Gisela Fullà-Silvestre makes music as NOIA, meaning “girl” in Catalan. Born and raised in Barcelona, Gisela was the only daughter of activist parents. Her father was part of a clandestine Communist party that fought against the Franco dictatorship. In addition to revolutionary discourse, music was a constant in Gisela’s home growing up: everything from French songs to Flamenco, Rumba and traditional Catalan music, Fado. Today, Gisela lives and works in New York where she's a sound designer by trade and a recording artist by craft. Her music reflects her many musical and cultural influences — the traditional sounds of her native Spain, as well as dancehall and tropicalia radio, soul and cinematic soundscapes. “NOIA captures the music and art that's made an impression on me over the years, but processed through my own voice,” says Gisela. “NOIA is who I am when no one’s looking.”
Gisela Fullà-Silvestre makes music as NOIA, meaning “girl” in Catalan. Born and raised in Barcelona, Gisela was the only daughter of activist parents. Her father was part of a clandestine Communist party that fought against the Franco dictatorship. In addition to revolutionary discourse, music was a constant in Gisela’s home growing up: everything from French songs to Flamenco, Rumba and traditional Catalan music, Fado. Today, Gisela lives and works in New York where she's a sound designer by trade and a recording artist by craft. Her music reflects her many musical and cultural influences — the traditional sounds of her native Spain, as well as dancehall and tropicalia radio, soul and cinematic soundscapes. “NOIA captures the music and art that's made an impression on me over the years, but processed through my own voice,” says Gisela. “NOIA is who I am when no one’s looking.”
"lush, almost tropical production and hypnotic low-end groove"
"its warm textures and glitchy rhythms find a new space for Fulla-Silvestre’s voice to croon"
"like a lighthearted daydream about summers past and summers yet to come"
"universally excellent"
