Karol G: Tomorrow Will Be Beautiful (2025) Movie Script
1
Dude, how do I calm my nerves?
I can't control these nerves
because I haven't felt them before.
Let's take a shot.
- Yes.
- Yes.
Yes, obviously, right? I need a shot.
- Cheers.
- Okay, let's crush it.
Let's slay it.
For everyone to see
how hard we have worked,
and all of our effort
these past days, weeks... months!
Since I was a little girl,
everyone would tell me
"Karol, this dream isn't for you."
According to them,
I was in the wrong genre.
I came from the wrong part of the world.
But what if in reality
I stopped seeing those things as obstacles
and turned them into my biggest advantage?
I was lonely like a stray dog
Trying to fill that void
Since I haven't had you
No, oh
One day you loved me
The next one you didn't
I swear I don't understand
Trying not to lose my sanity
But here I keep myself together
Walking on a rope and seeing the edge
You're the cause of all my delusions
And tell the one you're with now
That I don't envy her
Because it no longer hurts
What used to burn...
I remember that I spoke to the moon
And asked the sun
That they please give me back
My first love
That sleepless night
I made friends with alcohol
But it wasn't to forget you
Sing it loud!
Since I did it
It was black and white
It started to gain color
And that's why I emphasize to you
That you were late
The boat left a while ago
And I threw your photos
With everything and the frame
Now at night I'm partying
No longer crying
And if I fell easily
I'll get up more easily
Anyways, I'm ready. How do we start?
- That drum...
- With the drum, so it sounds nice.
No, we can't.
Fabio on the guacharaca.
Juan Guillermo on the drums.
And the singer, the girl!
One, two, three.
Dance!
Music came into our lives
through my dad's family.
My dad, my uncles, they all sing.
All of my memories as a little girl
are filled with that fantasy
of being a singer.
I was just doing
what I feel I came into the world to do.
Which is to sing and play music.
We call on stage Karol G!
A young singer from Antioquia
who is making her debut
on national television.
I've been able to sing in many places,
but not somewhere
with this amount of people.
How do I become an artist
who transcends time?
I've spent 16 years chasing that goal.
That my music is heard
even after I'm gone.
To be unforgettable.
It's no secret
that it's rare seeing a woman
sing reggaeton
or urban music.
Well, the urban music genre
is assumed to be a male genre,
so when people at radio stations
see a female artist
at first they would say, "No."
They would say, "This is for men."
And I would say, "Why?"
I feel like, in some ways,
I'm getting closer to that goal.
BEST NEW ARTISKAROL G
But happiness isn't just
about numbers or ratings.
The best fans!
Everyone could see I was
at the top of my career.
But inside, I felt like I was losing
who I really was.
Love can make you feel
like the happiest person in the world.
But at the same time, it can destroy you.
Your dreams,
your whole world,
everything you are.
When I was a child and I listened
to a song on the radio,
I would be transformed immediately.
A song would give me the opportunity
to dream, to feel,
to imagine, to visualize myself.
This is the reason why I make music.
I still have a lot of work to do,
but perhaps
if I had been successful earlier,
I may not have been as prepared,
and I'm sure I would have missed
a lot of opportunities.
Pretend you have a hit in your hands.
There you go! You don't have to do it.
You've already done it.
Sixteen years pushing through
and working hard,
it strengthened my mind,
my heart, my vision...
so that in this moment, I can appreciate
what it means to hold a monster
like this in your hands
and to try to control it.
Because it can easily control you.
I love it.
And I love it when you say,
"Shakira, Shakira."
- I hope she likes it.
- She's going to love it.
I'm actually going to write
to her right now.
"Call me when you can."
I had the opportunity to talk to her.
She confided very personal things
that made everything make
more sense to me.
I was like, "This is the song."
In my last relationship,
it was very toxic trying to leave.
Very difficult.
I used to wake up
and feel like I was going to die.
I felt like, as a person, I had no value.
I couldn't see success.
I couldn't see greatness.
I really felt like it was something
I wasn't going to be able to get out,
that I wasn't going to be able
to escape from.
When you're suffering all the time
and all you're doing
is suffering and suffering,
you don't want to leave
because you will suffer even more.
And it was a fucking nightmare.
It was hell.
The beautiful thing
that came out of all of this
was that, through my songs,
I had the chance to speak
on behalf of many people
who might not know
how to express their feelings.
Tell your new girl
That I don't compete...
Again.
That I don't compete for men
I want to talk about this,
and this and this...
And I started to go to the studio to write
and write, and write,
and to start venting.
Even my life improved
You're no longer welcome here
I saw that your girlfriend
Took a shot at me
That doesn't even make me angry
I just laugh, I laugh
I don't have time
For what doesn't give me anything
I changed my path
Making money as a sport
Filling up my account, the shows
The parking, and the passport
The reports say I'm tougher
Now you want to come back, it shows
We made a lot of music,
and "TQG" was born.
Hear how it sounds.
- Yes.
- How...
- Yes.
- There.
You hear the third one?
The vocals are amazing, right?
While listening to that in the car,
I almost cried.
- That's amazing.
- These vocals are really cool.
It burns!
Are you okay?
Let me introduce you to more of my team.
- Hi, how are you?
- Hello.
- Are we ready?
- Yes.
Let's kill it.
Karol, where are we?
Shooting the music video
for "TQG" in Barcelona.
- It's 3:30 a.m. on day two.
- Day two.
So cool. It's super cool.
- This performance is amazing. I love it.
- Yes.
- Bye.
- Oh, honey.
Thanks for everything.
You have no idea how much
this means to me. You have no idea.
Thank you very much.
Team, thank you.
For the effort, for everything.
- I love you all. Thank you.
- Thank you!
The process of writing this album
took about two years.
And it's the most honest album
I've made in my career
because, through my songs,
I'm sharing a personal story.
"Tomorrow will be beautiful" was a mantra
that I kept repeating myself
for a long time.
Like, "Okay, things aren't going well,
but tomorrow is another day."
"Tomorrow will be beautiful."
Give me time
I'm not at my best
But I improve little by little, yes
Today I'm down
But I know that tomorrow
Will be more beautiful
Different
Another vibe
Another environment
Today I'm in minus 20
But I recharge from my people
And while I heal from the heart
Today I go out to the sea
To take advantage of the sun
It's okay to not feel good
It's normal...
Two weeks before the album came out,
I was literally physically sick,
vomiting with a stomach ache.
Because I had a bunch of songs
that talked about me.
I never believed
in the greatness of this album.
I thought it was a very personal album.
Exactly.
What are you doing?
Just thinking about life
and "the project."
Let me get it.
We're here in Ibiza
finishing the album
Maana Ser Bonito.
Let's start with one
of the new songs, shall we?
I'm going to start with the chorus
and see if you know it.
Don't play that song for me
while I'm drunk, motherfucker!
That first night,
people were screaming,
"This song, that song."
And I was like, "Do you know this song?"
I was singing a cappella
because I hadn't rehearsed with the band.
By the third day, I sang
most of the songs from the new album,
and everyone knew the lyrics.
The songs she writes come
from her experience.
It's things that have occurred,
and one can identify with that because
those songs represent everyday people.
We have good days,
and sometimes we have bad days,
but as she says,
tomorrow will be beautiful.
Do you have a few minutes to talk?
Because you've become
the first number one artist
in the Billboard charts.
Papi!
Look! Hey!
Only two Latinas have done it before.
Who are they?
J. Lo with her English album,
and Selena with her English album.
I can't believe Selena
and I share something.
How cool!
Sing it!
Congratulations, baby
on everything
that is happening to us, my love.
But you know what?
You deserve it all, baby.
You've worked for it.
But one day we won't be
the first in the world.
So you need to prepare for that, sweetie,
because just like your idols
and all the great artists in the world,
it will happen to you.
I love you, Dad.
Thank you for everything. I love you.
- I love you. Bye, baby.
- Bye.
My dad is always one step ahead.
All my life, he prepared me
for a moment like this.
And for the first time in his life,
he says that.
It's the first time, my dad tells me
we have to prepare
for when we're not number one.
I told the team that I had an idea
to do a stadium tour.
The first stadium tour
of a Latina in history.
One of my managers said,
"Karol, we just finished doing arenas."
"Who's going to go to the stadiums,
if they already saw you last year?"
A stadium tour would take one
or two years to prepare.
You have worked hard for this.
Obviously.
You've worked hard, hard, hard.
You've been working on this album
for over a year.
Good things take time.
A legendary album
is going to be left without a tour?
