Virtually 15 years after wrapping up her long-running speak present, Cristina Saralegui returned to her broadcasting house of Univision to conduct a particular in-depth interview with singer Karol G.
And sure, it truly is the Cristina.
“If you think what you’re about to watch on your TV is a product of that famous artificial intelligence, I am happy to inform you all that you are 100% mistaken,” Saralegui stated on the prime of the hourlong particular. “[Karol G] managed to get me out of my cave and return to make ‘El Show de Cristina’ here on Univision.”
The primary query posed to the the “Provenza” singer was maybe the largest question in folks’s minds: Why did she have to be interviewed by the retired TV host?
“I told my team I have a very special dream. I grew up watching your interviews, they were a window for many Latin artists around the world,” Karol G stated. “If there’s going to a first interview for my album, it has to be on ‘El Show de Cristina.’”
The 34-year-old artist then spoke concerning the artistic course of and that means behind her newest launch, “Tropicoqueta.”
“I feel like every one of my albums represents an evolved personality that shows who I am as a person,” she stated of her latest album. “Beyond just the use of tropical sounds, it’s about the joy that I have in my heart from traveling the world and making my culture known every place I visit.”
The “TQG” artist additionally spoke about collaborating with artists like Greeicy Rendón, Thalía and Marco Antonio Solís — who shocked Karol G with a video message through the interview.
“I’m doing something rare, which is to make songs written by different composers, but I really liked [‘Coleccionando Heridas’] when Karol G sent it to me directly,” Solís stated. “I’ve seen her documentary and I know all that’s happened in her career, and I congratulate her with all my heart because nothing has been easy for her.”
Karol G then shared a narrative about how she watched Los Bukis on tour just a few years again and was completely blown away by how they hadn’t misplaced a step in all their years aside.
“I think that a lot of women are superfans of her … with her authenticity, her way of being, with her joy, she touched a lot of people, and with time, as generations pass, [her impact] is like an echo that still resonates,” Karol G stated as she praised Selena’s lingual flub as “iconic.”
The Colombian artist additionally commented on her admiration for the opposite robust Latina musicians whom Saralegui had beforehand interviewed like Gloria Estefan and Celia Cruz, whereas expressing how honored she was to be part of that lineage.
After discussing the difficulties of working in a musical style that has traditionally been dominated by male artists and the way she handles her haters, Karol G flipped the script on Saralegui by asking why she agreed to host the interview.
“I’ve met a lot of artists. I’ve only met a few artists who know what they’re doing, who have staked their place, who have garnered respect,” Saralegui stated. “From the beginning, I told my husband, ‘Look at this girl who sold out the Bernabéu in Spain four times.’”
