Lemi releases new single 'Monster'

 Pop riser Lemi today releases fearless new single 'Monster', the latest taste of the Norwegian newcomer's upcoming debut EP, out 5th June, following a widely praised showcase at Norwegian tastemaker festival Vill Vill Vest.

Written in anger and frustration as a bid to reclaim control, ‘Monster’ is a blast of teenage-fury pop, pairing acoustic guitar with Lemi’s soaring vocal. What starts as a private confession grows into something openly defiant, as Lemi explains:

"The song explores violent fantasies of justice when a 'no' goes unheard and questions how to stop a monster without becoming one."

Hailing from Bergen - the same vibrant musical breeding ground behind AURORA, Alan Walker, and Kygo - Lemi's music crystallises the volatility of being 18 and finding your place in the world.

With each new single, Lemi offers a deeper understanding of the emotional terrain her upcoming EP maps out. Together, the songs trace a vivid journey from victim to survivor - a story she feels compelled to share, not just for herself, as she explains:

“I wrote it for me, but even more for everyone else who can relate. It’s not about what I’ve been through, but about something so many people experience. I get really angry, and then I have to write about it.”

Before releasing a single track, Bergen’s Leah Michelle Nygård-Hørberg - now known as Lemi - was signed to Made Management, and Made Music, the new imprint from the team behind AURORA and Sigrid. She’s been writing songs since her early teens, joining a choir at eleven (which she would later go on to conduct), attending a songwriting course at fourteen, and sending demos that brought her into the orbit of producers like Vetle Junker (AURORA, Iris Caltwait) and Robert Gillies (Charlie Puth, Bebe Rexha).

That grounding, paired with an instinct for direct, unsparing lyricism, has already drawn glowing reviews and early support for her first singles. With 'Monster', Lemi confirms her emergence as a striking new voice in pop and provides another exciting glimpse of her debut EP, arriving autumn this year.

Lemi's new single 'Monster' is out now via Made Music. Lemi plays Bergenfest in Norway this summer.