Paria was born in Iran, but as she grew older began to find the country's atmosphere – particularly for a young, creative woman – to be stifling.
Deciding to move, she picked Oslo as a new base, and flourished in the Norwegian city's incredible variety of pop networks.
Last year's '19' was a stellar success, a completely independent piece of music that saw Paria take the lead on both writing and production.
'Tragic' follows this, and it carves out a story most young people could relate to – the perils of modern dating.
A tale of Tinder woes and unfulfilling meet ups, it's a tongue-in-cheek account of a date gone wrong, which also touches on topics such a self-worth.
"So here’s the story behind 'Tragic': when I still had hope in Tinder, I went on a date with this guy, who was nothing like I’d imagined; he came to pick me up in this super ugly Austin Allegro, and took me on a little road trip. He started driving and the car began making weird noises, the heater didn’t work – not what you want in Oslo – and on top of that, he literally would not stop talking about himself and how great he was – ironically making up for the lack of hot air."
"At this point, I thought I was either going to get kidnapped or die in a crap-car crash. Luckily, I managed to think up an excuse and he drove me back… needless to say, I didn’t see him again…"
She continues: "When writing, I always try to make music that matches a picture in my mind. When I thought about this story it made me wanna make a beat that sounded like an arcade game. I think the story behind ‘Tragic’ is the kind of story that could be part of a pop-art comic book… you know, with the classic car and the couple with the speech bubbles where the girl’s telling the story… So I imagined the lyrics inside those speech bubbles and I wanted to make a beat that matched the picture."
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