Novaa

Novaa
Novaa
Birth name	Antonia Rug
Also known as	La Petite Rouge; Novalty; Yosie;
Born	1996 (age 27–28); Germany
Genres	Synth-pop;
Occupations	Singer; songwriter; record producer;

Antonia Rug (born 1996),^[1]^[2] known professionally as Novaa, La Petite Rouge, Novalty and Yosie,^[3] is a German singer, songwriter and record producer.

Biography

Novaa grew up in Karlsruhe. She was named after the main character of the Dutch film Antonia's Line. She wrote her first songs with guitar and piano at the age of 11.^[1] She started producing with Ableton when she was 15.^[1]^[4] She dropped out of her studies in pop music design at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg after a year to produce her first EP.^[2]^[1] The progress of her work on the EP, which was initially planned as Peaches, was ultimately released as Stolen Peaches, because her laptop was stolen.^[4] The producer and musician Moglii was involved in Novaa's first singles.^[2]

As a songwriter and producer, she has worked for LEA, Alma, Amanda Tenfjord, Phela, Alli Neumann and Jazzy Gudd, among others.^[3]^[5]

Novaa lives in Berlin.^[2]

Musical style

Novaa's releases can be classified as synth-pop. She combines electronic elements with orchestral and other organic elements. She herself describes this style as "organic electronics".^[2] In addition to the personal, common topics in her texts include gender roles, female self-determination, climate change and the interaction between humans and machines.^[2] Lizzo is one of her role models.^[2]

Discography

Albums

2019: NOVAA
2020: The Futurist
2021: She's A Rose
2022: She's A Star
2023: Super Novaa

EPs

2015: HARI (as La Petite Rouge)
2016: Down Under (with Moglii)
2016: Stolen Peaches
2021: MooN (with Moglii)

As Novalty

2019: Vol.1 (EP)
2019: Vol.2 (EP)
2019: Vol.3 (EP)

As Yosie

2017: Lights (with Lo)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Sängerin Novaa singt für Selbstbestimmung. Der Tagesspiegel Online. 22 December 2019. ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Novaa". ByteFM (in German). Retrieved 18 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Novaa". Music Women* Germany. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b Novaa at AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
^ "Die Gewinnerinnen des Female* Producer Prize 2022 im Porträt". Retrieved 27 October 2022.

[tagesspiegel-1] Sängerin Novaa singt für Selbstbestimmung. Der Tagesspiegel Online. 22 December 2019. ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved 18 February 2022.

[bytefm-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Novaa". ByteFM (in German). Retrieved 18 February 2022.

[musicwomengermany-3] "Novaa". Music Women* Germany. Retrieved 18 February 2022.

[allmusic-4] Novaa at AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-02-18.

[:0-5] "Die Gewinnerinnen des Female* Producer Prize 2022 im Porträt". Retrieved 27 October 2022.

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