By: Staff
From the heart of Berlin’s thriving music scene emerges a voice that demands to be heard, a voice steeped in authenticity, courage, and a yearning to reclaim balance in the world. With her latest single, "I Am Her," ANNA8ELLE unveils a deeply personal, transformative experience that pulses with raw energy and spiritual resonance.
Crafted in the sacred stillness of her bedroom, equipped with nothing more than her laptop and an unrelenting passion, this track is a masterclass in modern artistry. Its strikingly intimate origins belie its universal appeal, blending ethereal melodies with bold, confident lyrics that challenge and inspire.
But who is ANNA8ELLE? How does this Berlin-based artist channel such power into her work? And what makes "I Am Her" such a powerful song? In this exclusive interview, ANNA8ELLE peels back the layers of her creative process, influences, and her unwavering belief in the transformative power of feminine energy.
Step into her world, where music becomes a bridge between light and shadow, intuition and strength. Discover the story behind the anthem that promises to leave an indelible mark on its listeners.
Read on to dive into the soul of "I Am Her" and the artist who brought it to life.
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Hello ANNA8ELLE, we’re thrilled to have you here for this interview! We've had an amazing time exploring your music and diving into your creative journey. Now, we’re even more excited to get a deeper look into both your brand and your personal and professional inspirations.
What inspired the name ANNA8ELLE for your artist persona? How does it capture the connection you want to build with your fans?
My real name is Annabelle for a longtime I went by a different artist name, that last year I realized wasn’t me. The more authentic my craft and I as a person, have become the more I needed my name to just be me. The 8 is my lucky number I was born on the 8th December and believe that life is about balance of dark and light, masculine and feminine, as an above so below. The 8 ties in my spiritual perspective and its all caps cause I’m not afraid of sharing my opinion loudly.
The video is a magnificent exciting visual experience. Was the end result the vision first imagined and how did you execute this terrific vision?
Im a very visual person so I always have an idea visually in my head before even starting to produce a song. I created a mood board for I am her at the start, which is very similar in vibes to the finished music video. I wanted the video to capture the holiness of that high vibration feminine energy. Dancing in front of ruins is metaphorical for continuing to dance even when life has left you in ruins. The colors pink, red, and white of the outfits, were colors I saw producing and writing the song. Both of my sisters helped with the execution of the video so it was all woman power behind the scenes as well.
You took such a bold stance to enter the song with your vocals immediately and it really makes a fantastic opening to the song . How did you come to this decision and what obstacles did you encounter with this music style choice?
I wanted it to start with a confident bam, I am her was the sentence I built the song around and it needed to be the start of the song. I imagined performing the song and opening with that line it just felt so powerful, it had to be done.
Your vocals are beautiful. The styling, intonation and accentuation is captivating. When did you first realize you had this talent and what was a defining moment for you to move forward and record your voice for the world to hear?
I have wanted to be a Popstar from the age of 5, I used to watch millions of music videos on MTV captivated by their passion and performance. I never really thought I had a talent for singing, I just knew I wanted it, I took singing lessons for 4 years in high school and had a few performances. But recording myself started when I wished for microphone and then sitting in front of my laptop I didn’t know what to do . I started adding loops and made my first song randomly. I just released it without thinking cause I liked it, then it grew into me learning production and then dropping out of fashion school in London to study music production and sound engineering. I’ve collaborated with a few producers but have realized that my true style and passion in singing comes from producing for myself, cause then its all my energy. I feel my singing has developed towards my vision by singing what and how I want to sing.
Empowerment seems central to your music. How do you hope listeners, particularly women, connect with "I am Her" on a personal level?
I hope I am her can do the same thing it did for me for them. I heal through making my songs and then I just want others to as well. Women can live in a state of hiding and fear of the man made world we live in. I think it’s so important we remember our power and that this might not be masculine strength but feminine strength that we as a sociality have disregarded for a long time. Claiming our essence back with bring more balance to this world, because masculine and feminine energy should be 50/50 I believe that realization can change the world. Woman are amazing and I wanted them to have an anthem to celebrate themselves but also if nots that present yet to invite that divine feminine energy in their life through manifesting it by listening to this song.
