Isaura (singer)

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]

Isaura
Isaura (right) and Cláudia Pascoal at the Eurovision Spain PreParty 2018 in Madrid
Background information
Birth name	Isaura Santos
Born	(1989-07-15) 15 July 1989 (age 35) Gouveia, Portugal
Genres	Alternative pop electronic hip hop
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2010–present
Labels	UMG
Website	isaura.pt

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	Released: 8 June 2018 Label: Universal Music Portugal Format: CD, Digital download	5

Extended plays

Title	Details
Serendipity	Released: 18 May 2015 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download
Agosto	Released: 13 November 2019 Label: Universal Music Portugal Format: Digital Streaming

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

As featured artist

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.