About

Ava Valianti is a 16-year-old singer-songwriter from Newbury, Massachusetts, blending indie, pop, and pop-rock influences into a sound that’s raw, heartfelt, and unmistakably her own. With a voice that balances aching vulnerability and indie edge, Ava crafts songs that linger, equal parts emotional confession and infectious melody.

Since her 2023 debut with “bubble wrap,” Ava has built an international audience through standout singles including “Middle Ground,” “January,” “Laugh Track,” “Distant,” “Buttercups,” and “Clean My Room.” Her debut EP, petunias, introduced her as a fearless new voice in indie pop, transforming vulnerability and resilience into shimmering coming-of-age anthems and earning praise for its honesty, craft, and emotional depth.

Ava has received spins on over 300 radio stations and earned regional and international nominations and awards from the New England Music Awards, Boston Music Awards, International Acoustic Music Awards, the Unsigned Music Awards, and Indie Boulevard Music Awards. She was named a Top 3 Finalist and 1^st Runner-Up for American Songwriter’s Road Ready Talent Contest and performed live at the finals in Nashville at The Basement East. She has opened for acclaimed artists including Jessica Baio, Lucy Kaplansky, Grammy-nominated Andrew Duhon, The Strumbellas, Gavin Marengi, and Jamie Fine, while also selling out her own headlining shows.

With her latest run of releases, Ava has entered a bold new chapter. “Deep Fuchsia” introduced a brighter, more electric intensity, while “Sophomore Slump” embraced imperfection and public vulnerability. “Birthday Cake” expanded that lens further, reflecting on time, expectation, and the quiet weight of growing up.

Now, with her fourth single, “The Conversation,” Ava turns inward again, this time exploring the painful clarity of a relationship where care exists, but alignment does not. Written from the perspective of someone who deeply values another person but cannot return their feelings in the same way, the song captures the tension between honesty and avoidance, kindness and self-preservation.

Through vivid, poetic imagery and emotionally charged lyrics, “The Conversation” lives in the space between what is said and what is left unsaid. It’s about the conversations we rehearse, the truths we delay, and the quiet heartbreak of knowing that staying may hurt more than leaving. Sonically, the track continues to build on the pop-rock foundation of her upcoming second EP (due May 2026), pairing atmospheric textures with dynamic, emotionally driven vocals.

Unafraid and unmistakably original, Ava Valianti continues carving out her own lane in indie pop and pop-rock. With “The Conversation,” she leans into one of her most complex emotional perspectives yet, proving once again that her greatest strength lies in saying the things most people struggle to admit.