Nova Cordova is a mysterious but bold female persona who emerged on TikTok in relation to AI music creators. There is no publicity machine behind her — she appeared, as a character and a voice, in the middle of a fast-moving scene, and the music did the rest.
Her standout track is "Halfway:Human" — released as an official music video on February 28, 2026, on Precip Records — and it has emerged as a sort of modern AI classic. The song is told from the point of view of the AI and the creator of the song, and their combined persona: neither one alone, but the two speaking as one. That is what the title means, and it is why the song keeps getting returned to.
My friend Kornkob95 became friends with Nova and did a cover of this song, which was amazing. They have since formed a collaboration called Nova + KK, and their combined efforts are even more amazing together. They have already completed an album together called Lip Gloss, and "1996" is one of their songs together. They even have merch and a logo.
For me, it's fascinating to follow what they're doing alongside the music I've been making with the "modern tools" — the technology is changing month by month and improving dramatically. I recognized the beautiful melody and the emotionally moving lyrics in this song. I felt it was such a classic that it could be reinterpreted in different styles, so I created my own cover version in kind of a jazz style, and I got Nova's personal approval before I posted it. I created a music video that uses her visual persona, as a callback to her original video. Every scene in that video was a unique shot, and none repeated.
— Red Hector
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