“Remember Me” by Umay

Turkish-English singer-songwriter Umay writes songs to tell stories inspired by love, friendship, adventure and imagination. The Hampshire-based artist treats her songwriting craft as a blend of telling those stories as well as a cathartic exercise of journaling.

Inspired by popular music artists such as Taylor Swift, Loreena McKennit and ABBA, as well as musical theatre such as Lin Manuel Miranda, Anaïs Mitchell, Eddie Perfect and Andrew Lloyd Weber, she spins her own unique sound carried by her bright and dynamic vocal work paired with gentle arrangements of guitar and piano.

Over the last couple of years she’s built up a fan base while dropping a string of singles as well as two albums; 2020’s This Is What Poets Write About and Those Were The Days released last year. Currently, Umay is now writing a musical inspired by the medieval poem ‘Beowulf’.

In the meantime, she’s shared the first release from the two-act musical with the single “Remember Me”. The song is the emotional ending to the first act as the Danish Princess Freawaru bemoans her having to forgo her newfound love and happiness in order to perform her royal duties as a peaceweaver.

With her new song, Umay shows she’s not just a talented songwriter but a creative visionary who draws on other art to offer something entirely new.

Listen to Remember Me below