About

Diana Ezerex: Between Identities, Between People, Between Worlds.

Diana Ezerex is a Berlin-based singer, songwriter, producer, and composer whose emotionally resonant alternative pop moves between personal experiences, interpersonal dynamics, and wider societal questions. Combining vulnerable songwriting with intricate harmonies, organic instrumentation, strings, electronic production, and distinctive sound design, her music balances intimacy with scale.
Her work has evolved through distinct artistic chapters. Her debut album, My Past’s Gravity (2021), grew out of years of performing charity concerts in prisons across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and explored incarceration, resilience, dignity, and humanity.

IDENTITY turned towards belonging, racism, and her experiences as a German-Nigerian woman, while her current work continues to expand into new personal and musical territory.

Diana has performed at major festivals including JazzOpen Stuttgart and DAS FEST Karlsruhe and supported artists such as Cory Wong, Lawrence, Drax Project, Die Fantastischen Vier, and Kat Frankie. Her work has been featured by Rolling Stone Germany, ZEIT, and ZDF, also being nominated as an Outstanding Artist in 2025.

Diana Ezerex at Das Fest in Karlsruhe, Jul 2023. © Micha Roth

Alongside her artistic career, Diana studied educational and social sciences, philosophy, cultural mediation, and popular music in Germany, Wales, and Brazil, earning an M.A. in Arts & Cultural Mediation and an M.Mus. in Popular Music. Supported by federal and state funding and scholarships, she has developed and produced ambitious live and interdisciplinary projects, building extensive experience in event and project management.

Currently, Diana is producing her third album—her first fully self-written and self-produced record—while collaborating with artists across Europe and contributing to international songwriting camps. She is part of the Female* Producer Collective 2026 and currently works as a composer and film scorer for an international documentary.
Beyond music, Diana is actively involved in cultural education and industry advocacy. She is a GEMA delegate, serves on the board of VERSO, is a patron of Schools Without Racism – Schools With Courage, and facilitates songwriting workshops addressing discrimination and social issues. An alumna and now mentor of the international Keychange Talent Leadership Programme, she has also participated in MEWEM and LEAD ME and is regularly invited as a speaker and panelist. Her commitment to improving structures and working conditions in the music industry has been recognised with the PRO MUSIK Award.

Whether through a song, film score, prison concert, workshop, or cultural advocacy, Diana’s work connects artistic practice with a curiosity for people and the structures surrounding them—creating space for complexity, vulnerability, and change.

Projects

Identity and acceptance are challenging yet essential topics, especially in a time where they are being redefined, discussed, and validated. Belonging means being accepted and actually feeling as a part of the surrounding. But what might sound simple is actually an intense and often painful process, especially when constantly questioning one’s own sense of belonging. Diana Ezerex has embraced and processed this journey in her „IDENTITY PROJECT,“ releasing it in four EPs.
With her exceptional and emotionally powerful lyrical prowess, coupled with a fresh sound that leaves a lasting impression, Ezerex released her most personal work to date. Because she draws from her own experiences, emotions, and questions in her songs, experiencing the artist’s live performance becomes an unforgettable event.

The IDENTITY PROJECT composes of four EPs:

This project received funding by the Ministry of Science, Research and Art Baden-Württemberg.

At TEDx Stuttgart Diana speaks about identity, change, feeling of home & sense of belonging.

Since May 2017, Diana Ezerex has been playing voluntary concerts in prisons in German-speaking countries. At the Popkurs Hamburg, she was inspired to write an album about the experiences she had and the topics related to prison. Her song lyrics and also the compositions deal with topics of the past, present and future/perspective, describe societal causes and challenges that lead to children not learning to solve problems without violence. Topics such as mental health, suicide, acceptance and finding one’s way in society are also being addressed. From the examination of the prison setting, songs emerged that are not only relevant there but also and above all for society in general. Her music is best placed within the genre of pop & indie.

The album is critical of both system and society. In connection with this, the musician and educator (studying B.A. Educational Science, M.A. Cultural Mediation as well as currently M. Mus. Popular Music at the Folkwang University of Arts) designs creative music workshops for young people that deal with violence and addiction prevention. Furthermore, music videos for each song, a play and short films will make the topics more tangible and accessible in various ways. In addition, different versions of the songs will be created in cooperation with youth orchestras from all over Germany, which on the one hand will bring the social issues directly to a young target group and on the other hand will create a connection between high culture and subculture. A remix version of the whole album will also help to support this goal. A charity exhibition on the topic of isolation gives word and drawing artists from prison and outside a platform to share their thoughts and art. The proceeds will go towards artistic resocialisation measures.

In cooperation with filmmakers, directors, musicians, producers, authors, editors, graphic designers and educators from all over Europe, a broadly based artistic project is being created, which highlights social grievances on various levels through different media. One of the artist’s heartfelt concerns is to reach young people, to show them perspectives and thus to change society, even if only a little bit. As described above, she hopes that this will bring about lasting social change, showing that we can all do something to prevent people from „going off the rails“. That we all have something to give to a better world. Inspired by the prison, which is a very honest mirror of society (Leo Tolstoy), general social & structural issues are to be processed, illustrated and to be put in motion.

With a sincere commitment to bringing the therapeutic resonance of music to unconventional spaces, singer-songwriter Diana Ezerex has been captivating audiences within the prison walls of the DACH region since 2017. Her prison concerts serve as a unique endeavor to bridge the gap between confinement and the liberating essence of music, aspiring to bring a distinct beacon of hope and inspiration.

The experiences and connections formed during these intimate performances have significantly influenced Diana Ezerex. Intrigued by the stories, resilience, and shared emotions of those she encountered behind bars, Ezerex found inspiration for her album, „My Past’s Gravity“ (2021). The album serves as a reflection of the diverse narratives she encountered, weaving together tales of resilience, redemption, and the universal human experience.

„My Past’s Gravity“ is not just a collection of songs but a testament to the transformative nature of art. It captures the essence of the indomitable human spirit and highlights the power of music to transcend barriers, offering solace and connection even in the most challenging circumstances.

Past Prison Concerts

Germany

  • Men: Asperg, Bayreuth, BERLIN-TEGEL, BIELEFELD, BÜTZOW (INCL. WOMEN), Cottbus, Dieburg, DINSLAKEN, DORTMUND, Duisburg, Essen, Fühlsbüttel (HH), Gießen, Kassel II, Kiel, Köln-Ossendorf, Ludwigshafen, München, Münster, Neumünster, Nürnberg (incl. Women), Ravensburg, Remscheid, Stralsund, Uelzen, Untermaßfeld, VOLKSTEDT, Waldeck, Weiterstadt, Wuppertal, Wolfenbüttel
  • Women: BERLIN-LICHTENBERG, Bremen, BÜHL, Köln-Ossendorf, Saarbrücken, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Vechta, Zweibrücken
  • Youth: Neustrelitz, Neuburg-Herrenwörth, Wittlich
  • Youth Detention: Brandenburg, Göppingen, Rastatt, Worms

Austria

  • Asten, Gerasdorf, Graz, Hirtenberg, Linz, Salzburg, Sonnberg, Stein, Wien-Josefstadt

Switzerland

  • Youth Detention: Kalchrain

AWards/Funds

  • Female Producer Collective

 

  • Perspektive Pop 1 & 2
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