Actress and SAMA nominee Mila Smith releases alt-pop single ‘Stranger’

Mila Smith is hitting the ground running with her first single of 2025, Stranger. With its soothing bass line, dreamy synths and hypnotically rich vocals – Stranger is a poignant love letter to someone who is physically miles away but whose impact never truly fades. Stranger signifies that love can conquer any obstacle – including distance. “You’re at the airport with your loved one. After that gut wrenching goodbye hug and drying your teary eyes you say: “Promise me I’ll see you later. Promise you won’t be a stranger”. Produced by Jono Greyling and mixed and mastered by Mike Zietsman, Stranger is described as:  “The song you play on the scenic route with the windows down, the ear-worm that miraculously never gets old and the track that helps bridge the gap between you and a loved one faraway”

Mila Smith is a 20-year-old SAMA Nominated singer/songwriter and actress born and bred in Cape Town, South Africa. With diary-style lyrics that peel back the curtain on her personal experiences, Mila has a soulful heart-on-sleeve sound and soaring emotional vocals that express a maturity and storytelling ability beyond her young years. April 2021 saw Mila’s debut as a solo artist following the release of her first single ‘Liars and Fakes’. A disco pop anthem that reached number 1 on the 5fm SA Top 10 charts for 3 weeks running, with its Tensnake Remix garnering over 400 000 streams. Her second release, a gentle ballad titled Reassemble Myself, came out in September 2021 and her versatility was further cemented with the release of her third single, Nice Guy, a pop-punk song that screams rebellion and a farewell to being Nice. That same year Mila matriculated with distinction in drama and secured the ‘Best Actress’ award at the Stellenbosch Eisteddfod.

Mila’s debut EP, You Need Therapy, released November 10th, 2023, was nominated for Best Pop Album at the 2024 South African Music Awards. 2024 marked a series of firsts: Along with her first ever SAMA nomination, Mila also made her acting debut in a lead role in an upcoming film set to be released later this year. Whether it’s stage or screen, Mila Smith is ready to let the world in on her soulful essence, moving mountains one song and one performance at a time… So stay tuned. And as the song says, promise you won’t be a stranger.