all of her Baby Animals bandmates. On Baby Animals' second release, Shaved and Dangerous, he produced a few songs and co-wrote "Because I Can". He also contributed to the writing, recording, and production of DeMarchi's solo debut from 1999, Telelove. In 1999, Bettencourt produced the album Magnolia, for the Portuguese singer and actress Lúcia Moniz. He also featured as singer and guitarist in the song "Try Again", which was included in Magnolia.
In 2006, Bettencourt along with his band DramaGods contributed their song "S'OK" to the album project Artists for Charity—Guitarists 4 the Kids, produced by Slang Productions to assist World Vision Canada in helping underprivileged kids in need.
In November 2009, Bettencourt announced that he would be touring with Barbadian singer Rihanna on her Last Girl on Earth Tour as lead guitarist, having appeared alongside her in several TV shows and other performances. He has since performed as Rihanna's lead guitarist on every subsequent tour, including her Loud (2010), 777 (2012) and Diamonds World (2013) tours.
In July 2011, Steel Panther reported to Loud magazine that Nuno would be "coming in to do something" on their then-upcoming release Balls Out. The collaboration resulted in the track "It Won't Suck Itself", which also featured Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger.
He became known as the lead guitarist of the Boston rock band Extreme. He has also recorded a solo album as well as having founded bands including Mourning Widows, Population 1, DramaGods, and The Satellite Party. In 2007, he also reunited with Extreme to record new music and tour.
He made albums with several different projects. His discography with Extreme includes: Extreme (1989), Pornograffitti (1990), III Sides To Every Story (1992), Waiting For The Punchline (1995).
In 2008, Extreme reunited for a world tour and new album, Saudades de Rock.
Solo albums Nuno made include Schizophonic (1997), Mourning Widows (1998) and Furnished Souls For Rent (2000).
In 2002 Nuno formed Population 1 and released Population 1 and the EP Sessions From Room 4 in 2004. In 2006 he released Love with his new band, DramaGods.
Other works
In 2008, Bettencourt was featured on the soundtrack for the motion picture Smart People. Bettencourt is credited on the cover on the soundtrack as well. The soundtrack also features the Gary Cherone track, "Need I Say More", and Baby Animals selections. The album was released by Hollywood Records and is available on iTunes. The following year, Bettencourt was featured in a song and video called "Best Night Ever"[6] by Marshall Eriksen, a character on How I Met Your Mother. The video was a parody of Extreme's "More Than Words" video, in which the entire main cast of How I Met Your Mother made appearances.
In 1990, Bettencourt played rhythm guitar on the single version of Janet Jackson's "Black Cat," which was his first pop collaboration and a number one hit.
In 1991, Bettencourt produced Dweezil Zappa's release on Barking Pumpkin Records, Confessions. On this record Bettencourt also sings lead vocals for the first time, on a semi-ballad entitled "The Kiss", as well as playing guitar and singing background vocals on some other tracks. Extreme members Gary Cherone and Pat Badger also contributed.
In 1993, Bettencourt co-wrote and produced "Where Are You Going" for the Super Mario Bros. movie. He also joined Robert Palmer in the studio to record Palmer's album Honey. According to former Journey lead singer Steve Perry, Bettencourt has teamed with him to write and arrange songs. He also has writing and recording engagements with Maverick Records' Tantric (Bettencourt co-wrote Tantric's hit single "Hey Now"), Hollywood recording group BB Mak, Toni Braxton, and numerous others.
Bettencourt has also collaborated with singer Suze DeMarchi and with all of her Baby Animals bandmates. On Baby Animals' second release, Shaved and Dangerous, he produced a few songs and co-wrote "Because I Can". He also contributed to the writing, recording, and production of DeMarchi's solo debut from 1999, Telelove. In 1999, Bettencourt produced the album Magnolia, for the Portuguese singer and actress Lúcia Moniz. He also featured as singer and guitarist in the song "Try Again", which was included in Magnolia.
In 2006, Bettencourt along with his band DramaGods contributed their song "S'OK" to the album project Artists for Charity—Guitarists 4 the Kids, produced by Slang Productions to assist World Vision Canada in helping underprivileged kids in need.
In November 2009, Bettencourt announced that he would be touring with Barbadian singer Rihanna on her Last Girl on Earth Tour as lead guitarist, having appeared alongside her in several TV shows and other performances. He has since performed as Rihanna's lead guitarist on every subsequent tour, including her Loud (2010), 777 (2012) and Diamonds World (2013) tours.
In July 2011, Steel Panther reported to Loud magazine that Nuno would be "coming in to do something" on their then-upcoming release Balls Out. The collaboration resulted in the track "It Won't Suck Itself", which also featured Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger.
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Nuno Bettencourt Lyrics
2 Weeks In Dizkneeland You're not my father You're not my friend You're just a stra…
2 Weeks in Dizkneelande You're not my father You're not my friend You're just a st…
667 It's a trap Don't delay Book a flight Go to heaven tonight …
All Automatic Here goes my life again It's pretty plain, what a shame Who…
And The Winner Is... Hey have you heard the news (The fight is on) Who…
Brown Sugar Gold Coast slave ship bound for cotton fields Sold in the…
Confrontation Jesus Christ was a very kind man He gave his life…
Crave Got the right house But the wrong address I should have my…
Every Diamond I heard you rule the planet Just with your beauty They say…
Fallen Angel The devil he knocks at my door And I wish he…
Fallen Angels The devil he knocks at my door And I wish he…
Fine By Me The rocketship crashlanded Stranded on the moon Fine with m…
Flow Pull the shades lock the door Somebody is looking for vovo S…
Furnished Souls For Rent I wanna get off now In the back of my car Where…
Garbage Today, I finally got my raise Based I train, you write…
Got To Have You No one home No need to cry I've got me myself…
Gravity I've had my fun Had my day in the sun Now my…
High Imagine there's a place we get high And we'll get high…
Hop the Train Wake me up at 4 a.m. An early day, I'm heading back…
I Wanna Be Your Friend Let me be your friend Be your friend, be your friend I…
I Wonder Looks like my mother is crying I wonder if she's scared Or…
if only If only we loved us like before There would be more If…
Karmalaa Mother says you make me weak Father says that you're a…
Long Way To Go You and I we got a long way to go You…
Monkey Paw Stop. why does this keep happening to me Zit for real.…
More Than Words Saying "I love you" Is not the words I want to…
No Regrets And they know your name And they want you bad Yeah they…
Note On The Screen Door Time flows Like ink to paper towards the stars Then cools in…
Pursuit Of Happiness So you got to go, but you don't know where All…
Q.P.D Gonna tell you all a story About a girl who's just…
rescue curl up into a question mark and answer me have you…
Rush You Love is no fun anymore There's too many things I can't…
Severed Love is for the birds Birds are flyin' south Seasons will ch…
Sick Punk Sick punk you're on the sick junk talkin' 'bout the time…
something about you All the lies, all the pain All the tears that leave…
Spaceman Quick stop gotta purchase more supplies I'm looking to mysel…
Stiff held your hand i felt you jump across the great divide my…
Surrender Mother told me, yes she told me I'd meet girls like…
Swollen Princess A cannonball She cracked the wall Olympic all She's just a b…
The Air That You Breathe I got a great big smile But I got rotten teeth…
The Swing I CAN'T STOP I'M CLEARING A PATH I'M PACKING A FURY YOU T…
Upsidedownside Getupsitdowngetupgetupsitdownsit Upgetdownsitupsitupgetdowns…
What You Want What you want A million marbles and an ice cream car What…
You A certain scent in the summertime Of yesteryear, that would…