Fast-rising pop artist T8iana is lighting up the scene with a sound that’s vibrant, colorful, and irresistibly melodic. Her music fuses kitsch electronic torch songs with a disco twist, echoing Erasure and Dead or Alive, touched with the flair of Boy George, a hint of Wham, and the unstoppable energy of classic club anthems. With sleek, catchy hooks, warm soulful vocals, and a new romantic meets Grace Jones edge, T8iana’s style feels like it was born for the glamour of Studio 54 yet crafted with a modern pop sensibility.

Moving seamlessly between shimmering synth pop and glossy synth disco, she balances alternative textures with radio-ready appeal. Her tracks often open with epic symphonic intros reminiscent of Pet Shop Boys before bursting into emotional Erasure-meets-Frankie synth disco magic, cinematic, mysterious, and brimming with glamour. Both nostalgic and forward looking, T8iana is carving out her own space in the world of pop, proving that a new star has truly arrived.

With a sound that blends chart-topping pop with raw emotional edge, T8iana isn’t just breaking into the scene, she is defining it. After just a few releases, she has already become a name whispered in industry circles and shouted by fans. In an era where pop music often toes the line between catchy hooks and cultural commentary, Melbourne-based T8iana is more than just a rising star, she is a bold voice for a generation rethinking identity, self-expression, and the very nature of what it means to be human.

Music Career

The talented singer-songwriter has worked with Grammy winning American producers and achieved chart success in both UK and Canadian iTunes charts with her radio and club friendly tracks since she burst onto the pop scene in 2022. Her songs have been played on BBC Radio and Australian radio stations. Despite her relative newness to the industry, she is well respected and has also collaborated with multi-ARIA award winning Australian sound engineer and producers like Doug Brady, one of the talents behind recordings by John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John.

Rolling Stone Magazine featured her in their Global Spotlight when she released an autobiographical track called “What Have You Gotta Say Now?” In 2023, her song “Celebrat8ion” climbed to the Top 15 in the prestigious Africavision contest, the Eurovision counterpart of the continent. Filmed at the iconic Melbourne nightclub Lovemachine over two days, the music video showcased her live stage performances and stylized routines choreographed by leading Australian dancers often seen at the ARIA Awards.

In May 2025, during a live interview with Australian radio station JOY 94.9 FM, T8iana famously declared herself a “librarian with a sex drive” and “an object of people’s self-definition and sexual definition” referencing George Michael and David Bowie. Her candid words shocked the hosts while highlighting her bold persona. She also hinted at a predominantly male following on social media, drawn to her enigmatic sexuality.

Flamboyant, fearless, and unapologetic, T8iana merges the pop drama of Lady Gaga with the lyrical intimacy of Billie Eilish, delivering tracks that feel both larger than life and painfully personal. Offstage, she remains refreshingly real, often engaging directly with fans and sharing unfiltered studio sessions.

Life Before Becoming T8iana

Born in Beau-Bassin, Mauritius, T8iana has French and Mauritian Indian ancestry. With roots in both electronic dance pop and deeper philosophical influences, she uses her platform to explore the complexities of human experience. As a teenager, she shocked her conservative family and friends by eloping to Dubai with a much older Arab boyfriend. It was a doomed, troubled relationship.

“It was a terrible chapter of my life,” she recalls. “I was very young, and he wanted to literally own me as an object, throwing luxuries at me. Even then, deep down inside, I knew this wasn’t the life I wanted.”

She later moved to Australia, transitioned to female from her birth gender, and has called it home ever since. These unique experiences continue to shape her music.

Growing up, she absorbed a steady diet of Beyoncé, Dua Lipa, and her mother’s favorite icon, George Michael. By 14, she was writing songs that became the blueprint for her breakout sound. Record producers began paying attention after a viral Instagram snippet hinted at her star potential, and her following has grown steadily since.

In a YouTube interview with Australian record producer Tony Lazzaro of indie band Crystal Cut, T8iana revealed that she was once considered a gifted painter and even won national art awards. However, her family couldn’t afford the expensive art school she wanted to attend, so she shifted her creativity into music. She cites Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring as early artistic influences.

New Single: “Boy or Girl – Question of Life”

Her latest single, “Boy or Girl – Question of Life”, is a groundbreaking track that blurs the lines between pop anthem, spiritual meditation, and social commentary. Opening with sitar and Middle Eastern percussion, the song evokes mysticism before plunging into an electrifying electronic beat.

Lyrically, the track confronts the illusion of gender binaries and societal expectations. Drawing on themes from The Matrix and Hindu philosophy, T8iana reflects on the idea that life itself may be a simulation and that beyond gender, all humans share a struggle to find love, peace, identity, and meaning.

“In today’s polarized world,” says T8iana, who identifies as a trans woman, “this song is a reminder that before anything else, we are all born as human beings.”

With lines like “Thought I was free, but I was in a bird cage” and “They told me someone controlled us, the rules were set in stone”, the track captures both the pain and liberation of breaking free from restrictive labels.

A Voice for the Human Soul Transcending Gender

Historically, pop has flirted with gender commentary, think Blur’s “Girls and Boys”, Beyoncé’s “If I Were a Boy”, or Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”. But “Boy or Girl – Question of Life” doesn’t just reference gender, it transcends it. It asks the deeper question: what does it mean to be human in a world that constantly asks us to choose a box?

Whether you’re navigating your own identity, questioning society, or simply looking for a song that actually means something, T8iana is the artist to watch.

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