Samantha Gongol talks Her Solo EP, Whitney Houston, Queen & Dream Concerts

Samantha Gongol joins Will on The Encore Club for a deep and hilarious conversation about her career, creativity, and the surprising path that led her from Marian Hill’s global success to launching her own solo project. Best known as one half of the multi-platinum duo Marian Hill, Sam talks about breaking through with “Down” and “One Time,” the surreal experience of featuring in Apple’s iconic iPhone AirPods campaign, and the evolution of her sound and confidence as an artist.

We explore the making of her solo debut EP Flash in the Pan, her six-part web series created during lockdown with her brother, and what it felt like to rediscover creativity after an intense period of stasis. Sam opens up about singing the US National Anthem at the MLS Cup, appearing on the Fifty Shades Freed soundtrack, growing up in Pennsylvania, and how Marian Hill are now officially working on brand new music together.

Then, Sam builds her dream concert, and it’s huge: Ella Fitzgerald, Whitney Houston, Queen, Jimmy Hendrix, multiple encores, and one of the funniest curveball finale choices we’ve ever had on the show. We also dive into guilty pleasure songs, super-groups, Disney villains with imaginary albums, creative philosophies, nostalgia, emotional music moments, and the chaotic Encore Club favourites “Play Repeat Delete,” “Death Row Set List,” and “Wild Would You Rather.”

If you love Marian Hill, alt-pop, singer-songwriters, artist storytelling, or music-nerd dream-setlist chaos, this is the episode for you.

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