STAR RELEASES DEBUT EP

PINT-SIZED pop star in the making Izellah Connelly’s debut EP isn’t out yet, but its first single has already become her Gold Coast school’s ‘unofficial anthem’.

The acclaimed 11-yearold entertainment allrounder, who starred as one of the Matildas in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Australian stage musical production of Road Dahl’s children’s story Matilda, travelled to the US earlier this year to record her ndependent EP, Be Yourself, due out on August 24.

Its first two singles, Unbeatable and Island Holiday, have received airplay here and in the US – where she’s been billed as Australia’s answer to JoJo Siwa – and seen Izellah interviewed on children’s TV shows including Channel 10’s Toasted TV, ABC ME and Warner Kids.

Izellah’s singles and upcoming EP are available on major streaming platforms, with Island Holiday released in the US in time for their summer.

The film clip for Unbeatable, shot at Izella’s school, St Hilda’s in Southport, was based on an original concept by Izellah and co-stars some of her Year 6 classmates. The video tells the story of three athletes in their respective sports, aspiring to do and achieve their best.

Unbeatable was used as an anthem for the launch of the St Hilda’s 2025 strategic plan, where Head of School Dr Julie Wilson Reynolds hailed it – and Izellah.

See more of Izellah’s work at izellah.com