Solya

About

Texan singer, songwriter, and producer Solya makes the kind of music that sits somewhere between surreal retro ballads and bluesy indie rock, with synths threaded through everything. Based in Abilene, she draws on a wide range of influences, from Cocteau Twins and David Bowie to Patsy Cline and the Flaming Lips, and that mix shows up clearly in her sound. The Dallas Morning News pegged her as landing at the intersection of Lana Del Rey and Julee Cruise, which feels about right. She started putting out music independently in 2023, self producing her debut project Fever Dream before signing with VERSION III in 2024. Her debut album Queen of Texas came out in early 2026, recorded in Lockhart, Texas, and debuted at number 17 on the Billboard Emerging Artists chart. She wrote every track and played rhythm guitar, synthesizers, and piano on the record. Her single "Tell Me It's Over" landed in Rolling Stone's Songs You Need to Know just days after it dropped.