Zahna

Zahna’s earth-shattering voice is one that refuses to be silenced— no matter the fury of the highs and lows that have been thrown her way.
The explosive “Better Run!” is the first of things to come from Zahna, a riff-laden rocker that screams a challenge to those who abuse their power: “you run, better run, I'm not holding you back from everything you've done.” “Better Run” also inaugurates an independent era for Zahna, who is proving she can hold her own.

That fresh confidence was born from years that tested every ounce of Zahna’s conviction. “The last three years have impacted me more than any other time in my life,” the singer and songwriter reveals. “I have learned how to be a wife, a business owner, a better singer, and my faith has been more deeply solidified in Jesus Christ. From the high of getting married and releasing a successful debut album Red For War during 2018, to immediately undergoing a difficult kidney transplant with a rocky recovery in 2019, these years taught me the value of life and how important it is to survive— no matter how difficult things may get.”

Those survival instincts served Zahna well during the 2020 pandemic, when COVID-19 quickly shut down a headlining tour: “I had no idea that the lessons and resilience I had learned in the two previous years would be so imperative for me to navigate the pandemic.”

Zahna spent the time off the road buckling down to write her strongest songs yet, supported by her husband and collaborator Patrick Madsen. The couple enlisted the skills of industry leaders Josiah Prince (Disciple) and Kellen McGregor (Memphis May Fire). The refining fire of the trials she’d lived ignited a fierce creative energy, creating a series of songs that will be released as a full album.

“It's deeper than just music,” Zahna shares. “To me, the songs I write are stories, written with purpose and intent. If you dissect them, you'd see that they always lead to some universal truth. I think my purpose and drive is to help others identify that truth, or to inspire them to seek the truth about themselves, or a higher power.”

The vitality of Zahna’s music has been forged through professional experience as well as personal resolve. Her musical resume includes an acoustic worship-focused project called Our Divine Romance that served as a creative outlet through college, followed by time fronting ILIA and bringing songs to the table that would become their high-charting Reborn EP, and ultimately burning up the charts with songs “Underneath” and “Drown” from her 2018 debut solo album.

Zahna has taken her hard-won experience and turned around to generously invest it in other artists through vocal lessons, cowriting, branding, and artist development. As Zahna navigated the challenges of the pandemic, she came alongside other artists to help them do the same. “I had always had a heart to help anyone I could in this business, since I know how intimidating it is to navigate obstacles and find trustworthy people to work with,” she explains.

Her role as a mentor and consultant are just another mark of all the ways Zahna’s voice is only getting louder as it becomes increasingly her own. “The reality was I was always capable, and I needed to stop waiting around for someone to tell me I was,” Zahna reflects. “When the world is in chaos around you, when your physical body is failing you, when people betray you, you simply have no choice but to take control and find out what you're made of. Whether it was anger, a deep sense of purpose, faith in a higher power, or some wild idea about personal destiny... some survival instincts I never knew I had came to life.”

You can learn more about all things Zahna at zahnaofficial.com. You can find her on Spotify and Apple Music to be the first to know when she drops new music, and follow her on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.