Xavier Herrero |
Benidorm (Alicante) (EFE).- Chanel will reappear this Saturday at the Benidorm Fest 2023 final to crown her successor as Spain’s representative at Eurovision, in what will be her first public appearance after months of self-inflicted social and artistic ostracism every more and more commented, something that he wanted to explain to EFE.
«That silence that is being talked about is due to the fact that I am building my project, that I am discovering myself as a solo artist, fitting the pieces of what I want to show vocally, visually and musically. I want to do things well, in my own way, and that cannot be achieved in two days”, said the artist.
One year after his musical birth, many media outlets were interested in speaking with Terrero (Havana, 1991) taking advantage of his time in the city and the festival in which the “Chanelazo” began to take shape.
There are the more than 72 million views that “SloMo” has, the first musical theme of his recording career and the one with which he won his third place in Eurovision 2022, becoming overnight a national heroine and a figure highly demanded.
Reshape your career
In the sudden need to reconfigure her career from the world of musicals and acting and direct it towards the musical field, Chanel abandoned projects with which she had previously committed, such as the leading role in the musical “Malinche” or her intervention in the sequel to the television series «One step forward».
Already in April, three months after her victory at Benidorm Fest, the artist had traveled to Miami to participate in composition sessions, which made us think when the phenomenon broke out due to her outstanding performance at Eurovision that we would not have to wait long to receive a second single
During the wait, she became a preacher of Madrid Pride, put her voice to a song from the soundtrack of “Pinocchio” and intervened in musical events such as the Coca-Cola Music Experience in Madrid, but months passed and news from the studio of recording did not arrive.
The news did at the beginning of autumn that Chanel had left the label that accompanied her both at the Alicante festival and during her time in Europe, BMG, and that of her transfer to a larger multinational, Sony, as a “lever of internationalization of Spanish music.
silence to work
When “TOKE” was published, his second official single and a preview of what will be his first album “in 2023”, more than 10 months had already passed since the release of “SloMo”, a lifetime in a voracious music industry that demands new releases. constantly, especially when it comes to establishing a brand and retaining listeners.
To make matters worse, he officially became related to the Spanish soccer team ahead of the controversial Qatar 2022 championship due to the lack of guarantees and rights for some social groups, which contaminated his departure. With its 3 million views, the cut remains a long way from its predecessor in terms of numbers.
At the beginning of November, Chanel presented it live at the Los40 Music Awards gala, at which time the artist began to withdraw from public life in a more pronounced way, both from events and from the media, a silence that will not be broken in this new foray into Benidorm (Alicante).
«That silence translates into hard work in the studio, a thousand meetings, projects, plans. Work that is not visible to the public but that does exist. And I am happy to be able to have this intense and enriching experience, “says Chanel after declining to do interviews and agreeing to explain her position to EFE.
In a few words, the Cuban-Spanish wanted to express herself “grateful” and “totally excited” with what she has prepared “to show the world.” “Soon I’ll give you everything I’ve been working on,” she promised.
