Gloria de Oliveira

31/08/2026

My friend Mona Al-Habib Nmeir and I took my song 'Fading Faces' as a starting off point for an in-depth conversation about mermaids, the sea and what draws us to them. Now up on my Substack. 🤍🖋️

24/08/2026

Glimpses of the recording of 'Fading Faces', the first single from my upcoming album 'The Lying Swans' and the song that launched the album in itself. If you‘d like to read up on how the song came to be, head over to my Substack where I just posted an in-depth article on it. 🖤

23/08/2026

Dear people,
If you’d like to find out more about the history of, inspiration behind and creation of my song ‘Fading Faces’, you can find out all about it in today’s Substack newsletter. I dove deep into the topic with my close friend, the visual artist, actress and poet Mona Najma. It involves mermaids, dogs, Helena Bonham Carter, frozen mochi, David Bowie, fairy tales and more. I hope you enjoy. 🤍

22/08/2026

Performing a very special version of 'Fading Faces' (inspired by Homer’s description of the sirens in his Odyssey) live at with , , and . Stage design by .wassong. 🐚🪉🦪🪈

One of several embodiments this song has taken - I will be diving deep into this topic in my next newsletter.

22/08/2026

Danke für die schöne Single Review, African Paper! 💙

GLORIA DE OLIVEIRA: Fading Faces Veröffentlicht am 22. August 2026 von admin Mit ihrer neuen Single “Fading Faces” öffnet Gloria de Oliveira das Tor zu ihrem kommenden Album “The Lying Swans”, das Ende Oktober erscheinen wird. Schon dieser Vorbote macht deutlich, dass sie ihren unverwechse...

20/08/2026

If you‘d like to find out about the secret history of my last single 'Fading Faces', including mermaid lore, illicit romance and mythological dogs, you should subscribe to my Substack newsletter. The upcoming edition will dive in deep. 💌🧜‍♀️
https://gloriadeoliveira.substack.com/

19/08/2026

I have also created a new mix to accompany you gently (yet appropriately eerie) through this potentially unsettling time. 🌝

TRACK IDs Gloria de Oliveira - ‘Falling in Space’ Julee Cruise - ‘Floating’ (Demo) Serafim Tsotsonis - ‘Luna’ Ozean - ‘Scenic’ daniela solis - ‘klaut 2’ Kate de Rosset - ‘The Eclipse’ Loreena McKenni

18/08/2026

As we’re currently finding ourselves in the middle of an eclipse corridor (the liminal two-week period between two eclipses, in this case the total solar eclipse on the 12th of August and the partial lunar eclipse on the 28th of August), I’d like to re-share with you my thoughts on this peculiar season from last year. They still very much apply. 🌚

... through artistic & personal doors of perception.

14/08/2026

The Wind Took it Away 🦋
Out on the first of September.

10/08/2026

Dear people, my new single ‘The Wind Took it Away’ is coming up on the first of September. 🤎 You can pre-save it here:

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