Ira Losco

ou don’t have to be a “Fortune Teller” to predict success for the energetic young singer/songwriter Ira Losco. The girl with a huskiness to her voice which gives away the harshness of what life has thrown at her and at times the vulnerability which soothes your soul.

Already the best selling artist in her country for 3 consecutive years, Ira Losco is a great success story in Malta, having released 3 number 1 albums, a string of number 1 singles and winning every conceivable award from ‘Best album to ‘Best Single’ and ‘Best Artist.’ She has developed into a complete artist with a great sex appeal, a powerful and distinct voice, a great live performer, songwriter and can also play piano and guitar. Undoubtedly though, her unique selling point is definitely her magnetic Charisma which attracts a lot of people towards her and gives her the ‘star’ trademark.

Always trying to be innovative last December Ira Losco released a 90mins DVD which was also released in the cinema capturing some of her memorable performances and never seen before behind the scenes footage.

“Fortune Teller” was released last June and boasts 3 number 1 singles to date namely, ‘Something to Talk About’ debuted at the Isle of MTV, ‘Idle Motion’, the reflection of the dark soul which lurks beneath and The pumping track ‘Down Look Down’

“Sometimes I feel like I shed my skin every time I write a new record. I have developed a thick outer shell and I’m aware of what surrounds me, but at the same time I do let my guard down sometimes. Music is the one thing I can do without walking cautiously on that fine line, life presents you with. ‘Fortune Teller’ was a nasty curve on a highway, but with a magnificent destination in the distance. It was me taking a direction which pulls me closer to my alternative roots.”

The music industry today has seen the rise and fall of many saccharine sweet or watered down manufactured artists, but if there ever was a shadow of a doubt lingering in your mind that Ira Losco fits that stereotype, it’s quickly wiped away the minute she takes the stage, delivering a powerful set of songs with such energy and determination as though it was her last.

Her wall of fame including collaborations, concerts and festivals include well re-knowned international acts such as Elton John, Tokyo Hotel, Katie Melua, Mel C Bob Geldof, Duran Duran, Bob Sinclair, Maroon 5 , Akon and many many others.

Her previous album “Accident Prone” was a local sales chart topper, still keeping its top 10 placing till this day! It’s seven singles all shot to top 5 radio charts, with ‘Driving One of Your Cars’ winning Best Single for the 2006 Bay Music Awards and The Viewers’ Choice Awards .

“I am always ready to learn and delve deeper into my soul to discover more things about myself and about music, only to emerge with something which somehow affects me and others when I perform or write a record.”

This is evident in her unplugged album ‘Unmasked’. The idea developed after Ira Losco re- adapted her set to an unplugged repertoire whilst on tour in Germany performing alongside Katie Melua .After having seen the audiences so moved by her performance that it was only natural to record this album. One particular review by Rhine Magazine in the U.K. quoted her to be” a star in the making”.

Two years later and staggering number of her undying , growing fan base Ira Losco is one artist who’s definitely Prone to more success to come and will stop at nothing !!