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During one of my last visits to Malta I had the great pleasure to meet Ira Losco for lunch. But we didn't just eat! I was given the chance to get her known a bit better. I interviewed Ira while sitting in a nice new wine bar in Naxxar.

The Interview took quite some time and Ira had to say quite a lot. So I am giving you now just an appetizer and would like to invite you to read the complete interview by clicking onto the link below.

Büttni: "How did you start with music?"

Ira: "... My mother always told me that I learned to sing before I learned to speak. ..."

Büttni: "Which artists do you like?"

Ira: "... Radiohead, Massive Attack, Portishead, ... Avril Lavigne, Coldplay, ... Silbermond, Wir sind Helden, Söhne Mannheims ..."

Büttni: "Do you play an instrumeent?"

Ira: "... I studied the piano for six years. ... and I learnt the guitar last year. ..."

Büttni: "What inspires you to write a song?"

Ira: "... It's the colouring of your life, I think, that makes you write. ..."

Büttni: "What are your plans for 2006?"

Ira: "The World Cup in Germany has given me some time to spend Summer concentrating on writing some new songs for my upcoming release and filming some new videos. ... I have a lot of gigs planned in Malta and I will also be taking another trip to a foreign territory (not sure yet where) to co-write with some internationally reknowned writers too, that is very exciting!"

Büttni: "And what are your plans for the future?"

Ira: "It's to sing more and more ambitious stuff, like supporting certain acts. ... I want to support even more important international acts. The Rolling Stones or someone like Robbie Williams I'd like to support. ... But obviously then I want to do something for myself. I don't want to be a support act forever. I would like to headline a show. So that's one of my immediate ambitions and releasing an international album."

Büttni: "Would you like to live abroad?"

Ira: "... I would love to live in Germany, in Berlin. ..."

 

The complete interview can be read here.

More infos about Ira Losco you will also find on her website www.iralosco.com.

Information is correct at the time of publishing.