October 23, 2025 • 22 mins
Josie chats with Carolina Rial about her music, upcoming performance at the 11th Annual Josie Music Awards, and more.
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Speaker 1 (00:09):
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the world Wide Web. Ladies and Gentleman period is the most.
Speaker 2 (00:23):
The other stations are tuning in too.
Speaker 1 (00:26):
Oh yeah. Broadcasting live from the Josey Network Studios in
downtown Madonna, Tennessee.
Speaker 3 (00:37):
It's that time of week again. It's time for the Josie.
Speaker 1 (00:40):
Shoe, bringing you the most exciting music, moves and guests
from around the world right here on the Jersey Show.
Please make walking beautiful. It's Hannity. Hello, Dy America's d
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el Selina Business. Josie as said, Hey, Nosle.
Speaker 4 (01:06):
Hey, everyone, welcome back to the Josie Show. I am
so excited for today's guest because this incredible talent you
will be hearing live perform live at the eleventh Annuel
Josie Music Awards on November second. She's our special guest performer,
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Carolina Reale, and I am so looking forward to this.
You'll understand when you hear these vocals, you'll definitely understand.
But we're so excited to talk to her about her
new music and the eleventh Daniel Josie Music Awards and
so much more.
Speaker 2 (01:40):
So make sure you tune into.
Speaker 4 (01:41):
This whole whole episode you will not want to miss
a second of it.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
So here we go. Here is Karlena Reelle.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
Hi, thank you so much for having me.
Speaker 4 (01:50):
Oh my pleasure. Thank you so much for joining me.
I've been looking forward to chatting with you.
Speaker 3 (01:55):
Same here. Hi, everybody who's listening.
Speaker 2 (01:57):
Yes, hello, world, Hello.
Speaker 4 (01:59):
I am so excited to talk to you because there
are so many exciting things going on in your world.
Speaker 2 (02:04):
But of course, first.
Speaker 4 (02:05):
We need to talk because this is coming up very
very quickly. The Josie Music Awards, the eleventh Aanniel Josie
Music Awards. You'll be joining us at the Grand Ole
Opry House, the legendary Grand Ole Opry House.
Speaker 2 (02:16):
You'll be performing. I'm so excited.
Speaker 3 (02:18):
Yes, I'm so excited. This will actually be yeah, pretty
much my first time ever performing like on a stage
live in Nashville, and I'm super honored that I get
to do it at the Josie's. But yeah, I'm really
looking forward to it. And I can't believe how fast
the time went by, Like I didn't even realize we
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were in mid October.
Speaker 4 (02:41):
I know the time is going so quickly, it's so crazy.
But I love how you announced it because there is
a picture of you from you know, before before you
even got the call from us, of you at the
Grand Ole opry and.
Speaker 2 (02:56):
I just thought it was so cool how you showed.
Speaker 4 (02:59):
You know, now I'm performing at the Opry House, so
I love I just love how you did that. So
is that a venue that you were really dreaming to
perform at?
Speaker 3 (03:07):
Oh? Of course. I mean I will say like, I'm
not a country artist, but I've always had so much
respect for country artists and I've I've just looked up
to people who've performed at the Opry House. And yeah,
that picture, it's so funny because that was my first
time ever coming to Nashville. I was probably like seventeen
or eighteen in that picture. My friend Tyler took it
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of me, and I just it really goes to show
like you have no idea where like where your gift
will take you, And for me, it took me to
the Josies I think three four years later after that picture.
So yeah, it's just a full circle moment. But I'm so.
Speaker 4 (03:42):
Excited, yes, And we're just so excited to meet you,
and I know you were going to blow the roof
off of that place. I'm just so excited for it,
and of course tickets, You're very welcome, and of course
tickets are available at opry dot com their website, so
you can get your tickets now. And I wanted to
talk to you a little bit about because the Little
Birdie tells me that you are working on some new music.
Speaker 2 (04:05):
What can you tell us about that yet?
Speaker 3 (04:07):
Well, I've been working on music for well, new music
for a minute now, just because i think that music
should really align with like maybe like how you are
in life. And I feel like I'm in a point
of my life right now where I'm always happy, I'm
always just like ready to go, and I would love
to start, you know, diving into some more upbeat stuff.
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So I guess I could tease that one of the
songs I'm working on will be debuted at the Josies,
which I'm super excited about. Yes, yeah, just some more
upbeat stuff and of course I love a ballad. But
I've been working on like this new chapter of music
for a few months now, but I'm very excited for
people to start listening to it.
Speaker 4 (04:49):
Wonderful and I'm so excited for everyone to hear the
new song. Of course with the Josies, but I wanted
to ask you, so, is there a bigger project in
the works, like maybe an album or an EP or
are you mostly going to be releasing like single after single?
How are you gonna Can you tell us that yet
or yees?
Speaker 3 (05:04):
So I will say the goal is definitely to lead
to a bigger project. I had in mind, like a
few weeks ago, to have put out like a bigger project,
but I didn't feel ready yet, just because I you know,
there were like more songs I was writing, and I
kind of told myself I would wait a little bit,
maybe after the holidays, but it would definitely I think
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the next chapter be an epiard album for sure.
