Izellah Rahmania Connelly: Gold Coast student to release album in 2020

This 12-year-old Gold Coast student is well on her way to international pop stardom after jetsetting to LA to record her first album.

TWELVE-year-old Izellah Rahmania Connelly is well on her way to international pop stardom.

The St Hildas student and Southport local composed her first song when she was just two and a half years old and has now released her new single Where Nobody Knows Me which was recorded in a studio on Melrose Ave, Los Angeles.

This new song follows a string of previous releases including her first song Unbeatable which was also recorded in LA and performed live on the ABC ME program.

She has also collaborated with songwriters who have also worked with the likes of Eminem, Kylie Minogue and Celine Dion during which she describes the “exhausting” writing process.

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12-year-old Gold Coast local Izellah has released her new single Where Nobody Knows Me.

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“We started with a blank sheet of paper at 3pm on a Saturday afternoon and ended up with a recorded song at 9pm,” she said.

“But it was a lot of fun, with everybody dancing and jumping about when the song was finished.”

Her natural musical talent, she says, is from her mothers side of the family with Indonesian roots.

“My dad can’t even sing in the shower, but my mum’s dad came from Ambon, a part of Indonesia where many of that country’s most famous singers come from,” she said.

“They’re known for their deep rich voices. And my mum was in radio because she has a good speaking voice.

Izellah is just 12 and set for stardom.

Izellah Rahmania Connelly, 12, from Southport has released a new single and is on her way to international pop stardom.

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“Since I was little, music and performing has always been something I dreamt of doing throughout my life.”

Going by the stage name of Izellah, the performer starting singing lessons at age five and at seven, auditioned for Opera Australia’s production of The King & I where she scored the role of Arun and did more than 30 performances.

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“Musical theatre is my first love, which I want to revisit it from time to time while pursuing my aim to become an international pop star,” she said.

“I’ve done three professional musicals, with my role as Matilda in Matilda the Musical being the absolute highlight.

“I love musicals because your part of a team trying to give the audience the best they can; it’s a great atmosphere.”

Juggling school, friendships and her international music career can sometimes be a struggle but Izellah says her friends always have her back.

“(My friends) are my biggest fans but, more than that, they are very supportive and loving — and when I’m with them, I can be just me,” she said.

With a debut album scheduled for release later in the year, a movie in the pipeline and a growing social media presence, Where Nobody Knows Me is another string in this talented girl’s bow.