For the dreamers: Carletheia takes flight with new single 'Up to the Sky'

Cape Town singer-songwriter Carletheia has dropped an inspirational new single called Up to the Sky.

The former teacher from Athlone and sometime swimming coach made a huge splash with her debut song 'Attention' in 2024.

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She chats to Carl Wastie about her new song, writing process and future plans.

Writing is very personal for her, says the rising star.

"When I go through something, that's what I want to write about."

Carletheia, Singer-songwriter

Up to the Sky features her own son, niece and nephew, among a host of children's voices.

The song is 'for you, the dreamers, the believers, the little hearts with big hopes', she says.

"When I wrote the song, my thought process was what would I tell myself if I was a little girl... so I wrote to that little girl but I also wrote to the kids, to the adults that still have their dreams kind of tucked in a little chest."

Carletheia, Singer-songwriter

"You may have your nine-to-five job but you still have that little voice in your head; because that was me - I said to my young self, nobody around you has ever done this so you can be the trailblazer, you can!"

Carletheia, Singer-songwriter

Fans will be happy to hear that Carletheia is also planning to release an EP in 2025!