Biography
ALANNA was born and raised in Tampa, FL. She grew up performing in local shows, recitals, community theatre, and school productions. She later moved to London where she trained in voice at Royal Holloway University of London. It was in college when she started journaling every day from a place of depression, later turning them into her first songs ever written. After graduating school, ALANNA released her first Christian pop EP, “Heartglow’ under the name ‘Alanna Maria’ in May of 2018. Later on, she realized that although she would always love worship music, she felt her passion as an artist belonged to pop music. She then moved to Nashville, TN to pursue her dream as pop recording artist. ALANNA released her debut pop single, ‘Pillow Fort’ in November of 2020. The single could be described as a modern electronic pop song that you can dance to despite its themes of melancholic nostalgia and fear of the unknown. The ‘dichotomy of clubbing and crying’ is what she wants to be recognized for. Striving to release songs that you can dance to but also cry to. Songs that are sad but hopeful. Songs that express real human experiences and indulging yourself in those emotions; not just songs about having fun. ALANNA has said that her top musical influences are Ariana Grande, Dua Lipa, Gabrielle Aplin, and FLETCHER.