What if the bravest step you've ever taken suddenly feels like the biggest mistake of your life?
Simon Jela left his rural Hessian home to follow his dream of making music in Berlin. But instead of a fresh start, he found himself alone in a tiny room, wondering if leaving everything behind had been a terrible mistake. “Naked On The Floor” begins right there. On the floor of that room. Alone and far from home, full of doubt and no longer sure who he is or where he belongs. All he has left is one desperate wish:
“Please, give me a reason. Please, give me something to believe in.”
About Simon Jela
Euphoria with a built-in setback. Pop music for those who’d rather stumble than stand still.
Simon Jela isn’t an artist who simply makes music. He pours his emotional world into three-minute pop songs, leaving his listeners holding the most beautiful, sharp-edged fragments. He calls it Deep Pop: like a hidden Spotify genre you secretly fall in love with.
Somewhere between hometown melancholy, bedroom RnB, and the pulse of Berlin’s nightlife, Simon Jela creates small anthems for those who lose themselves in thoughts after dark. His songs sound like euphoria with a hangover, like hope with a built-in guarantee of relapse. A voice that feels like an open diary, suspended between falsetto and despair, yet always danceable.
“Tequila” EP
A soundtrack for sleepless nights, intense desires and moments that touch you between the lines.
An EP like the last ray of sunshine before the cold season. Just one sip of Simon Jela’s ‘Tequila’ and suddenly November dances into the warm morning hours at the beach bar.
“Safe Place” EP
Fruitful pop music spirit of Harry Styles boasts ’70s and ’80s influences like Toto. And I-swear-it’s-not-cheesy!
Simon Jela creates English-language pop songs with an intuitive ease. Songs in which you can lose yourself in, and find yourself. Pop like a good friend's voice in your ear. ‚Safe Place’ is the story of Simon Jela’s debut, his strength and authenticity:
Doing what feels right, not what’s trendy, defines his art.