I can't believe it.
I'm sorry.
- I'm proud of you.
- Thank you.
What do you think of your future?
How do you see yourself in 10 to 11 years?
When I grow up, I want to be a singer.
Like who? Who's your current idol?
Thala. Can you tell us one of her songs?
"Piel Morena."
How does that song go?
I saw Carolina's talent at an early age.
She liked music very much.
She would make up songs.
She would imitate any song she would hear.
When I was eleven or twelve years old,
I remember perfectly that my dad told me,
"I have a movie you are going to love."
She started at home, with her brothers,
with her family, with her dad.
Fighting against people saying
that it was a genre for men.
Giving it her all,
all her enthusiasm and emotion.
After watching that movie
and watching her,
it confirmed to me that becoming
a singer was my dream.
Who as a child didn't dream
of being a music star?
I think that almost everyone,
to be honest.
The good thing is that, here on Factor XS,
all Colombian children with talent
between the age of eight and fifteen
can fulfill that dream.
I remember that on TV
you would see commercials
for a show called Factor XS.
My dad arranged to get me on the show
and said,
"Tomorrow we will go to audition."
And I was like, "I don't want to."
I didn't want to.
Nervous, Carolina?
Very.
There were 11 of us.
And from those eleven,
they eliminated six.
And I was one of them.
My parents were super sad
because I was cut,
but I didn't care
because I was a little girl.
The thing is, that's where it all started.
I started this journey with my dad.
CAROLINA GIRALDO
TUESDAY, JULY 3, 7:30 P.M.
We built our team,
and we played many roles.
And we went on routes with a map.
And we would go not only
to the main cities,
but we stopped in small towns,
small town, small town.
And we would take
a month and a half doing that.
Good morning. Good morning, everybody.
I'm sharing that today
I am going to be with Mega Bogot
in Corferias from 2:00 p.m until 4:00 p.m.
Here in Medellin,
there was a huge movement, and still is,
but during that time,
there were several emerging artists
that had popular songs.
So it was nice to see the community
listening to local artists.
All the money that came in from anywhere,
from the shows, from everything,
was money that we reinvested in my career.
Show number one, done.
On to show number two.
During that time, we didn't buy anything,
we didn't buy any luxuries.
It was all invested into the project,
into the project, into the project.
I feel like hard work
will always make a difference.
I have a motto that goes,
"The difference between
extraordinary and ordinary
is the extra 'extra.'"
It doesn't have a roof yet,
but look at it.
For my last tour,
we performed in arenas
with around 10,000 to 15,000 people.
But for Maana Ser Bonito,
there were venues
with capacities of up to 90,000 people.
To be honest,
I've never felt so much pressure.
We have a huge team
working behind the scenes
to create a spectacular show.
People won't know what to expect,
but Karol G will always surprise you.
And I will have to be at my peak.
Look at my skin. I have goosebumps.
Physically...
mentally, and emotionally,
to be at the level of a world tour.
Right there, see the difference.
Doing that, the air flows through easier.
On top of that, I have a health issue
that causes weight gain,
which has always been criticized.
I can wake up today
with a six-pack, super skinny,
and tomorrow I can wake up super bloated
with an inflated stomach,
and I can't control it.
And we'll do something else.
It's a stadium show. I need to create
a new experience for people.
Always give people
more than what they expect.
I don't know how to explain it,
but I feel like...
like I'm not advancing,
and everything else is moving along.
The music is getting better,
we're spending more money,
but if you come and see
you might notice small things,
but nothing big has actually changed.
I have a hard time sleeping,
but not sleeping has given me
some great ideas.
When I go to bed, ideas come.
And they wake me up.
I'm about to fall asleep, and I go...
"Let's do it like this."
Hi, Jules. It's me, Karol. Look.
This is the shark,
right?
Let's say here is the stage
and here are the people.
These are the people.
This is the shark.
I'm on top of the shark.
"BICHOTAG" finishes
and you guys come in during "OKI DOKI."
And I'll come down from the middle.
So when "OKI DOKI" starts,
you're marching and marching,
and then you stop on the sides,
and then I start with...
I told them, "I have this idea."
"I want to come out on a shark."
"But not an inflatable shark,
a shark that looks like it's made of steel
because it has a powerful meaning."
We come out from the side in a group,
in a line.
Like a combination of different moves
before doing the dance.
I love it.
- And this is to take me where?
- To the stage, so no one can see you.
- When--
- And who will take me to the stage?
Seriously?
Because people will see me if I walk.
Can you take me?
Oh, you want to go by yourself, fine!
Dude, this is so cool. Wow.
Ma, isn't this cool?
And the eyes turn pink.
Oh, honey,
that brain of yours is something else.
There is always risk.
And we live with that risk.
We just go with it.
Whatever problems occur,
we'll solve them along the way.
What happens when you aren't ready?
You get ready.
You don't stop doing it
because you're not ready.
You get ready to do it.
What I'm saying is
that I can start the song,
and I am here.
And I appear on the screens.
The camera gets closer.
And the shark starts coming out,
and I stand over there.
So, bring them.
We have one day. We have one day.
The "MI EX TENA RAZN" video
is everywhere.
What happened?
How do I get up there?
The focus track of the album
is called "MI EX TENA RAZN."
We made a spectacular video, super cute.
The song is super special to her.
And unfortunately,
the video got leaked today.
And we don't know how.
It's just... seriously?
People see it leaked.
I see it as something
that I've been working on
for so many months.
I hate it when things get leaked
because we do a very good job,
we have a lot of strategies,
and we do so much
to make sure this doesn't happen.
And secondly,
how the fuck does that happen?
I'm worrying too much,
and I can't focus, I can't concentrate.
Or I can't enjoy things
because I'm too stressed
and worried about everything
going the way it's supposed to go.
Today is a special day.
We are so emotional.
And at the same time nervous
because I think we've sold out.
It's something
we've always dreamed about,
and now it's coming true.
Tighten here. Let's go again.
There we go!
Well done. One more time.
There's a part of me
that goes into another state of mind.
I go out there and internally,
I'm like, "I'm the Bichota."
"This is mine."
"I'm going to stand on that stage.
I'm going to crush it."
When its time to go on stage,
I have to remind myself
to forget about everything
that is going on.
The rehearsals, the things
that maybe aren't quite perfect,
the song that leaked.
I convince myself
that this is mine, that I earned it.
That I am the best
and that nothing can beat me.
And by hyping myself up,
I will have everyone
believe it and feel it,
so that we can all go out
with that same vibe to the stage.
How are we doing?
Are we here to have a good time?
Yes or no?
Yes or no?
During our first show in Las Vegas,
I saw that the cameras,
the things that they filmed
weren't what I dreamed of.
For me, the cameras are very important
for the whole show.
Because in the stadiums,
80 percent of the people
watch the show on the screens.
At this moment,
there is nothing on the screens.
- There's nothing?
- She's right there.
Do you see her?
So everyone is watching her
from that screen above.
I turn around.
And I tell Ado,
"There's a problem with the cameras."
"What's wrong?"
The signal was coming and going.
I turned around.
"Ado, the quality of that camera
doesn't look good."
"It looks blurry, it looks bad.
What's going on?"
"There is a problem with the cameras."
And we had a lot of issues
with the wardrobe.
A lot.
For me, it was very frustrating
because I felt like it wasn't at the level
of what I wanted people to see.
Usually when the show is over,
I celebrate with everyone.
I got off the stage
and I went to the dressing room,
and I said, "I want to talk
to this person, this person, this person."
I was very angry
because it was the first show.
I don't forget that day
because it was hard,
and it was very sad.
I felt disappointed with everyone.
All the time.
Dude, it seems like it's a mental illness.
I don't know how to explain it.
It's not that something
is happening to me.
It's almost like... I look at the videos,
and I'm like, "No."
I've spent the last three days
telling Joha, "Dude, I'm too skinny."
"I'm super skinny. I don't look okay."
Everything is...
It's never...
It's never, "How cool."
It's always...
So today I woke up angry. Like,
"Why did I let myself get too skinny?"
So now I want to eat all the time
because I feel super skinny.
So now nothing seems right to me.
It's a constant doubt
with everything I am doing.
And I can't be at peace because it's like
I want this tour
to be extremely memorable for people.
But I sit down and ask myself,
"But what's so memorable about this tour?"
So then I start finding
the bad in everything.
And that's how I spend every day
of my life with everything.
With music,
with what I do,
with how I speak,
with how I dress, or how I look.
It sucks that this is happening to me
because there is another part of me
that feels like, "This is cool!"
