IKRAAAN wears her heart on her sleeve. She makes the obstacles on her route and her most painful feelings the inspiration for her music. 

Her first EP, "HAPPY PILL," provided a breath of fresh air in 2019 in a climate of fast-moving music. Among others, Brihang, Pregnant Guy and Amenra outed her as a fan. In 2020, Studio Brussel selected her for the final of De Nieuwe Lichting and she made the song 'Why' with Jef Neve.

Meanwhile, her first album is ready. The writing process became a reflection on her life. In her subconscious, the alter-ego 'the clown' emerged, embodying both pain and joy, the good and the bad in people. She expresses her emotions in an unflinching way and holds up a mirror to herself. Listening to the songs on her debut 'Mental Health' you get an insight into her deepest desires and failures.

The singer draws attention to the accessibility of psychological help and stresses the importance of mental care, something that according to IKRAAAN is still too often forgotten in this society.

She donates this album to those who are forgotten by this society. To those who suffer in silence. Those who carry pain in immeasurable heaviness like a shadow: "I hope you can be cured. I hope we can all heal.'