Olivia Penalva is a singer-songwriter born and raised in British Columbia, Canada. As one of Canada’s upcoming pop stars, Olivia is keen on displaying her artistic growth through her songs. The Canadian songstress recently released a new song titled “Ex’s” following her previous single “Love Me,” which has 1.2 million streams and 38 million views on TikTok.
“Ex’s” is among the songs she has been making with some of the top producers and writers in the industry, including Tavish Crowe, Ryan Stewart, Nolan Sipe, Phil Barton, Chrystal Oudijk, Giordan Postorino, and Brian Howes. It also serves as a preview of her new album, “12.”
When she was 16, her debut single “Skyline” won two awards and achieved Top 30 on Canadian radio. However, as someone who started singing at a young age, it wasn’t easy for Olivia to balance her career with her personal life. According to her, she has encountered people who didn’t have her best interests at heart.
Olivia feels that from her experiences, she can teach young artists how to avoid such situations by encouraging them to be themselves and to assert their beliefs. The songstress believes that passion, authenticity, and hard work will always take one further than pretending to be someone they’re not. She adds that a person doesn’t have to be a size two to achieve success.
According to the Gen Z singer, she wants other people to see that there’s no limit to what they can do if they believe in themselves and work hard to achieve their goals. Olivia admits that it’s difficult sometimes to know who’s worthy of your trust, but her best advice is that you shouldn’t work with someone who wants to change you because they don’t like the real you.
She believes that if someone cares about you, they won’t want to change you and your dreams. When asked about her plans, Olivia says that she will still pursue music. She’d love to one day have her own companies and podcasts since she loves fashion, beauty products, and she could see herself starting these ventures alongside her career as a singer.
Olivia loves talking about equality, body positivity, and other real-life things. As a person who loves writing songs that others can relate to, Olivia wants people to know what she stands for and who she is. In fact, many of her songs revolve around these topics.
“Love Me,” her hit single, is about unconditional love. According to Olivia, the song represents her life. She wanted to create a song about sharing your life with the person you love through tough times, and she was able to do that through “Love Me.” Olivia adds that she’s happy to see other people relating to the song.
At the moment, her goal is for people to get to know her and her music. Although she’s a private person, she loves sharing her life experiences to inspire others through them. Olivia interacts with her fans through her Instagram and Twitter accounts andYouTube channel.
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