Ira Losco is a Maltese pop singer. Her career breakthrough came in 2002, when she represented Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 with the song “7th Wonder”. She placed second in the competition, Malta’s best ever result. Fourteen years later, she returned and represented Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song “Walk on Water”.
Ira Losco has released six studio albums so far in her career and is one of the most successful Maltese musicians of all time. In 2018, she served as a judge on the inaugural season of X Factor Malta. She returned to serve as a judge in 2019, 2021 and currently in 2023.
To date Ira Losco has performed in over 15 countries and has won more than 20 music awards. She has appeared in front of audiences ranging from 1,000 to 80,000, and has played alongside renowned international acts such as Elton John, Katie Melua, Maroon 5, Akon, Melanie C, Ronan Keating, Bob Geldof, Andrea Bocelli and Gigi D’Alessio.
Ira Losco started her career with a college band called Tiara but they split up a few months after Ira Losco represented her country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 which was held in Tallinn.
In 2003, she was chosen to perform the song “Reaching Higher”, which was the official song of the Games of the Small States of Europe Malta 2003. Ira Losco was awarded the Midalja għall-Qadi tar-Repubblika in 2008.
Ira Losco has been involved in advertising in her country, including brands like Guess, McDonald’s, Vodafone, Nescafé, Yellow, and many more.
2019 was a big year for Ira. Not only was she chosen for the second consecutive year to be an X-factor judge, she was also the Maltese headliner at the Radio Italia concert held in Malta and that was attended by no less than 35,000 people.
In 2022 Ira Losco was chosen to perform and co-write the official song for the Special Olympics that were hosted in Malta.
Her latest live appearance saw her supporting no other than Christina Aguilera for the concert held at the Granaries in Floriana, Malta for the Europride closing. This concert was attended by 38,000 people.
Ira Losco’s 20+ year musical career continues on a journey of live events and headlining concerts that showcase the artist and her band’s musical empowerment.