Speaker 2 (05:30):
Oh so exciting.
Speaker 4 (05:32):
And you know the songs that we have currently out
are available on all of the streaming platforms of course,
but I just I love love your songs, the latest
one actually being All Natural.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
Can you tell us a little.
Speaker 4 (05:43):
Bit about that song that was released in twenty twenty four.
Can you tell us a little bit about that song,
because I think it's just such.
Speaker 2 (05:50):
A wonderful message.
Speaker 3 (05:51):
Yes, thank you so much. First of all, yeah, All
Natural for me was a song that was written about like,
you know, as you get older, you shouldn't have to
try so hard to be a version of yourself that
you're not. And I feel like a lot of the
music that I wrote up until that point and I'm
still writing now, has been about like personal experiences but
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also universal topics. I think All Natural could really apply
to a lot of people, especially women. And I feel
like that song for me, I kind of dove into
like how I used to feel when I was younger,
Like there was no worries, there was no cares in
the world. But then as you get older, all these
things start to creep in and the irony of it,
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like the tagline of the song is, we shouldn't have
to try so hard to be all natural. But yeah,
just a lot of Like I wrote about a lot
of coming of age, a lot of you know, topics
like that up until that point, and I'm still diving
into that now. But I feel like as I get
older too, I'm trying to dive into other topics. But
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I'm super excited to share.
Speaker 4 (06:57):
Yeah, yes, I love how with writing music can evolve.
Just as the older we get, we just have new experiences,
more experiences, and yeah, so it's kind of like a
time capsule you'r Spotify because it starts, you know, younger,
and so it's kind of like you're seeing where you
are now where you were, which is really Yeah.
Speaker 3 (07:15):
Yeah, I think that's actually that's so funny you say that,
because that's how I kind of look at it. I
feel like when you start in the industry at like
a certain age, you can kind of look back and
and everything is kind of like a time capsule of
my life. So, like, the first song that I really
like put out put out was a song called coming
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of Age Heartbreak, and it's such a beautiful song to me,
and like, I really love that one. But I look
back at it and I could only see myself as
like the seventeen eighteen year old girl, sure that and
like put that out. But it's so funny how music
is so universal, because I'll still think of that song
and it still applies to me now, but I just
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I just envisioned like myself four years ago. But it's
so funny how music just like could really could really
just like emulate a certain time in somebody's life.
Speaker 2 (08:09):
Yeah, it's so funny.
Speaker 4 (08:10):
And then of course, you know, new generations and new
people coming up are going to listen to.
Speaker 2 (08:14):
Those songs as well. It's the coolest, it's the coolest thing.
Speaker 4 (08:17):
And so I'm of course really really excited about the
new music once it comes out, and I'm just we'll
be promoting it everywhere once it all does come out.
Speaker 2 (08:25):
Okay, thank you, Yeah, of course, of course.
Speaker 4 (08:28):
But I wanted to ask you when it comes to songwriting,
you know, I know everybody's process and journey looks different.
So when you're ready to you know, pen paper, when
you're ready to write and ready to create, what does
that process look like for you?
Speaker 3 (08:40):
For me, it's it's interesting because I have always been
pretty like title driven. So I'll think of like a
cool title, or I'll think of like something a topic
that the song could be about, and then from there
I'll build a melody and then from there I'll add
the lyrics. But actually I work a lot with my
really good friend and co writer named Anna Kline, and
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she she is between Louisiana and Nashville, so she's very
much in that world. But we write a lot of
music together. And she's also been there since the beginning,
so she's seen me grow as an artist and as
a writer. But yeah, it definitely starts with like a
specific topic, and then from there it's very melody driven
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and then come the lyrics I feel and that's true.
Speaker 2 (09:29):
Yeah, yeah, that's wonderful. I love that.
Speaker 4 (09:32):
And you know, all of your songs are just always
so catchy, and you know, they're always just so well written.
So I love I love what place that you are
able to bring that from. And we haven't even touched
on the vocals yet. You're good, You're insane.
Speaker 2 (09:47):
So I have to ask you, did you take vocal lessons, like.
Speaker 4 (09:51):
What in the world, because you have like the most
beautiful voice I've ever heard.
Speaker 3 (09:56):
Oh, thank you, that's so that's so sweet. I you know,
it's funny because I didn't really take vocal lessons growing
up or as I got older, And I feel like
it would make a vocal coach like flip out if
they heard that. I like self taught myself, but I
really did, like but safely of course, Like I would
learn how to sing correctly online and I would play
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videos I took. I took piano lessons growing up, and
I was like classically trained, So for me, I think
it was like you could either choose piano lessons or
singing lessons, and I stuck to piano. But I had always, always,
always loved to sing, so I taught myself for a
long long time. And then as I got older. It's
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actually funny because as I got older and like started
doing it more professionally, I would work with vocal coaches
here and there, you know, just to like touch up
on stuff or work on the material. But yeah, for
the most part, I've really taught myself, and I think,
I really do think that, like vocal coaches are super important.
