Ira Losco
Ira Losco (born 31 July 1981 in Sliema) is a Maltese singer. It is one of the most successful of the island state.
Career
Losco started her career in the school band tiara. Their first album, Hi- Fidelity included their biggest hit basketball, later followed by the album Butterfly. The band broke up after Ira Losco was selected as the representative of Malta in the Euro Vision Song Contest 2002. This participation was followed by other successful songs, they sang, for example, with Reaching Higher the official song of the Games of the Small States of Europe 2003, which took place in Malta. In addition, they brought with Get Out! also a single in Germany on the market.
Euro Vision Song Contest
Ira Losco in 2002 went with the song 7th Wonder at the Euro Vision Song Contest for Malta. Her song was written by Philip Vella and Gerard James Borg. The performance in Tallinn Losco was, much to the delight of the host country, supported by five singers in the background choir, which are very popular in Estonia. These were Kaire Vilgats, Liisi Koikson, Dagmar Oja, Airi Allvee and Jelena Juzik. At the end of Malta took second place behind Latvia, which until then best result for the Mediterranean country was until Chiara and Angel 2005 occupied the same position.
Albums
- 2004: Someone Else
- 2005: Accident Phone
- 2005: Blends & Remixes of Someone Else
- 2006: Unmasced: the unplugged album
- 2008: Fortune Teller
- 2009: Mixed Beats
- 2013: Fire
Awards
Ira Losco can have numerous music awards, it won nine times the Malta Music Awards and seven times the Bay Music Awards, they also got on 13 November 2008 ( National Day of Malta ) is a prestigious award for merit, the Midalja ghall -Qadi tar - Repubblika.