Futuristic music from a pink planet
Transmissions
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One voice, three lights
Every song lands somewhere on the spectrum, browse the catalogue for more insight.
The catalogue
Songs from the pink planet rarely wear one label. Pick an identity and see which transmissions carry it.
About
Neon Lyra is an AI music artist and music project based in the Netherlands, founded in 2024 — shaped by the contrasts in my life: South African by heart, Dutch by postcode, actuary by day, artist by night.
Through Neon Lyra I explore expatriation, queer love, emotional duality, feminine power, loneliness, and the beauty of staying human in a digital world. The sound is electronic pop — synth-pop, cyberpunk, queer dance and ambient. The vibe is pink planets in space, futuristic machines with feminine energy: an invitation into a world of thoughts on the future, space, philosophy and psychology.
AI is part of my creative instrument, but the lyrics, emotional direction, sound and themes are mine. In 2025, the lyrics of “Glitter in the Hookah Smoke” placed second in the Lyrics Only category of the International Songwriting Competition (ISC).
Neon Lyra releases singles, grouped into three chapters — each with its own mood, its own artwork, its own world. The first chapter is futuristic and sci-fi inspired: thoughts, emotions, loneliness, identity, and our future relationship with machines and AI. The second moves into a more playful space, with dance, party and rebel energy — confidence, freedom, and the liberating feeling of being fully yourself. The third takes a gentler turn: softer, more relaxing and introspective, focusing on inner growth, rest, self-care, presence, nature, and learning to listen to your inner self.
Every song is on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music and all major streaming platforms. Each chapter has its own atmosphere — choose one depending on the mood you’re in.
Questions
Futuristic pop: introspective synth-pop, queer cosmic club and dance tracks, and cyberpunk — music from an imagined pink planet.
Yes. Neon Lyra is an openly AI-assisted music project. The lyrics, emotional direction, sound and themes are human. AI is used as an instrument to bring my lyrics and melodies alive.
On Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music and YouTube, and all other major streaming platforms. The official website is neonlyra.com.
The project began in 2024 when I bought a piano on Black Friday. As a child I loved playing piano and entered my first songwriting competition with my brother when I was 20. I have always loved writing and Neon Lyra is a persona where I can share my views as well as use as an instrument to express myself creatively. I have the vision to create a whole virtual world around the persona.
Yes. In 2025 the lyrics of “Glitter in the Hookah Smoke” placed second in the Lyrics Only category of the International Songwriting Competition (ISC).
Neon Lyra is the music project of a South African–born, Netherlands-based artist who works as an actuary by day.
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