AFERS: Special Giest + Mina Okabe

Mina Okabe 's show is supported by Liveurope and Nordisk Kulturfond the first pan-European initiative supporting concert venues in their efforts to promote European emerging artists. Liveurope is co-founded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union.

Mina Okabe, 24, composes happy and evocative pop songs. Her lyrics, which seem to be taken from a diary, tell the sincere stories of a young woman. With over 500 million plays, Mina Okabe has won over a global audience, becoming a promising rising star in the Nordic countries.

Mina Okabe was selected as a Spotify Radar Artist and Apple Music Artist to Follow in 2023. Her success and international buzz have led Mina Okabe to tour extensively, including performances at such prominent festivals as Roskilde Festival (Denmark), Seoul Jazz Festival (Korea), Summer Sonic Festival (Japan) and SXSW (USA). Following the huge success of the reissue of her acclaimed debut album, Better Days, Mina Okabe was honoured by the RIAJ earlier this spring as ‘New Artist of the Year’ at the Japan Gold Disc Awards 2024.

Mina Okabe returns with new cheerful and warm melodies just in time for Indian summer. “Strong” is the Danish-Japanese songwriter's second single from her upcoming album, recorded together with multi-platinum hit producer and two-time Grammy nominee Leroy.