Laguna went to Luxembourg

"I had no idea what kind of festival it would be, so I let myself be completely surprised. We had an intense journey because it was the Pentecost weekend, so it took us about ten hours to get to Luxembourg! But the location was really cool. The festival took place in an old mining area, with caves and old industrial buildings serving as concert venues. It really had that underground vibe. The lineup didn’t feature big names, so it was more of a discovery event. The audience was open-minded and eager to be surprised. That’s the ideal atmosphere for me to perform in. This was also the first time we played in this formation with my band, so we rehearsed a lot for it. We’re incredibly grateful for the audience, who listened to our music with such openness and attention."

[EN] Up North alumna Laguna was selected earlier this year by the Excite network to perform at the Koll an Auktion festival in Luxembourg on June 7th. Excite encourages the exchange of new international talent on festivals and stages. Partners offer performance spaces and residencies for acts, giving Frisian talent the opportunity to perform in various countries. In return, the Frisian audience gets the chance to discover acts from Northern Europe and beyond. Over the past fifteen years, Excite has provided numerous international experiences for Frisian artists.

A crystalline voice, an inscrutable gaze. Laguna draws you into a trance with her dark, electronic pop. She wrote and produced her forthcoming debut EP Drifting with an all-female team. In her music, she is openhearted about her search for deeper connections.

[NL]

Up North-alumna Laguna werd eerder dit jaar geselecteerd door het Excite-netwerk om op 7 juni op te treden tijdens het festival Koll an Auktion in Luxemburg. Excite stimuleert de uitwisseling van nieuw internationaal talent op festivals en podia. Partners bieden speelplekken en residenties aan voor acts, waardoor Friese talenten de mogelijkheid krijgen om op te treden in verschillende landen. Omgekeerd kan het Friese publiek kennismaken met acts uit Noord-Europa en daarbuiten. In de afgelopen vijftien jaar heeft Excite al veel internationale ervaringen voor Friese acts mogelijk gemaakt.

Met een kristallen stem en een ondoorgrondelijke blik neemt Laguna je mee in een trance met haar donkere elektronische pop. Ze schreef en produceerde haar aanstaande debuut-EP Drifting samen met een volledig vrouwelijk team. In haar muziek is ze openhartig over haar zoektocht naar diepere verbindingen.