MUMBAI: Mumbai based singer-songwriter Gwen Dias is set to release her new single The Good Race on 15 April.
The song is inspired by the words of St Paul from the book of Corinthians Chapter 9, verses 24-27, which exhorts humanity to train hard in this game called ‘Life’, and strive to win the prize, not of gold or silver but the eternal prize.
The Good Race is all about the hard times one faces but it urges one to rise. The music video also highlights the devil inside one's body that’s a pessimist but one need not let it take over.
From an early age, Gwen’s singing was highly influenced by gospel music. She strongly believes that singing in church choirs gave wings to her dreams. One can easily find gospel influence in her songs from her first single Legacy to The Good Race.
Gwen attributes her musical influences to artists from a diverse palette of genres like Etta James, Aretha Franklin, Sting, Stevie Wonder, Hans Zimmer and the compositions of Disney’s iconic movies and Broadway musicals helped shape her musical sensibilities.
The singer has sung along-side India’s biggest music directors and singers like A R Rahman, Amit Trivedi, Sunidhi Chauhan on television shows like MTV Unplugged, Coke studio and major award shows in India.
Currently, she is on tour with Arijit Singh in the United States.