Meet 2019’s brand new pop princess – Leyah. The Romanian artist bursts onto the scene this February with her debut single, the feisty, future-facing pop anthem ‘Na Na Na’ – released February 15.
Born into a family of musicians, music runs in Leyah’s blood and she has been making music and performing since she was just 5 years old. Her father, a professional classical conductor, has had a huge impact on Leyah’s career path and her attitude towards music. “My dad once told me ‘There is no bigger freedom for mankind than music’” explains Leyah, “he was a respected and well-known conductor back in the 80s in Romania. But due to the communist regime, he wasn’t free to express his creativity as we are today. He and many other artists back then, were often stopped trying to cross the border, even though they were invited by European orchestras to perform. He has suffered a lot, but the one that always saved him was the music”
Leyah began her journey in music learning classical piano, and she continued on this path throughout her childhood. She has earnt multiple awards, and graduated with a degree for classical piano, but it was following graduation that she realised she wanted to make her own music and cross over into pop.
Speaking about her self-penned debut single, Leyah said: “I’m so excited to release my first single ‘Na Na Na’. It’s a love song, about two people trapped in an all-consuming relationship. So many people haven’t found true love yet – we don’t have time, we’ve been unlucky…but this song is for those whose relationship is so intense and passionate, that it transcends the constraints of our world” she explains, “This love bonds them, makes them feel unleashed, enchanted, empowered, electrified, vanishing any touch of conscience. It is their gate away to liberation. This is something I feel we see now more than ever in the past!”
