Everything You Wanted to Know About Colombian ‘oop’ Singer-Songwriter VALÉ
We're calling it now—2024 is Colombian star VALÉ's big year.
The Latin-pop sensation is probably best known for her 2021 smash hit "oop" with Kat Dahlia, but with a tour underway and new music coming soon, she's only steps away from her next viral moment. She kicked off a massive North American tour supporting Rocky and Ross Lynch's The Driver Era earlier this month, concluding on May 8 in Toronto, Canada, and this Friday, April 19, she's set to release her latest single, "chill like that." If you've been following along on VALÉ's journey as closely as we have, keep scrolling to discover everything she shared with us as our latest Woman Crush Wednesday.
(Photo credit: Ashley Osborn)
Name: Valentina Vilarino
Hometown: Barranquilla, Colombia
Birthday: June 9
Fun Facts:
1. Though VALÉ doesn't consider herself much of a gamer, she does enjoy watching others play.
"I used to love watching my brother play GTA."
-VALÉ
2. Lately, she hasn't taken SZA's "Saturn" off repeat.
3. Her favorite jokes are ones that arise organically.
"I love a dry and awkward joke, jokes that aren't planned, the one liners that hit the spot."
-VALÉ
4. She doesn't know too much about astrology, but based on what she knows, she'd consider herself a true Gemini.
"Mood swings and whatnot. Best sign, obviously!"
-VALÉ
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5. SZA, COBRAH and Harry Styles have put on the best concerts she's ever seen.
"These three shows are all for different audiences but they all showed how music can really bring different types of people and communities together. It's beautiful to see."
-VALÉ
6. Her parents are her biggest heroes.
7. Her favorite films are Grease and Back to the Future.
8. You may not expect it, but she's really good at organizing and cleaning.
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9. She has a habit of touching her hair a lot.
"I also whip my hair around a lot."
-VALÉ
10. She's never been very into sports, but she did swim for about five years when she was younger.
"I actually disliked going to swimming lessons so much that my mom told me I had to do some kind of extracurricular activity if I didn't want to swim, so I decided to give vocal lessons a try. I think it went well."
-VALÉ
11. Empathy is extremely important to VALÉ.
"I can understand people even if they're going through something I have never experienced. I think it's a trait that helps me write music from different perspectives and write about situations that I haven't necessarily experienced before. I can put myself in someone's shoes and think about why they would feel a certain way, why something would happen to them, etc. I like to think it's a good trait to have."
-VALÉ
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