Laura Abela (born 13 August 1984), known by the

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L'Aura, is an Italian singer, songwriter, composer, pianist and violinist.

Career

Early years

L'Aura spent two years in

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in preparation for recording her first record titled '' Okumuki'', which was recorded in Italy and released in 2005. She sang part of it in Italian and part of it in English. The producer was Enrique Gonzalez Muller, who had worked with

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, and

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Success

In 2006 L'Aura participated at the

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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. 9 June 2007 saw the release date of her second album, ''

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'' (like the famous book by

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). The first single "Non è una favola", released 18 May was followed by a second single, "È per te", which was a duet with Max Zanotti, the lead singer of Deasonika. At the end of 2007, she showed an interest in representing

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in the next edition of

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. L'Aura took part in the Sanremo Music Festival 2008 in Categoria Campioni with the song "Basta!" ("Enough!"), which was a radio and TV success, quickly becoming one of the most downloaded singles from the festival. In February she released her first greatest hits album: '' L'Aura''. Also in 2008, L'Aura performed at the 1st May's Concert in Rome and the

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. In July 2008, she opened for

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and

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and

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and

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. The second single from the L'Aura album, "Cos'è", was released on 16 May 2008. On 26 October 2010, L'Aura released the EP ''Sei come me''. On this release, she used the name L'Aura Abela. On this album, she worked with the producer Dado Parisini on all of the tracks, including an

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version of the

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song "

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", named "Eclissi del cuore" (''Eclipse of the Heart''). In October 2011, "Eclissi del cuore" was re-released as a duet with

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, another Italian singer. The single "Come spieghi" was also released in order to promote the album. In 2011, L'Aura (again signing as "L'Aura" solely) re-released the ''Sei come me'' EP with "Gira l'estate", "Hello Goodbye" (

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cover), the "Eclissi del cuore" duet with Nek and two brand new songs. On 26 November 2012, L'Aura announced via her Facebook page that she is pregnant with her first child, with her husband Simone Bertolotti. On 25 April 2013, L'Aura gave birth to her son, Leonardo Bertolotti. Abela's single, "I'm an Alcoholic" was released on 19 May 2017, after almost six years without releasing any new content. It is the lead single from her yet to be released album ''Il contrario dell'amore''.

Recent years

In January 2014, L'Aura confirmed she was working on an album. On 8 May 2014, L'Aura was invited by her fellow Italian friend

Laura Pausini Laura Pausini (; born 16 May 1974) is an Italian Pop music, pop singer. She rose to fame in 1993, winning the newcomer artists' section of the Sanremo Music Festival 1993, 43rd Sanremo Music Festival with the song "La solitudine", which becam ...

to sing by her side during a show. They performed the song ''Con la musica alla radio''.Laura Pausini, il 18 maggio a Taormina anche Malika Ayane, Syria e L'Aura
/ref> On 2 November 2015, L'Aura confirmed on her social media that she had written the song "Lo sapevi prima tu", which would be released days after that post in

's album '' Simili''. The song also has been released in Spanish, this version being titled "Lo sabías antes tú".

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

l-aura.comOfficial website
{{DEFAULTSORT:L'Aura 1984 births English-language singers from Italy Living people Musicians from Brescia 21st-century Italian singers 21st-century Italian women singers