Haylea Heyns Embraces Change In New Single, “Cold Water”

hange is seldom easy, but it is inevitable and the best thing we can do is to embrace it, which is exactly the message Haylea Heyns wanted to convey with her latest single, COLD WATER.

Originally written as an Ed Sheeran-style ballad, the up-tempo pop song was co-produced by Durban producers Markus Els and Tom Watkeys and offers a unique blend of catchy melodies and meaningful lyrics that are easy to sing along to.

COLD WATER is a metaphor about embracing change. I am someone who always plays it safe, but lately I have been challenging myself to push the boundaries of my comfort zone,” she explains about the track she co-wrote with Tom Watkeys. “Every time I have taken a step out of my safe space, it has been incredibly scary, but I have grown as a result. The purpose of this song is to encourage people to do the same. It is never pleasant diving into ‘cold water’, but the feeling afterward is exhilarating.”

On a more personal level, the song is also about allowing yourself to fall in love for the first time and not resisting a relationship because you are scared to open up.

The music video for this empowering anthem will be released on 22 April 2022.

COLD WATER follows the release of her seventh single and music video, Sorry, which was very well received and got playlisted on several major radio stations.

Haylea was born and raised in Empangeni and has always been passionate about music. After school she studied BA Music and Drama Performance and graduated Cum Laude.

She made her musical debut in 2018 and has had many career highlights since, including being named Durban Artist of the Year at the 2021 City Awards, having the honour of singing the South African National Anthem and the British National Anthem at big international rugby matches and working with several SAMA acclaimed artists like Connell Cruise and Mark Stent.

In addition to writing and recording music and doing live performances, Haylea is also a published children’s book author, as well as a skilled copywriter and content creator.

Her music can be described as a form of poetry that reflects her own life experiences and emotions, and COLD WATER is a brilliant example of the fact.

“There is something incredibly satisfying (and scary at the same time) about sharing your feelings (and your creative work) with the rest of the world. You always want people to like it, but I believe that it should never be your sole focus. As long as I am proud of the material I am putting out there, I am content,” she concludes.

COLD WATER is now available for download from: https://hayleaheyns.lnk.to/ColdWater


Haylea Heyns Vier Verandering Met Nuwe Enkelsnit, “Cold Water”

Verandering is nooit maklik nie, maar dis onafwendbaar. Al wat ons kan doen, is om die beste daarvan te maak en dit is presies waaroor Haylea Heyns se nuutste enkelsnit, COLD WATER, gaan.

Die popliedjie, wat oorspronklik as ’n Ed Sheeran-styl ballade beplan is, is deur Markus Els en Tom Watkeys vervaardig en spog met ’n lekkerluister-ritme en betekenisvolle lirieke wat jou uitnooi om saam te sing.

COLD WATER moedig jou aan om verandering te aanvaar. Ek is iemand wat nie hou van kanse waag nie, maar daag myself deesdae gereeld uit om buite my gemaksone te tree,” verduidelik sy oor dié snit wat sy saam met Tom Watkeys geskryf het. “Dit is vreesaanjaend om buite jou veilige spasie te tree, maar ek het nog elke keer gegroei as ek bereid was om ’n kans te waag. Die doel van hierdie liedjie is om luisteraars te inspireer om dieselfde te doen. Dis nooit lekker om in ‘koue water’ te spring nie, maar dit is verfrissend.”

Op ’n meer persoonlike vlak, gaan die liedjie ook daaroor om jouself toe te laat om vir die eerste keer lief te hê en nie vas te skop teen ’n verhouding omdat jy bang is nie.

Die musiekvideo van hierdie kragtige snit sal op 22 April vrygestel word.

COLD WATERvolg in die voetspore van haar sewende enkelsnit en musiekvideo, Sorry, wat baie goed ontvang is en speeltyd op verskeie groot radiostasies geniet het.

Haylea het in Empangeni grootgeword en was nog altyd passievol oor musiek. Na skool, het sy BA Musiek en Drama studeer en haar graad met lof verwerf.

Sy het in 2018 haar debuut in die musiekwêreld gemaak en sedertdien verskeie hoogtepunte beleef. Nie net is sy in 2021 aangewys as Durban se Kunstenaar van die Jaar tydens die City Awards nie, maar sy het ook die voorreg gehad om die Suid-Afrikaanse Volkslied en Britse Volkslied te sing voor groot internasionale rugbywedstryde en om saam met verskeie SAMA-bekroonde kunstenaars, soos Connell Cruise en Mark Stent, te werk.

Sy is ook ’n kinderboekskrywer, kopieskrywer en inhoudskepper en haar musiek kan beskryf word as ‘n vorm van

poësie waardeur sy haar lewenservaring en emosies deel. COLD WATER is die perfekte voorbeeld hiervan.

Dit is baie bevredigend (en terselfdertyd vreesaanjaend) om jou emosies (en kreatiewe werk) met die res van die wêreld te deel. Jy wil altyd hê dat mense daarvan moet hou, maar dit moenie jou hooffokus wees nie. Solank ek trots is op my werk, is ek gelukkig,” sluit sy af.

COLD WATER is nou beskikbaar op alle digitale platforms. Kry dit hier: https://hayleaheyns.lnk.to/ColdWater

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