“Crazy Talent” (Dylan Kelly), “Such a beautiful voice, and incredible lyrics” (Madij.oy) or “Love the blend of indie pop and soulful vocals” (Alanah Stone) – these are just some reviews of bella amor’s music.

The young artist has had a dreamlike start in the business. She is signed to Sony, has worked with Mushroom, performed at Groovin’ The Moo and BIGSOUND, and supported King Stingray and Lime Cordiale on tour, amongst others.

Her recently released debut EP, this is where i’m at, marks another milestone in that pretty impressive career to date. A milestone that narrates a transformative time in her life. So I sat down for an honest chat with the Gold Coast-based muso to find out more about it. And because bella amor’s energy is infectious, we had a good laugh talking about some ups and downs of her music business journey, too.

PART 239 OF “AM I EVER GONNA SEE YOUR FACE AGAIN?” A RANDOM COLLECTION OF UNKNOWINGLY OBVIOUS FACTS ABOUT THE AUSTRALIAN MUSIC SCENE

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When bella amor was a teenager, she had a pretty big decision to make.

From early on, she was drawn to two different life disciplines, the love of which she inherited from her parents: being sporty (like her dad) and being an artist (like her mum). She excelled at both. But there eventually came a realisation that she was no longer able to split the time between the two.

The choice she went with meant that the Australian athletics team probably lost a promising triple jumper. But as Bella’s fan from the beginning, I’m fairly sure the local music industry is stoked to have gained such an incredible talent.

It wasn’t actually that long ago when bella amor burst onto the Aussie music scene.

If you were paying close attention to new releases in August 2022, you might have noticed a catchy song, cheekily entitled “can’t get laid”. With bold yet playful lyricism, a snappy hook and a fun, casual video, it piqued my attention.

Since then, I’ve been following the indie singer-songwriter’s journey in the Land Down Under with great interest. Especially since she has been sharing her deepest emotions and life experiences in her music, unafraid to openly talk about some uncomfortable or controversial topics. Take her second single, “all my friends are high”, for example.

And that’s what bella amor is all about: creating meaningful and relatable tunes. Inspired by soul artists, such as Matt Corby and YEBBA, she writes her songs based around experiences she has personally dealt with. And by doing that, she hopes to reach those who feel the same way.

Fast-forward three years from the debut single, and the artist has just dropped her cool little debut EP, this is where i’m at. She has also recently finished touring it in her homeland.

When I listened to the record for the first time, I couldn’t help but notice two sides of bella that alternate between the songs. There’s the more serious, introspective persona singing about the insecurities she faces. But her woes are balanced out by the cheeky, crazy character who is all about enjoying life. So I thought it would be awesome to ask bella about that duality in her songwriting myself.

When I DM’ed the Goldie artist on IG, pitching the interview to her, she replied: “That sounds like so much fun.” And fun is definitely the word that describes bella’s approach to life and music-making. Which is also what our conversation turned out to be.

Let me put it this way: I’d never laughed so much chatting to an artist about their music before. But bella is just such an enthusiastic and bubbly personality that her good vibes and boundless energy are hard to ignore. 

And it doesn’t mean that we haven’t talked about some “mature”, professional stuff.

For example, bella walked me through her road to being signed by Sony, confessing that when they got in touch with her, she “thought it was spam”.

She also evaluated what she likes the most (and the least) about being an artist, spontaneously sharing that “songwriting can be frustrating AF”.

Additionally, she expressed an interesting opinion about lip-syncing videos, saying that she “never would have thought that that would be the thing that catches people’s eye”. 

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And she admitted that, at the beginning, she didn’t know much about the American artist whose tour she signed up to support. But when she “looked him up”, she knew “it could be a moment for me”.

Oh, one more thing. Asked whether it’s easy to be Gen Z in Australia these days, she made a pretty strong case to defend her generation.

Now, I’m probably going to sound like a boomer when I say this: For such a young artist, bella amor demonstrates an old-soul perspective, going well beyond her age and years of experience in the music business. But that’s exactly what it feels like to chat to the Goldie-based muso. She’s also a great human being to hang out with, even virtually. And have I already mentioned I love her music?

So yes, this might be bella amor’s skin-shedding moment. I, for one, am super excited to see how she’ll make those daydreams and plans she revealed in our conversation come true in the future. And I have absolutely no doubt that she will.

To find out where bella amor is at in 2025, hit that “play” button below right now.

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