But I would also tell singers not to like wait
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to find your perfect vocal coach, like just you know,
start training yourself and learn learn your voice, because nobody
knows your voice better than you do yourself. So yeah,
there's tons and tons and tons of videos and source
and resources out there where you could learn different tips
and tricks about how to use your voice. But yeah,
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oh that's amazing.
Speaker 4 (11:20):
That's great advice too for all the up and coming artists.
For sure, always use those resources first and foremost. And
you know, just watching you for those who don't know
you are on TikTok and you you, you know, are
always doing some really great videos like I've seen you
do define gravity and right, I'm afraid all those. So
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you're you're such a wonderful, wonderful vocalist, and I wanted
to ask you because I know that you're into musical theater.
Have you ever thought about getting into like Broadway? Is
that like a goal for you at all?
Speaker 3 (11:52):
Oh? Absolutely, I think it's actually so funny. A lot
of people will ask me if Broadway is ever like
in the Car or something that I would want to do. Absolutely.
I think growing up so I grew up in New Jersey.
I was born in New York, though, but I grew
up very close to the city, so I would always
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be in the city and now I'm there all the time.
So I think just being like surrounded by musical theater
and people in the Broadway world was always really really
inspiring to me. But I feel like I first fell
in love with pop music and then I really started
getting more into musical theaters, so Broadway would definitely be
a dream come true. I think the reason I love
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Broadway in theater so much is that there's so many
songs that you know, vocally really show off, and I'm
all about that, So, yeah, I love it. I do
love that.
Speaker 2 (12:45):
Yeah, that's so cool. And is there a dream role
on Broadway that you would love to do?
Speaker 3 (12:51):
It's hard, that is not so difficult. I always say, like, obviously,
being able to play Alpha Bo one day would be
so cool. I love all the girls in Sixth the
musical right now on Broadway. I think that's so cool.
I think, I mean, I'm way, way, way too young
to play the role. But Norma in Sunset Boulevard maybe
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one day, when I'm in my.
Speaker 2 (13:15):
Forties, that.
Speaker 3 (13:18):
Would be. That would be epic. I feel like I
just saw Nicole Scherzinger in that play and it was
it was unreal, and I think that was like a
moment for me that kind of shook my world. But
I would absolutely love to play that one day.
Speaker 2 (13:34):
One day, it'll happen. It'll happen.
Speaker 4 (13:36):
And we're already going to be petitioning for you to
play Alpha Ba because it was amazing. Yes, yes, we
need it in our lives, so let's let's start the
petition now, folks. But I just I just think you
just have such a voice for it, and I think
you would just do amazing and I would be and
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I would be there for sure, just screaming. But Yes,
you are incredible and incredible vocalist, and I wanted to
ask you for those out there who want to keep
in touch with you, can you please give out all
of your social marking sites and also website?
Speaker 3 (14:12):
Oh? Absolutely, so. I am on Instagram It's Carolina Real music.
Carolina is spelt like Carolina. My TikTok is just Carolina Real.
My YouTube as well, my Facebook as well. I don't
have a website up at the moment, but yeah, across
social media and stuff, you could find me at my
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name and Instagram and Facebook have music at the end.
Speaker 2 (14:39):
Perfect easy.
Speaker 4 (14:40):
Everyone, Please make sure you go and find her everywhere
so you can see what is coming next. And I
have some fun questions for you if you don't mind.
Speaker 3 (14:49):
Oh I love fun questions.
Speaker 2 (14:51):
Yes, yay, okay, perfect.
Speaker 4 (14:53):
So you perform a lot in every venue that you
can imagine you have performed. So I wanted to ask you,
I'm what is the most challenging, Like, have you ever
had any embarrassing on stage moments that you can recall
something that just did not go as planned?
Speaker 3 (15:09):
Oh? I mean I I've definitely had moments where I've
felt like I've messed up. I don't think the crowd
would tell, but like I will beat myself up for it,
and that's like a lot of singers case. There was
one time. It was a small venue in New York
called the green Room forty two, and I couldn't get
my microphone to come off the stand, so it kind
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of got stuck for a little bit. But I feel
like that's that's as embarrassing as it's gotten.
Speaker 2 (15:37):
Thank God, Thank goodness.
Speaker 4 (15:38):
Yes, absolutely, and that's the only embarrassment you're going to get.
Speaker 2 (15:41):
Let's put that into the world. Oh absolutely absolutely.
Speaker 4 (15:44):
And then the next fun The next one question that
I have for you is are there are there any
vocal warm ups that you do that I'm the outside.
People will be like, what is she doing? It sounds crazy,
but work every time.
