Danish pop duo HELAND drops debut single ‘Trophy’
Listen to ‘Trophy’: https://on.soundcloud.com/gjuEX
Brother and sister, Helena & Andreas finally combined their love for music and art creation in general. For years, Andreas had released music under a different alias, which makes him a rather experienced player in the music industry today. Helena, on the other hand, spent a great part of her youth being a well known YouTuber in Denmark, with over 70k subscribers. Vlogging and showing her followers how she lived her life was only a fraction of her vision. She was creating meaningful content! All the way from sketches to fully produced mini-series for the sole purpose of entertaining her fanbase, Helena knows how to put herself out there. And of course, these fans are curious about Helena’s new music project! During the time of their individual projects, Andreas tried convincing Helena to join forces with him, since singing was always a big part of her life, she just wasn’t ready to show the world yet. However, today it all makes sense for the both of them, since writing songs and singing them out loud isn’t something you just do - it has to come from somewhere.
About the song
When Helena first started writing this song, she felt the need to shed light on how society approaches love and dating in this day and age. “We’re all playing the same old game.” The fact that breaking up and finding another partner any time you want to, is something that strikes a wrong note in her. Where is the true dedication? As she sings in the song ‘Throw yourself out there, they say - but keep your heart to yourself.” The song then got a new meaning when joining Andreas in the studio to record it, since getting new eyes on it, and underlying music made it feel empowering and quite the opposite of the critical view on society. The song wasn’t meant to be directly positive and uplifting at first, but rather a way to express her honest thoughts about a certain topic. In other words, the song first became whole, when the idea of the post-chorus came to them. “Throw yourself, throw yourself out there” repeated over and over. This is the exact line that provoked her deeply, when people told her to do it in real life. She took their “bad advice” and twisted it into something that she wholeheartedly believes in. The act of actually throwing yourself out there, and at the same time allowing oneself to be vulnerable in the process without the fear of getting hurt. Helena believes that this is the only true way to experience a real connection and that relationships are a reflection of aspects within oneself.
The official release link is going to be: https://heland.lnk.to/trophy
