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Dance floor love story

- By ANGELIN YEOH entertainm­ent@thestar.com.my

THREE years ago at a club in Berlin, Germany, Miriam Bryant met someone on the dance floor and fell in love. While the relationsh­ip didn’t last, the singer got something out of it – the inspiratio­n for her latest pop ditty Black Car. The song is included in her eight-track EP Bye Bye Blue released in 2017.

Bryant co-wrote the song with friends Victor Raadstroem and Jamie Hartman. It wasn’t difficult for the Finnish-British singer to pour out her emotions into that particular song.

“Black Car was the result of a bad relationsh­ip. I had strong feelings about (the relationsh­ip) so it was easy to let the emotion flow when writing the song.

“For me, it’s a reminder of better things to come after the end of a relationsh­ip. I believe it has a timeless meaning, something that a lot of people can relate to,” she said in a phone interview from, incidental­ly, Berlin.

Based in Sweden, Bryant made her debut as a singer in 2011 with Swedish pop songs as a her forte. She has also released Find You (2014), a collaborat­ion with Grammy-winning producer Zedd.

Now, Bryant is ready to make her mark on the internatio­nal music scene. She turned 27 on the day of the interview and celebrated the day with “champagne and cake”. The affable singer is optimistic about her future.

“I’m happy. I want to focus on my internatio­nal music career and hopefully be able to put out more new songs.”

 ?? — Warner ?? Bryant let her heartbreak inspire new single Black Car.
— Warner Bryant let her heartbreak inspire new single Black Car.

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