The London-based pop sensation, Maria Manuel, exhibited her vocal versatility in the RnB spliced sublime single, Sanctuary, which will hit the airwaves on the 11th of July.

The singer-songwriter, who has been cutting her teeth as a music producer, borrowed a few mellow synth-pop tones from 80s icons for her latest single, as her vocal lines bear reminiscence to the same timbre which saw the UK enamoured by Alexandra Burke’s honeyed harmonies.

While the swathed-in-shimmering-reverb instrumentals smooth out the release, Maria Manuel adds the crescendos with her stridently arresting high notes, bringing the lyricism viscerally to life in her emotion-driven slice of soul.

Amelia Vandergast, the Executive Editor at A&R Factory said:

“If Maria Manuel can still be considered a rising star, she’s already beyond our galaxy with her engrossingly progressive singles.”