Who knows if you'll be there: interview with CELIA

Celiaa singer-songwriter with a deep soul and an ironic touch, takes us on an introspective journey through her new single “Who knows if you’ll be there”. A song that is a call to self-discovery, an intimate dialogue with one's desires and fears. In her music, Celia skillfully mixes depth and lightness, creating an intimate and engaging atmosphere. The singer-songwriter, with her background in psychology, offers a careful analysis of human emotions, telling stories that touch the heart and make you think. We had the pleasure of having a chat with Celia to find out more about her music, her creative process and her future projects.

Hi Celia, welcome. “Chissà se ci sarà” is an invocation of the feeling of being at home with yourself. How do you manage to convey this emotional intimacy through your music?

From the first notes of this song you are transported to another place, where time is slower, where there are dreams, reflections.

The feeling of being lost, of not finding a belonging, I think is a common experience nowadays but we are not all able to recognize this emotion and above all to put it into words, without embarrassment. It is an intimate thing. “Chissà se ci sarà” is a short song but inside there are many themes. It is a dialogue with a desired daughter, which in fact is a dialogue with destiny: “Will you let me experience motherhood? Will there ever be a place where I can feel at home? Will you allow me the redemption that I would like?”.

You have a predilection for mixing depth, irony and lightness. How do you balance these different facets in your music?

It often happens with the contrast of plans: “Irreperibile”, my previous single, has a rather tough and biting text on a music that hooks you and makes you jump, you think you are in a light story and instead you are not. In other pieces, not yet published, I use ironic language to lighten problems or strong emotions that I have experienced. Instead of making an angry piece, in which I take my experiences seriously, I look at them from the outside: and maybe I laugh at myself and laugh at our weaknesses.

Given your background in psychology, how does this perspective inform your songs? What are the challenges or rewards of conveying psychological themes through music?

Psychology constantly shapes my view of the world and inevitably enters my songs. I choose simple words, light music but I know what's behind it.

In concerts I talk about it explicitly and maybe I also share scientific concepts or keys to understanding the relational dynamics that are in the songs.

I would like this to come true, for people to begin to grasp the complexity of reality, to go beyond the judgement “look at what an asshole” and to put themselves in the other person's shoes to contextualise their behaviour.

Do you already have an album ready? What will be the common thread that will link the songs contained therein?

The songs are all there, they just need to be arranged and produced. I already have the title and cover in mind but who knows, there are so many thoughts to be made.

The common thread is definitely the meeting between masculine and feminine, the fears of relationships and all the defenses we put up to protect ourselves.

Now that you have released your second single, what are your future projects? Are you planning any new collaborations or live performances?

Now I will focus on live, I want to share the thoughts and emotions that are in the songs. I am a very mental person but on stage head and heart meet and I can finally communicate fully. I always create a beautiful encounter with people, I say it because I feel it. I would like to play at festivals with women's themes or in the psychological field.