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Music doesn’t get purer and more authentic than in the hands of ISE, a 19-year-old singer songwriter from Belgium with a talent to pour personal stories into heartfelt indie rock  songs. With her stripped-down 90s guitar sound and warm and raw voice, she sings about  experiences that are relatable for many people. After debut single Goodbye Letter (2024), the release of Remember? this year is only her second official single, and a taster for the debut album that is scheduled for 2026. 

ISE rose to the surface in 2023 when, still only 17 at the time, she got unique playing  opportunities at festivals like Pukkelpop (BE), Sziget (HU) and Bospop (NL), and claimed  prizes at renowned music competitions Sound Track and Imagine Music Experience. All this  even before the release of her debut single! Goodbye Letter dropped in early 2024, sealing  her first place in Studio Brussel’s influential De Nieuwe Lichting and reaching #1 in the  network’s popular alternative chart De Afrekening. What followed was widespread attention  and support from various media outlets, from radio (StuBru, Willy, Radio 1, KINK, NPO2, ..)  and tv to magazines and online channels, in Belgium, the Netherlands and beyond, including  performances on national tv and even before former King Albert II of Belgium. 

In just a matter of months ISE gained a strong and impressive live reputation, with a  powerful presence and performance, even if most of the time it is just her on guitar,  occasionally accompanied by piano. Taking the breath away of tens of thousands of people  at festivals all around Europe, ISE stunned audiences at Rock Werchter, Pukkelpop and many  more in Belgium, Best Kept Secret (NL), selling out countless venues in Belgium (AB Club  twice on the same day!) and The Netherlands (Mezz Breda), all the way to London (Islington  Assembly Hall), Paris (La Boule Noir, La Cigal), 9 shows in Japan, Hamburg (FKP Showcase), Switzerland and Austria, plus supporting Hozier (Forest National, BE) and Gavin DeGraw  (AFAS ARENA, NL). 

Reaching 65+ shows in 2024 all over Europe, 2025 marks the beginning of a new phase in her  already successful and yet still budding career. After going to Japan for 8 shows during the  Belgian Beer Weekend and at the 2025 Expo in Osaka, the number of shows will be limited  to shift all focus to working on the debut album. New single Remember? is again centred  around her signature guitar sound and husky voice, while added instrumentation and lush  orchestration build up to a powerfully emotional finale that leaves no one unmoved. It’s  another personal story, this time looking back at how it feels to grow up in a family of  divorced parents. ‘You don’t always get to choose who enters your life and who will be new  ‘family’. Sometimes it’s nice, often it’s not. You’re afraid to get attached to it, but  subconsciously you do. This is my personal story, but maybe other people will recognize it  too, and I hope they can also find strength and value in it.’