"I am Her" is described as a conversation with your most confident self. Can you share how this dialogue unfolded during the creative process and how it influenced the final track?
I wanted to make this track cool, there are a lot of spiritual tracks out there but I haven’t heard the modern music I like to listen to in them. So it’s written in 3rd perspective to make it less cheesy but also to make it a conversation. I often talk to my higher self in meditation or asking for guidance from my intuition, finding answers in dreams. I channeled those conversations into this one.
The song highlights the importance of feminine energy in today’s world. How do you define "divine feminine," and what role do you hope your music plays in bringing balance to this energy?
Divine feminine energy for me is based on feeling, intuition, the inner world, nurturing, sensuality and magic that which you cannot see or prove, but rather feel. I think I am her allows one to embody this energy through vibration and the listeners authentic singing voice (when you sing along) it manifests into this world. And carries from one individual to the next.
You’ve mentioned that the entire project was created independently, from writing to mastering. What challenges or rewards did you experience in taking complete ownership of the process?
I used to think I needed people that knew what they were doing until I realized I know what im doing and can do the entire process by myself. It feels so empowering to have only my intention and energy in my songs having them sound exactly like me in every aspect. And the sound engineering space is a very heavily masculine field. We need more music made by women, they need to contribute to the vibrations blasted around the world too, so we can find balance. So any challenges I face in technical aspects I have a strong motivation to keep pushing until I figure it out.
The recording setting was your bedroom, using just a laptop and Logic X Pro. How did this intimate environment shape the sound and feeling of "I am Her"?
Being completely alone is sacred, tuning into some creative force bigger than me by channeling my energy is something I have only been able to do in the most intimate setting. But even though I was alone I embodied that performance energy which added the confidence to the sound. Feeling safe and un judged is the key to making authentic music to me.
The track not only embodies confidence but is described as healing for listeners. Can you elaborate on the healing aspect and how you infused this intention into your lyrics and sound?
Everything I create starts with intention, what do I want the song to do? I am hers intention was to embody that goddess self and heal the wounds caused by growing up in a masculine world. A world where it’s normal to make women take up little space, where their divine traits are seen as weak and their intuition and magic is disregarded. This song was meant for us to reclaim this power for us to rise to our fullest potential.
In a world where the music industry can be so demanding, have you ever faced moments where you questioned continuing? What motivates you to push through those moments?
There have been many moments I’ve thought about stopping cause it’s so much harder to walk a path unwritten, where you don’t know if it’ll ever get to the point you imagine for yourself. But its more a lifestyle choice than an occupation. My purpose is to be fully myself and that happens to be doing what I love, singing, producing, performing, feeling and making people feel. If I am not me I don’t see the point of life, its quite extreme. But I know that there is no option to quit, because there is nothing else that will fulfill me like my self expression so that keeps me going always.
Do you have a favorite song from your early years of listening to music that you would like to cover in the studio that makes you feel connected to who you are as an artist today?
That’s such an interesting question I think I’ve had a lot of very different influences. I used to love Norah Jones, Alicia keys, early Lady Gaga and Christina Aguilera. If I had to pick one song to cover maybe it would be ‘bound to you’ by Christina I was obsessed with the movie Burlesque that feminine powerful energy it embodied. I interpreted and felt this song as finding the power in being vulnerable I saw it more as a self love song than a love song to anyone else.
Do you have any professional advice that you would give your younger self that might have changed the current course your career is now on?
Trust yourself, people will give you so much input and advice and things you’re doing wrong and right, but I don’t believe that exists there is just you and your authentic expression. Just have fun and explore. Write the songs you want to write, not what you think you should, so people will listen. Be bold, be crazy, be proud you sound different.
So, what’s next? Can you share the full details on your future projects and what fans should be excited about? We’re hearing about more releases, and we’d love to be the first to announce it!
2025 will be different than the years before I plan on releasing A LOT more songs with visuals. But as I do it all myself and I need to be inspired to create so I don’t have exact dates of finishing them but expect more music and gooooddddd music with real deep feelings and so many different new empowering vibes.
ANNA8ELLE, thank you so much, we appreciate you taking the time to talk to us!
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