Iara Dias dos Santos

Iara Dias dos Santos (born 11 September 1983) is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. She moved to Finland in 2014 to start a professional career in the music industry. She was selected to take part on The Voice of Finland in 2017 (6th Season). In her blind audition, she sang Corinne Bailey Rae's song "Put Your Records On" and two coaches turned the chair for her. Anna Puu and Olli Lindholm. She chose to take part on Anna's team.

Life and career

Iara was born in the University city of Viçosa - Minas Gerais State, and has lived there until she finished her bachelor's degree in Management and International trade. She has lived and worked in Vitória (Espírito Santo) and Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais) before she moved to Finland. In Vitória (Brazil), Iara took part (2010-2011) of a popular local samba band Regional da Nair, playing a percussion instrument.