- Do you understand?
- Yes.
Give me a break.
Yes.
Do you want to sit here?
Hey, look!
I hadn't seen it.
It's my baptism photo.
Look at that flow.
I have a hat.
God, I have never seen this photo.
How cool!
You have to understand
that I had short hair like a boy
because I shaved my own head
when I was little.
Wow.
This concert that I performed at
was a huge reggaeton concert,
and the main artist was Don Omar.
At that time, I was probably
16 or 17 years old.
Look.
It's crazy.
Tell me how you started in music.
I started with all the guys I knew,
but of course it took me a little bit
because I was a woman
in a male-lead genre.
There weren't a lot of women.
The fact of just being a woman
was an extremely huge disadvantage
for my career.
We met a man who became my manager.
He was a big businessman,
and he started talking to us
about a huge project
that was going to happen with me
and the 50,000 ideas he had for my music.
I remember it was almost my birthday,
and I was in Bogot.
So this person said he was going
to organize something at his house
to celebrate my birthday
because I wasn't with my parents,
I was alone.
When I arrived at his house.
And after talking for a while,
well, he comes closer, and...
and he tells me
that he's starting
to have feelings for me.
I was 16 years old.
And I'm sure he was probably 45
or 50 years old at that time.
It feels uncomfortable
talking about these things.
He tells me,
"Karol, I feel like I've fallen in love."
"And if you don't reciprocate,
it's better that you tell me now
because if not,
this whole music thing won't work."
It broke my heart because I was like...
"You are putting me
in a situation in which
you're using my hopes and dreams
and putting this condition
on achieving them."
Unfortunately, in big industries,
women have to go through horrible things.
Not in order to get there.
Because I can assure you that
no woman who respects herself
would allow being harmed
in order to achieve something.
Imagine how many girls, women, people
can relate to that.
I didn't dare say anything to my parents.
I just told them that I didn't want
to continue in music anymore.
That for my dad was very painful.
He felt disappointed.
My dad and I stopped talking
completely for months.
As much as one would like to explain
piece by piece
how difficult it was...
I would not have enough time,
nor do I think I would be able to talk
about many things I'd like to talk about
because I feel that, as a person,
I never allowed myself
to remember them or to talk about them.
So no,
we can't go on. Duy, come here.
I'm going to ruin my makeup.
- So nice, everything, I feel so happy.
- Obviously.
No, what are you talking about?
It looks incredible.
This stadium is impressive.
It's incredible we're going
to sing there tomorrow.
Holy shit!
When I moved to the United States,
I saw a psychiatrist for eight months.
I would cry, cry, and cry.
I would wake up,
and all I wanted to do was sleep and cry.
Sleep and cry.
NATIONAL SAVINGS FUND
They had stolen my dream.
They had damaged my idea of music.
They had taken everything from me.
TOMORROW
CAROLINA GIRALDO
I love New York, but whenever I'm here,
it takes me back to when
I moved here for the first time.
And it brings back memories and feelings
that I thought I had left behind.
This is the closest I've been to the sea
since we were in Puerto Rico.
Dude, don't get mad
because I'm going through here.
Oh, I want to get in.
Should we get in?
When we got to New York
to perform at MetLife,
I was also rehearsing for the VMAs.
And the choreography for the VMAs
was done by Parris Goebel.
It was my first time working with her.
I wanted to show her
that I was up to the challenge.
And when they sent us the schedule
for the rehearsals,
I asked the team,
"I have eight hours
of rehearsals in a row?"
Rehearsing for the tour,
playing two sold-out shows,
I felt frustrated because
I wasn't 100 percent, physically.
I got into the river,
and I got a little sick.
I got more sick because I was exhausted.
On top of it all, the pace of the tour
is stressful because I have
people with me all the time.
Around me and on top of me.
I am here, and when I finish this,
I have something else,
and another and another.
So I always have something,
and I always have people with me.
Finding moments of solitude and peace
is always complicated,
and I think that day it was a shock,
a realization that this is too much.
There is too much
going on at the same time.
I'm tired. And sometimes you say,
"I don't want to be here."
There are so many things to think about,
and I was overwhelmed,
so I started to cry.
And I thought about
a memory of when I was in New York
at my aunt's house.
I was crying in the bed and asking her,
"When am I going to be famous
and get people to buy tickets
to come and see me?"
It reminded me
that I almost quit this dream.
And as much as I tried
to get away from music,
music always brought me back.
And I realized that this is
just what I'm meant to do.
I called my dad and said, "Dad
I think I'm going to work in music again."
My dad was thrilled.
He said, "I will do whatever it takes
to get her out of there".
My parents made huge sacrifices
just to get me out of contract
with my manager.
And they were in debt for years.
But they gave me an opportunity,
the fresh start that I so needed.
- Okay.
- She just sang in rehearsal.
Check the shoes, the look. So sexy!
Today I sign
the biggest contract of my life.
From now on, my music will be
released by Bichota Records
distributed by Interscope, babe.
I own my music, have my own record label.
When they are the biggest,
most important, most delicate decisions,
even the smallest detail
is super important to me.
Is this the right way?
This way.
When we go through this, I want
to go over some specific things
such as the lighting
and the camera stuff.
Yes.
In Puerto Rico, "Bichota" means
something like "the Big Shot."
The boss of the neighborhood,
the man from the world
of drug trafficking, the tough guy.
I loved the word itself.
It is such a powerful word,
that I kept asking,
"But what about a Bichota?"
"Who is a Bichota? What is a Bichota?"
And the answer was something like,
"It would be a woman."
But the truth is,
a Bichota doesn't really exist.
I told the team,
"I have a song called 'Bichota.'"
And everyone said,
"Caro, no."
"We can't take that risk."
And I said, "I know,
but that's not what Bichota means to me."
My team kept insisting all the time,
"No, the song can't be called that."
"You'll look bad. People will reject you."
Stop it.
I need one of these cameras
to display the full Bichota Season sign.
"The words are too explicit."
And I was like, "I'm taking the risk."
"The song is going
to be called 'Bichota.'"
Bichota is the one who owns her business,
the one who's a visionary.
She's the sexiest.
In other words, she's the Bichota.
Now people call me Bichota.
I think its not just about me.
Its about how the word makes people feel.
Thats basically what it means
to be a Bichota.
The truth is, everything looks cool.
But dude, I miss the cameramen
from last year.
I feel like they understood
and they cared more.
It feels like these people are here
because they're getting paid.
Seriously.
My dear.
You see why it's important
for Travis to be here.
I'm literally sitting here
doing Travis' job.
That is supremely disrespectful
on his part.
Ado, stop it, please.
I'm gonna go talk to the camera guy.
Seriously, I'm going to the cameraman.
I can't take it anymore.
Can you light up the runway?
Where the dancers are, please?
And can you turn on
the screens on the sides, please?
Okay, let's go.
Let's do it, please.
After every show,
there's an opportunity to make it perfect.
I see an opportunity to make it better.
Even if it's the penultimate
show of the tour,
I keep moving things,
so that the last show
can be perfect, just the way I imagine it.
And my entire team does the same.
Exactly.
I can tell you
that by the second or third show
our camera team was completely fine-tuned.
Everyone doing what they had to do.
Now that looks amazing!
In my personal life,
I had a shark coming after me
that I was trying to run away from.
But in reality,
what I needed to do was confront it
and take control myself.
I'm not bragging
about who I am and what I've done. No.
Im telling people
that anyone in the world
could do it if you believe in yourself.
In the timeline of my life,
"Provenza" is where
the little plant started growing again.
With "Provenza," I feel like
Carolina reconnected with herself,
and thats what I wanted to express.
A world of women supporting each other,
where everyone feels comfortable
in their own body,
are happy, confident, and at peace,
how everything should be.
I want everyone from here to down here
to jump with me!
One, two...
One, two, three, let's go!
In "Provenza" I wanted to create a world
where, as women, we are self-sufficient.
I feel like it is the entire soul
of Maana Ser Bonito.
Hats, hats ladies!
Hats, hats!
Hats, hats, ladies!
That's my flag!
Long live the Bichota!
NOW HE CALLS ME
SAYING HE MISSES ME IN HIS BED
We're very excited.
For many of us, this is our first time
playing at a stadium,
first time doing a stadium tour
with so many people.
It's my first time.
We're playing for what I believe
is 89,000 people.
It's so beautiful to be a part of this.
She is making history
for all Latin American women.
I believe a lot in female energy.
Working with women is part of my identity.
