Lio

The Profile

Portuguese-born Belgian pop singer and actress, known for 1980s synth-pop hits such as "Le Banana Split" and "Amoureux Solitaires" and for collaborations with Telex, Sparks and John Cale.

Birth name: Wanda Maria Ribeiro Furtado Tavares de Vasconcelos. Portuguese-born Belgian singer and actress. Breakthrough with the single "Le Banana Split" and early collaborations with Telex; later worked with Sparks and John Cale (producer on Pop Model). Active from the late 1970s/early 1980s and credited with multiple albums and a filmography.

Almotasim presents Lio as a chaste, bubblegum synth-pop chanteuse with melodic sweetness and limited cultural excess. The review praises collaborations (Telex, Sparks, John Cale) but criticizes superficiality and limited artistic ambition. Overall the appraisal is mixed and framed with ironic distance.