Ricki-Lee is back with new single 'On My Own' and announces fifth studio album will be out this year
Australian entertainment royalty RIcki-Lee today is back with new single ‘On My Own’ which is lifted from her fifth studio album due for release later this year.
Written and produced by Ricki-Lee with Australian production duo DNA, ‘On My Own’ is her first new music in almost three years after the 2020 single ‘Last Night’. The song is a powerful, cinematic mid-tempo pop track which celebrates the strength we can find after adversity. ‘I found sparks in the darkest places / So watch me start a fire in the rain…I’m not afraid to lose it all / I’m not afraid to walk alone,’ she sings. Ricki-Lee’s gorgeous voice has never been stronger and is nothing short of spellbinding.
"‘On My Own’ is the song of my life. If this is the last song I ever put out I can hang my hat up and say 'OK, I'm happy'. It's everything I've ever wanted to say in a song,” Ricki-Lee says. "What I love about this song is that it's a bit left-field, it's not what people are expecting from me. My favourite lyric in the whole song is 'I found sparks in the darkest places so watch me start a fire in the rain’. No matter what I've been through, even in the most difficult and challenging times when everything was against me, and people doubted me or said I couldn't….I did. I figured it out, I found a way, I made it happen and I did what nobody expected. That goes for everything in my life. That line represents my entire personality."
‘On My Own’ was the last song recorded for Ricki-Lee’s upcoming album which she has been working on with DNA in secret for over a year. “These studio sessions have really reminded us that she’s one of Australia’s best artists and singers by far. She just gets the craft and always aims so high," DNA said. “Ricki-Lee has one of the best voices of our generation and I can’t wait for the world to hear what we’ve created together.”
Ricki-Lee has been one of Australia’s most beloved singers and entertainers since she first broke through in 2005 with her top 5 smash ‘Hell No!’ She has since sold over 1 million records globally with four number 1s on the ARIA Dance Chart & UK Club Charts, 15 ARIA Top 20 singles and 3 ARIA Top 10 albums.
An incredibly versatile performer, Ricki-Lee’s catalogue consists of everything from high energy dancefloor bops to stripped back pop right through to heart rending ballads. Her return to music today is an occasion to celebrate and on the strength of ‘On My Own’, this new chapter in her career is looking to be one of her best and her new album can’t come fast enough.
‘On My Own’ is out now. You can stream here.
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