“Some gifts can’t be opened.” That’s the idea behind “Silent Stars”, the new single from Alexis Barotelli, a digital vocalist created by a songwriter who remains deliberately unseen. The track blends cinematic pop and emotional storytelling to capture the quiet, bittersweet side of Christmas, when love is remembered through distance or loss.
Written by Craig Raybould, Silent Stars reflects on presence through absence, the feeling of missing someone during the holidays but finding comfort in memory. Built around a tender piano line, the song rises from intimacy to hope.
“Even though you’re not here, you deliver your present. It’s not one to open, physically absent, but I hold it close.”
Alexis Barotelli is an AI-based artist designed to express human emotion through technology. Every lyric, melody, and production choice comes from the songwriter; Alexis provides the voice and persona through which those feelings are delivered. The goal is not to replace the artist, but to explore how technology can give new form to human storytelling.
Released 14 November 2025, Silent Stars arrives ahead of the festive season. The single continues Alexis Barotelli’s cinematic pop journey following the debut album The Moon Fell Down, and offers a glimpse of the emotional, ethereal direction the project is moving toward.
