The core of ‘AMAN’ was initially conceived during Amanda’s time writing with Thea Wang and Bjørn Helge Gammelsæter at Ocean Sound, a studio situated on the remote Norwegian island Giske – recently used by artists such as Sampha and Sigrid. A shimmering piece of alternative pop, Amanda pays tribute to her Greek roots, deftly fusing Hellenic instrumentation and a Mediterranean-leaning beat with her own recognisable approach to song construction – with the help of fellow rising pop act Evangelia.

Speaking more on how the song and the collaboration with Evangelia came together, Amanda said: “At the end of the day of writing we had a demo and a vibe we really liked. But some weeks passed and we all felt something was missing. At that time I was spending a lot of time in Athens and I was playing with the thought of having a Greek verse to make the song more special. I had followed Evangelia on Instagram for a while and spontaneously sent her a DM asking if she wanted to collab on a song that I was planning for my album. She heard the demo and immediately loved it. I told her to be as free and creative as she wanted with the demo. After some back-and-forth, we had a zoom-call late at night; me, Bjørn, Evangelia and producer Jay Stolar (Demi Lovato, John Legend) (this was just a week before my final medicine-exam). We made a new chorus and wrote new lyrics to parts of the song. The communication and flow was amazing and Evangelia is a very inspiring person/artist.”

Amanda went on to say: “‘AMAN’ is about trying to convince the one you really like to go for it,” Amanda explains. “‘AMAN den boro’ – come on, I can’t take it anymore. Say you want my love. We also have some bouzouki in there, which honestly is one of the coolest instruments I know.”

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