[1] She debuted in 2008 with her single "Okay Alright", which was included on the soundtrack of the Portuguese television series Morangos com Açúcar.

In December 2010, Aurea made a special live TV broadcast to promote some of her songs.

Critical reviews noted similarities between the song and releases by Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield and The Supremes, as well as contemporaries such as British singer Amy Winehouse or Duffy.

During the following year (2011), Aurea made a concert tour around the country to promote her debut album.

She sold out all the major national venues and the album remained on the top Portuguese charts for 71 weeks.

In the summer of 2008, she performed the song live at the Morangomania Festival, a show created by the production team of Morangos com Açúcar.

Aurea released a single in August 2010, entitled "Busy for Me", a blue-eyed soul ballad influenced by artists such as Aretha Franklin and Amy Winehouse.

Aurea performed her songs on a TV Special broadcast among many other shows on Portuguese television.