Tere minu kallid sõbrad,
today we are traveling to Estonia once again that is why I felt free to greet you in Estonian my dear friends. I once said after
Eurovision is before
Eurovision when the countries confirm their participation and artists known and unknown raise their voice with the will to represent their country. One group of artists that has left its mark on me is the ladies trio
La La Ladies who have participated in the Estonian pre-elections for the
Eurovision Song Contest this year.
La La Ladies was founded in 2013 in the Estonian capital Tallinn. The members are Diana Varik, Kethi Uibomägi and Inga Tislar. La La Ladies is known as an electro-pop/pop or swing/swing group. They have had their debuts with swing versions of songs such as
"Candyman" by
Christina Aguilera or
"Turn Me On" by
David Guetta. Meanwhile La La Ladies performs with proper songs such as
"Unikaalne" (Engl.: unique) its entry for Eurovision or rather the
Eesti Laul (Engl.: Estonian Song). The most remarkable thing about La La Ladies is their high level of style.
In the following interview I am talking to the three enchanting ladies about their style - on stage and backstage, their connection to fashion and further music projects.
Fall4Me: Dear La La Ladies me and the readers
of my blog feel honored and happy to have you answering questions. We
are excited to get to know you so here comes the first question: How
was La La Ladies founded? Have you ladies known each other already or
have you been brought together?
La La Ladies: Three years ago we didn't know each
other. We were invited to be together as a band and so with last two
and a half year we have grown together as little family.
Has it always been your goal to be
musicians or did you plan to have another profession?
The goals have been different. It is
very typical to ask from people who you are and categorize everybody
from what job are they doing. For us being an artist and musician,
actor, has been part of the growing process. Right know it feels good
to do this band and create music but life has shown that todays
thoughts can grow for so much larger that we even cannot imagine
today. Diana and Kethi are also working on the daytime and Inga is
studying in school.
How would you characterize the group
La La Ladies?
Feminine, emotional, sincere, sparkly.
What personality traits of each member
of this group leave a mark on La La Ladies as it is known and popular
for?
Diana is very conqruete and down to
earth.
Kethi is always smiling and loves to
talk with audience.
Inga is the youngest and keeps us in a
chill mode.
Who are the group's inspirations
concerning the style and music?
We are listening various music. Lots of
American artists pop, r'n'b and club music. Kethi also likes oldschool
pop-rock. Diana is into house music, club music and Inga is listening
blues, jazz, pop.
What fascinates you about the
ladylike, classy rockabilly style?
It has so many options to show each one
of our strong sides and is playful. On the same time it is not the
everyday outfit from the streets, that makes it more artistic and
interesting to watch.
Have you always been ladylike like
you show you in public?
On daily bases we are all very
different. Being ladylike is our stage look and kinda covering our
real faces. It happens all the time that people dont recognize us if
we are walking on the streets.
How would each one of you, Kethi,
Diana and Inga, describe her personal style? How does your style
underline your personality?
Kethi would definitely compare her
style with late legend Marylin Monroe. Everything about this enormous
icon is always approved by Kethi. She loves to wear high heels and
skirts and dresses.
Diana however, can be very
different. One day she comes dressed as business woman from Wall
Street and the next day she looks like a hip-hop dancer straight out
of Step Up movie. I find this variety of her dressing styles very
intriguing.
For Inga it actually depends on which
day it is. Whether I can feel free and cozy or I need to prove myself
and give my everything. Thus I like to compromise and wear something
fashionable and comfortable at the same time, but do not take this
the wrong way. As every woman I like to put some effort into my
appearance.
What are the favorite items in your
closet?
Inga: The things I like the most from
my closet are my sneakers. I have every different kinds of them.
Every season I choose a new favourite pair from the sneakers I
already have and it becomes my special pair that I wear the most.
Therefore new ones are not always the best ones. the most, so none
of them will be forgotten.
How important is fashion in your
life as well as with regard to your music group?
Style has to be and is unquestionably
important, because it’s the face of the band, the face of each one
of us. Our audience and clients already are hoping to see us in
feminine clothes and always dressed up.
With your participation and
qualification in the Estonian national pre-selection for the
Eurovision Song Contest the "Eesti Laul 2016" (English:
"Estonian Song") you have unfortunately did not make it to
the final but you could gather a lot of attention. What are your
plans after the Eesti Laul? Are you going to work on an album?
We are recording new material and
creating new songs. Also we have interesting and challenging project
going on together with Estonian brand BASTION. We can share a bit
that it is included with design and fashion. The time after Eesti
Laul has gone extremely fast. We have had lots of gigs and we feel
more connected with the audience. It motivates us to move on and get
better.
Can we hope to see La La Ladies
again next year in the Eesti Laul?
I do not see why we should not. It is an ideal way for an artist to advertise himself, show what he has done
and get in to the centre of attention.
Last but not least: Is there
something you would like to say to the readers of the Fall4Me blog
and specifically this article?
Do not forget to SMILE!
Xoxo ♥ Johanna
