METRO MANILA, Philippines — Young Filipino singer Kara Lopez is bringing her voice to Little Elara: The Butterfly Feeling, performing two original songs created specifically for the newest installment of the Little Elara series, a bedtime storytelling project created for mothers and their young daughters.
Recorded in Metro Manila, Lopez performs “How You Know” and “My Butterfly Feeling,” two original songs written by author and Little Elara creator Michael Evans as part of the project’s original musical soundtrack.
The story follows Little Elara through a magical world of butterflies, moonlit gardens and quiet choices. Beneath the fairytale setting is a simple lesson for young girls: feelings deserve to be heard, kindness can exist alongside boundaries, and a child can learn to pause, listen to herself and make choices she feels comfortable with.
For mothers, Evans said, the project was designed to make those conversations feel less like lessons and more like something a daughter can absorb naturally while curled up beside her mother at bedtime.
“I wanted to create something a mother could put on at night and know that, underneath the music, butterflies and bedtime story, her daughter is hearing messages that may stay with her long after childhood,” Evans said. “Little girls should grow up knowing that they can be loving and kind without leaving themselves behind.”
Kara’s performance is central to that experience. Rather than functioning simply as background music, the songs carry the story’s message through the voice of a child speaking to other children.
“I’m happy to be part of this project because I want my singing to inspire people and make them feel that they are not alone. I learned that it’s important to believe in yourself and use your voice to encourage others.” — Kara Lopez
That message closely reflects the heart of The Butterfly Feeling. Throughout the story, Little Elara begins to understand her own quiet inner signals through a butterfly metaphor. She learns to feel, pause, listen and choose, while discovering that she can care about the entire garden without having to “land” everywhere.
One of the story’s central lines captures that lesson: “You can love the whole garden, Little Elara… you just don’t have to land everywhere.”
A Filipino Voice in a Story Created for Mothers and Daughters
Kara’s participation also gives the project a meaningful connection to the Philippines, where her vocals were recorded. Her young voice provides an innocence that allows the songs to feel as though they belong naturally inside Little Elara’s world rather than being placed over it.
The visual story is followed by an extended 432 Hz sleep-music experience, accompanied by dim nighttime imagery designed to transition children gently from storytelling into a peaceful night of rest. The result combines a children’s story, original music, emotional learning and bedtime relaxation into one mother-and-daughter experience.
Evans created the broader Little Elara series around the idea that some of the most important lessons a girl carries into adulthood can begin quietly, years earlier, in moments when she feels secure enough to listen.
For Kara Lopez, The Butterfly Feeling marks an opportunity to use her emerging voice for something larger than a performance.
For the mothers who press play, the hope is even simpler: that their daughters fall asleep with a song in their hearts—and wake up a little more certain that their own voice matters.
Watch Little Elara: The Butterfly Feeling
Mothers and daughters can watch Little Elara: The Butterfly Feeling on YouTube.
Follow Kara Lopez on Instagram for more from the young Filipino singer.
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