It’s been a minute since we heard from Norway’s pop prodigy Mathea-Mari, but the silence is up now, and it’s loud. Her latest single, “Tired of Fixing a Broken Heart,” is more than a comeback, it’s a flare of openness, resilience, and pop power that feels like both a reckoning and a release.
The 24-year-old singer, who first melted hearts while competing on Norway’s Got Talent at 12 and winning Eurovision Junior two years later, brings an emotional maturity to this song that can’t be faked. Teaming with Grammy-nominated writer Christian Burns, BBMak, Tiësto, and Mathea-Mari present a song that throbs with sincerity and yet begs to be added to your playlist.
With an eerie opening line and a production that crescendos with movie-theater drama, “Tired of Fixing a Broken Heart” doesn’t simply document heartbreak, it breathes life into it, pacing it with a heartbeat and gifting it with a hook. There’s a depth to her performance that can only come from time, heartache, and hundreds of solo shows. We’ll find out if her bosses cringe after seeing Hannah Montana lady sing with decades of experience, and you can bet your bottom dollar, this sure as hell ain’t the voice of a has-been child star looking to spark a comeback. This is a singer who has experienced the pain she’s singing about and is prepared to transcend it.
Now a graduate of the esteemed LIMPI (Lillehammer Institute of Music Production and Industries), Mathea-Mari begins a new chapter of her artistry. This single, as well as the one released last month, “Crush,” suggests a direction of refined creative vision. It’s pop with purpose, stacked with meaning, rooted in an authenticity that’s often absent from the genre.
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