This tour is going to be an opportunity
for us to show female power.
That really inspires the women
who come and see the show.
Being able to communicate
that anyone can do it
is part of my message.
I know for sure that many
of the fans at my shows,
a big percentage are immigrants.
The support of the Latin community
has helped me open doors.
The fans from Latin America
were the first to believe in me
and allow me to be who I am now.
And that's my biggest blessing.
If it weren't for my Latin community,
my career would be nothing.
Nothing.
I see her suffering alone
Even though she denies it
She bites her lips to stay strong
How many hours of crying are enough
To understand that it's not love?
So good luck
She tries to hold on and doesn't get mad
He gives you more love
Because he doesn't want to lose you
But it doesn't matter
I'm not crying anymore for you
Today I'm going to ask her to leave you
Sing it!
If they paid him to make you suffer
He would already be a millionaire
From now on he becomes an adversary
And today we go out to drink if necessary
And we drink the 200 drinks
There are on the...
Bar!
And we go up to sing "Tusa"
Until everything is gone
Tonight, I'm going to fulfill my mission
It's that you repeat
"The piece of shit is him and not me"
My Latin community has me
traveling the whole world,
making my dreams come true
across the world,
but I've read comments that say,
"Sure, she's filling up venues,
but it's just Latinos."
As if Latinos aren't people too?
MOM GAVE ME LIFE
BUT KAROL MAKES ME WANT TO LIVE
I tend to cry all the time because,
many years ago,
I was sitting in my house looking
at other artists that I admired,
and I would ask myself,
"How will I ever get there?"
And I know people say I'm a crybaby,
but I don't care
because look at all of this.
I dream and work day by day
so that my name can be known
around the world.
But if I end up being a famous artist
for the Latin community,
I'd still be proud
because they've given me
experiences I never thought I would have.
She's going to cry again. No!
And nobody can deny
My love, you deserve it.
You know that people love you.
I'm very excited.
We made it!
How exciting!
My friends, we broke the record.
How exciting!
No!
How exciting.
Breathe, honey.
How exciting.
No, as if you weren't thinking
about the song.
Because you are saying it like,
Reggaeton makes it freaky, freaky
Turning on...
This is better,
Reggaeton makes it freaky
- Okay.
- But in your style, obviously, got it?
When we were going to do the Bichota Tour,
Ye tells me,
"We want to bring in an artist
to open the tour."
"Who would you like?"
And at that time,
my favorite artist was Feid.
So they contacted him.
They talked to him and his team.
"Done! Feid will open the tour."
After every show,
there was a party, a dance, twerking.
I remember one day,
we did a Nintendo competition.
And like there was a playfulness,
like we started touching
each other's feet,
and I was like, "Oh my."
We said goodbye,
and as a flirtatious man
from the city of Medelln,
he gave me a little kiss,
and I kind of understood everything.
Without realizing it,
I was already writing love songs again
about happiness.
- Let me record you?
- No.
Yes!
Let me record myself.
I had said yes.
My boyfriend.
You look beautiful.
Baby, I look ugly.
I was watching a story and I couldn't...
I look like a mess.
We've built a healthy relationship.
Because when you develop bad habits,
changing them is really hard.
I was waiting here for like 20 minutes
to do this shot.
He was ready.
- Look at my hair.
- My God!
He's someone who understands me,
who listens to me.
He has a lot of patience.
He's family-oriented.
I've never visualized myself
more with someone as much as him.
Second turn!
I have such a beautiful
relationship with him,
so healthy, so fun... It's everything.
Baby, we're very proud of you.
And something he gave back to me
was like that humanity.
I have a feeling I'm going to die young,
so dying really doesn't scare me.
When someone dies,
things start falling apart,
and a lot of work gets left unfinished.
So every time I make music,
I give an update to Ovy,
one of my producers,
and I tell him, "Ovy, if I die,
I would like for you to do
something with these songs."
I feel like there is so many things
I have left to do
that I keep working, working and working.
That's one of the reason
why I try to do things fast.
I'm not scared of dying,
but how I'm going to die.
True Karol G fans know
how much I love Selena Quintanilla.
How are you?
- What a pleasure. How are you?
- Very good, thank you.
I'm very nervous.
- You? Why?
- I don't know.
Please enjoy.
I'm really honored that you came.
I'm super nervous.
The whole time, I was like,
"I'm not going to cry."
Because I am like that,
but I'm really happy.
No Latina artist has had a stadium tour.
Twenty-eight years ago,
Selena Quintanilla was going to do it,
but it never happened.
Why are you crying?
Are you crying from sadness?
Helplessness? From joy?
It turns out that,
just like you, I also have an idol.
The difference is
that I won't have
the opportunity to meet her
or to sing with her, or to share with her.
But I can sing for her.
In spite of the years,
in spite of her absence,
it's inspiring how present she still is
in the hearts of so many people.
I can't imagine how proud
her family must be to see
how she remains a legend
over the years, even today.
That was awesome!
Dad!
I didn't know you had arrived!
I love you!
What time did you get here?
I almost missed it, baby.
- Did you see it all?
- All of it, baby.
- Beautiful.
- You're crazy.
- Yes!
- I had to play a trick to get here.
I had to throw myself on the floor
and ask for a wheelchair
to catch the flight here.
I knew my dad would fight to get here.
I swear to God, I almost missed my flight.
I got there, and there were ten flights.
I'm glad you didn't miss it.
Did you see the show?
It was impressive.
We took off, and everything was normal.
I turned around and saw smoke.
And the flight attendant was freaking out.
Van Nuys Land. It's a Gulfstream IV.
It's an emergency.
There's smoke in the cockpit.
Are you able to maintain altitude?
The experience
on the plane was terrifying.
Not just because
of what could have happened,
but because of who I was with
at that moment.
My mom, my dad, my sister, my team,
and my niece Sofa, who's a one year old.
They have 14 souls on board.
Everyone on the plane
said goodbye to a loved one
by text message.
We were all panicking,
but I freaked out the worst.
I was traumatized
not because of the flight,
but because of my family.
Look! How impressive.
Gorgeous.
No.
How cool, look they're about to take off.
While we were in Texas,
my foundation Con Cora
collaborated on a project
that brought some students
from Colombia to study at NASA.
Thank you, Mr. Luis.
How are you? Everything okay?
They are super smart girls,
but they come from places
with few opportunities.
So we wanted to do something
that was very inspirational
and motivational for them.
I am living, I mean... something incredible.
It fills me with emotion, joy, pride.
Carito is giving the opportunity
to so many girls.
So many dreams.
Now we have to tell all our friends
that we met Karol G.
Yes!
They won't believe me.
It's all good.
My mother was born
into a middle class family,
but my grandfather left for another woman.
So they went
from having a comfortable life
to having absolutely nothing
and living in poverty.
Look at you girls, having me sign for you.
My mom worked in many different jobs.
She was a waitress.
She worked in stores.
Everyone in the family looked
for extra jobs
because there were six in the house.
Two of them went to the United States
in search for a better life
to help out my grandma and my mom.
My mother was left here alone
with my grandmother.
For everyone, the whole situation
was very difficult.
My siblings and I had
a difficult childhood.
But we were also very close.
Despite the circumstances,
my mother gave us an example of survival.
I am living emotional moments,
very wonderful.
And, well, I never imagined
experiencing them,
but I thank God.
This is so nice, Carito.
So sweet, Mom, but don't start crying.
That's why we're doing what we're doing.
Don't start crying, Mom.
I feel special that we're people that,
by the grace of God,
we're able to do these things, Mom.
For that reason, baby.
I was very overwhelmed.
I couldn't take it.
I want you to know I'm proud.
I love you.
- God bless you, baby.
- No, you.
Don't feel that.
I swear to God, it's crazy
how we can get used to the things
that we've lived through.
Even though we think we've lived it all,
something amazing happens.
So yeah, no one can get used to it.
But, Carito,
if we stop being surprised, baby girl,
the magic will fade.
And to be able to share
this happiness with you,
God bless you.
If I'd have known my parents
would be this happy during a tour,
I would have brought them
since the beginning.
I'm so happy and grateful, baby.
So sweet, Mom.
I've travelled around the world
and meet very beautiful
and very special people.
Nothing compares to the people
from my home.
That's why Colombia is everything to me.
- How are you?
- How are you?
When I finished the tour
in the United States,
I said to myself, "Hey! I need
to take this to my people, my community,
to the people who have been
with me since the beginning."
All the love and support
they've given towards my music.
Medelln is where it all started for me.
