| Ira Losco | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 31, 1981 |
| Origin | Sliema, Malta |
| Genre(s) | Pop rock, Rock, Alternative |
| Occupation(s) | singer |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Website | Official website |
Ira Losco is a singer, born 31 July 1981 in Sliema, Malta. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Sliema (or Tas-Sliema) is a town located on the northeast coast of Malta. Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop rock is a hybrid of Pop music and Rock music that uses catchy pop style with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Sliema (or Tas-Sliema) is a town located on the northeast coast of Malta. Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands With a string of number 1 singles and albums, Ira Losco is one of the best selling artists in Malta.
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Career
Tiara
She started her career when she joined a college band, named Tiara. They released a track called "Teleport Me" for the Green Label Collection CD, and an album called "Hi-Infidelity" in 2001, which included tracks like "Basketball" which is their biggest hit.
Late in 2001, Ira also released an album called "Butterfly", which included hits such as "Summerbreeze" featuring top Maltese dj J. Joy & "Butterfly" featuring top Maltese rapper IQ, which is a cover version of Claudette Pace's entry for the Malta Song For Europe 1996. Malta Song for Europe (Maltese il-Festival Kanzunetta għall-Ewropa is the song festival which decides who will be Malta's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Eurovision 2002
Tiara split up a few months after Ira Losco represented her country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 which was held in Tallinn. The Eurovision Song Contest 2002 was the 47th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 25 May 2002 in the Saku Suurhall Arena in Tallinn, Estonia Tallinn (historically known by the German, Swedish and Danish name Reval or the Polish name Rewal, among other names She placed 2nd with the song 7th Wonder. " 7th Wonder " (occasionally rendered as " Seventh Wonder " was the Maltese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, performed in In 2003, she was chosen to perform the song called "Reaching Higher" which was the official song of the Xth Games of the Small States of Europe Malta 2003. The 2003 Games of the Small States of Europe, or the Xth Games of the Small States of Europe, were held in Valletta, Malta from June 2 to
Album Releases
Someone Else
April 19, 2004, Ira released her album "Someone Else" which was more her style than her Eurovision Entry & "Butterfly" were- she was back to her original pop-rock/alternative style that she had with Tiara. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " On June 28, 2004, Ira launched her second music video (after 7th Wonder) for the track "I'm In Love Again"
January 28, 2005, the remix album of "Someone Else", named "Blends & Remixes Of Someone Else" was released. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Blends & Remixes Of Someone Else is Ira Losco 's first remix album It included remixes by Top DJ's including DJ Ruby, Miss Roberta & Joseph Armani to name just a few. The following is an episode list for the Children's television series LazyTown. Joseph Armani is a Maltese DJ born in 1980 At the age of 5 he aspired as a young singer where he even won a junior festival
Accident Prone
After winning more awards, more appearances on TV, more magazine covers, tours with top artists like Elton John, Katie Melua & Melanie C, she released the single of "Get Out" in Germany, and also released "Everyday" as a radio track in Malta. Accident Prone is Ira Losco 's second studio album which was released on November 16 2005 Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer Melanie Jayne Chisholm (born 12 January 1974 in Whiston, Merseyside) also known as Melanie C or Mel C, is an Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
Her second studio album named "Accident Prone" was released on November 16, 2005. Accident Prone is Ira Losco 's second studio album which was released on November 16 2005 Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It included 9 brand new tracks, "Get Out", "Everyday" and a cover version of Lisa Miskovsky's "Driving One Of Your Cars". Lisa Miskovsky (born March 9, 1975 in Obbola in Holmsund near Umeå) is a Swedish Musician. It topped the charts on the island. Out of the 9 tracks, "Everyday", "Get Out", "Don't Wanna Talk About It", "Driving One Of Your Cars", "Accident Prone", "Uh-Oh", and "Waking Up To The Light", were released as singles. All of them were a great success, receiving great airplay by local stations, particularly "Accident Prone" and "Uh-Oh".
Unmasked
Ira's latest album is an unplugged album, including unplugged version of some of her tracks, 2 brand new tracks, a cover version of Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time", another of Soft Cell's "Bedsitter", and another of The Cure's "Lovesong". Ira Losco 's first unplugged album (her fourth release is Unmasked The Unplugged Album. Ira Losco 's first unplugged album (her fourth release is Unmasked The Unplugged Album. Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper (born June 22 1953 is an American Grammy - and Emmy award winning Singer-songwriter and Soft Cell are an English Synthpop duo who came to prominence in the early 1980s The Cure are an English rock band that formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976 " Lovesong " (sometimes listed as " Love Song " is a song written by Robert Smith and originally released by The Cure on their The interpretations are all acoustic rock versions. Acoustic music refers to music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means as opposed to Electronic means
Fortune Teller
In July 2007, Ira Losco released her single entitled "Something To Talk About" from her third studio album Fortune Teller, which was released on June 11th 2008. Ira Losco 's third studio album Fortune Teller began its producion in summer 2007 Ira Losco 's third studio album Fortune Teller began its producion in summer 2007 Following (in December 2007) was the release of the second single from Fortune Teller, "Don't Look Down". Ira Losco 's third studio album Fortune Teller began its producion in summer 2007 On 10th December 2007, "Living It. . . " was released in local cinemas and on DVD. It includes memorable Live performances, international collaborations,videos, never seen before backstage footage, a personal interview and exclusive new tracks off the album. In January, a music video for Don't Look Down was released. Idle Motion is the third single from the new album, and was released in March 2008. On 21 May 2008, the fourth single entitled Promises was released on local radio stations.
Discography
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Awards and nominations
References
External links
- Ira Losco Official Website
- Artist Blog Page
- Artist unofficial website
- Last.Fm Page
- Ira Losco at MySpace
| Preceded by Fabrizio Faniello |
Maltese Eurovision Entry 2002 |
Succeeded by Lynn Chircop |
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