Canadian R&B and pop-influenced singer-songwriter Sammi Morelli is an award-winning, highly coveted vocalist who combines her soaring, soulful vocals and expertly crafted melodies with powerfully relatable lyrics. The multi-dimensional Adult R&B artist has received over one million streams on her musical collaborations, and her music has been featured in hit television shows and movies. The SOCAN/Breakout West featured artist received multiple music-award nominations for her 2015 single “Everything You Are”, which led to her winning “Female Vocalist of the Year” at the Niagara Music Awards. Known for her outstanding songwriting and velvety voice, Sammi’s in-demand talent has seen her collaborate with dozens of artists, earning herself recognition from top producers and well known brands, including Blundstone Canada. Sammi is gearing up to release her first single of 2021, “Love Away”, a classic, up-tempo R&B ballad infused with modern elements, on Friday, October 22nd 2021.
Sammi Morelli is no stranger to collaborating with top Canadian talent, and worked with Juno-Award winning producer Nathan Chiu (also known as Wayfie, and Inja) on the song, who she credits with helping her reach the exact sound she was looking for. “Love Away” will be released via Vancouver’s Peachtree Records.
About “Love Away”:
Sammi Morelli’s latest single “Love Away” is an empowering heartbreak anthem that explores the duality of recognizing manipulation in a romantic relationship and finding the courage to leave that toxicity behind. Following a personal exploration of boundaries and trusting her intuition, Sammi uses her own past relationship experiences and feelings of frustration to fuel “Love Away’s” ‘take-no-shit’ spirit. Citing musical inspirations from iconic artists and producers including Michael Jackson, Lionel Ritchie, and Quincy Jones, Sammi expertly showcases her ability to craft their influences into her music, without imitating theirs. Rooted in 80’s R&B/Pop, “Love Away” is elegantly modernized by contemporary sounds and Sammi’s undeniably impressive vocals. Beginning with a simple loop, “Love Away” took only a short few days to write and was workshopped with her band through multiple live performances. “Love Away” offers a look into Sammi’s journey to take control of her own destiny and find the love she deserves.
Sammi is a mother, singer-songwriter and award-winning artist who has been writing and recording her own music for over 20 years. Her mission is to empower listeners by offering them a shoulder to cry on while reminding them that they are in a position of power to change their own lives for the better. Her advanced, relatable lyrics and efficacious voice delivers her new single “Love Away”, which will be sure to delight her current and soon-to-be fans, alike.
“Love Away” is a ‘take-no-shit’ heartbreak bop which places the protagonist of the song in a position of power even though they’ve experienced betrayal…they respect themselves too much to indulge in the drama… no more games.”
Biography:
Over the last year, Sammi has been using this global ‘pause’ to focus on raising her baby daughter, releasing a few notable EDM Collaborations (which have collectively surpassed 1M streams and counting across platforms), writing dynamic & memorable songs through song camps & co-writes with other artists, as well as diving into production on an exciting new genre-bending singles releases, which she feels is her best, most personal work yet. Past career highlights include, winning Female Vocalist of the year at the Niagara Music Awards 2015, Co-headlining crossCAN tour of 25 dates from MTL to VAN, Selected to participate in the 2018 SOCAN songhouse at Breakout West, Finalist in the 2020 Canadian Songwriting Challenge-The song from which (Quarantine BB with Biawanna & INJA) was chosen by Blundsones to feature in their 2021 Brand playlist!
