Q: Can you tell us a bit about yourself and how your childhood impacted your musical direction?
A: I was born in Melbourne and started out as a total theatre geek: signing, dancing and acting from the age of 3 and always thought I’d grow up to be working in musical theatre. I loved the dramatics of theatre and loved embodying someone else when I’d sing. I wrote songs for fun when I was little but never thought I was good at is, so I focused on theatre. My parents were so amazing at encoring me, and my sister, to express ourselves through out love for all things music, dancing and acting, and so we did. However, I left Australia and moved over to Europe in 2023 and since then, have been on my songwriting journey. I’ve fully developed my sound as a singer-songwriter and have fallen madly in love with writing electropop and contemporary R&B songs. I’ve been independently releasing music in 2024 and am so excited to be dropping 5 new singles in 2026!
Q: How are you planning on growing your fan base and sharing your music with the world? What message do you have for anyone who is about to discover “Tara Formosa”?
A: This year I am really focused on building and maintaining momentum between song releases in the hopes that more people around the world will want to be part of my story (I highlight recommend you do, there’s so many dramatic songs on the way!) I spent December 2025 and early January this year planning out a solid strategy around how I want my socials to look and feel like, what I want my Spotify page to look and feel like and overall, how I come across not only as an artist, but as me, Tara. I want people to know that my whole aim as a singer-songwriter is to bridge the gap between my human experience and theirs, no matter who they are, where they are and what they’ve experienced. Music is my love language and I was to shower my audiences in it!
Q: Who is the most inspiring artist for you right now? And where do you find inspiration for making music?
A: I can’t stop listening to all things FLETCHER and Griff. I absolutely love their music and melt over their vocals, they both amazing. When I write my own music however, I never write with someone else’s song or style in mind. I listen to artists like FLETCH and Griff because I love how their music makes me feel, and when I write, that’s one of the things I focus on: how do I feel and how will this song make others feel? I will always be authentic and put everything I have into my music, and if I can make someone feel something through my lyrics and my sound, I consider that a win.
Q: Can you tell us about the story or message behind the song, “Monster.”?
A: Monster was written from a place of pure heartbreak. I wrote it back in November 2024 and honestly, I hate thinking back to that period in my life… I’d been hoping that this guy I was kind of seeing would finally be able to commit to me, the way I was so ready to commit to him and when he told me he didn’t want anything serious after 10 months of situationship, it ended horribly… I fully forgive him now and honestly, I learnt a lot from him and the situation I allowed myself to slip into, and I’m so grateful for it because not only did I go deep within myself and heal parts of me that needed a lot of love, I also wrote Monster. This dark electro pop song is the first of the singles coming out in 2026 and yes, they’re all inspired from the same situation so stick around for more bangers!
Q: How would you describe your sound in one word for potential listeners?
A: bold.
Q: Did you face any challenges while writing or recording “Monster”?
A: It was honestly one of the easier songs my producer and I made. I wrote the song in the middle of having a breakdown (classic) so I wrote it in minutes! Recording it was an interesting experience I guess because it was 10 months after I’d written it, and in that time, I didn’t sing it once. Revisiting the lyrics and putting myself in the mindset I was in when I’d written it was a weird process and an extremely therapeutic one. It helped me heal a little more and it made me reflect on all the growth I’d done since writing it.
Q: What is the message of your music? And what are your goals as an artist?
A: I want my songs to hit something in everyone, whether it be in a deep and cathartic way, or in a way that evokes inspiration and a sense of freedom. All my songs are so different and I’m constantly experimenting with sound, however, the one that that always stays the same is the fact that each song has always been written from a very real, human place. I want to create community. I want to make my listeners feel seen, heard and understood. I want people to have fun with my music, dance with my music, feel electric with my music. I want to be the artist the world is yet to discover.
Q: Who is your dream artist to collaborate with? (dead or alive)
A: Dead- Amy Winehouse. I would have loved to have written a dark, bluesy, pop song with her. I just know it would have hit different… Alive- either Haley Smalls, Will Gittens, FLETCHER or Raye. ALL amazing artists that I listen to religiously.
Q: What is your advice for people interested in pursuing music as a career or for those trying to enter the industry?
A: Don’t be afraid to talk about what you do and talk about it with conviction. Believe in yourself enough for others to and be authentically you. And also, it can be an isolating feeling being an artist, especially when you’re in the emotional trenchers and you’re using your feelings to create something. But remember, it’s a super power to turn an internal feeling into something the world can listen to, feel through and connect with. Be raw, own your power and remember your “WHY”
Q: If you could go back in time and give a younger you some words of wisdom, what would they be?
A: Stop straying and believe in yourself enough to go after it and make it happen. I lost my love for music a few years back and felt so empty. I didn’t sing, or play piano for a year, and was convinced I would never do it again. I lost faith in myself and let all the externals dim my spark… I wish I could go back and tell her that she’d be okay and that she’d come back in a way she’d never shown up before.
