She started with drums because the body needed somewhere for the feeling to go. Then came bass, guitar, piano each instrument a new language, a new way of making the interior life legible. By the time Shaza found songwriting, she had already spent years in conversation with sound. Her debut single Il Cielo arrived in 2023, written during a period of profound internal change. Her follow-up, Anche se piove, returned in 2025 in a new version reworked and evolved alongside its creator. She is still at school. She is already building something real.
QTell us about yourself who is Shaza beyond the music? How would you describe yourself to someone discovering you for the first time?
Before music, Shaza is a very emotional person who observes a lot and feels everything deeply. I grew up always searching for a way to express myself, even when I couldn’t truly explain what I was feeling inside. I think I’m a calm person but full of thoughts, very connected to memories, details, and the people I love. To someone discovering me for the first time, I’d say my music is the place where I turn everything I live through into something honest.
QYou started playing drums as a child, then bass, guitar, and piano before finding your voice in songwriting. How did that journey unfold? Which instrument feels most like home to you?
Music came into my life very early. I started with drums as a child, almost like a game, but over time I felt the need to understand music from a more melodic and emotional side too. That’s when bass, guitar, and piano entered my life. Every instrument taught me something different: rhythm, atmosphere, emotions. But guitar is probably the instrument that feels closest to me because it’s the one I write with the most and the one that allows me to be the most vulnerable.
QYou debuted in 2023 with Il Cielo, a song about inner change and the boundary between dream and reality. Where did that song come from? What were you going through when you wrote it?
Il Cielo was born during a period when I was changing a lot internally. I felt suspended between who I was and who I wanted to become. I had many conflicting emotions, and music was the only way to bring some order inside me. The song talks about that feeling of being lost while still longing for something bigger, as if the line between dreams and reality was always blurred, in between relationships between people and various feelings.
QYour single Anche se piove came back in a new version in 2025. What changed between the original and this new version, creatively and personally?
This new version represents growth. I didn’t want to simply remake the song, but give it a new life. In the meantime, I had changed too, both musically and personally. I was researching my sound, trying new things. I believe songs evolve together with us.
QYou write about emotions, adolescence, and personal freedom. Who or what inspires your lyrics most?
I’m mostly inspired by real experiences: relationships, fears, moments of confusion, nostalgia, and growth. I often write starting from images, details, or phrases that stay in my mind. Cities, memories, and certain everyday feelings also play a big role in my writing. Musically, I grew up listening to a lot of music, of all kinds, developing then on the indie.
“I’m mostly inspired by real experiences relationships, fears, moments of confusion, nostalgia, and growth.”
QYou are very young and already building something real in the Italian indie scene. What has surprised you most about this journey so far the good and the hard parts?
The most beautiful part is seeing that people truly connect with my songs. Knowing that someone can feel understood through something you wrote is incredible. The hardest part is dealing with insecurities and the pressure of growing while you’re still trying to understand who you are. But I think that’s part of the journey.
QWhat does a typical day look like for you? How do you balance music, school, and life at this stage?
Right now my life is pretty chaotic because I’m trying to balance school, music, and personal life all at once. I often spend my days between classes, writing, recording, or quickly noting ideas on my phone. It’s not always easy, but music has become a natural part of my everyday life.
QWhat is something people would be surprised to know about you? Something the music hasn’t revealed yet?
Maybe that I’m much more ironic and lighthearted in everyday life than I appear in some of my songs. My music shows my most vulnerable and melancholic side, but in reality I often try to make light of things even during difficult moments.
QLooking ahead, where do you see Shaza in the next few years and what kind of artist do you want to become?
I want to grow without losing honesty. I see myself becoming a more aware artist with a strong and recognizable identity, while still continuing to evolve. I hope to bring my music to as many people as possible and create something that truly lasts over time.
QWhat message do you hope people take from your music?
I hope people understand that they are not alone in what they feel. I’d like my music to be a safe place where people can feel understood, or to distract yourself from anything at all.
QIs there anything else you would love to share with our readers a personal story, a thought, or something close to your heart we haven’t covered?
I think today it’s very easy to constantly feel under pressure, especially growing up online and continuously comparing yourself to others. One thing I’m learning is that you shouldn’t rush to become someone: sometimes it’s important to truly live things before turning them into art. And that’s exactly where the most honest songs come from.
“Sometimes it’s important to truly live things before turning them into art. And that’s exactly where the most honest songs come from.”