Highlyy Introduces Herself With Debut Single 'Soldier' With The Help Of Tion Wayne

Only 18 years old and hailing from Essex singer/songwriter Highlyy infuses her Congolese culture by enriching her new single ‘Soldier’.

Highly transitions smoothly from English to French and Yoruba simultaneously cultivating her own unique voice against a catchy afrobeat riddim.

On the track, Highlyy creates a safe space for herself to unburden, singing about dealing with the pressure and the isolation felt with being the one who everyone goes to. She also touches on the struggle of holding onto her dreams.

Highlyy says, ‘“This song means so much to me. I wrote it at 3am when I was going through a hard time in my life. Music was the only thing that was keeping me going, so this felt like a prayer to make it out and have a shot at pursuing my dreams.

Featuring UK artist Tion Wayne who is known for versatility to express himself on Grime, Drill, Afrobeat and rap beats we see the Edmonton rapper revert back to the early 2016/17 Tion flow where he melodically flows over the beat talking about street life, violence and attention from social media pages. But it also relates to Highlyy as he “carries the weight of the block on his shoulder.”

The track first caught attention on Tik Tok as a 15-second clip but due to demand for a full-length version, Highlyy decided to release it. There are also three other versions on Tik Tok.

Listen to 'Soldier' here