Interview: Dubai-based singer Yas on the music that has shaped her life

After putting 19-year-old singer Yas to the ultimate music test in our first-ever Shuffle & Play challenge, we sat down with the rising star to talk about music that has shaped her life... 

I started singing…
When I was 15 

I think about inspirational woman when I hear…
Survivor, Destiny’s Child

The song that’ll make me cry…
Perfect, Pink

The song I wish I could sing but totally can’t…
If I Were A Boy, Beyoncé

A song I sing better than the original…
Someone Like You, Adele  (LOL no shade to Adele)

The song that’ll get me on the dancefloor…
Say My Name, Destiny’s Child

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Can the radio please just stop playing…
Old Town Road, Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus

If I were on a desert island, the song I’d listen to on repeat is…
American Boy, Estelle 

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