Cork singer Lyra: 'I spent a long time trying to be a different person to fit a box, and I was miserable'

Ahead of a headline slot at Live at the Marquee, Lyra talks to Ciara Byrne about heartbreak, hot-girl summers and sticking to her guns 

Lyra: “Coming from a little village where there are always sing-songs in the pub come 12pm — music has always been in me.” Photo: Mike Aldridge

Authenticity is not just a word that Lyra demands to live by, it’s essential to her being.

The Cork popstar is fast becoming known for her one-of-a-kind outfits and candid persona, but when she joins me from her couch on Zoom, the social media-dubbed ‘Bandon’s Beyoncé’ says it wasn’t always this way.