Speaker 3 (15:56):
Well, I think I think a lot of singers might
know this one. But I blow bubbles into water and
through a straw, and I feel like maybe people will
think I'm a little wild if they don't know what
it is when I'm like walking on a street, like
if I'm in New York. But but also nobody cares
in New York what you're doing. Yeah, but I walk
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around like blowing bubbles into my like Stanley Cup all
the time. And yeah, I think if I wasn't in
New York, people would look at me and be like,
what is she doing? But she's loud. It's loud to
and you can definitely hear it.
Speaker 2 (16:33):
Yeah, sure, but it works.
Speaker 3 (16:35):
It works really well. And they call it s OVT exercises.
You included vocal track is what it is to get
but it really does help with like vocal prep and
I do it a lot before I step on stage too.
Speaker 4 (16:50):
Yes, And then you have any like like rituals before
you step on stage. Are there any backstage rituals that
you like to do?
Speaker 3 (16:57):
Yeah, So I tend to go pretty quiet before I
go on stage. But it's not because I'm trying to
like ignore anybody. I just I liked That's how I
get in the zone. It doesn't even matter if I'm
playing like a crazy upbeat song or if I'm doing
something really slow and intense. I just go quiet for
a little bit. But then I will typically fifteen minutes
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before I hit the stage, I do a nebulizer so
it's saline solution, and I'll nebulize a little bit because
that really helps cote the chords. I'll drink a lot
of water for a step on stage, and I'll take
a few deep breaths, and then I'll just go out
and do it. I feel like the more and more
like pressure you put yourself, you put on yourself leading
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up to it, I feel like sometimes it could affect
you more on stage. So I just like to, you know,
take a moment for myself and then just walk on
stage and do.
Speaker 2 (17:47):
It, and just do your thing. And you do it too.
Speaker 3 (17:51):
I love that.
Speaker 2 (17:52):
And what's the most.
Speaker 4 (17:53):
Challenging song that you sang live. We're at the end
of it, You're like out of breath. You're like, I
did it.
Speaker 3 (17:57):
Like that's oh my gosh. Oh you know, I think,
and it's ironic because I sing it a lot. It's
definitely never enough. Yeah, never enough. Actually, I just did
a performance in July that was like because they asked
me to sing never Enough, followed by I Have Nothing
by Whitney Houston, but like right after each other, so
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like no time to breathe, no downtime.
Speaker 2 (18:23):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (18:23):
So those songs together, no, those songs alone are like
what I like to call eleven o'clock number. So you know,
give yourself a space and then you know, give one
at the end, but let alone to do them right
after another is pretty challenging. And never enough there's like
the notes do not stop, no, like it just keeps
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getting higher, and then like at the end you have
to hold it and I'm like dead by then, and
then I have to sing the Whitney song. But I
think those two are the most probably the most tedious
that I've had to sing so.
Speaker 2 (18:58):
Far, for sure. The workout though, the little ye yes,
Oh my goodness, that is so so crazy.
Speaker 3 (19:06):
That's also oh my gosh, I forgot to put in there.
Don't you worry about a Thing?
Speaker 2 (19:12):
Bye?
Speaker 3 (19:13):
Uh no, Actually that might be the most difficult. Don't
you Worry about a Thing? By Stevie WONDERWT in the
style of Tory Kelly from the Sing movie. Oh yeah,
so difficult to sing. And I've had to do that
a couple of times and I'll look back and be like, how,
like what were you thinking? But it's it's it's difficult
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that one. But if we want to talk about like
what's more intricate, definitely that one. But I feel like
never enough in the Whitney song also are are difficult.
Speaker 2 (19:44):
Absolutely I could see it. I could see it.
Speaker 4 (19:49):
And the next fun question that I have for you,
is there an artist out there that you would love
to collab with?
Speaker 2 (19:54):
Anyone, anyone at all that you would love to collab with.
Speaker 3 (19:57):
Well, I'm really loving Olivia Dean is a newer artist
who's just starting to not just starting, she's been around
for a minute, but starting to, you know, make her
way into globally and I think she's really cool. Also,
the artist Ray I think is really amazing. She's so
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underrated if we want to talk like bigger artists. I love,
I love Adele, I love I think jesse Ja is
very underrated. Love her. Just like all the pop icons,
I'm very inspired by all of them. Yeah, so anyone
would be a dream.
Speaker 4 (20:38):
Really absolutely, And I can't wait to see what is
next for you because I know there are so many
exciting things on the horizon and I'm just looking forward
to following your journey and we can't wait to see.
Speaker 2 (20:49):
You you're very soon.
Speaker 3 (20:51):
Yes, I'm so excited, Thank you so much. Yeah, I've
just been looking forward to this since since the summer.
Speaker 2 (20:58):
Honestly, Oh, I'm so glad us too.
Speaker 4 (21:01):
And yes, everyone, please make sure you check out the wonderful,
wonderful Carolina, and please make sure you go and find
her everywhere on all the social networking sites, on all
of the streaming platforms, go through her repertoire, and make
sure you check out the new music that's coming up.
But we really thank you so much for joining us
and we will see you very soon.
Speaker 3 (21:22):
Thank you so much, Bye everybody.
