Interview with Azilda Kaputu
Singer, songwriter and media designer.
Winner of 2016 X-Factor Denmark together with her sister Anilda as band Embrace.
Azilda is a very creative person and at the age of 24 she has also tried different things.
Highlights for me of the conversation where:
Azilda is not afraid of trying new things. If you want to grow as a person and improve your skills you have to try new things. Just do it and don’t be afraid of failing.
“I have never tried that before, so I think I should definitely be able to do that.” ― Astrid Lindgren, Pippi Longstocking
Azilda gets into “The Flow” of writing a new song when she is truly happy. Then her best ideas are coming. She can also have interesting ideas then she is blue or sad.
For her it is like in movies where suddenly all impressions become part of a song such as the rhythm of people walking, smells and shapes give her inspirations for words and cords. A good Movie example is“August Run”
How does she get in the happy place?
Her tip is to have good nights sleep, a structured day and then a good stretch of uninterrupted time. 2-2.5 hours is enough. Then she is free to feel and think.
This approach work very fine for her music writing but not yet for the multimedia design. There she is still learning and growing. So she needs to think much more what she wants to achieve and can feel less.
Does she have “Writers Block”? Yes she gets into that state when she tries too hard to create something different. Something that is not her.
Her biggest challenge has been so far to win X-Factor. She was only 20 years old and still at college and had to juggle all those expectations. School assignments, interviews, photoshoots, and performance. Luckily she had her sister Anilda with her. They were close before but grew even closer after the experience. They made it through as they could trust each other and they experienced the same. Plus they tried to have a lot of fun doing so.
The current biggest challenge for Azilda is time management. All those projects, music and school as well as family and friends. It is hard to put all under one hat.
If Azilda could she would change the schooling system a bit. First change how Universities look at grades and second she would add a few extra hours of creativity every day. She has heard from Thomas Blachman that a few hours of creativity improve happiness and performance.
What are her Advices and Tips to get through hard time or to grow as a creative.
- Get the right Mindset. Tell yourself that “I CAN” and then you will do it.
- Surround yourself with the right people. People that respect you the way you are, no matter what position in life you have. Friends and family that lift you up, motivate and inspire you to achieve more.
- “I have never tried that before, so I think I should definitely be able to do that.” ― Astrid Lindgren, Pippi Longstocking
- “You can do twice as much as your mother thinks!” - Unknown
The best Advice she took is from Micki Cheng:
He told her and her sister. “Fame” or “no fame” you have to be sweet to everyone. Treat everyone with respect and be authentic.
Call for action:
Set a goal for yourself. Try to do something new every day to overcome your fear of doing. Help a stranger, draw, make music and don’t put yourself down. Don’t say I can’t before you have tried it.
Links mentioned during the interview:
Portfolio www.azildak.com
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/azildakaputu/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/azildakaputu
People we talked about
Micki Cheng (Participant of the danish backing show Den Store Bagedyst in 2015)
Thomas Blachman (Judge of X-Factor, Jazz Musician, book author and very creative mind)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Blachman
First encounter between Thomas Blackman and Azilda and Anilda at the Audition for X-Factor in 2015
https://www.dr.dk/event/xfactor/video/video-soestrene-fra-angola-smelter-dommerhjerter#!/
Movie that reminds her of her happy space when music comes to her. “August Rush” 2007
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Rush
The Oliver Schirach Show https://www.oliverschirach.com/ and https://oliverschirach.jimdo.com/
Call for Action FB Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1422448347921065/
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