Elina, Champion Review

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Elina, Champion Review

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Elina is an Ivor Novello-nominated singer songwriter from Sweden.  Elina has solidified a strong reputation in the industry in recent years, most notably for having co-written the multi-platinum 2016 single “Sexual” for NEIKED, along with penned songs for Zara Larsson and Astrid S. Elina has been nominated for several awards in her native Sweden, including winning ‘Song of the Year’ at the 2017 Swedish Publishing Awards and being nominated at the prestigious Denniz Pop Awards in 2015. Following her songwriting success, Elina launched her artist career in April 2018, with the release of her cinematic debut single “Wild Enough,” which was championed by music blogs worldwide, and quickly reached over 10 million streams on Spotify alone. A follow up single, “Here With Me,” was released in August 2018 with similar appeal.  Her third single, “Champion” released in November 2018, ahead of her debut EP set to hit the streets in Spring 2019.

Elina is an Ivor Novello-nominated singer songwriter from Sweden.  Elina has solidified a strong reputation in the industry in recent years, most notably for having co-written the multi-platinum 2016 single “Sexual” for NEIKED, along with penned songs for Zara Larsson and Astrid S. Elina has been nominated for several awards in her native Sweden, including winning ‘Song of the Year’ at the 2017 Swedish Publishing Awards and being nominated at the prestigious Denniz Pop Awards in 2015. Following her songwriting success, Elina launched her artist career in April 2018, with the release of her cinematic debut single “Wild Enough,” which was championed by music blogs worldwide, and quickly reached over 10 million streams on Spotify alone. A follow up single, “Here With Me,” was released in August 2018 with similar appeal.  Her third single, “Champion” released in November 2018, ahead of her debut EP set to hit the streets in Spring 2019.

Positives:

A beautifully stripped-down approach to instrumentation, Elina exposes her beautifully lyrical single with great result.

Bottom Line:

Not afraid to put her emotions on the line, Elina’s writing style is confessional and expressive. “Champion,” addresses self-belief, the fear of feeling inadequate. She invokes rhythmic differences in the verses and chorus. The chorus is taken at a double time feel, which adds to the emotional propellent of the lyrics. Elina explains her meaning behind the lyrics. “The meaning of "break my heart like a champion" is basically a request to your loved one not to break your heart slowly or gently. Sometimes the fall hurts even more than actually hitting the ground - it's easier to know what will happen instead of fearing it and to live in uncertainty. It's like ripping of a band-aid, the slower you rip the more it hurts." Many of us have dealt with rejection in our lives at one time or another, Elina digs deep into the subject matter and reminds us, to believe in ourselves and stand strong. An equal balance of poignant music and lyric, Eliana conveys her tune with prowess and precision. That’s the short of it!

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