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Navina first gained recognition with her debut release, 27 Hearts, which earned BBC Radio London’s Track of the Month and was featured as a BBC Introducing Spotlight Artist. Her single, Circles, was named Top Track by BBC Radio 6 Music, hailed as “easily the best sounding record in this entire batch.” Over the years, her work has been playlisted on Apple Music’s Best of the Week and Songs of Summer, while her most recent release, Pieces, secured spots on Spotify’s New Music Friday India & Gulf. With support from BBC Radio 1, BBC Asian Network, and a string of BBC live sessions, NAVINA has established herself as a rising force in indie folk. |
Photographer: Lincoln Pictures
Empowering, poetic, uplifting.
Describe your sound:
Organic-led, cinematic indie folk - a blend of poetic songwriting and immersive production.
Describe the moment you knew that you wanted to pursue music:
When I produced my first EP at 18 and listened to Ryan Tedder talk about his process.
How does your heritage impact your art?
My parents got me into music, my mum talking me to my first flute lesson (which I classically trained in), my dad encouraging me to songwrite as a shy child, but being good at poetry. I am a first generation immigrant. I've written a song about my immigration story which touches on all the points of being third culture, my experience and nostalgia and gratefulness of my parents sacrifice.This will be released after my first release, out in April.
What moment are you most proud of in your music journey so far?
Being a resident artist at the Roundhouse in London
Your next music goal:
Build a mailing list of 100 engaged fans, and a community of creatives who align with my ethos for creativity. The aim is to uplift and inspire each other and others with what me make.
If you could collaborate with anyone, who and why?
Ryan Tedder or Ezra Koenig as producers - inspirations for me to start producing and als songwriting. Live - it has be to A R Rahman!
Your favourite song/lyrics:
Step - Vampire Weekend
3 songs you're listening to right now:
Featherstone - The Paper Kites
Crash Cart - Ethan Gruska
Blue Skies - Noah and the Whale
(childhood faves!)
Your community shout out:
Hannah V (@hannahvofficial) - ultimate women boss producer, smashing it and trailblazing for the rest of us.
Anything else you'd like to share:
I have a new release coming out next month! I produce everything at home playing all the instruments, so I'm as DIY as they come :)
