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Biography
Susana Guerra, also recognized as Suzy Guerra and previously known as Susana Mota or simply Suzy, is a singer hailing from Portugal.
Her stage debut happened when she was just 6 years old at Cineteatro Caras Direitas in Buarcos.
She later relocated to Lisbon in her youth and joined the popular children’s group, Onda Choc. Furthermore, she was the voice behind the inaugural theme of the kid’s TV series, Uma Aventura.
In the Christmas season of 1999, she teamed up with Os Anjos on a song titled “Esta Noite Branca”, included in the re-release of the album “Ficarei”.
She launched her maiden solo album under the name Susana”, featuring collaborations with singer João Portugal on a song called “Vida”. This track was included in a compilation promoted by Rádio Renascença in 2001.
From 2002 to 2003, Susana portrayed Sally in the musical My Fair Lady, a production by Filipe La Feria.
In 2005, she ventured to Canada to explore further musical opportunities.
Susana was part of the December 2009 musical, Alice e a Magia do Natal, performing alongside artists like Ricardo Soler, Helena Vieira, Bernardo Gavina, and Beatriz Costa in the Óbidos Vila Natal event.
She also gave live performances alongside notable figures such as DJ Diego Miranda and DJ Rita Mendes. This opened doors for her to work with DJ Kourosh (DJ Revelation 2008) and DJ Disimmon (Miguel Simões). Together, they produced a track titled “Candyland” (written by her), which was featured in the Summer Jam 2010 compilation, credited to Kourosh Tazmini & Disimmon featuring Suzy G.
In 2014, she triumphed at the RTP Festival da Canção with a song called “Quero Ser Tua”. She carried the Portuguese flag at the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen, Denmark, with her song “Quero Ser tua”. Despite delivering a notable performance, she placed 11th out of the 16 entries, narrowly missing out on the qualification by a single point.
She reinvented herself as Suzy Guerra and launched a new single named “Higher” in November 2021. In 2022 she performed at Eurovision Parties in Poland, Spain, the UK and Portugal. In 2023 she performed in Austria, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
