DAMONA

The 17-year-old artist DAMONA from Bavaria is an - one has to be careful with the term, even if it applies - exceptional talent from the German music market and on her way after her first 5 single releases over 2.5 million streams, an Amazon Music - "Newcomer" spotlight and various TikTok features, to set a long unprecedented benchmark for modern, unused female guitar pop music out of Germany into the international market.

Two years ago, the then 14-year-old began connecting with her fans on social media. She is a role model. She fights for equality and diversity, Pride rights and all that with casual self-irony and great songs. But DAMONA always wanted to do her music career right: Because DAMONA, is above all one thing: A passionate and incredibly talented musician, who now dares the step towards the public with her first own songs, which are produced by top producer Christian Neander (Selig), among others. With attitude, pop and with guitar. Between teenage angst and female empowerment.

She is an exceptional talent. And an idiosyncratic pop star who does not follow trends or new "rules". Contrary to the musical preferences of many of her peers, DAMONA stands for the love of guitar music. She counts ACDC and Queen among her role models and in her TikTok videos, which regularly reach hundreds of thousands of people, she embodies a modern, self-determined, courageous grunge alternative who, with her catchy voice, sensational looks and, above all, a large portion of nonchalance, embodies what many teenagers want to be: A rebel who stands up for guitar music 2023, who writes own songs that already show of a great maturity. Yes, own songs, properly le-sen. No industry plans, but real. And above all, a person who does not bow to any expectations of a casting show, general trends or short-lived musical hypes.

Anja herself says about her huge online fan community: "I am sometimes unsure myself why so many people are touched by what I do, but I would like to be a role model for young people that you can create anything you want if you don't bend. Maybe people who feel the same way won't feel so alone and more understood because of my songs. Maybe we can all be a little sad with each other. 2023 should be a big year for me. Lots of new songs, the first live concerts, it's incredible to finally be able to share everything with the fans in front of and on stage. That's what I've always wanted to do, nothing else." This self-confidence, this will to get out on stage, coupled with her voice and sense of what excites Generation Z, definitely makes DAMONA one of the "artists to watch 2023".