“Release Me” Is Nini Iris at Her Most Dangerous—And Most Free

When Nini Iris first stunned viewers with her volcanic vocals on The Voice, it was clear she wasn’t built for secondhand stardom. Now, with the release of her debut single “Release Me,” the Georgian-born artist has stepped out of the shadow of TV talent shows and into the arena with a sound that hits like a controlled burn—slow, searing, and unforgettable.

Lines like “You left a hole in my precious soul” don’t just describe heartbreak—they etch it into your skin. Her voice is a force of nature, somewhere between a banshee’s wail and a gospel prayer. And when she unleashes the line, “I won’t let you break me no more,” it lands like an ultimatum you weren’t ready for.

The production knows exactly when to get out of the way. It begins spare—echoes, soft pulses, that eerie silence before a storm. But it builds. Slowly. Intentionally. Until the instrumentation swells into something that feels orchestral in emotion, if not in size. It’s the sound of a woman reclaiming her power, not just from someone else, but from the idea that she ever needed permission to feel deeply.

Raised in Tbilisi, Nini Iris grew up immersed in Georgia’s folk traditions—a culture rich in harmonic tension and poetic melancholy. That foundation seeps through every syllable of “Release Me.” It’s not just Western pop in Eastern packaging—it’s a hybrid language entirely her own.

This is what a breakout should sound like: unapologetic, emotionally risky, and wholly original. If this is the start, Nini Iris might not just break free. She might burn the whole structure down and rebuild it in her image.