KARENA KOROKOUS

Inspired by early R&B/soul and rock legends of the '50s, '60s and '70s, Karena grew up swooning alongside her father and his vinyl collection. Performing live for the first time at age six, she began writing poetry and lyrics shortly after. Describing her first performance as the moment she knew music was her savior.

Karena cultivated her silky-smooth vocals with years of formal choral training (competing often in solo and choral ensemble competitions) and later in a R&B singing group in her teens. She was once asked what kind of songs she writes, her reply? - “I write the experiences of my heart, what it wants to say.”

Her style is often described as a mixture between R&B, soul, jazz and hip hop coming together to form a unique sound and delivery. Her captivating warm alto carries each song she sings with such emotion that you’ll understand what she meant, rather how she felt when she wrote it.