Pure M Magazine Issue 4 Feb. 2015 | Page 31

HANA An Introduction Review by Craig Moran A t just fourteen years old Hana Evans or just HANA, is already making a name for herself on British airwaves. The young singer/songwriter comes from the small seaside town of Penarth in South Wales. Her music outlines the complications of teenage life and the desperate search for an individual identity. Although for the moment HANA remains unsigned, it won’t be long until she begins making waves in the industry, she’s one of the youngest artists to be featured on BBC Radio 1’s ‘Introducing Artist of The Week’. HANA also came out on top in the teen category of the global ‘Unsigned Only’ competition. With a strikingly wonderful voice and the confidence of someone twice her age HANA has been hotly tipped as one of the UK’s ones to watch according to Buzzfeed’s ‘34 Brilliant British Singer Songwriters To Discover’. HANA’s song writing skills are impressive, her lyrics are cleverly written and she is definitely more substantial than your average teen pop star. HANA’s tremulous voice and the vibrato tones in her sound is something special, her voice at times is evocative of tha Ё