Raquel Kiaraa Returns With Electrifying New Album ‘Defying Odds’
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NEWS PROVIDED BY: Chloe Mogg
A compilation of unique and charismatic songs, the singer-songwriter’s new album Defying Odds has profound meaning. Throughout, Raquel Kiaraa is owning her power, celebrating the beauty of not only giving life to the child but giving light to herself, her strength, and her music goals.
Receiving support from international radio stations, programs, and brands such as Natan (Belgium), McDonald’s (Switzerland), Shakeaway (UK), and Helly Hansen (Norway), Kiaraa is making a clear statement that she means business in the industry.
Powerful and commanding, Kiaraa shows that she will continue to rise through all challenges as she moves through pregnancy and becoming a mom for the second time. The title of the album speaks to women’s power to transcend the status quo. Time and again, women rise to the occasion proving to themselves and the world that the impossible is possible, and their dreams are alive, and they are achieving them.
Speaking of leading single “Love Got Me Sick,” Kiaraa adds, “It’s about the complexities we all face around love, the darker side of it. I have loved and lost. I have loved and changed. I have loved so thoroughly I could no longer tell where I stopped, and it began. I’ve had passion used as a weapon against me, a tool for manipulation I was too blind to see. I have felt mad, passionate, love and love as comfortable as a king-size bed. I have loved so hard it hurt, and I’ve faked a more profound love than I felt. I’ve withheld love and had love withheld from me. I have run from love, feared my passion, and denied truly seeing love. I am no stranger to love. Yet, I have experienced and understand many sides of it – the good and the bad – and am no longer blind to its powerful effects on one’s existence. Love is all at once; terrifying and magical, it’s one thing in this world that will never be portrayed by words alone, for its feeling lives in every pocket of our mind, body, and soul. Love is powerful.”
As pure and honest as ever, her new songs are charged with intense emotions and personal experiences. Raquel Kiaraa brings authenticity to every moment of every song on this album. To name a few, “Lost Without You” and “Love Got Me Sick” are two of the marvelous stand-out tracks on the album. The music is intricate, the lyrics – simple yet powerful. One can’t stay away from Raquel’s enchanting voice and her majestic delivery.
Kiaraa leads a life of defying odds, learning to sing and play the piano at 32, writing all her lyrics and creating her first album, and stepping into motherhood all at the same time. By 2019, the artist was motivated and determined enough to turn her goals into reality. Believing in the power of her music, she assembled a band of accomplished musicians. After only two rehearsals, some vocal lessons, and music sheets for 13 original songs, Kiaraa produced two sold-out 250+-seater performances, selling her tickets and running her publicity by herself.
“One cannot rise without lifting others” is her mantra and the solid philosophy behind her coaching. Not one to shy away from a challenge, Raquel Kiaraa pushes boundaries both vocally and physically. Striving to be the best at whatever she puts her mind to (coach, songwriter, vocalist, actor) with skills still yet to be realized, she strongly believes in giving back, including philanthropy and mentoring women through self-image and self-love coaching.
Defying Odds shows that Raquel Kiaraa no longer accepts the impossible because she makes all things possible. In her own words: “We are women – Defying Odds. I am a woman – Defying Odds.”
Listen to Defying Odds here.
Sam Bowden is an Author/Contributor Intern for the StreamLINE Music Blog. He enjoys making carefully curated Spotify playlists, thrift shopping, and playing trivia. Sam is a history and film studies graduate from Indiana University-Bloomington.