Speaker 2 (21:25):
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Speaker 1 (00:26):
Oh yeah. Broadcasting live from the Josey Network Studios in
downtown Madonna, Tennessee.
Speaker 3 (00:37):
It's that time of week again. It's time for the Josie.
Speaker 1 (00:40):
Shoe, bringing you the most exciting music, moves and guests
from around the world right here on the Jersey Show.
Please make walking beautiful. It's Hannity. Hello, Dy America's d
(01:02):
el Selina Business. Josie as said, Hey, Nosle.
Speaker 4 (01:06):
Hey, everyone, welcome back to the Josie Show. I am
so excited for today's guest because this incredible talent you
will be hearing live perform live at the eleventh Annuel
Josie Music Awards on November second. She's our special guest performer,
(01:27):
Carolina Reale, and I am so looking forward to this.
You'll understand when you hear these vocals, you'll definitely understand.
But we're so excited to talk to her about her
new music and the eleventh Daniel Josie Music Awards and
so much more.
Speaker 2 (01:40):
So make sure you tune into.
Speaker 4 (01:41):
This whole whole episode you will not want to miss
a second of it.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
So here we go. Here is Karlena Reelle.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
Hi, thank you so much for having me.
Speaker 4 (01:50):
Oh my pleasure. Thank you so much for joining me.
I've been looking forward to chatting with you.
Speaker 3 (01:55):
Same here. Hi, everybody who's listening.
Speaker 2 (01:57):
Yes, hello, world, Hello.
Speaker 4 (01:59):
I am so excited to talk to you because there
are so many exciting things going on in your world.
Speaker 2 (02:04):
But of course, first.
Speaker 4 (02:05):
We need to talk because this is coming up very
very quickly. The Josie Music Awards, the eleventh Aanniel Josie
Music Awards. You'll be joining us at the Grand Ole
Opry House, the legendary Grand Ole Opry House.
Speaker 2 (02:16):
You'll be performing. I'm so excited.
Speaker 3 (02:18):
Yes, I'm so excited. This will actually be yeah, pretty
much my first time ever performing like on a stage
live in Nashville, and I'm super honored that I get
to do it at the Josie's. But yeah, I'm really
looking forward to it. And I can't believe how fast
the time went by, Like I didn't even realize we
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were in mid October.
Speaker 4 (02:41):
I know the time is going so quickly, it's so crazy.
But I love how you announced it because there is
a picture of you from you know, before before you
even got the call from us, of you at the
Grand Ole opry and.
Speaker 2 (02:56):
I just thought it was so cool how you showed.
Speaker 4 (02:59):
You know, now I'm performing at the Opry House, so
I love I just love how you did that. So
is that a venue that you were really dreaming to
perform at?
Speaker 3 (03:07):
Oh? Of course. I mean I will say like, I'm
not a country artist, but I've always had so much
respect for country artists and I've I've just looked up
to people who've performed at the Opry House. And yeah,
that picture, it's so funny because that was my first
time ever coming to Nashville. I was probably like seventeen
or eighteen in that picture. My friend Tyler took it
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of me, and I just it really goes to show
like you have no idea where like where your gift
will take you, And for me, it took me to
the Josies I think three four years later after that picture.
So yeah, it's just a full circle moment. But I'm so.
Speaker 4 (03:42):
Excited, yes, And we're just so excited to meet you,
and I know you were going to blow the roof
off of that place. I'm just so excited for it,
and of course tickets, You're very welcome, and of course
tickets are available at opry dot com their website, so
you can get your tickets now. And I wanted to
talk to you a little bit about because the Little
Birdie tells me that you are working on some new music.
Speaker 2 (04:05):
What can you tell us about that yet?
Speaker 3 (04:07):
Well, I've been working on music for well, new music
for a minute now, just because i think that music
should really align with like maybe like how you are
in life. And I feel like I'm in a point
of my life right now where I'm always happy, I'm
always just like ready to go, and I would love
to start, you know, diving into some more upbeat stuff.
(04:28):
So I guess I could tease that one of the
songs I'm working on will be debuted at the Josies,
which I'm super excited about. Yes, yeah, just some more
upbeat stuff and of course I love a ballad. But
I've been working on like this new chapter of music
for a few months now, but I'm very excited for
people to start listening to it.
Speaker 4 (04:49):
Wonderful and I'm so excited for everyone to hear the
new song. Of course with the Josies, but I wanted
to ask you, so, is there a bigger project in
the works, like maybe an album or an EP or
are you mostly going to be releasing like single after single?
How are you gonna Can you tell us that yet
or yees?
Speaker 3 (05:04):
So I will say the goal is definitely to lead
to a bigger project. I had in mind, like a
few weeks ago, to have put out like a bigger project,
but I didn't feel ready yet, just because I you know,
there were like more songs I was writing, and I
kind of told myself I would wait a little bit,
maybe after the holidays, but it would definitely I think
(05:27):
the next chapter be an epiard album for sure.
Speaker 2 (05:30):
Oh so exciting.
