Cecilia Cipressi (born 26 February 1977), known professionally as Syria or Airys, is an Italian singer and entertainer.

Life and career

Born in

Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

, Syria is the daughter of Elio Cipressi, a record producer and former singer. She was recognised by composer Claudio Mattone, winning the Newcomers competition at the 46th edition of the

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with the song "Non ci sto." The following year, she achieved third place in the Big Artists competition of the Festival with the song "Sei tu". In 2002, she made her debut as a songwriter with the song "Lettera ad Alice". In 2009, she adopted the stage name Airys for the electro-dance EP ''Vivo, amo, esco''. In 2011 Syria was vocal coach in the

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talent show ''Star Academy'', and in 2016 she was a juror in the Italia 1 talent show ''TOP DJ''. Additionally, she has performed as a stage actress alongside

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and Francesco Paolantoni.

Discography

;Albums * 1996 - ''Non ci sto'' * 1997 - ''L'angelo'' * 1998 - ''Station Wagon'' * 2000 - ''Come una goccia d'acqua'' * 2002 - ''Le mie favole'' * 2005 - ''Non è peccato'' * 2008 - ''Un'altra me'' * 2009 - ''Vivo amo esco'' (EP, under the pseudonym Airys) * 2011 - ''Scrivere al futuro'' * 2014 - ''Syria 10'' * 2017 - ''10+10''

References

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{{Authority control Singers from Rome 1977 births Living people Italian pop singers Italian women singers Sanremo Music Festival winners of the newcomers section