Forever Five: Isabella Manfredi

Isabella Manfredi poses for a promo photo 2025

There’s something magnetic about Isabella Manfredi — a force of nature in voice, vision, and vulnerability. Whether igniting stages with the pulse of a rock ‘n’ roll preacher or carving out spacious, spiritual terrain in her solo work, she’s always followed instinct over expectation. Her music is sensual, defiant, and deeply feminine — steeped in emotional intelligence and laced with a quiet, electric power.

Her Forever Five is a testament to that sensibility. These are albums that taught her how to feel, how to burn, how to hold complexity without apology. They come from artists who rewrote the rules — of genre, gender, storytelling, soul. There’s theatricality here, but also restraint. There’s rawness and radiance. There’s legacy.

Together, they form a kind of sonic lineage — one that reflects Isabella’s own artistry back in bold, beautiful fragments. These aren’t just records she loves; they’re records that live inside her work. And in choosing them, she reminds us that influence isn’t always about imitation — it’s about listening closely, and then daring to answer back.