“You think ‘Trinda Better’ is a phase? Baby, this is just the tutorial level. Next world? We go glitchier. We go louder. We go.”
She told Dazed Digital : “I don’t want to be the next big thing. I want to be the current weird thing.” garota pop elenara trinda better
During the song “Garota Pop,” she invites fans on stage to “trinda better” with her—which essentially means screaming your biggest insecurity into a voice modulator. It’s chaotic. It’s loud. It is, by all accounts, unforgettable. In an era where Brazilian pop is globalizing—thanks to artists like Anitta, Luísa Sonza, and Gloria Groove—Elenara represents the underground resistance. She doesn’t want a deal with a major American label. She has refused interviews with Jimmy Fallon. Her merch is sold exclusively as NFTs that you can screenshot for free. “You think ‘Trinda Better’ is a phase