Soluna Samay
Soluna Samay is a multi-talented international singer songwriter currently based in Denmark.
She was chosen as a wildcard entry by DR1 (Danish Radio) for the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix (Danish Eurovision Song Contest), singing a song called "Should've Known Better" written by Remee and Isam B (Outlandish) and produced by Chief1.
Early Life:
Soluna Samay (Full Name: Soluna Samay Kettel Ziegler) was born on the 27th of August, 1990 in Guatemala City, Guatemala, Central America. Her musician father Gerd G. Kettel is from Germany (Stage Name: Gee Gee Kettel) and her artisan mother is Annelis Ziegler from Switzerland.
Soluna grew up on the shores of Lake Atitlan. She attended the American Robert Muller LIFE school.
Music Career:
Soluna's music career began at age 3 when she passed the hat for her fathers street performances. By age 5 she was playing the drums and soon began singing along and playing the electric bass. Later she switched over upright bass. Her parents spent the summers touring and playing music on the streets of Europe, and their winters living in Guatemala.
Soluna moved to Denmark in 2000 when her parents purchased a small farm on the Island of Bornholm.
Soluna is multilingual speaking fluent English, Danish, Spanish and German.
Debut Album:
Soluna recorded her debut album "Sing Out Loud" over a two year period, produced by Jesper Mejlvang and Michael Friis. It was released by Baltic Records on the 23rd of September, 2011.