Sabyna was raised between London and Hertfordshire in a traditional Romanian household — an environment rooted in respect and restraint, where emotions were often held back. She found an early outlet in singing, from belting songs alone in the bathroom to the chart-pop world of Little Mix, Justin Bieber, and Rihanna. As her tastes evolved, her connection to music shifted toward artists who prioritised vulnerability over polish — RAYE, Lana Del Rey — voices whose unfiltered lyricism subtly informed her own instinct to write without softening the edges.

She began posting covers online at fifteen, less from industry ambition than from a need to prove something to herself. What started as a private challenge quickly gained traction, and by the time she left school, music had become a clear path. Forgoing university, she moved straight into studio sessions, learning in real time how to translate instinct into craft and beginning to shape a sound that felt entirely her own.

Those early years have been formative — not just in building an audience of more than 1.2 million followers, but in understanding how she wants to sound, what she wants to say, and how far she’s willing to go to say it. Though still naturally reserved, live performance has become an extension of that process — a space where early nerves give way to something more instinctive and self-assured, as demonstrated during her biggest show to date at All Points East.

She writes about relationships in all their forms — romantic, familial, platonic — as well as anger, grief, love, and the long process of unlearning. There’s a deliberate openness to her writing; while deeply personal, her songs avoid fixed meanings, allowing listeners to find themselves within them. Influenced by artists like Adele and Jessie J, she is drawn to music where you can hear the weight of someone’s story in their voice. Her own work resists over-polishing, leaning instead into something more immediate, raw, and at times quietly confrontational.

Her forthcoming project captures a period defined by emotional turbulence and survival. Centred on themes of resilience and self-reclamation, it traces the reality of healing in all its forms — moments of anger, regression, and clarity existing side by side. Rather than presenting healing as something clean or complete, Sabyna leans into its messier realities: the setbacks, the contradictions, the slow return to self. Unpolished by design, it stands as both a personal document and a statement of intent — she’s not interested in presenting a finished version of herself, but in telling the truth as she lives it.

In that sense, this project feels less like a conclusion and more like a turning point. It marks an artist beginning to understand herself in sharper detail, both personally and creatively, and choosing to honour that honestly. For Sabyna, music isn’t about presenting perfection — it’s about documenting the journey towards it, however incomplete that may be.