Isaura Santos (born 15 July 1989), sometimes known mononymously as Isaura, is a Portuguese singer and songwriter. She composed the song "O jardim", performed by Cláudia Pascoal, that represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon.[1] Automatically qualified to the final, due to Portugal's first victory in the contest the year before, the song ended up in the last position.[2][3]
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 Isaura (right) and Cláudia Pascoal at the Eurovision Spain PreParty 2018 in Madrid | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Isaura Santos |
| Born | 15 July 1989 Gouveia, Portugal |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | UMG |
| Website | isaura |
Career
editShe first came known in 2010 after she participated in the fourth season of the Portuguese edition of the music talent show Operação Triunfo where achieved 8th place overall.[4]
Personal life
editIn February 2020 Isaura announced she was fighting breast cancer and subsequently canceled all scheduled appearances.[5]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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| POR [6] | ||
| Human |
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5 |
Extended plays
edit| Title | Details |
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| Serendipity |
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| Agosto |
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Singles
editAs lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Useless" | 2014 | Serendipity |
| "Change It" | 2015 | Non-album singles |
| "8" | 2016 | |
| "I Need Ya" | 2017 | Human |
| "The Crossover (Intermission)" | 2018 | |
| "Busy Tone" | ||
| "Gone Now" | ||
| "Don't Shoot" | ||
| "Closer" | ||
| "Liga-Desliga" | 2019 | Agosto |
| "Uma Frase Não Faz A Canção" (feat. Luísa Sobral) | ||
| “Leve” | 2022 | TBC |
As featured artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| POR [7] | |||
| "Meu É Teu" (Diogo Piçarra featuring Isaura) |
2015 | — | Espelho |
| "O jardim" (Cláudia Pascoal featuring Isaura) |
2018 | 21 | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
References
edit- ^ Victor M Escudero; Josianne Zwart (5 March 2018). "Cláudia Pascoal will represent Portugal on home ground in May - Eurovision Song Contest Lisbon 2018". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "Eurovision 2018 Results: Voting & Points".
- ^ Portugal ficou em último lugar, mas não é caso inédito na história
- ^ "Quem são Cláudia Pascoal e Isaura, as vencedoras do Festival da Canção?" (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2018-03-10. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
- ^ "Cantora Isaura anuncia que foi diagnosticada com cancro da mama" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ^ "Discography Isaura". portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "portuguesecharts.com – Discography Isaura (Singles)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 May 2018.