ELATRASI's debut single 'Heavy' is a cinematic toned track with vintage Arabic violins, epic percussion and anthemic vocals. It touches upon the concept that just because we seem to have it all together, it doesn't mean that we aren't struggling in silence or that what we are carrying isn't debilitating or heavy.

[Verse 1]
Here I sit within the silence 
Surrounded by uprise and tyrants 
There's a war inside yet I am so quiet 
The heavy burdens of defiance
 
[Chorus]
And just because I carry it well 
Doesn't mean it's not heavy 
And just because you wouldn't tell 
Doesn't mean I'm not already

[Verse 2]
 Here I stand a deathly silence
If pain could speak well mine would scream sirens 
You don't know but I've trained well to fight this 
For it takes only a master to hide it

[Chorus]
And just because I carry it well 
Doesn't mean it's not heavy 
And just because you wouldn't tell 
Doesn't mean I'm not already

[Doesn't mean it's not] 
[Doesn't mean I'm not] 
[Doesn't mean it's not heavy]

Heavy

Award-winning cinematic songwriter, self-taught pianist, vocalist and composer ELATRASI returns with electrifying power and raw emotion as she reveals her latest single ‘Lighthouse’.

Inspired by her North African-Arab heritage and childhood inspired by motion pictures, ELATRASI mixes her love of composition and storytelling with her deep cinematic vocals. 

Since her debut release ‘Heavy’ in 2021 she has garnered the attention of major music publications from the likes of Noctis, EARMILK and CLOUT, celebrated as ‘One To Watch’ from BBC Introducing and received international recognition as an award-winning songwriter.

The past year has seen ELATRASI develop her creative practice with industry support from Youth Music, Help Musicians, The Ivors Academy, Wigmore Hall and Abbey Roads Studios, as well as performing the National Anthem for the Moroccan Embassy. 

Her journey as an artist has been unconventional, with her release of Lighthouse marking two years since a life-changing and delayed diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder and ADHD. Time in self-reflection and songwriting has helped her to give herself permission to process, grieve and re-discover her identity as a neurodivergent woman. Continuing on her path she wants to embrace the world and inspire a challenge - ‘sail against the tide and find peace within the storm.’

“There’s certainly a uniqueness to the artists sound that you’re unlikely to hear anywhere else” – NOCTIS MAGAZINE

“It doesn’t take much for ELATRASI to create a masterpiece” – EARMILKLK

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