It's my home, therefore I wanted
these performances to be special.
Cheers, baby!
The truth is,
my culture has given me everything.
Our beliefs, our traditions,
everything has been reflected in my music.
Bichota! Bichota! Bichota!
Tell me if there is anything
better in this world
than being born in Colombia!
I wrote it yesterday
when I left the stadium,
but I was not able to post it.
I felt it was too sentimental
and very corny,
but today I decided to post it.
It says, "I don't know how to explain
what I feel at this moment."
"This city is the place
where my dream started,
the desire, the motivation,
and the place
where we took the first step."
"Who I am, how I express myself,
and how I speak,
carries my Colombian spirit
to every place I go."
"These last weeks have been
of many nerves and much anxiety,
but each of these last years,
and this last year specifically,
have been filled with discipline,
with work, with commitment,
with giving more
than what I believed was possible."
"Not just for me but for all of you,
and hopefully it will make you
feel proud and well represented."
That's it. I'm not reading anymore.
Hey, Mexico!
I can't believe that we're starting
the Latin America tour
in a place that I feel is also my home.
Let's make this the best night ever!
Let's go!
Let's turn this party up, dammit!
It's incredible to see
how many people there are tonight.
I know that many of you are here
looking for opportunities,
away from your home,
missing your families.
And I find it incredible
to have the opportunity
to bring a small piece
of home to you guys.
Thank you!
...with the camera.
It's ahead of its time.
Let's pour it.
Look.
- Let's send a picture to the group!
- Look, Daddy!
That's it.
Cheers.
- Cheers, let's kill it.
- Cheers.
Dude, look at that painting!
How nice!
Hi, beautiful.
I can't believe it!
What's that beautiful thing?
How are you?
I can't believe it! How are you?
How are you?
Are we going to take a picture?
The Santiago Bernabu Stadium
in Madrid, Spain
was selected
as the final stop of the tour,
which traveled many countries,
and conquered the hearts
of all of her fans.
In total, there will be
260,000 spectators attending
the final concert
of her international tour.
She will be the first artist to sell out
four consecutive shows
at the Santiago Bernabu.
What will become of us without the tour?
I don't know. I still have some work.
I also have a lot of work, but...
My favorite part is the tour.
I already know I have work to do.
But the tour is so cool.
The tour is everything.
I still have a job to do.
I love you.
And I'm going to miss you a lot.
And we're going to crush it tonight.
I love you!
Kill it, let's kill it, motherfuckers!
The last one!
The best one, let's go!
I think I'm very ready to turn the page.
I haven't been able to start a new project
because I'm still doing this.
But in some way, this tour
was my first love for many reasons.
I think sometimes
I have the words for everything, but...
I would like
find the words to describe
what I'm feeling as a person,
what I am feeling as a woman,
what I'm feeling right now
in front of all of you.
And if there is something
beautiful that this album has given me,
its...
learning to love myself,
to cherish myself above all.
No matter what people say about me.
And I can now say that, after all,
tomorrow was really beautiful.
My tomorrow was wonderful.
And I dedicate this song
from the bottom of my heart.
If you ever leave home
I'll take you to NASA
I'll ask for a rocket
And I'll go straight for you
And if I'm not there
And something happens to you
Remember that everything in life changes
And no matter what happens
I promise not to let you down
I feel great because of you
And even if I tried
I couldn't do it without you
All my happiness is thanks to you
And if I die, I'll come back for you
I feel great because of you
And even if I tried
I couldn't do it without you
All my happiness is thanks to you
And If I die, I'll come back...
I feel great because of you
And even if I tried
I couldn't do it without you
All my happiness is thanks to you
And if I die, I'll come back...
I feel great because of you
And even if I tried
I couldn't do it without you
All my happiness is thanks to you
And if I die, I'll come back
For you
Karol!
What I wanted to say
is now that I look back
and see the whole process,
I wouldn't change anything.
Because everything I went through,
from the most beautiful
to the most painful,
has made me who I am today.
If I look back and see everything it took,
the tears, the sacrifices, everything.
I don't see pain.
I see a lot of opportunities created
and the amount of hearts inspired today,
you know what I mean?
The most beautiful thing about today
is to be able to share my story
and inspire so many people.
Come over here!
I have to start first by telling you that,
for years, many, many years,
I lived very disappointed
for being a woman.
I was met with so many rejections
along the way
and so many missed opportunities
that I wondered why I wasn't born a man
to express all this love,
and passion I felt for music.
And for a long time,
I believed that story.
I realized that if
my environment didn't change,
then I was the one who had to change it.
And I was not going to let
being a woman be an obstacle
or to let it define my capabilities,
but rather it was going to be
my strength, my motive,
it was going to be my reason.
Never, ever give
someone else the authority
to make your own decisions.
To say whether something
you're doing is good, is bad,
has value or doesn't have value.
Nobody can say that value,
not as a person,
nor as a woman, nor as a professional.
You are the one who works for it,
the one who sweats for it,
the one who achieves it
and the one who earns it.
Every time I was told "No",
I found the strength and the will
I needed to say, Yes I could.
And in my mind I changed it from,
"a woman can't do it"
to "look how a woman does it!"
Look how a woman does it!
Dude, how do I calm my nerves?
I can't control these nerves
because I haven't felt them before.
Let's take a shot.
- Yes.
- Yes.
Yes, obviously, right? I need a shot.
- Cheers.
- Okay, let's crush it.
Let's slay it.
For everyone to see
how hard we have worked,
and all of our effort
these past days, weeks... months!
Since I was a little girl,
everyone would tell me
"Karol, this dream isn't for you."
According to them,
I was in the wrong genre.
I came from the wrong part of the world.
But what if in reality
I stopped seeing those things as obstacles
and turned them into my biggest advantage?
I was lonely like a stray dog
Trying to fill that void
Since I haven't had you
No, oh
One day you loved me
The next one you didn't
I swear I don't understand
Trying not to lose my sanity
But here I keep myself together
Walking on a rope and seeing the edge
You're the cause of all my delusions
And tell the one you're with now
That I don't envy her
Because it no longer hurts
What used to burn...
I remember that I spoke to the moon
And asked the sun
That they please give me back
My first love
That sleepless night
I made friends with alcohol
But it wasn't to forget you
Sing it loud!
Since I did it
It was black and white
It started to gain color
And that's why I emphasize to you
That you were late
The boat left a while ago
And I threw your photos
With everything and the frame
Now at night I'm partying
No longer crying
And if I fell easily
I'll get up more easily
Anyways, I'm ready. How do we start?
- That drum...
- With the drum, so it sounds nice.
No, we can't.
Fabio on the guacharaca.
Juan Guillermo on the drums.
And the singer, the girl!
One, two, three.
Dance!
Music came into our lives
through my dad's family.
My dad, my uncles, they all sing.
All of my memories as a little girl
are filled with that fantasy
of being a singer.
I was just doing
what I feel I came into the world to do.
Which is to sing and play music.
We call on stage Karol G!
A young singer from Antioquia
who is making her debut
on national television.
I've been able to sing in many places,
but not somewhere
with this amount of people.
How do I become an artist
who transcends time?
I've spent 16 years chasing that goal.
That my music is heard
even after I'm gone.
To be unforgettable.
It's no secret
that it's rare seeing a woman
sing reggaeton
or urban music.
Well, the urban music genre
is assumed to be a male genre,
so when people at radio stations
see a female artist
at first they would say, "No."
They would say, "This is for men."
And I would say, "Why?"
I feel like, in some ways,
I'm getting closer to that goal.
BEST NEW ARTISKAROL G
But happiness isn't just
about numbers or ratings.
The best fans!
Everyone could see I was
at the top of my career.
But inside, I felt like I was losing
who I really was.
Love can make you feel
like the happiest person in the world.
But at the same time, it can destroy you.
Your dreams,
your whole world,
everything you are.
When I was a child and I listened
to a song on the radio,
I would be transformed immediately.
A song would give me the opportunity
to dream, to feel,
to imagine, to visualize myself.
This is the reason why I make music.
I still have a lot of work to do,
but perhaps
if I had been successful earlier,
I may not have been as prepared,
and I'm sure I would have missed
a lot of opportunities.
Pretend you have a hit in your hands.
There you go! You don't have to do it.
You've already done it.
Sixteen years pushing through
and working hard,
it strengthened my mind,
my heart, my vision...
so that in this moment, I can appreciate
what it means to hold a monster
like this in your hands
and to try to control it.
Because it can easily control you.
I love it.
And I love it when you say,
"Shakira, Shakira."
