Lucia Evans
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Lucia Evans, is an Irish singer and winner of the 2006 season of the talent show You're A Star. She has begun recording her debut single "Bruised Not Broken" and was released on the 14 April 2006.
After defeating The Sullivan Brothers in the You're A Star final she has won a recording contract, publishing deal and €10,000 worth of musical equipment. Other notable songs she performed during You're A Star include: "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and "Would I Lie to You".
Unlike the previous winners of You're A Star, Lucia didn't get to represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest. Her primary objective is to become an internationally selling musical artist.
Lucia is living in Rahoon in county Galway and is 23 years of age, although originally from Bulawayo in Zimbabwe. Lucia auditioned for the first You're A Star, back in 2002 but, judge at the time, Phil Coulter told her she couldn't sing.
Her other ambitions are to become a dancer, or help expand the beauty industry in Ireland, so it becomes more diverse.
[edit] Early Life
Lucia Evans rose to fame in Galway for her annual appearance in the Renmore Pantomime, she gained local recognition for her portrayal of the wicked witch in Snow White. Her star rose higher with her eventual triumph in the West Star talent competition (sponsored by Galway Bay FM) hosted in The Quays Pub in Galway. This early glimpse at success only hinted at the eventual fame that would descend on her following her impressive displays on You're A Star
[edit] First Single
Lucia Evans' first single, "Bruised Not Broken", was released slightly later than originally expected. The single also contains "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and "Would I Lie to You". It entered the Irish charts on 20 April at #5.
As of July 2006, Lucia Evans is no longer with Sony Ireland her record company. She is under new management and still has a publishing deal.
Lucia Evans is managed by MDM artists in Dublin, who have always been her management. Also she was never with Sony in terms of a record deal, she was with Universal, she still has a publishing contract with Sony ATV.
[edit] Trivia
Every night on You're a Star, Lucia wore a ring in the shape of a shamrock, a sign of her love for ireland.
If you ask Lucia whether her name is pronounced Loo-Chi-Ah (the most common pronunciation) or Loo-See-A (the way you just heard someone else say her name, at this stage you are all stuck in someone's house in county Clare and she is only famous for the Renmore Pantomime in Galway, by way of trying to politely introduce yourself and y'know break the ice). She will tell you she doesn't care how you say her name.
