International singer/songwriter Yuna chats with media at Gypsy Soul’s meet and greet.
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She is the equivalent of a Grammy-award-winning artist—In Malaysia, where she won Song of The Year for the self-penned track "Dan Sebenarnya" at the17th Anugerah Industri Muzik Awards. Now singer/songwriter Yuna is making her mark in the United States.

Indiesry Executive S. Ann Johnson spoke with the international artist before she opened for Raphael Saadiq last Tuesday at Rams Head Live.

Her music mirrors her personality. It’s genuine, bubbly and soft.

“I’m pretty much the same everywhere I go,” Yuna said. “How I’m speaking to you right now is pretty much the same way I speak to my audience and family back home.”

Back home is Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where she built quite an impressive fanbase in a place where she says most new artists are still stuck in the Whitney Houston (big ballets) era.  On the contrary, Yuna describes her style as a cross between Mary Poppins and Cold Play.

“I get into a lot of trouble for that one,” she said with a laugh. She explained her music is “rockfish, acoustic and emotional, and sometimes it’s very happy and bubbly.”

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