Raphaela

Hi! My name is Raphaela. I’m a Canadian-Lebanese singer-songwriter based in Ottawa, and I’ve always been a little obsessed with stories that tug at the heart. If you’re anything like me, you love love — especially the kind that lingers in your chest long after it’s gone. The kind that sets your thoughts spinning with what-ifs and slow-motion memories. The kind that feels like a movie — all butterflies, glances, and a thousand unsent messages. I grew up in Beirut, in a home filled with music — my mom, an opera singer; my dad, always playing the classics. I wrote my first songs as a teenager, chasing melodies that felt like letters I didn’t know how to send. Now, I write music that feels like falling — sometimes in love with someone else, sometimes with yourself. Romantic, cinematic, a little bittersweet. It’s for the ones who feel everything a little too deeply, and never quite learn how to stop. My debut EP is a collection of songs about the people, moments, and feelings that stay with us — the ones that show up in our dreams or in the pages of letters we never send. The title track, Muse, is the first glimpse into that world: a story about longing, inspiration, and the way certain connections leave a mark that never really fades. Every lyric I write is a love letter. Welcome to my world. With love, Raphaela