Cecilia Cipressi (born 26 February 1977), best known as Syria or Airys, is an Italian singer and entertainer.

Life and career

Born in

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, Syria is the daughter of Elio Cipressi, a record producer and former singer. Noted by composer

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, she won the Newcomers competition at the 46th edition of the

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with the song "Non ci sto", and

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she placed third in the Big Artists competition of the Festival with the song "Sei tu". In 2002, she debuted as a songwriter with the song "Lettera ad Alice". In 2009, she adopted the stage name Airys for the electro-dance EP ''Vivo, amo, esco''. In 2011 Syria was vocal coach in the

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talent show ''Star Academy'', and in 2016 she was a juror in the Italia 1 talent show ''TOP DJ''. She also was a stage actress alongside

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and

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Discography

;Albums * 1996 - ''Non ci sto'' * 1997 - ''L'angelo'' * 1998 - ''Station Wagon'' * 2000 - ''Come una goccia d'acqua'' * 2002 - ''Le mie favole'' * 2005 - ''Non è peccato'' * 2008 - ''Un'altra me'' * 2009 - ''Vivo amo esco'' (EP, under the pseudonym Airys) * 2011 - ''Scrivere al futuro'' * 2014 - ''Syria 10'' * 2017 - ''10+10''

References

External links

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{{Authority control Singers from Rome 1977 births Living people Italian pop singers Italian women singers Sanremo Music Festival winners of the newcomers section