In a world where vulnerability is often mistaken for weakness, Singaporean singer-songwriter Regina Song isn’t afraid to wear her heart on her sleeve. It’s there in her melodic voice and yearning lyrics—because to her, there is no greater freedom than expressing herself honestly.
Caught between errands just a day before her flight, MEGA spoke with the rising artist about navigating womanhood, finding her voice through music, and the emotional landscape of her latest album, everland.
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The Making of Regina Song
Music was always part of Song’s world. From studying classical piano and writing songs at just 13 to refining her craft through vocal training and her education at Singapore’s School of the Arts, she grew up with music as more than a passion—it became the language through which she understood herself.
“Music really gave me so much joy and so much fulfillment. And it was something that came to me really easily and really naturally,” Song said.
That instinctive connection continues to shape the artist she is today. Song’s sound feels intimate yet buoyant, balancing bright indie-pop melodies with songwriting that never shies away from difficult emotions.
“I feel like different people brought out different sides of me. I would say my first record was a little bit of experimenting, but my second one, I was a little bit more sure of what I wanted,” she explained. “I wanted something more soulful, something a little bit more extra sonically.”
“When I write my songs, I rarely think about the fact that it’s going to be out. It’s something that I write for myself and for me to reflect.”
– Regina Song
Welcome to everland
If there’s one thing Regina Song has never hidden from, it’s honesty.
Her latest album, everland, captures the emotional rush, confusion, heartbreak, vulnerability, and quiet magic of young adulthood with vivid intimacy. Every song feels like a page torn from a diary, written before she ever imagined anyone else would read it.
One pivotal experience shaped much of the album: her first heartbreak.
“Every person I’ve asked—adults or even people my age—they always say that the first one is the worst,” Song said.
Accurate.
“Love is one of the most intense emotions that someone can feel. To lose that so early on and to have lost that part of me, it felt like my world was absolutely shattered,” she reflected.
Instead of burying those emotions, she transformed them into music.
“I feel like I only realized how much I cherished or how much I loved the person after leaving the relationship. That realization oftentimes makes me want to write the songs because it always feels like something I haven’t said or something I left unsaid,” she added.
Inspired by the whimsical world of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, everland borrows imagery from the beloved story—its lyrics echoing a world where identity, love, and growing up often feel surreal. “You’d hate him / Despise him / Off with his head,” she sings, weaving familiar fantasy into deeply personal emotions.
In doing so, Song transforms private memories into songs that feel universally understood by anyone who’s experienced the excitement of new love, the ache of heartbreak, or the uncertainty of everything in between.
“I was really thinking hard about what girlhood and navigating love felt like to me. You know, it felt very messy. It felt very fun,” she reflected. “And all these different things made me realize how navigating love without a roadmap felt like I was in a Wonderland.”
“Alice goes into Wonderland not really knowing her identity, and she comes out of it knowing who she really is. I think that really did it for me; I can relate to that.”
– Regina Song
Finding Her Voice
“When I was much younger, I always felt like I needed validation from the people I looked up to,” the artist admitted. “Now that I’ve grown a little bit older, I’m more comfortable in my own skin. I realized I don’t feel the need to chase for anything anymore.”
The woman who released her first songs at 17 is no longer searching for approval in the same way. Now 22, Song has found confidence not just in her music, but in herself.
“Music, along with the support I’ve received, has made me happier and more certain of the woman I’ve become.”
– Regina Song
Today, empowerment means something different than it once did. To Song, it begins with the freedom to create honestly.
“Without the freedom to say what we feel and what we want to express, there is no empowerment,” she declared.
That belief extends far beyond songwriting. After years of navigating an industry that often left her feeling powerless, reclaiming ownership of her work became just as important as creating it.
“It’s really important that I get a lot of autonomy on the work that I do. That has been single-handedly the most empowering thing that has happened to me. I’ve been around for about three years, and the number of obstacles I’ve faced… I think back on it and, wow, I wish I could give young Regina a hug and tell her that everything will be okay,” Song shared.
Those experiences ultimately pushed her toward her boldest decision yet.
“Because of all those experiences that I had, I realized that the only person I can truly rely on is myself,” she said. “I want to stop having to be under people’s control all the time. So I started my own label.”
Talking about it publicly for the first time, Song revealed that she recently launched Play by NANA, her own label dedicated to distributing her music independently. everland marks its very first release.
“It was really nice feeling like I’ve gained control over my music, how I want to distribute it, and how I want to portray myself. There was definitely a steep learning curve, but I’m just glad that it happened,” she shared.
Vulnerability became the very thing that shaped Regina Song’s artistry. Every heartbreak, unanswered question, and uncertain step toward womanhood found a place in her music, turning deeply personal experiences into stories others could see themselves in.
As she takes ownership of both her voice and her career, she enters a new chapter defined by freedom. If everland was about finding herself in the chaos, then Regina Song is no longer just navigating Wonderland, but creating a world of her own, one honest song at a time.
Dive into everland, Regina Song’s latest album, and keep up with her on social media as she continues to turn life’s moments into music.
Featured Image and Photos: REGINA SONG
Frequently Asked Questions
The sophomore album everland explores the complex emotional geography of young adulthood, girlhood, and first heartbreak. The record uses a whimsical conceptual framework inspired by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to process themes of changing identities, disorientation, and self-discovery.
Regina Song distributes her music independently under her self-governed record label, Play by NANA. She launched the enterprise to reclaim complete creative autonomy over her distribution paths, visual storytelling, and general commercial representation within the music industry.
Song built her musical foundations at the School of the Arts, Singapore, majoring in classical piano. This rigorous training helped her transition naturally into indie-pop composition by combining complex sonic arrangements with raw, intimate, diary-style lyrical entries written from a young age.
Following her 2024 debut album fangirl, Song wanted a more deliberate sound signature for her follow-up era. Her current musical direction integrates soulful, complex R&B-infused instrumentation and extra sonic depth, moving past early bedroom-pop experimentation.
To Song, authentic empowerment is defined by the complete freedom of independent expression and institutional autonomy. Reclaiming total ownership of her masters and founding her own label served as structural turning points to shield her career against industry exploitation.
