– Inspired by a real life heartbreak

AS delightful as it may be to experience first love, which some people might refer to as “young love” – when all the butterflies cavort your stomach and you think that you’d never be able to move on if the relationship goes south – singer Poonam Singh wants her fans to know through her latest unreleased single that she is living proof that someone can bounce back from such a predicament. Titled, “Forever Alone,” Poonam is working with the best team locally to pull off the final shoot for her music video, which is releasing in August. Projects like these make her happy because she feels that they are serving a purpose that goes way beyond just entertainment.
This music video, for instance, was inspired by a real event in Poonam’s life when she was much younger; a period of her life when no one could convince her that it wasn’t love that she was feeling for the guy she’d been seeing online.

Again, most would agree that first love can make you act in the most illogical of ways where everyone but you can see things clearly. Had Poonam been a bit more mature, experienced, and knowledgeable about love and relationships at the time, perhaps she would have thought that carrying on an online relationship with the guy for one year – during which time she and her family met him only once – was perhaps not the wisest course.
The guy told her he had cancer. Maybe her feelings became stronger for him when he dropped the bombshell, but to him, it should’ve been the easiest way to get rid of her. At least that’s what she found out later down the line when a mutual friend informed her that the guy had lied to her.

So Poonam wrote the song since back then and now wants to release it for the benefit of the younger folks who believe they may never be able to move on from heartbreak.
“I wrote the song at a point when I felt stuck in life. I want my fans to know; when you feel like you’re putting in the most in the relationship and that person isn’t, I think the best thing you can do is to leave and try to focus on your goals.”
As much as this is easier said than done, especially when you know you truly love and care for someone, it is good advice. “Even if you feel like you’ll be forever alone, know that it’s ok and human to feel that way; we’re programmed to feel that way. But what’s not ok is staying in that moment and feeling like you’ll be stuck there forever and not trying to better yourself or do anything positive for your future,” Poonam encouraged.

“I want everyone to know that I wrote this song when I was feeling this way but I am not feeling this way anymore.” In fact, Poonam is now in a wonderful relationship and in a much happier place. “Now I have a rhythm, a flow, and I know exactly what I’m doing. I am smarter and I know how to deal with people. My ideas are more mature and I connect with people even better now,” the singer expressed. Her new song was produced in New York but she is shooting the video in Guyana. While the production and release of her songs are quite expensive, Poonam said she works hard and saves her money.
Here’s another piece of advice that she is offering to her younger fans: “When you get money as a young person, save it; don’t spend all of your money on material things but re-invest it into something you know is going to multiply that money. At the end of the day, you can double the nice things that you want in life. That’s what I do. I re-invest the money that I make into my singing career and that’s how I am able to comfortably produce my songs.”