Speaker 4 (05:32):
And you know the songs that we have currently out
are available on all of the streaming platforms of course,
but I just I love love your songs, the latest
one actually being All Natural.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
Can you tell us a little.
Speaker 4 (05:43):
Bit about that song that was released in twenty twenty four.
Can you tell us a little bit about that song,
because I think it's just such.
Speaker 2 (05:50):
A wonderful message.
Speaker 3 (05:51):
Yes, thank you so much. First of all, yeah, All
Natural for me was a song that was written about like,
you know, as you get older, you shouldn't have to
try so hard to be a version of yourself that
you're not. And I feel like a lot of the
music that I wrote up until that point and I'm
still writing now, has been about like personal experiences but
(06:13):
also universal topics. I think All Natural could really apply
to a lot of people, especially women. And I feel
like that song for me, I kind of dove into
like how I used to feel when I was younger,
Like there was no worries, there was no cares in
the world. But then as you get older, all these
things start to creep in and the irony of it,
(06:34):
like the tagline of the song is, we shouldn't have
to try so hard to be all natural. But yeah,
just a lot of Like I wrote about a lot
of coming of age, a lot of you know, topics
like that up until that point, and I'm still diving
into that now. But I feel like as I get
older too, I'm trying to dive into other topics. But
(06:56):
I'm super excited to share.
Speaker 4 (06:57):
Yeah, yes, I love how with writing music can evolve.
Just as the older we get, we just have new experiences,
more experiences, and yeah, so it's kind of like a
time capsule you'r Spotify because it starts, you know, younger,
and so it's kind of like you're seeing where you
are now where you were, which is really Yeah.
Speaker 3 (07:15):
Yeah, I think that's actually that's so funny you say that,
because that's how I kind of look at it. I
feel like when you start in the industry at like
a certain age, you can kind of look back and
and everything is kind of like a time capsule of
my life. So, like, the first song that I really
like put out put out was a song called coming
(07:37):
of Age Heartbreak, and it's such a beautiful song to me,
and like, I really love that one. But I look
back at it and I could only see myself as
like the seventeen eighteen year old girl, sure that and
like put that out. But it's so funny how music
is so universal, because I'll still think of that song
and it still applies to me now, but I just
(07:58):
I just envisioned like myself four years ago. But it's
so funny how music just like could really could really
just like emulate a certain time in somebody's life.
Speaker 2 (08:09):
Yeah, it's so funny.
Speaker 4 (08:10):
And then of course, you know, new generations and new
people coming up are going to listen to.
Speaker 2 (08:14):
Those songs as well. It's the coolest, it's the coolest thing.
Speaker 4 (08:17):
And so I'm of course really really excited about the
new music once it comes out, and I'm just we'll
be promoting it everywhere once it all does come out.
Speaker 2 (08:25):
Okay, thank you, Yeah, of course, of course.
Speaker 4 (08:28):
But I wanted to ask you when it comes to songwriting,
you know, I know everybody's process and journey looks different.
So when you're ready to you know, pen paper, when
you're ready to write and ready to create, what does
that process look like for you?
Speaker 3 (08:40):
For me, it's it's interesting because I have always been
pretty like title driven. So I'll think of like a
cool title, or I'll think of like something a topic
that the song could be about, and then from there
I'll build a melody and then from there I'll add
the lyrics. But actually I work a lot with my
really good friend and co writer named Anna Kline, and
(09:04):
she she is between Louisiana and Nashville, so she's very
much in that world. But we write a lot of
music together. And she's also been there since the beginning,
so she's seen me grow as an artist and as
a writer. But yeah, it definitely starts with like a
specific topic, and then from there it's very melody driven
(09:26):
and then come the lyrics I feel and that's true.
Speaker 2 (09:29):
Yeah, yeah, that's wonderful. I love that.
Speaker 4 (09:32):
And you know, all of your songs are just always
so catchy, and you know, they're always just so well written.
So I love I love what place that you are
able to bring that from. And we haven't even touched
on the vocals yet. You're good, You're insane.
Speaker 2 (09:47):
So I have to ask you, did you take vocal lessons, like.
Speaker 4 (09:51):
What in the world, because you have like the most
beautiful voice I've ever heard.
Speaker 3 (09:56):
Oh, thank you, that's so that's so sweet. I you know,
it's funny because I didn't really take vocal lessons growing
up or as I got older, And I feel like
it would make a vocal coach like flip out if
they heard that. I like self taught myself, but I
really did, like but safely of course, Like I would
learn how to sing correctly online and I would play
(10:18):
videos I took. I took piano lessons growing up, and
I was like classically trained, So for me, I think
it was like you could either choose piano lessons or
singing lessons, and I stuck to piano. But I had always, always,
always loved to sing, so I taught myself for a
long long time. And then as I got older. It's
(10:38):
actually funny because as I got older and like started
doing it more professionally, I would work with vocal coaches
here and there, you know, just to like touch up
on stuff or work on the material. But yeah, for
the most part, I've really taught myself, and I think,
I really do think that, like vocal coaches are super important.
