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<nowiki>{{</nowiki>Infobox musical artist
| name = Nuno Bettencourt
| image = Extreme08_026.jpg
| image_size = 250
| landscape = Yes
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Nuno Duarte Gil Mendes Bettencourt
| alias =
| birth_date = <nowiki>{{birth date and age|1966|9|20}}<br><small>[[Praia da Vitória]], [[Terceira]], [[Azores]], [[Portugal]]</nowiki>
| death_date =
<nowiki>|</nowiki> instrument = <nowiki>[[Guitar]], [[Singing|vocals]], [[bass guitar|bass]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[piano]], [[Organ (music)|organ]], [[cello]], [[Drum kit|drums]]</nowiki>
<nowiki>|</nowiki> genre = <nowiki>[[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]], [[hard rock]], [[funk metal]], [[alternative rock]], [[glam metal]]</nowiki>
<nowiki>|</nowiki> occupation = <nowiki>[[Musician]], [[singer-songwriter]], [[record producer]]</nowiki>
| years_active = 1985–present
<nowiki>|</nowiki> label = <nowiki>[[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]</nowiki>
<nowiki>|</nowiki> associated_acts = <nowiki>[[Extreme (band)|Extreme]], [[The Satellite Party]], [[DramaGods]]</nowiki> (Population 1), <nowiki>[[Mourning Widows]], [[Rihanna]], [[Steel Panther]], [[Guitar Wars]], [[Dweezil Zappa]], [[Alter Bridge]]</nowiki>
| website = <nowiki>{{URL|http://www.nunobettencourt.com/}}</nowiki>
<nowiki>|</nowiki> notable_instruments = <nowiki>[[Washburn Guitars|Washburn]]</nowiki> N-Series Guitar<nowiki></nowiki>
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<nowiki>'''</nowiki>Nuno Duarte Gil Mendes Bettencourt<nowiki>'''</nowiki> (born September 20, 1966) is a <nowiki>[[Portuguese American]] [[guitarist]], [[singer-songwriter]], and [[record producer]]</nowiki>. He is best known for his role as the lead guitarist of the <nowiki>[[Boston]] [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Extreme (band)|Extreme]]</nowiki> whose hits include the acoustic ballads "<nowiki>[[More Than Words]]" and "[[Hole Hearted]]</nowiki>". The songs reached No.1 and No.4, respectively, on the <nowiki>''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''</nowiki> Hot 100 singles chart in 1991.
He has since recorded a solo project called <nowiki>''[[Schizophonic (Nuno Bettencourt album)|Schizophonic]]''</nowiki> as well as with bands he founded including <nowiki>[[Mourning Widows]], [[Population 1]], [[DramaGods]], [[The Satellite Party]] (headed by [[Jane's Addiction]]</nowiki>'s then-former frontman and <nowiki>[[Lollapalooza]] co-founder [[Perry Farrell]]</nowiki>), and then reunited with Extreme to record new music and tour.
Since 1990, Bettencourt has had his own line of custom guitars designed by <nowiki>[[Washburn Guitars]]</nowiki>. His line is known as the N-Series, and is currently promoting the <nowiki>[[Washburn N4]].<ref>{{cite web|author=|date=|url=http://www.washburn.com/artists/bettencourt.aspx|title=Nuno Bettencourt Washburn Guitars|accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=|date=|url=http://www.washburn.com/products/electrics/nseries/index.aspx|title=N-Series Guitars|accessdate=}}</ref></nowiki>
==Biografia==
Nuno Bettencourt nasceu na [[Praia da Vitória]], [[Terceira]], [[Açores]], [[Portugal]], em [[1966]]. Mudou-se, com a sua família, para [[Hudson]], [[Massachusetts]] aos 4 anos.
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