About the Artist
Lara Villani’s new single ‘Dolce Escape’ transcends you into an Italian summer filled with love, lust and passion - a sweet escape. The track is Lara’s first single, showcasing Italian lyrics, reflecting Lara’s Italian heritage and the language she grew up around. For her, including Italian lyrics is less about novelty and more about identity, family, and the way culture shows up in everyday life.
Raised in a big, close Italian household in Australia, Lara describes family as the centre of everything, loud rooms, shared meals, music on in the background, and relatives always nearby. That sense of togetherness is part of the emotional backbone of ‘Dolce Escape’.
While her earlier releases have offered small nods to her background, ‘Dolce Escape’ is a clearer step toward bringing her heritage into the foreground. Lara says the connection she feels between herself and
her music has never been stronger, and that seeing her family connect with this release has been especially meaningful.
Creatively, the single also marks a shift in confidence. Lara began making music at a young age, and says her songwriting has grown through collaboration, finding the right creative environments, and working with producers and engineers who help her bring out her best ideas. ‘Dolce Escape’ is the most exciting song she feels she has written so far. Later this year, Lara will travel to Southern Italy for a songwriting camp, as she continues to explore bilingual writing.
Independent Music, Amplified