Born on June 17, 1962 in Mangualde, in the Viseu district of Portugal, Vanda
Maria Ribeiro Furtado Tavares de Vasconcelos, known by her pseudonym Lio, is a
Luso-Belgian artist who has left her mark on the French-language music and film
scene since the late 1970s. Her stage name, inspired by a character from the
comic strip Barbarella, symbolizes her unique and daring style, which combines
pop and French chanson. Lio is the daughter of Fernando Antonio Tavares de
Vasconcelos, a military man, and Helena Ribeiro Furtado, nicknamed Lena. From an
early age, she was deeply influenced b...