Lunadira – ‘Go Slow’

With her orange bob and purple tulle gown Malaysia-based artist Lunadira looked like a pretty jellyfish as she swayed on the turquoise Colors stage singing her groovy single ‘Go Slow’. The video of the performance was released on the 27^th January and the R&B singer, whose real name is Kuala Lumpur, made history as the first Malaysian artist to feature on the show. Sleek, sedate, and sensual, in ‘Go Slow’ Lunadira ignores the advice given to her and coolly replies “Since when do I do what I’m told?” giving us goosebumps with her defiant energy. 

Flower.far – ‘Walk Away’

Thai R&B pop singer Flower.far gave a dreamy performance on the Colors Show beginning with soft delicate vocals that gave way to a powerful and flourishing style. The video for the performance of ‘Walk Away’, Far’s latest single, debuted on the 23^rd January. Far looked at home on the orange Colors stage in a beige deconstructed two-piece that displayed femininity in all its ruffly asymmetrical-ness. Considering her debut single was only released in May last year it’s amazing how honed the singer sound is already. 

GloRilla – ‘Out Loud Thinking’

If you’ve yet to hear of the rising Memphis star with a big attitude GloRilla, where have you been hiding? The next leading trap rap artist has had a few stellar months: currently, she’s halfway through a US tour, she’s rapped alongside Cardi B, and charted with her EP Anyways, Life Is Great. Her track ‘F.N.F. (Let’s Go)’ also achieved viral success on TikTok and a nomination for best rap performance at the Grammy’s where she looked glam in a black and white sparkly gown and met her idol Beyoncé. She garnered a lot of support from the music world with her Colors performance, which has now received over half a million views since its release in early December. On the show, she delivered a sharp performance of the last track on her latest EP ‘Out Loud Thinking’ in her distinctive low-pitched style. Glo looks steezy and laidback as always with her sleek blonde ‘do and black and pink accented athletic gear against the red background. 

Jamilah Barry – ‘If The Love Goes’

London-based artist Jamilah Barry blew us away when she collabed with Nigerian-British producer P2J to perform ‘If the Love Goes’ on the Colors show back in December. Starting without any accompaniment the singer demonstrated her amazing tone then when P2J comes in with a rhythmic beat with jazzy saxophone Jamilah jams to the instrumentals delivering sweet effortless vocals as she tells her partner she’s leaving them. The performance is the second that the neo-soul singer has made on the Colors show having performed her track ‘Cut Me Open’ back in 2021. Jamilah looked regal in a royal blue one-sleeved bodycon dress that popped against the orange stage. As Jamilah released her debut EP Romance Me over 2 years ago, we’re hoping she’ll release some new material on streaming soon.

Mỹ Anh – Mỗi Khi Anh Nhìn Em’

The latest video on the Colors channel is from Vietnamese singer-songwriter and producer Mỹ Anh whose performance of her latest single ‘Mỗi Khi Anh Nhìn Em’ (‘Every time I Look at You’) was posted on the 6^thFebruary. Looking like an adorable buttercup in a bright yellow quilt textured dress that matched with the stage, Mỹ Anh gave a flawlessly smooth performance of the sugary R&B song. We’re obsessed with Mỹ Anh’s vocals as well as the brass section on this track that make it feel so grand. Also, her bow earrings and hairstyle that match the ginormous bow on her dress are just too cute.

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Cleo Sol is the London-based singer who effortlessly delivers captivating and dreamlike music straight from her soul. Her mature and jazzy vocals only shine brighter when accompanied with the raw percussion and flute melodies typically featured in her tracks. The 26-year-old is rare in the way her sound is simple and uncut. Rather than heavily using synthesisers and hi-hats in her tracks, she halos classical instruments: piano, cellos, flutes, percussions and gospel-style voice harmonisations to create music that is pensive and thought-provoking.

As the clocks go back and autumn inevitably approaches, Cleo’s 2018 EP ‘Winter Songs’ will definitely keep you warm. The four-track project which garnered 7 million streams on Spotify featuring ‘Still Cold’, ‘Miles Song’ and single ‘Why Don’t You’ are iconic for the way every instrument – including Cleo’s voice – are individually heralded but collectively work together to form a vibe and sound reminiscent of 90s Erykah Badu and Sade.

Her performance of ‘Why Don’t You’ on COLORSXSTUDIO has been particularly noticed online, garnering 9 million views and counting. Her live rendition of the track mesmerised listeners globally and projected her into the limelight for the way she carried herself and projected an earthy freshness with her suave vibrato voice.

Since COLORS, Cleo has released singles ‘One’ and ‘Sweet Blue’ earlier this year. Her lyrics manage to voice her opinions on current and decade-appropriate issues. In ‘One’, she sings “All the forests are dying, the people are crying / How have we, let this be, we watch freely on our TVs / They feed us fake food, it’s so easy” and seamlessly weaves her perspective on the global climate crisis into her lyrics. What makes Cleo so special is how she manages to extend the boundaries of R&B, a genre that characteristically focuses on love and relationships, to discuss contemporary concerns like climate change and civil complacency.

Her most recent track ‘Sweet Blue’ which dropped this May manages to create an airy and intimate atmosphere within the first seconds of the video. The elegant aesthetics of ‘Sweet Blue’ coupled with her quaint lyrics demonstrates the unique flair Cleo possesses – living true to her lyrics: “Just because I’m young, doesn’t mean I’m dumb”. Fans and listeners have compared the feeling her music brings to “drinking a warm cup of tea”.

Give her tracks a spin and you too would agree, Cleo’s music unquestionably succeeds in generating inspiration and introspection, to calm and uplift, and to simultaneously act as a pick-me-up and a relaxant.

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