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laela is a Viennese songwriter with Iranian roots. Under her stage name, she combines introspective, German-language lyrics with a modern pop sound that moves between two poles: atmospheric soundscapes that leave plenty of room — and a pulsating drive that fills that room with energy. Lightness and depth in the same song, without the two cancelling each other out.

Thematically, laela tells of intimacy — how it forms, how it holds, how it changes. Of self-discovery as a slow process, one that never quite reaches an end. And of a kind of strength that doesn't need to be loud to be there. These are songs for moments when you listen to yourself, and for the ones when you want to move. Sometimes both at once.