- I hope she likes it.
- She's going to love it.
I'm actually going to write
to her right now.
"Call me when you can."
I had the opportunity to talk to her.
She confided very personal things
that made everything make
more sense to me.
I was like, "This is the song."
In my last relationship,
it was very toxic trying to leave.
Very difficult.
I used to wake up
and feel like I was going to die.
I felt like, as a person, I had no value.
I couldn't see success.
I couldn't see greatness.
I really felt like it was something
I wasn't going to be able to get out,
that I wasn't going to be able
to escape from.
When you're suffering all the time
and all you're doing
is suffering and suffering,
you don't want to leave
because you will suffer even more.
And it was a fucking nightmare.
It was hell.
The beautiful thing
that came out of all of this
was that, through my songs,
I had the chance to speak
on behalf of many people
who might not know
how to express their feelings.
Tell your new girl
That I don't compete...
Again.
That I don't compete for men
I want to talk about this,
and this and this...
And I started to go to the studio to write
and write, and write,
and to start venting.
Even my life improved
You're no longer welcome here
I saw that your girlfriend
Took a shot at me
That doesn't even make me angry
I just laugh, I laugh
I don't have time
For what doesn't give me anything
I changed my path
Making money as a sport
Filling up my account, the shows
The parking, and the passport
The reports say I'm tougher
Now you want to come back, it shows
We made a lot of music,
and "TQG" was born.
Hear how it sounds.
- Yes.
- How...
- Yes.
- There.
You hear the third one?
The vocals are amazing, right?
While listening to that in the car,
I almost cried.
- That's amazing.
- These vocals are really cool.
It burns!
Are you okay?
Let me introduce you to more of my team.
- Hi, how are you?
- Hello.
- Are we ready?
- Yes.
Let's kill it.
Karol, where are we?
Shooting the music video
for "TQG" in Barcelona.
- It's 3:30 a.m. on day two.
- Day two.
So cool. It's super cool.
- This performance is amazing. I love it.
- Yes.
- Bye.
- Oh, honey.
Thanks for everything.
You have no idea how much
this means to me. You have no idea.
Thank you very much.
Team, thank you.
For the effort, for everything.
- I love you all. Thank you.
- Thank you!
The process of writing this album
took about two years.
And it's the most honest album
I've made in my career
because, through my songs,
I'm sharing a personal story.
"Tomorrow will be beautiful" was a mantra
that I kept repeating myself
for a long time.
Like, "Okay, things aren't going well,
but tomorrow is another day."
"Tomorrow will be beautiful."
Give me time
I'm not at my best
But I improve little by little, yes
Today I'm down
But I know that tomorrow
Will be more beautiful
Different
Another vibe
Another environment
Today I'm in minus 20
But I recharge from my people
And while I heal from the heart
Today I go out to the sea
To take advantage of the sun
It's okay to not feel good
It's normal...
Two weeks before the album came out,
I was literally physically sick,
vomiting with a stomach ache.
Because I had a bunch of songs
that talked about me.
I never believed
in the greatness of this album.
I thought it was a very personal album.
Exactly.
What are you doing?
Just thinking about life
and "the project."
Let me get it.
We're here in Ibiza
finishing the album
Maana Ser Bonito.
Let's start with one
of the new songs, shall we?
I'm going to start with the chorus
and see if you know it.
Don't play that song for me
while I'm drunk, motherfucker!
That first night,
people were screaming,
"This song, that song."
And I was like, "Do you know this song?"
I was singing a cappella
because I hadn't rehearsed with the band.
By the third day, I sang
most of the songs from the new album,
and everyone knew the lyrics.
The songs she writes come
from her experience.
It's things that have occurred,
and one can identify with that because
those songs represent everyday people.
We have good days,
and sometimes we have bad days,
but as she says,
tomorrow will be beautiful.
Do you have a few minutes to talk?
Because you've become
the first number one artist
in the Billboard charts.
Papi!
Look! Hey!
Only two Latinas have done it before.
Who are they?
J. Lo with her English album,
and Selena with her English album.
I can't believe Selena
and I share something.
How cool!
Sing it!
Congratulations, baby
on everything
that is happening to us, my love.
But you know what?
You deserve it all, baby.
You've worked for it.
But one day we won't be
the first in the world.
So you need to prepare for that, sweetie,
because just like your idols
and all the great artists in the world,
it will happen to you.
I love you, Dad.
Thank you for everything. I love you.
- I love you. Bye, baby.
- Bye.
My dad is always one step ahead.
All my life, he prepared me
for a moment like this.
And for the first time in his life,
he says that.
It's the first time, my dad tells me
we have to prepare
for when we're not number one.
I told the team that I had an idea
to do a stadium tour.
The first stadium tour
of a Latina in history.
One of my managers said,
"Karol, we just finished doing arenas."
"Who's going to go to the stadiums,
if they already saw you last year?"
A stadium tour would take one
or two years to prepare.
You have worked hard for this.
Obviously.
You've worked hard, hard, hard.
You've been working on this album
for over a year.
Good things take time.
A legendary album
is going to be left without a tour?
I can't believe it.
I'm sorry.
- I'm proud of you.
- Thank you.
What do you think of your future?
How do you see yourself in 10 to 11 years?
When I grow up, I want to be a singer.
Like who? Who's your current idol?
Thala. Can you tell us one of her songs?
"Piel Morena."
How does that song go?
I saw Carolina's talent at an early age.
She liked music very much.
She would make up songs.
She would imitate any song she would hear.
When I was eleven or twelve years old,
I remember perfectly that my dad told me,
"I have a movie you are going to love."
She started at home, with her brothers,
with her family, with her dad.
Fighting against people saying
that it was a genre for men.
Giving it her all,
all her enthusiasm and emotion.
After watching that movie
and watching her,
it confirmed to me that becoming
a singer was my dream.
Who as a child didn't dream
of being a music star?
I think that almost everyone,
to be honest.
The good thing is that, here on Factor XS,
all Colombian children with talent
between the age of eight and fifteen
can fulfill that dream.
I remember that on TV
you would see commercials
for a show called Factor XS.
My dad arranged to get me on the show
and said,
"Tomorrow we will go to audition."
And I was like, "I don't want to."
I didn't want to.
Nervous, Carolina?
Very.
There were 11 of us.
And from those eleven,
they eliminated six.
And I was one of them.
My parents were super sad
because I was cut,
but I didn't care
because I was a little girl.
The thing is, that's where it all started.
I started this journey with my dad.
CAROLINA GIRALDO
TUESDAY, JULY 3, 7:30 P.M.
We built our team,
and we played many roles.
And we went on routes with a map.
And we would go not only
to the main cities,
but we stopped in small towns,
small town, small town.
And we would take
a month and a half doing that.
Good morning. Good morning, everybody.
I'm sharing that today
I am going to be with Mega Bogot
in Corferias from 2:00 p.m until 4:00 p.m.
Here in Medellin,
there was a huge movement, and still is,
but during that time,
there were several emerging artists
that had popular songs.
So it was nice to see the community
listening to local artists.
All the money that came in from anywhere,
from the shows, from everything,
was money that we reinvested in my career.
Show number one, done.
On to show number two.
During that time, we didn't buy anything,
we didn't buy any luxuries.
It was all invested into the project,
into the project, into the project.
I feel like hard work
will always make a difference.
I have a motto that goes,
"The difference between
extraordinary and ordinary
is the extra 'extra.'"
It doesn't have a roof yet,
but look at it.
For my last tour,
we performed in arenas
with around 10,000 to 15,000 people.
But for Maana Ser Bonito,
there were venues
with capacities of up to 90,000 people.
To be honest,
I've never felt so much pressure.
We have a huge team
working behind the scenes
to create a spectacular show.
People won't know what to expect,
but Karol G will always surprise you.
And I will have to be at my peak.
Look at my skin. I have goosebumps.
Physically...
mentally, and emotionally,
to be at the level of a world tour.
Right there, see the difference.
Doing that, the air flows through easier.
On top of that, I have a health issue
that causes weight gain,
which has always been criticized.
I can wake up today
with a six-pack, super skinny,
and tomorrow I can wake up super bloated
with an inflated stomach,
and I can't control it.
And we'll do something else.
It's a stadium show. I need to create
a new experience for people.
Always give people
more than what they expect.
I don't know how to explain it,
but I feel like...
like I'm not advancing,
and everything else is moving along.
The music is getting better,
we're spending more money,
but if you come and see
you might notice small things,
but nothing big has actually changed.
