Miami– In harmony, in peace and with the certainty that what he has received is a blessing in his four-decade-long solo career, the singer Chayanne Today, Friday, he presented his twentieth studio album “Bailemos otra vez”.
Although the Puerto Rican man has always portrayed himself as calm and composed, the peace he proclaims today is partly due to the nine-year break he took to release a new album. Chayanne calls it his “oxygen-refreshing time” to forcefully embrace the demands of launching a new production, touring internationally and creating the long-awaited choreographies that thousands of fans are waiting for.
The pandemic of COVID-19 It stopped him, but the break came when he was able to finish touring, recording and work commitments and concentrate on developing the new production. consisting of nine songs that capture the essence of the artist from San Lorenzo.
“It was a period where we released three singles that are not on this album, we did two tours and took a break from studying. Then the pandemic came and something came that I hadn’t experienced before, and that was the space of calm. It was a place of oxygen… I was always quiet in front of people (he jokes). Seriously, I feel very good, in harmony, at peace and it was also a time when I am grateful for everything that has been my life. It was a review that was meant to say, “Wow! What wonderful things have happened to me. “It’s time to give thanks that I have always given and that I never forget, what I get from people,” commented Chayanne in passing to this medium.
Excitement and joy overcome Chayanne when he talks about the album and understands that next year will be 40 years since the release of his first solo album entitled “Chayanne is my name” (1984).
In this new album “Bailemos otra vez” Chayanne masters the bachatas very well. The success of “Bailando bachata” shows this and that is why today, in the middle of his meeting with the international press at the Little River Studios in Miami, he received the platinum record for the number one spot on the Billboard Latin Charts. . This song has more than 60 million views on YouTube and reaches more than 120 million streams on digital music platforms.
Chayanne maintains his musical and personal essence. The romantic themes of love or heartbreak are what define it, and in this regard the album does not disappoint. Elmer Arce Figueroa, the artist’s first name, has sold more than 50 million albums and is one of the creators and performers with the most number one songs on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs list.
The meeting with the media was chaired by Leila Cobo, journalist and content director at Billboardwho praised Sony’s record production while listening to some of the songs on the album and immediately received Chayanne’s reaction, who sang the songs with obvious emotion, although he couldn’t say exactly which song was his favorite.
In record production, the artist flirts with regional Mexican music in the song “Dame un Segundo,” signifying his first approach to rancheras. According to him, he did this in honor of his Mexican fans.
During the production he didn’t forego his usual ballads and pop music. His popularity on the TikTok platform is largely due to his mastery of dancing, a discipline that – along with exercise and good nutrition – explains how good the 55-year-old artist looks physically.
“I feel good and look good thanks to the discipline I have shown over the years. Dancing is part of it,” said the artist, who does not describe himself as a sex symbol and even blushed when he was told so.
“I left that to the children,” he emphasized with a laugh.
Likewise, Chayanne recognized that his family was the perfect balance to continue the successful career he had built with an enthusiastic audience that loved his performances.
“He always mentioned my family from the beginning because they are my pyramid and with whom I grew up with my values and principles. I tried to be as healthy as possible and learn from setbacks because no one is perfect. “Everything lies in communication and conversation, not in the volume of the conversation,” said the artist, who mentioned his father Quintino Figueroa several times since, after the death of his mother Irma Luz Arce, the well-being of him and his brothers Eliott and Emmanuel as well as the rest of the family, the role of patriarch is a top priority.
“Dad is doing well and he says his toe hurts, but the truth is he is in very good health. My brothers in Puerto Rico accompany him and I go to Puerto Rico every time to see him and be with him. “Communication with him is very important to me,” said the artist, who admits that after the death of his mother in 2014, every time he has a project, be it personal or professional, the feeling of physical absence does not arise but the spiritual one. because it lives intact every day.
“I always say that when you lose your mother or such an important family member, your umbilical cord is cut. That day (his mother’s death) my life changed. “She’s always present in everything,” he revealed.
On a family note, he said one of his greatest prides is seeing his two children on the track. Isadora follows the artistic direction and completed her studies in composition, while Lorenzo devotes himself to the business side with his clothing line. He considers a musical collaboration with Isadora, but does not put pressure on him because he believes that collaboration should happen naturally.
At the moment, he added, he has no plans to become a grandfather, but he would embrace it with full joy.
The tour could start in Puerto Rico
Chayanne doesn’t know the exact date when the next tour will begin, but he has announced that it will take place in 2024. His home country could be considered for the start of the “Let’s Dance Again” tour, but he will know that as time goes on he begins developing the show in the coming weeks.