Shae Gill makes it to Coke Studio Global with 'One Love' opposite Turkish singer Evdeki Saat

Singer is one of 19 global breakthrough artists brought together to create music collisions for the platform

Rising stars Shae Gill and Evdeki Saat, two of more than 19 global breakthrough artists brought together to create music collisions for Coke Studio Global, Season 2, have released One Love, their first collaboration project for the platform.

One of the rising names of alternative pop, Turkey’s Evdeki Saat first reached new heights with 2020’s Uzunlar V1, which has over 120 million Spotify streams to date. Fresh from singing cover songs on her Instagram in a friend’s bedroom, 24-year-old Shae Gill, on the other hand, is widely known for global hit Pasoori. The Coke Studio 14 single is the most streamed Pakistani song of all time on Spotify. To date, it has been viewed close to 600 million times on Youtube.

Commenting on the collaboration, a press release quotes Gill as saying, “The inspiration for the track was based around the themes of romance, new love and the open expression of love. It was a pleasure collaborating with him because he’s such a gifted and kind person. On top of that I felt like we made a lot of sense musically and that just made this collaboration all the more exciting.”

Saat, on the other hand, shared, “I think it’s always exciting to be involved in Coke Studio as a musician. The project itself is so exciting. A global collaboration was something that I wanted to experience in my music career. I always love to connect with other musical cultures. Shae is a great representative of her culture, also a great musician and personality. I enjoyed the challenging process of our decision on making of the song.”

The release of One Love follows this year’s COKE STUDIO™ anthem Be Who You Are (Real Magic) by Grammy-award-winning American musician Jon Batiste featuring NewJeans, J.I.D, Camilo and Cat Burns.

One Love is one of nine brand new multi-artist collision songs and exclusive COKE STUDIO™ sessions from each artist will be released to global music fans on all music platforms in June and July, as per the press release. Also released today is a new version of Imagine Dragons’ Symphony, created in partnership with the Inner-City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles, as well as Zero (J.I.D Remix) a new collision between K-pop stars NewJeans and Atlanta rapper J.I.D.

Listen to One Love here: 

Have something to add to the story? Share it in the comments below.