For our latest Late Night Tunes session, we invited rising Moroccan singer Malak to perform, talk about her music, and introduce us to the person behind the voice. And somewhere between childhood memories, heartbreak and big dreams, we discovered an artist determined to make it without losing herself along the way.
For Malak, music has never been about having a good voice and knowing how to use it. It’s about everything she couldn’t find the words to say.
When we asked her to describe her musical universe in three words, she chose emotional, powerful and limitless. And listening to her talk about music, you quickly understand why.
Her sound moves between pop, electronic music, soul and hip-hop, without feeling the need to belong to one genre. She’s the kind of artist who would happily open for Martin Garrix, grew up being moved by the intensity of Breaking Benjamin’s I Will Not Bow, and has a Spotify playlist that apparently makes absolutely no sense.
For her, if a song feels right, it belongs on repeat. Simple as that.
When did singing stop being a hobby?
For Malak, there wasn’t one dramatic moment when everything changed. It happened when she realized music was helping her process emotions she couldn’t express any other way.
Writing her own songs eventually became a way of understanding herself, and the more she created, the harder it became to imagine doing anything else.
But choosing music also meant choosing uncertainty.
She talks openly about sacrificing comfort, stability, sleep, money and personal plans to pursue something she believes in. And despite describing herself as ambitious, resilient and unstoppable, there’s one thing that genuinely scares her.
« Losing myself while trying to make it. »
It’s a fear that probably sounds familiar to anyone trying to turn their passion into a career.
The pressure to follow trends, fit expectations and create what people want can easily become louder than your own voice. For Malak, success wouldn’t mean much if she woke up one day making music she no longer recognized as hers.
Her recent project, FRAGMENTS, might be the clearest introduction to who she is.
Rather than creating a collection of songs that sound good together, Malak wanted to revisit the experiences that made her who she is today.
Childhood. Adolescence. Love. Confusion. Pain. Growth.
The moments we sometimes wish we could forget, but that end up shaping us anyway.
Each track represents a different chapter.
PETITE MOI is a conversation with her younger self, looking back at the little girl she used to be with compassion rather than judgment.
3LASH explores the questions that come with a toxic relationship, while PARADIS brings love and nostalgia into the picture.
Then there’s NTI, which introduces a more confident Malak, and CAVA, a song about choosing to keep moving forward, even when life hasn’t made it easy.
Together, these songs tell a story that goes beyond music.
They’re about growing up, making mistakes, carrying memories and slowly learning to understand yourself.
And if you’re wondering where to start, Malak has an answer.
PETITE MOI. No hesitation.
For her, it’s the most personal song on the project because it connects the woman she is today with the child she once was.
Of course, our Late Night Tunes conversation wasn’t all deep reflections and emotional revelations.
We also had one very important question.
Is Malak the type to fall in love and write a song about it, or block someone and move on?
Her answer?
« Both. I’ll probably write the song first… then block them. »
Fair enough. At least the heartbreak gets a soundtrack.
And maybe that response sums up something interesting about her approach to music. Whatever happens in her life, there’s a good chance it will eventually find its way into a song.
When we asked Malak to describe herself in five words, she answered: sensitive, ambitious, curious, resilient and unstoppable.
It’s an interesting combination for someone navigating an industry that often expects artists to be everything at once.
She wants to experiment, reach bigger stages and explore different sounds, but without losing the emotional honesty that made her start singing in the first place.
And while opening for Martin Garrix remains one of her dream opportunities, what matters most to her seems to be building a musical identity that feels entirely her own.
With FRAGMENTS, she’s allowing listeners to discover the experiences behind her music, including the parts of herself that aren’t always easy to share.
Because sometimes, understanding an artist starts with understanding the person they were before anyone was listening.
Catch Malak’s performance on Late Night Tunes, and discover FRAGMENTS if you haven’t already.
