Iraina Mancini

Iraina was born into a musical family. Her father, Warren Peace, was David Bowie's childhood friend and later went on to tour providing backing vocals and writing with David from Aladdin Sane through to Station to Station. Iraina's first band was Mancini, an electronic pop outfit that appeared on Channel 4's Mobile Act Unsigned. There they got discovered and recorded an album with legendary producer Jagz Kooner. After Mancini went separate ways Iraina moved to Liverpool and started a band called The Venus Fury with ex members of The Zutons and The Dead 60s.

Iraina is also a DJ spinning Northern Soul, early Rhythm and Blues, Ska, Funk and Latin Boogaloo, she has played all over London and internationally at music and film festivals such as The Toronto Film Festival, Glastonbury, The Secret Garden Party and for brands such as GQ, American Express and Samsung. She also ran a popular monthly night called "Soul Box" in east London with Eddie Piller and fashion photographer Dean Chalkley. Iraina also presents her own monthly radio show on Soho Radio specialising in her love of soul and interviewing people from the world of music, fashion, art and journalism.[4]

On June 19, 2020, electronic musicians BT and Matt Fax released a double single, 1AM in Paris / The War, featuring Iraina for the vocals of "The War", which appears in the album The Lost Art of Longing.[5]

In 2021 Iraina returned with new solo music including singles "Shotgun" "Deep End" and "Do It (You stole the Rhythm)". Her music taking influences from 60s French cinema, Psychedelia, Serge Gainsbourg and French YeYe girls. All singles playlist and featured heavily on BBC 6 Music and Radio 2.

In 2022 she reelased Undo the Blue, a single produces by Jagz kooner.