Betta Lemme
2024-2025 Annual Report feature
After years of feeling creatively limited, I was finally free to move independently and fully return to music. I applied to FACTOR just 24 hours before the deadline—taking a chance at a new beginning—and their support came at exactly the right time.
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Receiving two grants back-to-back has been nothing short of transformative. It allowed me not only to fund my projects but to own my masters, direct my vision, and reconnect with the joy of making music again. I cannot express how much that means to me. :”””)
As a woman in music—and one who’s always straddled multiple genres and languages—being given the trust and support to take creative risks has meant everything. FACTOR has helped me not just create art, but build a sustainable career on my own terms.
Their belief in my work has also helped me continue growing internationally, where I’ve been fortunate to receive support from press, fans, and industry champions abroad. Having the network is one thing—having the means to act on it is another. FACTOR helped me bridge that gap.
I’m endlessly grateful and hopeful to continue this journey with FACTOR by my side as I prepare my first full-length album as an independent artist.
Thank you for believing in me.
Merci. Grazie.
Xx,
Betta Lemme
Photo Credit: Leslie-Ann Thomson
