{"id":46072,"date":"2019-02-06T17:43:37","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T17:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=46072"},"modified":"2019-02-06T17:45:49","modified_gmt":"2019-02-06T17:45:49","slug":"luena-teases-her-debut-single-worth-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/02\/luena-teases-her-debut-single-worth-it\/","title":{"rendered":"LUENA Teases Her Debut Single &#8216;Worth It&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Riding high after the success of performing alongside All Saints, and currently supporting Boyzone on their UK tour, fresh new talent LUENA is now ready to release her debut single \u2018Worth It\u2019 on February 15th.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The track, with its laidback musicality and LUENA\u2019s dynamic vocals, is a very welcome introduction to this young singer-songwriter. <em>\u201c\u2018Worth It\u2019 is a pop anthem that\u2019s full of energy<\/em>\u2019 LUENA said when asked about the inspiration behind her newest track. \u2018<em>It\u2019s about enduring the pain of love because you feel like it\u2019s truly worth it\u2019<\/em>, a sentiment of commitment that we could all afford to be reminded of.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">LUENA began singing as a way to escape from the unpleasantness of her life, and quickly realised that it was something that she wanted to take seriously. Since this decision LUENA has well and truly established herself as a serious musician. She has supported All Saints and Boyzone, performed at Fusion Festival alongside David Guetta, and even garnered the attention of Cee Lo Green who is interested in working with her since hearing her voice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Luena has also just embarked on a national School Tour which will run through February and will aim to educate young adults on mental health and how to deal with bullying \u2013 an issue close to LUENA\u2019s heart.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Check out a teaser of \u2018<em>Worth It<\/em>\u2019&#8217; below and make sure you start counting down the days until the full track is released on February 15th&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LUENA - Worth It (30s) by The Power of Muzik\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F570996819&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=960&#038;maxwidth=640&#038;secret_token=s-wye3C\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Riding high after the success of performing alongside All Saints, and currently supporting Boyzone on their UK tour, fresh new talent LUENA is now ready to release her debut single \u2018Worth It\u2019 on February 15th<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":45974,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[57,9],"tags":[773,627,19041,106,620,8908,18999,77,370,226,78,79,304,19000],"class_list":["post-46072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-artists","category-new-releases","tag-all-saints","tag-boyzone","tag-cee-lo-green","tag-david-guetta","tag-debut","tag-fusion-festival","tag-luena","tag-new-release","tag-new-single","tag-pop","tag-singer","tag-single","tag-songwriter","tag-worth-it"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-bZ6","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":43529,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/12\/boyzone-announce-miccoli-as-special-guests-on-their-thank-you-goodnight-farewell-tour\/","url_meta":{"origin":46072,"position":0},"title":"Boyzone Announce Miccoli As Special Guests On Their &#8216;Thank You &#038; Goodnight&#8217; Farewell Tour","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"07\/12\/2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Birmingham alternative indie band Miccoli continue to break new ground. 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