Spanish singer Rosalía will headline the Lollapalooza festival this Saturday evening at the Longchamp racecourse. A look back at the career of this 30-year-old, originally from Catalonia, who has enjoyed worldwide success for five years.
After her performances at the Déferlantes festivals on July 9 and then the Vieilles Charrues last weekend, Rosalía will face the Lollapalooza audience tomorrow evening at the Longchamp racecourse for her last tour date. France info culture returns to this Hispanic phenomenon which is shaking the whole planet.
At only 30 years old, Rosalía Vila Tobella, whose real name is, has conquered the entire international music industry. Recently, at the beginning of June, the young singer released a new single titled tuya, a tribute to Japan.
A passion: flamenco
From Barcelona, Rosalía learned the guitar at the age of 9, then at 13 she discovered a passion for flamenco. She will therefore train at the Superior School of Music in Catalonia and perform in the flamenco cabarets of Barcelona.
The Spanish singer makes a first album in 2017 Los Angeles, then a second El Mal Querer, her graduation work which will propel her onto the international scene. Winner of the Latin Grammy Award ceremony for Album of the Year and included in the magazine’s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time RollingStone, this flamenco-sounding album is adored by critics and the public, especially the title sick.
Each song on the album is a chapter of a story inspired by an Occitan novel flamenco. As an independent artist, she had no budget to produce the record but Rosalía invested her own money, to the point of near bankruptcy. She still continued to work on this album: “My objective is to find a way to explain this tradition that obsesses me in the most personal way possible, without fear and with risks. Before releasing the album, I was in debt and had no guarantee that it would work, but I had hope, since I was doing it with my heart, be it a few or many, that the people who really love it” she said in 2020 in the magazine Billboard.
A hybrid style
In 2019, the famous Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar offers the young singer her first film role in the film Pain and Glory, alongside Penelope Cruz. It’s official, his career is launched… With her style, she succeeds in anchoring flamenco in the digital age and giving it a new lease of life. Singing in her native language, Rosalía is an artist who explores the different sounds and traditional rhythms of flamenco.
In his hybrid album Motomami released in 2022, she has fun mixing bachata, dancehall, reggaeton, Cuban music and electro. At the Latin Grammy Awards last November, Motomami won all four categories in which it was nominated including Album of the Year and Best Alternative Music Album.
Prestigious collaborations
With her success and her experience, she offered herself duets with high-flying artists: Travis Scott on TKNJ Balvin on With Altura which rose to number one on the charts in many countries, Billie Eilish with Lo Vas A Olvidar, a title for promote a special episode of the series Euphoria or even The Weeknd on the song The Fame.
During Lollapalooza 2023 in Paris, Rosalía will not be the only headliner. She will be accompanied by Kendrick Lamar, Lil Nas X, Aya Nakamura, Kygo, Stray Kids, Damso, Niall Horan or even One Republic. This eclectic selection will bring together all generations and styles. Fans, families, the curious…Lollapalooza 2023 promises to be explosive!