Ottawa pop singer Mandia talks music, the holidays and her new album!
Over the holidays, I got a chance to speak with the talented Mandia Nantsios and she shared quite a bit about her upcoming album, how she spent the holidays and what her new year's resolution will be!
During the holidays, Mandia released her Christmas song which she co-wrote entitled On This Christmas which could be heard on Canadian airwaves during the holidays. After only spending a day in the studio to record it, Mandia also got a chance to film the music video to accompany the song which was filmed at Tinseltown right here in Ottawa.
As for Mandia's debut album, she shared that her fans can expect a new single which will be released this month called "Secret" along with its music video. Her debut album, "Fractured Fairy Tales" will drop on February 2015.
Having spent the holidays with family in Ottawa, Mandia took some much needed time to relax before she gets back to work on her debut album release. We also asked her a few of her favourite things and this is what she shared:
Favourite thing about Ottawa: "It's just a really small city with a lot of really great people and everyone is really so supportive".
Favourite fashion store: "There's actually a jewelry store that I really like. It's called Stunning. It's so cute. They have a lot of really great statement pieces as far as jewelry goes and they have a lot of original things there. I always like to look out for different things when I shop for photo shoots. As far as clothes, I really love Material Girl, which is Madonna's collection at the Bay."
Favourite music video that you have done: "I think my favourite one was "One Last Time" because it was my first professional video that I had done. There was a lot of people on set for that. It was a really big production compared to all my other videos."
Musical influences: "I love Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Jennifer Hudson...I think some of my music reflects them as well."
New Year's Resolutions: "Probably just to keep working on music, write more songs. Really, that's it. I think that my main focus is to write more songs because even after the album, there will have to be something released after that. It's going to be a lot of work. And just a lot more learning because I'm still young."
