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In conversation: Karol G on her life as a 'happy heartbreak girl'

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4.33.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

While coming up with the concept for her new album Mañana Será Bonito, Colombian superstar Karol G had an epiphany that would change her life: what if she was just more herself? Alt.Latino host Anamaria Sayre sits down with global phenom Karol G to chat about the singer's latest evolution.

Audio for this episode of Alt.Latino was edited and mixed by Robin Hilton. Our editor is Hazel Cills and our project manager is Grace Chung. Our production assistant is Sofia Seidel. Our VP of Music and Visuals is Keith Jenkins.

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0:00.0

Okay, Ana, tell me about your hair.

0:01.8

You changed your hair recently.

0:03.3

I did change my hair recently, Felix.

0:05.8

Um, it went, well, I changed it to blue

0:09.0

above from blue to green.

0:10.6

But yeah, it's been an exciting new chapter in my life

0:13.1

to have dyed blue-green hair.

0:16.2

So it was inspired by a personal statement,

0:18.1

inspired by something personal?

0:19.4

Yes, Felix, I went through a breakup

0:21.8

and I dyed my hair.

0:23.2

I wasn't, I wasn't going for that,

0:25.4

but I was just, the point is, like, if you noticed,

0:28.8

and you've seen me on Zoom, I cut my hair.

0:31.0

It's all gone.

0:31.9

I know, it looks good.

0:32.9

Thank you.

0:33.8

It was because my mother wanted to see me with short hair.

0:37.3

And she was in hospice and she has since passed,

0:39.9

but the last thing she saw me with my short hair.

0:42.8

So hair as a personal statement

0:45.1

that is part of our conversation

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