After establishing herself with a breadth of dazzling delights these last few years, British Asian artist Saloni is back to her best once again with her breezy new single 'Fair Share'.
Lifted from her newly unveiled EP 'Rani' and featuring guest artist Maharani for the new release, 'Fair Share' continues that rich and emotive aesthetic she has been crafting over the years. With her sweeping vocals spread across a lofty production throughout, she is certainly looking to turn some heads with this emotive new offering.
So with the new single available to stream now, we sat down with her to find out more about her origins and what has been inspiring her most lately.
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What was the first instrument you fell in love with?
Cheeky answer, but vocals aha. But if I was to choose a physical instrument then probably the triangle or xylophone as those were the only instruments we’d play in early years.
What kind of music did you love when you were younger?
Although I was born and brought up in the UK, my parents moved here from India so my first exposure to music was Bollywood and Tollywood music so I’d say that!
What was the first album you remember owning?
One of the Now That’s What I Call Music albums. I think it was Now 84 to be specific.
What is the one song you wished you could have written yourself?
Blinding Lights because it was the most streamed song on Spotify in 2024, gotta make a living out of this stuff.
Do you have any habits or rituals you go through when trying to write new music?
I always start off with listening to the beat from my producer and hum random melodies until I find something that sticks. And that’s when I know “ok yes this is the beat we’re going to make a song out of”. After this, I think of the theme and the lyrics and I collaborate with other lyricist if needs be, and then one things leads to the next.
Who are your favourite artists you have found yourself listening to at the moment?
I’ve been loving listening to some upcoming artists like Myles Smith, Deeps, Kayam. Zeina.
If you could open a show for anyone in the world, who would it be?
This is such a tough one, but probably Zayn Malik just because I feel like our audiences are fairly similar and I just grew up listening to him. But if I was to think on more of the south Asian side, I would say Shreya Ghoshal or Arijit Singh because I’ve always aspired to be like them, looked up to them as artists and I sing their songs all the time.
What do you find is the most rewarding part about being a musician?
For me, the reason I do music (which is the most rewarding part) is performing live to an audience. The second I’m on that stage, I forget everything and I’m just living my life the best that it could be just singing on that stage. I think it’s a mix of that feeling of being on stage and also mainly seeing the audience reacting, singing along, clapping along. It’s a feeling that I can’t fully describe but it’s honestly just the best thing ever.
And what is the most frustrating part?
The most frustrating part is social media. Many people think it’s weird that that’s the case for me because I’m known to be one of few artists that’s really on top of her social media. I post almost every day because I know how important social media is, but it’s not exactly a part of it that I like. It’s just something that you gotta do in this day and age.
And what is the best piece of advice you have received as a musician?
Forget about as a musician the best advice in life for any career is that everything happens for a reason and consistency is key. A little success story is one of my songs Nee Gundellounna, which is my most viral song, was initially supposed to be released with a record label but they dropped it before it released and I thought that was the end of it. Thinking that it was the worst thing that could happen, but actually, it worked in my favour because it meant that I owned the rights to the song fully, the masters and everything and that song has been my best one yet. We were in profits quicker than ever before and that probably wouldn’t be possible if it was signed to a record label right now so that’s true representation of the fact that everything happens for a reason. In terms of consistency is key, the only reason that song did so well was because we were posting on social media regularly without fail, replying to comments and just being very consistent and that’s why both those things are very very key in the music industry but also in daily life.
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Saloni's new single 'Fair Share' is available to stream now. Check it out in the player below.