Trying To Be Honest In Music, Nowela Mikhelia Wants Her Music To Leave Legacy

Nowela Mikhelia (doc. Passion Vibe)

JAKARTA - Nowela Mikhelia feels that music has its own strength to move the human heart. Therefore, she chooses to present works that are empowering.

His last single, released last year, 'Back To You', tells the story of Nowela's own experience, which claims to be at the lowest point in life.

"In 2021, I had a small-scale depression. So, for a few months, I seemed to don't understand myself. What I know is how come I often cry, basically there is a turmoil in me, the term is something wrong with me," said Nowela during a virtual interview with VOI on Thursday, March 13.

Convinced that he had to work honestly, Nowela also made these difficult times an inspiration in writing 'Back To You'.

"I feel like I'm an honest musician, I want to tell you what happened to me. Hopefully, if people hear this song, they will experience the same thing, they can overcome too, they can know that there is a singer named Noela, she has experienced depression, and she can survive," he said.

Since the last few years and for the following years, Nowela feels the principle of 'music honestly' has become a part of her. Compared to choosing to pursue streaming success, she prefers to leave her legacy through her music.

"Approximately the last 4-5 years, I have focused a lot on working on things that are empowering, things that might inspire," said Nowela.

"I may also have a choice to make viral songs, or make songs whose music is circulating now. I have a choice like that. But I think there is something in my heart that says that one day when I'm not there, I can still have legacy, have relics, that is, my works that make people able to go through difficult times," he concluded.