ANNA: 'I Have Success Because I Speak the Same Language as My Listeners'

Italian artist ANNA, already the most listened-to female artist in Italy for two years running, approaches her second album, 'Million Dollar Babe,' with a mix of confidence and the understandable pressure that follows significant success. Her debut album, 'Vera Baddie,' achieved five platinum records, and she has secured over 15 number-one singles on the Fimi chart, also ranking among the top 20 female rappers globally on Spotify.

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Certainly, after an album that went so well, you realize the anxiety is there, but I feel very confident about this record. I put heart and passion into it, which for me is the most important thing, and I hope that comes across, just as it did with the previous album.

"Certainly, after an album that went so well, you realize the anxiety is there, but I feel very confident about this record," ANNA told ANSA. "I put heart and passion into it, which for me is the most important thing, and I hope that comes across, just as it did with the previous album." The 22-year-old describes 'Million Dollar Babe' as a continuation of her personal narrative, focusing on self-worth and independence, much like her debut. However, she has significantly evolved the sound, experimenting with a blend of rap and pop influences reminiscent of the early 2000s music she grew up with.

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The heart of the album is that I am always me. So, more or less, the attitude is the same as 'Vera Baddie,' the topics are more or less the same because my life is pretty much the same: recording studio, friends, evenings out. But I focused a lot on the evolution of the sound, which is a mix of completely different things. From rap to pop.

"The heart of the album is that I am always me. So, more or less, the attitude is the same as 'Vera Baddie,' the topics are more or less the same because my life is pretty much the same: recording studio, friends, evenings out," she explained. "But I focused a lot on the evolution of the sound, which is a mix of completely different things. From rap to pop. It's not a concept album: for me, albums are like folders that collect my work from the last two years."

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I really like the Italian audience, and I'm not aiming to become famous elsewhere. Also because I like to go out of Italy and be able to be left alone.

While the album's international sound could propel her beyond Italy's borders, ANNA expresses a preference for her current level of success. "I really like the Italian audience, and I'm not aiming to become famous elsewhere. Also because I like to go out of Italy and be able to be left alone," she said. Recalling the life-altering fame she experienced at 16 after her hit song 'Bando,' ANNA reflects on her growth. "I embarked on this path when I was very young; I don't feel changed, but grown up. Of course, I had to give up forming the typical social connections of that age: I missed the simplicity of adolescence a bit, but success and popularity have given me the self-esteem I have today, as well as the love of fans. Music has always been the matrix of my life, and therefore being able to make music myself makes me feel like a complete person."

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I embarked on this path when I was very young; I don't feel changed, but grown up. Of course, I had to give up forming the typical social connections of that age: I missed the simplicity of adolescence a bit, but success and popularity have given me the self-esteem I have today, as well as the love of fans. Music has always been the matrix of my life, and therefore being able to make music myself makes me feel like a complete person.