Isaura (singer)

Isaura
Isaura (right) and Cláudia Pascoal at the Eurovision Spain PreParty 2018 in Madrid
Isaura (right) and Cláudia Pascoal at the Eurovision Spain PreParty 2018 in Madrid
Background information
Birth nameIsaura Santos
Born (1989-07-15) 15 July 1989 (age 35)
Gouveia, Portugal
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instrument
  • Vocals
Years active2010–present
LabelsUMG
Websiteisaura.pt

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]

Career

She 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

In February 2020 Isaura announced she was fighting breast cancer and subsequently canceled all scheduled appearances.[5]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
POR
[6]
Human 5

Extended plays

Title Details
Serendipity
Agosto

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Album
"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
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Eurovision 2018 Results: Voting & Points".
  3. ^ Portugal ficou em último lugar, mas não é caso inédito na história
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Cantora Isaura anuncia que foi diagnosticada com cancro da mama" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  6. ^ "Discography Isaura". portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  7. ^ "portuguesecharts.com – Discography Isaura (Singles)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 May 2018.