Biography
Célia Lawson (Angola, June 9, 1974) is a Portuguese singer.
At age 15, she joined several bands, first cover bands and then bands playing original music. In 1992, she was part of Adelaide Ferreira's choir during that year's tour.
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In 1993, she joined V12, a well-known metal band. She also collaborated with Crash, a hard-rock cover band. In 1994, she sang backing vocals for the song "Imagens de Música" by Ed Sant'ana, which was presented in one of the semi-finals of the RTP Song Festival. In 1995, she collaborated with Huanine, a group directed by Laura Diogo (formerly of Doce), which included Ana Vasconcelos, Beijinha Florentina, Cachucha, Elaisa, and Joana Pereira.
In 1996, she participated in the SIC program "Chuva de Estrelas" (Shower of Stars) where she reached the final with her interpretation of the song "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" in the version by singer Oleta Adams.
In 1997, she won the 34th RTP Song Festival with the song "Antes do Adeus" (Before the Goodbye) by Thilo Krassman and Rosa Lobato de Faria. At the Eurovision Song Contest, she did not score any points, sharing last place with the Norwegian singer.
In 1997, the album "First" was released, recorded under the production of Nuno Carvalho (NZ) and featuring songs written by the singer herself.
In 2002, she released the promotional CD "Célia Lawson" in anticipation of the release of the CD "Faith". The lead single for this work was "Voo da Águia" (Eagle's Flight).
She changed her stage name to Ira and released a progressive metal album called "On The Road To The Unknown" which received positive reviews in "Loud" magazine.
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.