Davina Michelle got her start the new-fashioned way: she recorded herself singing covers of well-known pop songs, uploaded them to YouTube, and built herself a loyal following. But from the beginning, this 28 year old singer-songwriter from the Netherlands had bigger things in mind; those covers were the key to opening bigger doors. Today Michelle is an established artist in her own right: her third album, Higher<\/i> is set for release on September 27. Ahead of that release, Michelle has debuted an irresistible and high-energy single, \u201cAll is Ours.\u201d<\/p>\n
Even though Michelle is a very intentional artist, she admits surprise at the level of success she has already earned. When it\u2019s pointed out that she has landed nearly 20 of her songs on the Top 40 charts in the Netherlands, she\u2019s caught a bit off guard: \u201cI didn\u2019t know about that statistic; I\u2019m very thankful,\u201d she says. Blushing with modesty, Michelle quickly adds, \u201cHolland is a pretty small country. It\u2019s not nearly as big as America, for example.\u201d<\/p>\n
Davina Michelle\u2019s co-writer is boyfriend\/producer\/multi-instrumentalist Sebastiaan Browuer; he can be found behind the drum kit on live dates as well. Michelle\u2019s busy summer \u2013 high profile opening dates for Robbie Williams and James Blunt \u2013 will be followed in autumn 2024 with a run of concerts in the Netherlands and Germany, capped by a special hometown performance at Rotterdam Ahoy on November 2.<\/p>\n
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Let\u2019s talk about \u201cAll is Ours.\u201d What does the song mean to you?<\/b><\/p>\n
Well, I wrote the lyrics myself. And I wanted to write about love \u2013 not stuff, not having things \u2013 being the most important thing. You can have the whole world, but if you don\u2019t have anyone to share it with, you don\u2019t need any of that stuff. And that\u2019s something I really experienced myself the past few years; I have a partner that I really love. We\u2019re having a great time, we\u2019re doing good. We have cars, and we have a big backyard. But we were like, \u201cMy goodness, if we lose all the stuff, we would just spend time with each other!\u201d And that\u2019s actually where the idea came from to write \u201cAll is Ours.\u201d I hope everyone can identify with it; I hope that everyone has love in their life. And I\u2019m pretty sure that if they do, they know that\u2019s more important than having a nice car or a lot of money.<\/p>\n
The single also includes an acoustic version, which is radically different. Sometimes an acoustic version is simply a remix; this feels like a completely different recording.<\/b><\/p>\n
Yeah, it is. Sebastiaan is my boyfriend, and we write everything together. When we wrote \u201cAll is Ours,\u201d we wrote it on acoustic guitar, in our backyard. And we really loved that vibe. Of course, Sebastiaan also did production, and we were like, \u201cWe need a little more uptempo, a little more fun in this song.\u201d But I still love that first very honest, very pure acoustic vibe. When the full-on produced song was finished, I really loved that version, but I kept thinking of the first acoustic version. I have a lot of different vibes throughout the day. Sometimes I want an acoustic song; I really chill out. When I\u2019m a little more energetic, I want a more \u201cup\u201d song. That\u2019s when I decided, \u201cLet\u2019s release both.\u201d<\/p>\n
So we recorded both versions. We recorded different vocals in a different key, and the acoustic guitar was recorded separately. So it\u2019s the same lyrics, but they are two very different versions. Whatever vibe you are [experiencing], you can play that song.<\/p>\n
You have a tour of the Netherlands and Germany coming up. Is there any chance you\u2019ll perform the acoustic version?<\/b><\/p>\n
Well, I played the acoustic version of \u201cAll is Ours\u201d on a Dutch radio station last week. I just felt like it; it was very early in the morning, and I was like, \u201cLet\u2019s do a chill, easy session. And it was really fun. I must say that doing a very intimate acoustic song on a large commercial radio station is a little scary, but I liked it. And I\u2019d love to do it more often. But [on the tour] I do really want to play the full-on, full band, rocking version.<\/p>\n