But I would also tell singers not to like wait
(10:59):
to find your perfect vocal coach, like just you know,
start training yourself and learn learn your voice, because nobody
knows your voice better than you do yourself. So yeah,
there's tons and tons and tons of videos and source
and resources out there where you could learn different tips
and tricks about how to use your voice. But yeah,
(11:19):
oh that's amazing.
Speaker 4 (11:20):
That's great advice too for all the up and coming artists.
For sure, always use those resources first and foremost. And
you know, just watching you for those who don't know
you are on TikTok and you you, you know, are
always doing some really great videos like I've seen you
do define gravity and right, I'm afraid all those. So
(11:40):
you're you're such a wonderful, wonderful vocalist, and I wanted
to ask you because I know that you're into musical theater.
Have you ever thought about getting into like Broadway? Is
that like a goal for you at all?
Speaker 3 (11:52):
Oh? Absolutely, I think it's actually so funny. A lot
of people will ask me if Broadway is ever like
in the Car or something that I would want to do. Absolutely.
I think growing up so I grew up in New Jersey.
I was born in New York, though, but I grew
up very close to the city, so I would always
(12:12):
be in the city and now I'm there all the time.
So I think just being like surrounded by musical theater
and people in the Broadway world was always really really
inspiring to me. But I feel like I first fell
in love with pop music and then I really started
getting more into musical theaters, so Broadway would definitely be
a dream come true. I think the reason I love
(12:32):
Broadway in theater so much is that there's so many
songs that you know, vocally really show off, and I'm
all about that, So, yeah, I love it. I do
love that.
Speaker 2 (12:45):
Yeah, that's so cool. And is there a dream role
on Broadway that you would love to do?
Speaker 3 (12:51):
It's hard, that is not so difficult. I always say, like, obviously,
being able to play Alpha Bo one day would be
so cool. I love all the girls in Sixth the
musical right now on Broadway. I think that's so cool.
I think, I mean, I'm way, way, way too young
to play the role. But Norma in Sunset Boulevard maybe
(13:14):
one day, when I'm in my.
Speaker 2 (13:15):
Forties, that.
Speaker 3 (13:18):
Would be. That would be epic. I feel like I
just saw Nicole Scherzinger in that play and it was
it was unreal, and I think that was like a
moment for me that kind of shook my world. But
I would absolutely love to play that one day.
Speaker 2 (13:34):
One day, it'll happen. It'll happen.
Speaker 4 (13:36):
And we're already going to be petitioning for you to
play Alpha Ba because it was amazing. Yes, yes, we
need it in our lives, so let's let's start the
petition now, folks. But I just I just think you
just have such a voice for it, and I think
you would just do amazing and I would be and
(13:58):
I would be there for sure, just screaming. But Yes,
you are incredible and incredible vocalist, and I wanted to
ask you for those out there who want to keep
in touch with you, can you please give out all
of your social marking sites and also website?
Speaker 3 (14:12):
Oh? Absolutely, so. I am on Instagram It's Carolina Real music.
Carolina is spelt like Carolina. My TikTok is just Carolina Real.
My YouTube as well, my Facebook as well. I don't
have a website up at the moment, but yeah, across
social media and stuff, you could find me at my
(14:33):
name and Instagram and Facebook have music at the end.
Speaker 2 (14:39):
Perfect easy.
Speaker 4 (14:40):
Everyone, Please make sure you go and find her everywhere
so you can see what is coming next. And I
have some fun questions for you if you don't mind.
Speaker 3 (14:49):
Oh I love fun questions.
Speaker 2 (14:51):
Yes, yay, okay, perfect.
Speaker 4 (14:53):
So you perform a lot in every venue that you
can imagine you have performed. So I wanted to ask you,
I'm what is the most challenging, Like, have you ever
had any embarrassing on stage moments that you can recall
something that just did not go as planned?
Speaker 3 (15:09):
Oh? I mean I I've definitely had moments where I've
felt like I've messed up. I don't think the crowd
would tell, but like I will beat myself up for it,
and that's like a lot of singers case. There was
one time. It was a small venue in New York
called the green Room forty two, and I couldn't get
my microphone to come off the stand, so it kind
(15:31):
of got stuck for a little bit. But I feel
like that's that's as embarrassing as it's gotten.
Speaker 2 (15:37):
Thank God, Thank goodness.
Speaker 4 (15:38):
Yes, absolutely, and that's the only embarrassment you're going to get.
Speaker 2 (15:41):
Let's put that into the world. Oh absolutely absolutely.
Speaker 4 (15:44):
And then the next fun The next one question that
I have for you is are there are there any
vocal warm ups that you do that I'm the outside.
People will be like, what is she doing? It sounds crazy,
but work every time.
Speaker 3 (15:56):
Well, I think I think a lot of singers might
know this one. But I blow bubbles into water and
through a straw, and I feel like maybe people will
think I'm a little wild if they don't know what
it is when I'm like walking on a street, like
if I'm in New York. But but also nobody cares
in New York what you're doing. Yeah, but I walk
(16:18):
around like blowing bubbles into my like Stanley Cup all
the time. And yeah, I think if I wasn't in
New York, people would look at me and be like,
what is she doing? But she's loud. It's loud to
and you can definitely hear it.
