Tamara Qaddoumi - Cold Pop - Electronic Press Kit
Tamara Qaddoumi’s journey as a singer and songwriter has seen many twists and turns. Born in Kuwait and of Palestinian, Lebanese, and Scottish heritage, she initially studied physical theater and drama, a background that remains an indelible feature of the multifaceted way she approaches her art and the visuals that accompany her releases.
While her debut EP, ‘Dust Bathing’ (2018), roamed around the confines of traditional pop, it struck a captivating chord with its melodic lyrical passages and opulent harmonies as she sought a distinctive identity. In 2020, Qaddoumi began collaborating with Antonio Hajj, who has since been her musical compass and the architect of her unique sound – an alchemy of lush electronic landscapes, a spectral undercurrent of trip-hop and dream pop, and her trademark spellbinding vocals. She followed up her studio exploits with another two EPs, ‘Soft Glitch’ (2021) and ‘Sorry Signal’ (2024), cementing her flair for creating compelling, impassioned work in the process.
On her upcoming debut LP, ‘The Murmur’, Qaddoumi is an artist that has truly come of age, challenging herself to reshape the boundaries of a musical comfort zone that continues to metamorphose and grow every day. As a songwriter that has explored profound existential themes like grief and death, Qaddoumi has matured into a skilled voyager of the darker corridors of the human condition, but also the beauty that lies beneath and a delicate hopefulness that it is indeed within our reach.
Qaddoumi has been featured in international style publications such as Marie Claire, Vogue, and Bazaar, and has regularly played stages of all sizes across Lebanon. She also toured Europe in 2024, with ambitious plans to extend her live performance portfolio in 2025.
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“Haunting and sinister is the soundscape painted by Tamara Qaddoumi. The Murmur echoes in the deep bass, like smoke, taking on new shapes until it flows into a marching groove. Hypnotic, dark, captivating.”
— Negative White
The Murmur (album) - Released on April 25, 2025
On her first full-length album, Qaddoumi emerges as an artist who has come into her own, embracing the challenge of redefining the boundaries of her musical comfort zone—a space that continues to evolve and grow. As a songwriter who has explored profound existential themes such as grief and death, Qaddoumi has become a skilled traveler through the dark corridors of human existence, while also capturing the beauty that lies beneath and the delicate hope that it may indeed be within reach.
"The Murmur" was created in collaboration with Antonio Hajj—Tamara Qaddoumi’s musical compass and the architect of her distinctive sound—an alchemy of lush electronic soundscapes, a ghostly touch of trip-hop and dream pop, and Qaddoumi’s unmistakably mesmerizing voice. "The Murmur" oscillates between light and shadow, chaos and clarity—a search for grounding in a world that is in constant motion.
The Murmur (single) - Released on March 14, 2025
Tamara Qaddoumi returns with The Murmur, a mesmerizing and deeply emotive single that navigates the delicate interplay between grief, identity, and self-discovery. A nocturnal waltz wrapped in ethereal harmonies, the track unfolds with a quiet intensity, building into a hypnotic blend of rhythm and catharsis.
Drifting through shadows of secrecy, The Murmur slowly reveals itself as a requiem for the many faces of loss. It is a song of searching—where masks are conjured, truth is pursued, and movement becomes both burden and release.