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Rising singer-songwriter Jolianne returns with a soul-stirring new single, “Favorite Friend,” available on all major streaming platforms starting June 27.

“Favorite Friend” is a soft pop track that lives in the quiet space between confession and restraint. Anchored by delicate finger-picked guitar and warm textures, the song captures the emotional limbo when friendship begins to shift into something deeper — but hesitation and fear keep the truth unsaid.

“I wanted this song to feel like a whisper,” Jolianne shares. “Like that fragile moment where you want to say something more… but you’re not sure if you should.”

Instead of exploding into a dramatic revelation, Favorite Friend gently lingers — suspended in the tension between hope and hesitation, risk and silence, comfort and longing. It’s a song for anyone who’s ever loved someone quietly, and wondered if maybe… they felt the same way too.

With Favorite Friend, Jolianne lets her listeners relive a specific phase in their life where there’s a blur between love and friendship. The melodies slowly lift you into an intimate place where your unspoken feelings can finally be felt, heard, or even screamed. The song captures your ‘what could’ve been’ moment, giving a voice to the words you never got to say.

The release follows Jolianne’s growing presence in the Filipino music scene and cements her as one of the most emotionally honest and sonically refined voices of her generation.

*All Photos from Careless Music