After the support from BBC Introducing with her last single “GlassBox”, Ari Anna releases her 5th single “ThisIsMyWay” On 23rd July.

"What is the essence of natural femininity, without filters?"

“ThisIsMyWay” challenges the myths of a society in which Ari Anna finds herself restricted. “I'm a woman and I don't shave... I don't see the problem”. The song wants to send a very specific message: don't be ashamed of being yourself and have the courage to question society's expectations. “Today's femininity is not free to breathe, it is ascribed to certain customs: bras, hairless legs and armpits, make-up and stiletto heels… Why change nature to be a woman? I want to be able to make my own choices". 

The pop-dance anthem blends 90's electric guitars with a reggaeton beat, protagonist of the track. It’s a great blend between Bruno Mars’s funky guitars, Sia’s reggaeton drums and Dua Lipa’s catchy melodies. It was produced between Abbey Road (London) and Lobster Studio (Turin) and was co-written with lyricist Carlo Bosticco and Elena Carrossa.

ThisIsMyWay - Ari Anna

London-based Italian pop singer Åri Ånna releases her debut single ‘Don’t Let Me Down’ on 31st January via all major streaming platforms. 
The song is an intimate duet with Milanese singer Marco Conte, its dark yet hook-laden pop occupying territory somewhere between London Grammar and Sampha. 

The lyrics of the song’s memorably yearning chorus play on the theme of magnetism, 21-year-old Åri explains. “When magnets come together in one way they are attracted to each other, but if you turn them around, they repel each other. The song is about the idea of not seeing eye-to-eye about one fatal element in a relationship that in all other ways seems like it should work”.

After meeting each other at a Daniele Ronda gig in Milan, Åri Ånna and Marco knew they wanted to work together, and ‘Don’t Let Me Down’ is the first fruit of their collaboration. It was while on a road trip together that the pair heard the song ‘Bird’ by Imagine Dragons, which became one of the key sonic inspirations for the song.

With Åri Ånna in London and Marco in Milan, the track was actually written and developed via ‘Facetime’, before being recorded, along with a number of other songs that will be released later in the year, under the production auspices of Macs (Sony-Italy) and Pete Smith (Sting, Stevie Wonder, The Police).

On February 1st 2020, there had been the first live unveiling of ‘Don’t Let Me Down’ at London’s O2 Academy Islington.

Don't Let Me Down

London-based Italian pop singer Åri Ånna releases her second single ‘Nothing at All’ on April 3 via all major streaming platforms. The song reflects an intimate conversation Åri Ånna had with herself on returning to Italy after a year spent studying and songwriting in London.
The lyrics to this powerfully delivered song recount the personal experience of feeling passed over by the people she actually cares about the most. “I felt that everyone was so busy thinking about their own business that there was literally nothing at all left for me”, Åri explains.
The song itself was birthed and developed in a studio in London by Åri Ånna and producer Camille Piollet, with arrangement input from Pete Smith (Sting, Stevie Wonder) and additional production by Macs (Sony-Italy). 
Although ‘Nothing at All’ was composed a year ago, Åri Ånna has decided to release it now partly because, while being in strict Covid-19-avoiding quarantine, she sees how silly she once was for feeling so aggrieved, and how, now, she would like nothing more than to be back home with the people she cares most about; sentiments that many of us can surely relate to right now.

Nothing at all

London-based Italian pop singer Åri Ånna's distinctive music proffers a very particular yin and yang combination, her soulful, introspective verses yielding to soaring, uplifting choruses, the soul- baring emotion of Demi Lovato meeting the inspiring energy of James Brown. That philosophical duality is reflected in the 22-year-old’s lyrics that swing from insularity to exuberance, as well as in her signature monochrome stage aesthetic.
Moving from her hometown of Turin to London in 2018 to study music, Åri Ånna, who had previously toured Italy with the group ABCDband and released a number of dance singles in collaboration with Italian DJs, soon established herself as an independent artist. Taking the reins of her own career, she organised her headline show at O2 Academy Islington in early 2020 and self- released her debut solo single ‘Don’t Let Me Down’, and ‘Nothing at all’ which reached 30,000 views in few days.
Åri Ånna is set to release two further singles this year under the production auspices of Pete Smith (Stevie Wonder, The Police), Lloyd Hinshelwood (Mabel, Andreya Triana) and Paul Statham (Kylie Minogue, Dido). In addition to an upcoming tour of Italy, rescheduled for summer 2021, Åri Ånna is planning UK shows and an EP, recorded at Abbey Road, which will follow later in the year.

Talk to you

Talk To You (JUDICI edit)

‘The first time I wrote the song, my eating disorder seemed to slowly disappear. To me, it’s magic – the magic of the music that’s helping me to let go’

‘LostAgain’ is an intimate ballad, born of real life and struggle. Ari Anna shares her personal story with mental health and eating disorders, capturing in music the constant tug of war between the desire to heal and the tendency to fall back into destructive patterns. Ultimately, the song becomes a stirring call, a guiding light for those who suffer: ‘if I made it through this, so can you’.
London-based Italian pop singer Ari Anna's yin and yang duality is reflected in the music video (released on YouTube one week after), as well as the introspective verses yielding to soaring, uplifting choruses. Fusing the raw emotion of Demi Lovato and the inspiring energy of James Brown, the philosophical duality and monochrome stage aesthetic is Ari Anna’s signature.

LostAgain

London-based Italian pop singer Ari Anna's distinctive music proffers a very particular yin and yang combination, her soulful, introspective verses yielding to soaring, uplifting choruses, the soul-baring emotion of Demi Lovato meeting the inspiring energy of James Brown. That philosophical duality is reflected in the 22-year-old’s lyrics that swing from insularity to exuberance, as well as in her signature monochrome stage aesthetic.

Moving from her hometown of Turin to London in 2018 to study music, Ari Anna, who had previously toured Italy with the group ABCDband and released a number of dance singles in collaboration with Italian DJs, soon established herself as an independent artist. Taking the reins of her own career, she organised her headline show at O2 Academy Islington in early 2020 and self-released few singles which achieved more that 30 000 streams. 

Ari Anna is set to release her first EP in June, recorded between Abbey Road Studios under the production auspices of Pete Smith (Stevie Wonder, The Police) and Paul Statham (Kylie Minogue, Dido) and her long term Italian collaborators Macs (Sony- Italy) and Etta Matters.