Speaker 2 (16:33):
Yeah, sure, but it works.
Speaker 3 (16:35):
It works really well. And they call it s OVT exercises.
You included vocal track is what it is to get
but it really does help with like vocal prep and
I do it a lot before I step on stage too.
Speaker 4 (16:50):
Yes, And then you have any like like rituals before
you step on stage. Are there any backstage rituals that
you like to do?
Speaker 3 (16:57):
Yeah, So I tend to go pretty quiet before I
go on stage. But it's not because I'm trying to
like ignore anybody. I just I liked That's how I
get in the zone. It doesn't even matter if I'm
playing like a crazy upbeat song or if I'm doing
something really slow and intense. I just go quiet for
a little bit. But then I will typically fifteen minutes
(17:19):
before I hit the stage, I do a nebulizer so
it's saline solution, and I'll nebulize a little bit because
that really helps cote the chords. I'll drink a lot
of water for a step on stage, and I'll take
a few deep breaths, and then I'll just go out
and do it. I feel like the more and more
like pressure you put yourself, you put on yourself leading
(17:40):
up to it, I feel like sometimes it could affect
you more on stage. So I just like to, you know,
take a moment for myself and then just walk on
stage and do.
Speaker 2 (17:47):
It, and just do your thing. And you do it too.
Speaker 3 (17:51):
I love that.
Speaker 2 (17:52):
And what's the most.
Speaker 4 (17:53):
Challenging song that you sang live. We're at the end
of it, You're like out of breath. You're like, I
did it.
Speaker 3 (17:57):
Like that's oh my gosh. Oh you know, I think,
and it's ironic because I sing it a lot. It's
definitely never enough. Yeah, never enough. Actually, I just did
a performance in July that was like because they asked
me to sing never Enough, followed by I Have Nothing
by Whitney Houston, but like right after each other, so
(18:20):
like no time to breathe, no downtime.
Speaker 2 (18:23):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (18:23):
So those songs together, no, those songs alone are like
what I like to call eleven o'clock number. So you know,
give yourself a space and then you know, give one
at the end, but let alone to do them right
after another is pretty challenging. And never enough there's like
the notes do not stop, no, like it just keeps
(18:44):
getting higher, and then like at the end you have
to hold it and I'm like dead by then, and
then I have to sing the Whitney song. But I
think those two are the most probably the most tedious
that I've had to sing so.
Speaker 2 (18:58):
Far, for sure. The workout though, the little ye yes,
Oh my goodness, that is so so crazy.
Speaker 3 (19:06):
That's also oh my gosh, I forgot to put in there.
Don't you worry about a Thing?
Speaker 2 (19:12):
Bye?
Speaker 3 (19:13):
Uh no, Actually that might be the most difficult. Don't
you Worry about a Thing? By Stevie WONDERWT in the
style of Tory Kelly from the Sing movie. Oh yeah,
so difficult to sing. And I've had to do that
a couple of times and I'll look back and be like, how,
like what were you thinking? But it's it's it's difficult
(19:35):
that one. But if we want to talk about like
what's more intricate, definitely that one. But I feel like
never enough in the Whitney song also are are difficult.
Speaker 2 (19:44):
Absolutely I could see it. I could see it.
Speaker 4 (19:49):
And the next fun question that I have for you,
is there an artist out there that you would love
to collab with?
Speaker 2 (19:54):
Anyone, anyone at all that you would love to collab with.
Speaker 3 (19:57):
Well, I'm really loving Olivia Dean is a newer artist
who's just starting to not just starting, she's been around
for a minute, but starting to, you know, make her
way into globally and I think she's really cool. Also,
the artist Ray I think is really amazing. She's so
(20:17):
underrated if we want to talk like bigger artists. I love,
I love Adele, I love I think jesse Ja is
very underrated. Love her. Just like all the pop icons,
I'm very inspired by all of them. Yeah, so anyone
would be a dream.
Speaker 4 (20:38):
Really absolutely, And I can't wait to see what is
next for you because I know there are so many
exciting things on the horizon and I'm just looking forward
to following your journey and we can't wait to see.
Speaker 2 (20:49):
You you're very soon.
Speaker 3 (20:51):
Yes, I'm so excited, Thank you so much. Yeah, I've
just been looking forward to this since since the summer.
Speaker 2 (20:58):
Honestly, Oh, I'm so glad us too.
Speaker 4 (21:01):
And yes, everyone, please make sure you check out the wonderful,
wonderful Carolina, and please make sure you go and find
her everywhere on all the social networking sites, on all
of the streaming platforms, go through her repertoire, and make
sure you check out the new music that's coming up.
But we really thank you so much for joining us
and we will see you very soon.
Speaker 3 (21:22):
Thank you so much, Bye everybody.
Speaker 2 (21:25):
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