I have a hard time sleeping,
but not sleeping has given me
some great ideas.
When I go to bed, ideas come.
And they wake me up.
I'm about to fall asleep, and I go...
"Let's do it like this."
Hi, Jules. It's me, Karol. Look.
This is the shark,
right?
Let's say here is the stage
and here are the people.
These are the people.
This is the shark.
I'm on top of the shark.
"BICHOTAG" finishes
and you guys come in during "OKI DOKI."
And I'll come down from the middle.
So when "OKI DOKI" starts,
you're marching and marching,
and then you stop on the sides,
and then I start with...
I told them, "I have this idea."
"I want to come out on a shark."
"But not an inflatable shark,
a shark that looks like it's made of steel
because it has a powerful meaning."
We come out from the side in a group,
in a line.
Like a combination of different moves
before doing the dance.
I love it.
- And this is to take me where?
- To the stage, so no one can see you.
- When--
- And who will take me to the stage?
Seriously?
Because people will see me if I walk.
Can you take me?
Oh, you want to go by yourself, fine!
Dude, this is so cool. Wow.
Ma, isn't this cool?
And the eyes turn pink.
Oh, honey,
that brain of yours is something else.
There is always risk.
And we live with that risk.
We just go with it.
Whatever problems occur,
we'll solve them along the way.
What happens when you aren't ready?
You get ready.
You don't stop doing it
because you're not ready.
You get ready to do it.
What I'm saying is
that I can start the song,
and I am here.
And I appear on the screens.
The camera gets closer.
And the shark starts coming out,
and I stand over there.
So, bring them.
We have one day. We have one day.
The "MI EX TENA RAZN" video
is everywhere.
What happened?
How do I get up there?
The focus track of the album
is called "MI EX TENA RAZN."
We made a spectacular video, super cute.
The song is super special to her.
And unfortunately,
the video got leaked today.
And we don't know how.
It's just... seriously?
People see it leaked.
I see it as something
that I've been working on
for so many months.
I hate it when things get leaked
because we do a very good job,
we have a lot of strategies,
and we do so much
to make sure this doesn't happen.
And secondly,
how the fuck does that happen?
I'm worrying too much,
and I can't focus, I can't concentrate.
Or I can't enjoy things
because I'm too stressed
and worried about everything
going the way it's supposed to go.
Today is a special day.
We are so emotional.
And at the same time nervous
because I think we've sold out.
It's something
we've always dreamed about,
and now it's coming true.
Tighten here. Let's go again.
There we go!
Well done. One more time.
There's a part of me
that goes into another state of mind.
I go out there and internally,
I'm like, "I'm the Bichota."
"This is mine."
"I'm going to stand on that stage.
I'm going to crush it."
When its time to go on stage,
I have to remind myself
to forget about everything
that is going on.
The rehearsals, the things
that maybe aren't quite perfect,
the song that leaked.
I convince myself
that this is mine, that I earned it.
That I am the best
and that nothing can beat me.
And by hyping myself up,
I will have everyone
believe it and feel it,
so that we can all go out
with that same vibe to the stage.
How are we doing?
Are we here to have a good time?
Yes or no?
Yes or no?
During our first show in Las Vegas,
I saw that the cameras,
the things that they filmed
weren't what I dreamed of.
For me, the cameras are very important
for the whole show.
Because in the stadiums,
80 percent of the people
watch the show on the screens.
At this moment,
there is nothing on the screens.
- There's nothing?
- She's right there.
Do you see her?
So everyone is watching her
from that screen above.
I turn around.
And I tell Ado,
"There's a problem with the cameras."
"What's wrong?"
The signal was coming and going.
I turned around.
"Ado, the quality of that camera
doesn't look good."
"It looks blurry, it looks bad.
What's going on?"
"There is a problem with the cameras."
And we had a lot of issues
with the wardrobe.
A lot.
For me, it was very frustrating
because I felt like it wasn't at the level
of what I wanted people to see.
Usually when the show is over,
I celebrate with everyone.
I got off the stage
and I went to the dressing room,
and I said, "I want to talk
to this person, this person, this person."
I was very angry
because it was the first show.
I don't forget that day
because it was hard,
and it was very sad.
I felt disappointed with everyone.
All the time.
Dude, it seems like it's a mental illness.
I don't know how to explain it.
It's not that something
is happening to me.
It's almost like... I look at the videos,
and I'm like, "No."
I've spent the last three days
telling Joha, "Dude, I'm too skinny."
"I'm super skinny. I don't look okay."
Everything is...
It's never...
It's never, "How cool."
It's always...
So today I woke up angry. Like,
"Why did I let myself get too skinny?"
So now I want to eat all the time
because I feel super skinny.
So now nothing seems right to me.
It's a constant doubt
with everything I am doing.
And I can't be at peace because it's like
I want this tour
to be extremely memorable for people.
But I sit down and ask myself,
"But what's so memorable about this tour?"
So then I start finding
the bad in everything.
And that's how I spend every day
of my life with everything.
With music,
with what I do,
with how I speak,
with how I dress, or how I look.
It sucks that this is happening to me
because there is another part of me
that feels like, "This is cool!"
- Do you understand?
- Yes.
Give me a break.
Yes.
Do you want to sit here?
Hey, look!
I hadn't seen it.
It's my baptism photo.
Look at that flow.
I have a hat.
God, I have never seen this photo.
How cool!
You have to understand
that I had short hair like a boy
because I shaved my own head
when I was little.
Wow.
This concert that I performed at
was a huge reggaeton concert,
and the main artist was Don Omar.
At that time, I was probably
16 or 17 years old.
Look.
It's crazy.
Tell me how you started in music.
I started with all the guys I knew,
but of course it took me a little bit
because I was a woman
in a male-lead genre.
There weren't a lot of women.
The fact of just being a woman
was an extremely huge disadvantage
for my career.
We met a man who became my manager.
He was a big businessman,
and he started talking to us
about a huge project
that was going to happen with me
and the 50,000 ideas he had for my music.
I remember it was almost my birthday,
and I was in Bogot.
So this person said he was going
to organize something at his house
to celebrate my birthday
because I wasn't with my parents,
I was alone.
When I arrived at his house.
And after talking for a while,
well, he comes closer, and...
and he tells me
that he's starting
to have feelings for me.
I was 16 years old.
And I'm sure he was probably 45
or 50 years old at that time.
It feels uncomfortable
talking about these things.
He tells me,
"Karol, I feel like I've fallen in love."
"And if you don't reciprocate,
it's better that you tell me now
because if not,
this whole music thing won't work."
It broke my heart because I was like...
"You are putting me
in a situation in which
you're using my hopes and dreams
and putting this condition
on achieving them."
Unfortunately, in big industries,
women have to go through horrible things.
Not in order to get there.
Because I can assure you that
no woman who respects herself
would allow being harmed
in order to achieve something.
Imagine how many girls, women, people
can relate to that.
I didn't dare say anything to my parents.
I just told them that I didn't want
to continue in music anymore.
That for my dad was very painful.
He felt disappointed.
My dad and I stopped talking
completely for months.
As much as one would like to explain
piece by piece
how difficult it was...
I would not have enough time,
nor do I think I would be able to talk
about many things I'd like to talk about
because I feel that, as a person,
I never allowed myself
to remember them or to talk about them.
So no,
we can't go on. Duy, come here.
I'm going to ruin my makeup.
- So nice, everything, I feel so happy.
- Obviously.
No, what are you talking about?
It looks incredible.
This stadium is impressive.
It's incredible we're going
to sing there tomorrow.
Holy shit!
When I moved to the United States,
I saw a psychiatrist for eight months.
I would cry, cry, and cry.
I would wake up,
and all I wanted to do was sleep and cry.
Sleep and cry.
NATIONAL SAVINGS FUND
They had stolen my dream.
They had damaged my idea of music.
They had taken everything from me.
TOMORROW
CAROLINA GIRALDO
I love New York, but whenever I'm here,
it takes me back to when
I moved here for the first time.
And it brings back memories and feelings
that I thought I had left behind.
This is the closest I've been to the sea
since we were in Puerto Rico.
Dude, don't get mad
because I'm going through here.
Oh, I want to get in.
Should we get in?
When we got to New York
to perform at MetLife,
I was also rehearsing for the VMAs.
And the choreography for the VMAs
was done by Parris Goebel.
It was my first time working with her.
I wanted to show her
that I was up to the challenge.
And when they sent us the schedule
for the rehearsals,
I asked the team,
"I have eight hours
of rehearsals in a row?"
