Yuna
Yup yup! Our favourite songstress with that haunting silky voice is now in Los Angeles, California. Yunalis Mat Zara’ai aka Yuna, together with her cousin-cum-Personal Assistant, Wawa are currently there to do some music label-shopping. We’re so psyched for her and we know you want to know more…so here’s some juicy scoop for you, straight from Yuna herself, enjoy!
How have you been? Tell us a bit about your life and career after winning 1st runner up at the recent AJL.
I’ve been good! My life has been hectic after AJL, been busier but I’m very blessed because I’m busy with work – my music and my shop in SS15, but it’s all good! I prefer being busy with work than doing nothing.
You also have a boutique. How is it going now? Is business blooming after your AJL victory?
Business is okay! A lot of people are still searching for the location of the shop. It’s actually really easy to find, but for those who are from out of town, it’s a bit difficult for them to spot the shop.
You’re in America at the moment. Tell us how it all happened and what you’ll be doing over there.
Well my manager, Ben was from this management label its called Indie-Pop. He discovered my music via Youtube/Myspace, so he flew down to Malaysia to come and see me, and we had the same goal in making music in the States. He was really interested in promoting my music to the USA, so yea. My goal is to go international so I see this as a really good opportunity for me to do that.
If things go well in America, and you have the chance to cut a deal there, would you go for it and leave Malaysia for a while? Will you take your current band mates with you?
I love Malaysia – I dont really like the term ‘leaving Malaysia’, it’s more of ‘doing something for Malaysia’ so yea of course, I’d have to work here but I would definitely come home, I have so many responsibilities back home as well. If things go well in the future, I’d love to have my bandmates around too. But it’s just me alone for now.
How is your new album production going? How long more until you release it and what can we expect from this album?
I’m still recording, and there’s still a lot to do, but since I’m gonna go to LA, it might take a little while to finish. In this album you’ll listen to the ‘darker’ side of Yuna i think. But not too dark. I think people will still be able to enjoy it.
You seem like a very down-to-earth person. What do you like to do to wind down after a long day of working…and how do you spend your day off?
I like to go online and read stuff, I love fashion blogs and European street style blogs… sometimes I’d watch DVD, but my favourite thing to do to just relax is to play Sims3. I love that game.
Every artist dreams of sharing the stage with their fav band/singer. Who is it for you?
Lykke Li! Because she’s so quirky and cute. I love her music so much. My favourite band is Coldplay. It sounds crazy and lame if I’d tell people that I dream of sharing a stage with them but I’m just gonna say it anyway. Lol!
As a songwriter, who would you like to collaborate with if you had the chance and why?
Bjork. Who wouldn’t dream of collaborating with Bjork?
Get more updates from Yuna by adding her on Facebook here. You can also add her on twitter here.
