Luana Gordon Shares Her Most Vulnerable Single Yet ‘Waiting For You’
South Auckland singer-songwriter Luana Gordon today releases her heartfelt new single, Waiting For You, accompanied by an official music video.
Created alongside her brothers Peter and Oliver Leupolu and supported by NZ On Air New Music Pasifika funding, Waiting For You explores loss, longing, and the people who continue shaping us long after they’re gone.
The track marks Luana’s most emotionally candid songwriting to date. “I wanted to lean into melancholy with this track,” says Luana. “It’s about missing somebody, knowing that your paths will never cross again, and accepting that you may miss them forever. I wanted to capture pensiveness and regret, but also an edge of frustration.”
“I started thinking about how much of who we are is shaped by people who may no longer be in our lives,” says Luana. “Even when relationships end, parts of those people stay with us. Waiting For You grew from that idea and the feeling of carrying someone with you long after they’ve gone.”
The stunning music video directed by Christian Tjandrawinata was filmed entirely at Auckland Muriwai Beach.
Raised in a close-knit Pacific-European family in South Auckland, Luana writes and creates music alongside her brothers and fellow musicians Peter and Oliver Leupolu. Her songs centre on themes of love, relationships, home, and work, delivered through an evocative yet grounded sound that moves between indie pop, alternative rock, and folk.
Drawing on her background in classical music and creative writing, Luana combines thoughtful lyricism with understated vocals to create music that finds meaning in both life’s everyday moments and its emotional turning points.
Waiting For You follows the release of Got Me Good (2025), Working The Weekend (2024), and her debut single Drunk In The Living Room (2023), continuing to showcase her growth as one of Aotearoa’s emerging songwriting voices.
Waiting For You was made possible with support from NZ On Air New Music Pasifika funding.
Luana Gordon’s new single and music video, Waiting For You, are available now on all major streaming platforms.
