{"id":55050,"date":"2026-04-05T10:19:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T10:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=55050"},"modified":"2026-04-05T10:19:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T10:19:42","slug":"heartbreak-turned-into-music-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/04\/05\/heartbreak-turned-into-music-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s how Carla Franco turned heartbreak into music power"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2>According to Franco, grief is not a singular event.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>There is a moment, she suggests, when everything fractures. It\u2019s not a loud crash boom bang, but rather a silent destruction over time. <\/p>\n<p>The aftermath of something that should have ended differently. <\/p>\n<p>Singer-songwriter Carla Franco told <em>The Citizen<\/em> that moment for her came at the end of a long-term relationship that closed over text, without conversation or closure.<\/p>\n<p>It became more than just heartbreak, it also morphed into a slow unravelling of a narrative built on dishonesty. <\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ: U2\u2019s \u2018Songs of Ash\u2019 is exceptional protest music<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was in that disorientation, Franco said, that her new single, <em>Version Of Me<\/em>, came to life. It\u2019s not so much simply a song, but rather a response and a reclaim of a measure of self.<\/p>\n<p>That sense of drawing a line in the sand and taking her own back runs through her upcoming body of work, <em>A Funeral For My Grief<\/em>, an album that navigates loss in its many forms from the self, relationships, and of time. <\/p>\n<p>According to Franco, grief is not a singular event, but something layered and consuming, something that can eclipse even other losses if left unchecked. <\/p>\n<p>She further remarked that her music is not resolution, but a process and one grounded in accountability, faith, discipline, and a deliberate decision to rebuild.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hein-kaiser-your-new-single-version-of-me-feels-less-like-a-song-and-more-like-a-line-drawn-in-the-sand\"><strong>Hein Kaiser: Your new single <em>Version Of Me<\/em> feels less like a song and more like a line drawn in the sand.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Carla Franco:<\/strong> I had just come out of a toxic three-year relationship that ended over text, with no closure. <\/p>\n<p>What hurt most wasn\u2019t just the ending, but the layers of dishonesty that surfaced afterwards. <\/p>\n<p>In that kind of chaos, it\u2019s hard to step outside yourself and see things clearly. <\/p>\n<p>The song became my response to that \u2013 reclaiming my own narrative. That was the moment I drew the line.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hk-you-describe-this-album-as-the-voice-for-all-the-times-your-voice-was-taken-away-why\"><strong>HK: You describe this album as the voice for all the times your voice was taken away. Why?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>CF:<\/strong> It\u2019s been about rebuilding \u2013 through therapy, faith, and consciously breaking old patterns. Choosing not to accept poor treatment anymore sounds simple, but it\u2019s been the hardest work. <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve had to reflect deeply on my past to shape the future I want. <\/p>\n<p>Writing music for myself again helped me reconnect, but the real work has been in the daily choices \u2013 and it\u2019s taken grit, and a strong support system.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio  is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"\/>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hk-there-is-a-tension-in-the-song-between-accountability-and-self-preservation-owning-your-part-but-also-protecting-yourself\"><strong>HK:<\/strong> <strong>There is a tension in the song between accountability and self-preservation. Owning your part, but also protecting yourself.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>CF:<\/strong> Every relationship has two sides, and facing that honestly is difficult. <\/p>\n<p>The hardest part of grief is accountability \u2013 confronting the parts of yourself you\u2019d rather avoid and learning to forgive yourself. <\/p>\n<p>For me, that meant accepting where I stayed too long or compromised myself. But I also realised we get to choose who we become. <\/p>\n<p>That mindset shift has been key, along with giving myself grace while staying committed to not repeating those patterns.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4406914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Heres-how-Carla-Franco-turned-heartbreak-into-music-power.jpg 1772w, https:\/\/media.citizen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Carla-Franco-2-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.citizen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Carla-Franco-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.citizen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Carla-Franco-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.citizen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Carla-Franco-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.citizen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Carla-Franco-2-456x304.jpg 456w, https:\/\/media.citizen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Carla-Franco-2-825x550.jpg 825w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1772px) 100vw, 1772px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Heres-how-Carla-Franco-turned-heartbreak-into-music-power.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\"\/><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Heres-how-Carla-Franco-turned-heartbreak-into-music-power.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4406914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Heres-how-Carla-Franco-turned-heartbreak-into-music-power.jpg 1772w, https:\/\/media.citizen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Carla-Franco-2-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.citizen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Carla-Franco-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.citizen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Carla-Franco-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.citizen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Carla-Franco-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.citizen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Carla-Franco-2-456x304.jpg 456w, https:\/\/media.citizen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Carla-Franco-2-825x550.jpg 825w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1772px) 100vw, 1772px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><sub>Soul music of Carla Franco. Picture Supplied<\/sub><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hk-being-hearing-impaired-your-relationship-with-sound-is-different-to-most\"><strong>HK:<\/strong> <strong>Being hearing impaired, your relationship with sound is different to most.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>CF:<\/strong> Absolutely. I experience music differently, which is why my sound is mixed and mastered in a way that highlights what stands out to me. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s something I see as a strength. The challenge comes in live performance \u2013 where technical precision and communication with a band require a lot of discipline and trust.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hk-your-social-media-has-this-striking-contrast-sensual-imagery-alongside-what-feels-like-a-kind-of-metaphysical-funeral\"><strong>HK:<\/strong> <strong>Your social media has this striking contrast, sensual imagery alongside what feels like a kind of metaphysical funeral.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>CF:<\/strong> That contrast is intentional. Every visual, lyric and sound is part of a larger narrative about grief and its different stages. <\/p>\n<p>I was dealing with multiple layers of loss at once, and it became overwhelming \u2013 to the point where I couldn\u2019t process anything properly. <\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why this project is about laying it all to rest. <\/p>\n<p>Even the imagery reflects that \u2013 the ocean symbolising both drowning in grief and finding solace.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Now Read: Gen Z hits rewind as 90s nostalgia makes a comeback<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Heres #Carla #Franco #turned #heartbreak #music #power<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Franco, grief is not a singular event. 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