I'm Getting My Power Back – Ayra Starr
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| Ayra Starr (Nigerian singer-songwriter) |
Nigerian singer Ayra Starr has spoken about the personal journey behind her latest album, StarrGirl, describing the project as a period of self-acceptance, freedom and ownership of her own narrative.
Speaking with Nadeska Alexis on Apple Music, the singer reflected on the various phases of her career and how each album has captured a distinct stage of her life.
Tracing her evolution from her debut album, 19 & Dangerous, to The Year I Turned 21 and now Starr Girl, Ayra Starr said she has always seen herself as confident and headstrong, while acknowledging that external expectations can sometimes lead people to doubt themselves.
"I have always been confident and headstrong but at the same time there are lots of systems that will make one forget that or make one a bit doubtful. My second album was me trying to prove a point 19 and Dangerous because everyone has to know. And The Year I Turned Twenty was me explaining. It was the phase in my life. One thing about me is that I am very happy I am able to make music phases and different places where I am at."
For the singer, Starr Girl marks another phase, though this time she is less concerned with proving a point or explaining herself, and more focused on embracing who she is.
"So with this album is literally the same thing. It feels good to be who I am. I am comfortable. There are lots of systems that make one feel one shouldn't be comfortable. Trying to put one in a box or to tell one what one should be. For me it's just taking my power back and saying I love who I am sorry."
Reclaiming her power is central to how Ayra Starr describes this latest chapter of her career.
Having introduced herself as a young artiste determined to make her mark with 19 & Dangerous, and documented another stage of her personal and artistic growth with The Year I Turned 21, she now uses Starr Girl to embrace the freedom of simply being herself.
