Mira Aroyo

Mira Aroyo (in Bulgarian: Мира Аройо; born in Sofia, Bulgaria in 1977) is a member of the electronic band Ladytron. She is the secondary vocalist of the band and also a keyboardist, songwriter, producer and DJ. Aroyo writes and sings her songs for Ladytron in Bulgarian as well as English.

Born to Bulgarian Hasidic background, Aroyo moved with her family to Israel when she was ten. The first musical instrument that she ever played was the guitar. Also when she was younger, she played the accordion.

While a DJ in London, Aroyo met Hunt in 1999 through mutual friends and found that they were DJing the same kind of music.

Besides her musical interests and abilities, she was a postgraduate research geneticist in the Oxford University’s Biochemistry department. She co-authored an article on “Species specificity in the activation of Xer recombination at dif by FtsK”, published in Molecular Microbiology, 2003.

Aroyo collaborated with the indie pop band The Projects. The song “Don’t Eat Meat” featured Mira as vocalist. She also collaborated with John Foxx & The Maths for the song “Watching A Building On Fire”.


Official site: http://www.ladytron.com