I'm Not a Blonde

I’m Not A Blonde is an Italian-American duo based in Milano. Chiara Castello and Camilla Benedini write electro-art-pop songs that bring together their many different influences: beats and synths from the 80s, brit-punk guitars and melodies from the 90s to create a unique world of their own. Their music and live performances are based on a blend of the 2 different personalities: Camilla is an architect that loves a rigorous, sleek style, while Chiara who studied art, prefers to include a bit of noise and disorder around her. Their musical world reflects a desire to find a balance between different aspects of experiences and perceptions including humor vs melancholy, minimalism vs art-pop, digital vs analog, lightness vs seriousness.

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Since 2016 they’ve released their music worldwide with the Italian Label "Inri" but since 2019 they’ve collaborated on the GSA territories with the label and press office Backseat.
After that, they decided to focus on the German territory, that they consider very close to their music. All Rooms booking agency joined the team on the same year.


In 2021 they won the Italia Music Export call that will support the promotion of their new album abroad.

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Camilla and Chiara enjoy playing live and this is reflected in their direct and powerful duo performance. On stage they create their songs with loops that overlap musical structures. Voices, guitars and synths add up to create a sound that fills the area giving the feeling of a full band.

During the past years they've toured Europe taking part in important music festivals. They’ve shared stages with international artists like Duran Duran, Moderat, Soulwax, Peaches, Hurts and Ghostpoet.



Here are some of the highlights of their career:



They were chosen by MIKE SHINODA ( Linkin’ Park ) to open his 2019 Italian concerts in Milano and Padova.

They presented their last album “Under the Rug” at the Reeperbahn Festival 2019 and they performed at the Live at Heart Festival 2018

They were chosen by FRANZ FERDINAND to open their concert at the Unipol Arena 2018

They were chosen by THE KILLERS to open their concert at the Rock in Roma 2018

Their single song ‘TOO OLD’ was on rotation on the Austrian national radio FM4

Their single song ‘DAUGHTER’ was on heavy rotation for several months on the German FLUX FM radio

Their song “BAD BUKE GOOD GAZE” was chosen for “Miumusic” app by MIU MIU - Prada http://www.miumiu.com/it/miumiusic