When Deva Basha’s voice is released, she wants it to enrapture everyone that hears it and give them a sense of belonging.  Her voice comes from her heart with a purposed mission to brighten, empower and engage.  This South Florida teenager takes her musical cues from artists like Demi Lovato and Taylor Swift; citing their music for making young women feel like they can be anything.

Deva began her journey into the entertainment industry, as a third grader bitten by the acting bug. Years later, her introduction to musicals like “Once Upon a Mattress,” “Little Mermaid” and “The Wizard of Oz” would awaken her love for singing. It would also be the first time those around her realized there was a booming voice within her petite frame.

“My parents are actually confused about where my voice comes from.” Quips Deva when asked about musical influences at home.  Those influences largely came from listening to pop music and tapping into the stories the music relays. Pop music, says this blooming fashionista, “tells the stories everyone knows. Like going through a break-up. Pop music can relate to that.”

In fact, Deva says, it was listening to music and singing that got her through her rough puberty years. During that time, she delved into a rough period of introversion.  The messages in the music helped her appreciate her uniqueness including her sense of humor, her sense of style and being good enough simply because you are you.

This pop artist, with a dynamic alto range, and a booming voice with edges of funky and folk, already has her eyes set on touring by the time she is in college. Her musical styling is gaining attention across the web with covers of Demi Lovato’s “Stone Cold” and Beyoncé’s “I Was Here”. Both songs allow her crisp, embracing and quintessential pop vocal personality to rise beautifully.

Her time off the stage is spent being a high schooler. Her other love is lacrosse – where she additionally excels.  She has also opened her heart to helping terminally ill children, through a school-based organization that helps grant their desires through the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Deva says, “I want to sing a song that mean something. I don’t want it to be about sex or partying. When you hear me sing, I want you to know that you have the power to do what you want to do. I want you to feel like you’re listening to someone who knows what you’re feeling.”