L'Aura
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| L'Aura | |
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 L'Aura at a concert in Brescia in April 2006
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Laura Abela |
| Also known as | L'Aura |
| Born | August 13, 1984 |
| Origin | Brescia, Italy |
| Genre(s) | Pop, rock, indie |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | vocals piano violin |
| Years active | 2000 - present |
| Associated acts | Rezophonic |
| Website | l-aura.com |
L'Aura alias Laura Abela (Brescia, August 13, 1984) is an Italian singer, songwriter, composer, pianist and violinist.
L'Aura spent two years in San Francisco in preparation for recording her first record titled Okumuki, which was recorded in Italy and released in 2005. She sung part of it in Italian and part of it in English. The producer was Enrique Gonzalez Muller, who has worked with Nine Inch Nails, Kronos Quartet, Jason Newsted, Dave Matthews Band, and Joe Satriani.
In 2006 L'Aura participated at the Sanremo Music Festival for the first time with the song "Irragiungibile", a song which was quite successful in the Italian music charts and Okumuki was certified Gold in Italy.
June 9, 2007 was the release of her second album, Demian (like the famous book of Hermann Hesse). The first single "Non è una favola", released May 18, was followed by a second single, "È per te", which was a duet with Max Zanotti, the lead singer of Deasonika. In the end of 2007, she showed an interest in representing San Marino in the next edition of Eurovision Song Contest 2008.
L'Aura took part in the Festival della Canzone Italiana Sanremo 2008 in Categoria Campioni with the song Basta! ("Enough!"), [1] who was a good success in radio and TV, becoming quickly one of the most download single of the festival from the web. In February she released her first greatest hits album: L'Aura.
Before summer L'Aura participated in important manifestations as the 1st May's Concert in Rome and the Heineken Jammin' Festival. In July, 2008 she opened the Ben Harper and REM concerts in Verona and Milan. The second single from the album is "Cos'è", released on May 16, 2008.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Album | ITA chart | Sales |
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| 2005 | Okumuki | ||
| 2006 | Okumuki (re-release) | 23 | 50,000 |
| 2007 | Demian | 31 | |
| 2008 | L'Aura[2] | 38 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |
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| 2005 | "Radio Star" | 34 | - | Okumuki |
| "Today" | 21 | 82 | ||
| "Una Favola" | 33 | - | ||
| 2006 | "Irraggiungibile" | 17 | 81 | |
| "Domani" | - | - | ||
| 2007 | "Non è una Favola" | 21 | - | Demian |
| "E' per te" | - | - | ||
| 2008 | "Basta!" | 17 | 178 | L'Aura |
| "Cos'è"[3] | - | -
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[edit] References
[edit] External links
- l-aura.com
- Official website (English) (Italian)
