Formula Indie Sessions _ Interview with Bella
What is your earliest memory connected to music?
Listening to the music my dad used to play in the car, singing Disney songs at the top of my lungs, and growing up surrounded by artists like Silvio Rodríguez and Alejandro Filio. At home, music was always present, and I also remember singing every song from Taylor Swift’s discography with my sister.
What inspired you to start creating music?
I started by writing poetry at a very young age. When I was 15, I decided to combine it with music. I took music theory classes, and thanks to a school assignment, I wrote my first song. I became fascinated with the feeling of transforming something painful into something beautiful, turning a problem into a butterfly and feeling proud to share it with others.
What’s the story behind your current music project?
I’m currently working on a song called “Bajo la piel” (“Under the Skin”). It describes the feeling of being in love with someone who suddenly builds walls around themselves. You’re left in an emotional limbo, unsure whether to stay and wait for those walls to come down or to walk away. It’s about the pain and confusion of asking what’s wrong and being told everything is fine, even when you know it isn’t.
How would you describe your sound to someone who has never heard your music before?
My sound is very introspective and honest. I’m not sure I can define it as just one thing, because I feel like I belong to many sounds, just like my personality, which is constantly evolving. I’d say my music feels like pages torn from my diary: a young woman discovering the world, asking questions, and reflecting on everything she feels, expressed through songs in a perspective that feels deeply personal and somewhat uncommon.
What is one thing you’ve learned that completely changed the way you make music? I’ve learned that if you see yourself as the “owner” of your songs, you put too much pressure on yourself to create something perfect. That pressure can block your creativity. Instead, I see myself as a channel, like a funnel or an antenna, through which songs pass and come into existence. My job as an artist is not to judge them, but simply to give them life.
What tools, instruments, or software are essential in your creative process? My guitar or piano, a notebook and a pen, and having my computer nearby with my DAW open so I can immediately capture any sound or idea that comes to mind.
Which indie artist or song are you loving right now?
Lately, I’ve been listening a lot to Linda Perhacs, Agnes Nunes, and Iván Cornejo.
How have your personal experiences influenced your music and artistic vision? I tend to feel life very intensely, and expressing it through music has been a release for me. Sometimes, words alone don’t feel enough to fully express what I feel, but when I combine poetry with melody, it becomes a deeper attempt to help others understand my perspective.
What emotions or messages do you hope listeners take from your work? I want my music to feel like a safe space, a place where people can fully experience their emotions, whether joyful or painful, without feeling judged or labeled as “too sensitive,” a
term that often carries a negative connotation. I hope they feel understood and accompanied, just like I do when I find a song that perfectly captures what I’m feeling and hold it close to my heart.
What’s the most important lesson music has taught you so far?
That music is a bridge between people. It creates empathy and allows complete strangers to feel connected just by sharing the same song. It’s like a coded message that only those who’ve felt the same thing can truly understand. In a world that can feel increasingly indifferent, music remains a powerful way to humanize us and build community.
What is a dream venue or festival you would love to perform at?
Vive Latino, because so many of my Latin American idols have performed there, the Foro GNP, and of course Lollapalooza would be a dream.
If you could collaborate with any artist, past or present, who would it be and why? Silvana Estrada, because she inspired me to start writing songs, and I deeply admire her vulnerability and poetic style. I would also love to collaborate with Humbe for his fresh production style and songwriting approach.
Where can our listeners follow and support your music?
You can find me on Spotify as BELLA, and on Instagram as @bella.fs__.
Looking toward the future, what’s your dream for the next chapter of your musical journey?
I dream of continuing to grow artistically and reaching more people who connect with my music. I want to build a community where we can share emotions, stories, and experiences through my songs, and where I can evolve freely while staying true to my essence.
What do you hope listeners will discover about you along the way? That I have a whole inner world to share with them. All the questions I’ve asked, and sometimes answered, throughout my life are reflected in my music. I’m excited to connect with people who feel things as deeply as I do, to accompany them with my music, and to feel accompanied in return by the community that forms around it.
