Kay Lyra

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Kay Lyra is a singer and composer, the daughter of Carlos Lyra and Kate Lyra. She studied classical singing with Eliane Sampaio and, in 1992, appeared alongside Kate Lyra in her father's show Bossa nova solo.

The following year, she received a scholarship to study at Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she stayed for a year. After returning to Brazil, she studied theater and lived in Germany. She has recorded and performed in projects connected to bossa nova.