Bella & The Blue Moons
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Bella & The Blue Moons

Seattle, Washington, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2015

Seattle, Washington, United States
Established on Jan, 2015
Solo Alternative Pop

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"Bella Farinas (Melanie Martinez Cover)"

Melanie Martinez, a past contestant on NBC’s The Voice and dark-pop pixie is no secret, but Bella Fariñas is. I came across her cover of Carousel while I was in the midst of my obsession over the original song by Melanie. As many know, Carousel was song for FX’s trailer of the new season of American Horror Story: Freak Show (video). This song jogged my memory of Melanie’s incredible cover of Toxic by Britney Spears, which astounded the judges of The Voice and went viral. If you spent a little time under a rock, listen to that cover here.


When I typed in “Carousel cover” into my YouTube browser, I had pretty high hopes. Except my hopes weren’t as high as the level of talent I found as the first search result. When I played the video, I definitely wasn’t ready for what I heard. The video starts out with Bella sitting in front of a camera in what looks to be a family room with a microphone in her hand. Very normal, very typical beginning to a cover. But not even five seconds in, Bella began beatboxing into the mic which registered in a looping device. Then, she picks up an electric bass guitar and loops in a deep, simple chord combo. By now I’m already surprised by her musical skills. Next, she grabs the mic again and creates a haunting 3-part vocal harmony/melody fusion and loops that in with the beatboxing and bass line. Around 1:20, the anticipation is over and Bella begins to sing the song. She has a deep and impressively ranging voice, which flow flawlessly with all the other aspects of her creation. Unless you watch the video, it’s hard to believe there is only one person singing. In just 3 minutes and 15 seconds, Bella blew me away with her voice and incredible production skills. And on top of all that, Bella writes in the description that it is a “quick attempt” and she heard the song “a few days ago.” So, this girl basically created a recording studio in her living room, produced the whole thing herself, sang the song beautifully, and put it together in just a few days. Amazing, right? - Sophia


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Still working on that hot first release.

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Seattle singer/songwriter Bella Farinas is an eighteen year-old self taught musician. Growing up, she admired her two older sisters who were dancers and singers. At a very young age, Bella was inspired to pursue music on her own.

At the age of sixteen, Bella asked her parents for a guitar, which led to her locking herself away in her room for hours on end, teaching herself how to play guitar, as well as many other instruments. 

Throughout the past two years, Bella has performed all around the Seattle area. She has been mentored by  Ann & Nancy Wilson (The Band Heart), as well as Michael Shrieve through STG. Bella has worked with Grammy award winning producer Harvey Mason JR, Kenton Duty (Disney) and many more. 

Bella Farinas is now releasing her "Stone Cold EP" on Feb. 21st 2015

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