Annastasia

Born in Hawaii & raised in American Samoa, Annastasia grew up in a culture that was musically inclined. Around the age of 10, she was inspired to learn piano & received only a year’s worth of lessons. Since her grandparents noticed the potential she had, they encouraged her to start playing in church around the age of 11. Because of that opportunity, she started playing for local talent shows, island-wide competitions and eventually alongside highly-respected musicians of the local church in American Samoa.

Around the age of 18, Annastasia auditioned for the X-Factor. Unfortunately, she never made it past the first round of auditions and because of her embarrassment, she vowed to never pursue music anymore. Consequently, she enrolled herself into ROTC, a college military program, to escape feeling like a failure and yet, she realized towards the end of her first year of college that she couldn't deny her deep love for music anymore. She found confidence again by involving herself in the church to share her talents with just a few to eventually thousands of people from so many different walks of life.

Her very first single “I Can’t Breathe” was written in 2020 out of frustration, sadness and anger after learning about what had happened to George Floyd. Little did she know, this would be the birth of her pursuing her music dream. Now, her goal is to release more songs & inspire others through her original music.