Joana Navarro: Soulful Spaniard

Barcelona, Spain is a bilingual city where you can hear both Spanish and Catalan spoken. It also has a strong art scene, cutting-edge fashion design, beautiful architecture, a famous monastery and interesting museums. Barcelona is also known for its nightlife. At night, locals and tourists can find exciting restaurants, theaters, and clubs.

Joana Navarro, up and coming singer, lives in beautiful Barcelona. Joana, 16, talked with us about her love for singing, the guitar, and dance. She became interested in music at 8 years old and spends most of her free time singing or dancing. If you catch her on Instagram (@sixty6sings) or her YouTube channel, you’ll hear her soulful pop sound or see her fancy footwork.

She shared with us that she would love to be an artist but is also interested in public relations or fashion design. Her family consists of her French mother, Spanish father, and one older brother. Joana projects confidence and style that will serve her well as she builds her music career.

She enjoys singing songs from her favorite artists including Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Dua Lipa, Sam Smith, James Arthur and Ed Sheeran. Of course, she adds her own soulful style to popular songs to give them her own twist. If you follow some popular musicians, you know that many can fall into the traps of the music business. So many come into the spotlight, then fade fast.

Writer Heather McDonald, in sharing how to safeguard your music career, warns against common pitfalls. She suggests artists build their career slowly and have a long-range plan. To reach your goals, you need to put effort daily into building your dreams. Joana clearly is intent on improving her singing and growing a fan base.

Joana likes using HearMeOut to share her passion for music with artists around the world. She is growing her music career as she grows up. HearMeOut offers an easy way to post and offer feedback.

Alyssa Taylor: Comfortably Stylish

Artists who feel comfortable performing already have one hurdle to a career out of the way. And Alyssa Taylor, an up and coming actress and music artist, loves to perform. We recently interviewed Alyssa who wants to pursue what she loves to do: acting and singing. She is originally from Colorado, but now lives in Chicago, Illinois.

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Chloe Johnson: From Bluegrass to Pop

When you think iTunes, Spotify, or Google Play, you probably think pop, country, or hip hop. But there is a broad range of music out there for every music lover. Chloe Johnson plays the violin but not classical music.
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Lenea: Creating Music in Oslo

When you think of Norway, you may think of stunning fjords, dramatic green and blue landscapes or white, snow covered countryside. But Norway is also known for artistic creativity and great music. Norwegians, by law, are limited in the time they can work, so they have more free time than some other countries.

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Cady Groves: Sharing Her Voice

Cady Groves knows that hard work in the music world pays off. In our recent interview, she shared, “I’m walking proof that you can start with nothing and achieve your dreams…So never give up.” Her country-pop sound, as well as her spunky personality, has a lot of appeal.

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Use Your Voice During The Holidays

Christmas, Hanukkah & New Years are right around the corner. Having celebrated Thanksgiving in November, we now are in a month of festivals that add meaning to the world. More festive meals, more shopping, more time with family and friends, more gifts. December has always been a time of reflection and introspection. As we get closer to making new year resolutions, we review the year that we have had.

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How To Tell The Spookiest, Scariest Stories

Happy Halloween! You’ve pulled your plastic skeleton decorations out of storage, you’ve found the absolute perfect costume, and you’ve put the candy mix on the front porch with a sign that says “TAKE ONE EACH” (You know they’ll all be gone within an hour, right?). The one thing you need to make your Halloween absolutely perfect is a good scary story. A story that’ll give your friends chills and goosebumps, and keep them up long after midnight thinking about it. Here are some tips to keep in mind for telling your best scary story.

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