![]() ![]() The same year, "Emerald" was also used in Teen Wolf, The X Factor and The Only Way Is Essex, and helped to gain her exposure. ![]() Lyra released her first EP W.I.L.D on 15th July 2016, but gained most of her recognition following the featuring of "Emerald" on the second episode of the RTÉ drama Striking Out, and the subsequent featuring of her music. Although she wishes to maintain a degree of mystery, she has confirmed that 'Lyra' is one of her given names. She has highlighted her love of Irish "luminaries" Enya and Sinéad O'Connor, artists whom critics, among others such as Kate Bush and Florence and the Machine, have subsequently likened her music to. She has also said that her experiences singing in her church choir, and in speech and drama lessons were formational in the development of her singing. In an interview with the Irish Independent, she told of her early love of singing and performing. Laura McNamara, known professionally as Lyra, is an Irish singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. ![]()
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