Aurea Isabel Ramos de Sousa, known professionally as Aurea, was born on September 7, 1987, in Santiago do Cacém, Portugal. She grew up in Silves, Algarve, and aspired to be a singer from a young age. In 2008, Aurea released her debut single "Okay Alright" for the soundtrack of the Portuguese television series Morangos com Açúcar. In summer 2010, she released her breakthrough single "Busy for Me", which topped the Portuguese iTunes chart. Her debut album, Aurea, reached Number 1 on the Portuguese Albums Chart and remained at the top for eight consecutive weeks. Aurea followed up with live performances, including a special TV broadcast in December 2010, and a concert tour in 2011 that sold out major national venues. She released subsequent albums Soul Notes (2012), Restart (2016), and Confessions (2018).