Rehearsing for the tour,
playing two sold-out shows,
I felt frustrated because
I wasn't 100 percent, physically.
I got into the river,
and I got a little sick.
I got more sick because I was exhausted.
On top of it all, the pace of the tour
is stressful because I have
people with me all the time.
Around me and on top of me.
I am here, and when I finish this,
I have something else,
and another and another.
So I always have something,
and I always have people with me.
Finding moments of solitude and peace
is always complicated,
and I think that day it was a shock,
a realization that this is too much.
There is too much
going on at the same time.
I'm tired. And sometimes you say,
"I don't want to be here."
There are so many things to think about,
and I was overwhelmed,
so I started to cry.
And I thought about
a memory of when I was in New York
at my aunt's house.
I was crying in the bed and asking her,
"When am I going to be famous
and get people to buy tickets
to come and see me?"
It reminded me
that I almost quit this dream.
And as much as I tried
to get away from music,
music always brought me back.
And I realized that this is
just what I'm meant to do.
I called my dad and said, "Dad
I think I'm going to work in music again."
My dad was thrilled.
He said, "I will do whatever it takes
to get her out of there".
My parents made huge sacrifices
just to get me out of contract
with my manager.
And they were in debt for years.
But they gave me an opportunity,
the fresh start that I so needed.
- Okay.
- She just sang in rehearsal.
Check the shoes, the look. So sexy!
Today I sign
the biggest contract of my life.
From now on, my music will be
released by Bichota Records
distributed by Interscope, babe.
I own my music, have my own record label.
When they are the biggest,
most important, most delicate decisions,
even the smallest detail
is super important to me.
Is this the right way?
This way.
When we go through this, I want
to go over some specific things
such as the lighting
and the camera stuff.
Yes.
In Puerto Rico, "Bichota" means
something like "the Big Shot."
The boss of the neighborhood,
the man from the world
of drug trafficking, the tough guy.
I loved the word itself.
It is such a powerful word,
that I kept asking,
"But what about a Bichota?"
"Who is a Bichota? What is a Bichota?"
And the answer was something like,
"It would be a woman."
But the truth is,
a Bichota doesn't really exist.
I told the team,
"I have a song called 'Bichota.'"
And everyone said,
"Caro, no."
"We can't take that risk."
And I said, "I know,
but that's not what Bichota means to me."
My team kept insisting all the time,
"No, the song can't be called that."
"You'll look bad. People will reject you."
Stop it.
I need one of these cameras
to display the full Bichota Season sign.
"The words are too explicit."
And I was like, "I'm taking the risk."
"The song is going
to be called 'Bichota.'"
Bichota is the one who owns her business,
the one who's a visionary.
She's the sexiest.
In other words, she's the Bichota.
Now people call me Bichota.
I think its not just about me.
Its about how the word makes people feel.
Thats basically what it means
to be a Bichota.
The truth is, everything looks cool.
But dude, I miss the cameramen
from last year.
I feel like they understood
and they cared more.
It feels like these people are here
because they're getting paid.
Seriously.
My dear.
You see why it's important
for Travis to be here.
I'm literally sitting here
doing Travis' job.
That is supremely disrespectful
on his part.
Ado, stop it, please.
I'm gonna go talk to the camera guy.
Seriously, I'm going to the cameraman.
I can't take it anymore.
Can you light up the runway?
Where the dancers are, please?
And can you turn on
the screens on the sides, please?
Okay, let's go.
Let's do it, please.
After every show,
there's an opportunity to make it perfect.
I see an opportunity to make it better.
Even if it's the penultimate
show of the tour,
I keep moving things,
so that the last show
can be perfect, just the way I imagine it.
And my entire team does the same.
Exactly.
I can tell you
that by the second or third show
our camera team was completely fine-tuned.
Everyone doing what they had to do.
Now that looks amazing!
In my personal life,
I had a shark coming after me
that I was trying to run away from.
But in reality,
what I needed to do was confront it
and take control myself.
I'm not bragging
about who I am and what I've done. No.
Im telling people
that anyone in the world
could do it if you believe in yourself.
In the timeline of my life,
"Provenza" is where
the little plant started growing again.
With "Provenza," I feel like
Carolina reconnected with herself,
and thats what I wanted to express.
A world of women supporting each other,
where everyone feels comfortable
in their own body,
are happy, confident, and at peace,
how everything should be.
I want everyone from here to down here
to jump with me!
One, two...
One, two, three, let's go!
In "Provenza" I wanted to create a world
where, as women, we are self-sufficient.
I feel like it is the entire soul
of Maana Ser Bonito.
Hats, hats ladies!
Hats, hats!
Hats, hats, ladies!
That's my flag!
Long live the Bichota!
NOW HE CALLS ME
SAYING HE MISSES ME IN HIS BED
We're very excited.
For many of us, this is our first time
playing at a stadium,
first time doing a stadium tour
with so many people.
It's my first time.
We're playing for what I believe
is 89,000 people.
It's so beautiful to be a part of this.
She is making history
for all Latin American women.
I believe a lot in female energy.
Working with women is part of my identity.
This tour is going to be an opportunity
for us to show female power.
That really inspires the women
who come and see the show.
Being able to communicate
that anyone can do it
is part of my message.
I know for sure that many
of the fans at my shows,
a big percentage are immigrants.
The support of the Latin community
has helped me open doors.
The fans from Latin America
were the first to believe in me
and allow me to be who I am now.
And that's my biggest blessing.
If it weren't for my Latin community,
my career would be nothing.
Nothing.
I see her suffering alone
Even though she denies it
She bites her lips to stay strong
How many hours of crying are enough
To understand that it's not love?
So good luck
She tries to hold on and doesn't get mad
He gives you more love
Because he doesn't want to lose you
But it doesn't matter
I'm not crying anymore for you
Today I'm going to ask her to leave you
Sing it!
If they paid him to make you suffer
He would already be a millionaire
From now on he becomes an adversary
And today we go out to drink if necessary
And we drink the 200 drinks
There are on the...
Bar!
And we go up to sing "Tusa"
Until everything is gone
Tonight, I'm going to fulfill my mission
It's that you repeat
"The piece of shit is him and not me"
My Latin community has me
traveling the whole world,
making my dreams come true
across the world,
but I've read comments that say,
"Sure, she's filling up venues,
but it's just Latinos."
As if Latinos aren't people too?
MOM GAVE ME LIFE
BUT KAROL MAKES ME WANT TO LIVE
I tend to cry all the time because,
many years ago,
I was sitting in my house looking
at other artists that I admired,
and I would ask myself,
"How will I ever get there?"
And I know people say I'm a crybaby,
but I don't care
because look at all of this.
I dream and work day by day
so that my name can be known
around the world.
But if I end up being a famous artist
for the Latin community,
I'd still be proud
because they've given me
experiences I never thought I would have.
She's going to cry again. No!
And nobody can deny
My love, you deserve it.
You know that people love you.
I'm very excited.
We made it!
How exciting!
My friends, we broke the record.
How exciting!
No!
How exciting.
Breathe, honey.
How exciting.
No, as if you weren't thinking
about the song.
Because you are saying it like,
Reggaeton makes it freaky, freaky
Turning on...
This is better,
Reggaeton makes it freaky
- Okay.
- But in your style, obviously, got it?
When we were going to do the Bichota Tour,
Ye tells me,
"We want to bring in an artist
to open the tour."
"Who would you like?"
And at that time,
my favorite artist was Feid.
So they contacted him.
They talked to him and his team.
"Done! Feid will open the tour."
After every show,
there was a party, a dance, twerking.
I remember one day,
we did a Nintendo competition.
And like there was a playfulness,
like we started touching
each other's feet,
and I was like, "Oh my."
We said goodbye,
and as a flirtatious man
from the city of Medelln,
he gave me a little kiss,
and I kind of understood everything.
Without realizing it,
I was already writing love songs again
about happiness.
- Let me record you?
- No.
Yes!
Let me record myself.
I had said yes.
My boyfriend.
You look beautiful.
Baby, I look ugly.
I was watching a story and I couldn't...
I look like a mess.
We've built a healthy relationship.
Because when you develop bad habits,
changing them is really hard.
I was waiting here for like 20 minutes
to do this shot.
He was ready.
- Look at my hair.
- My God!
He's someone who understands me,
who listens to me.
He has a lot of patience.
He's family-oriented.
I've never visualized myself
more with someone as much as him.
Second turn!
I have such a beautiful
relationship with him,
so healthy, so fun... It's everything.
Baby, we're very proud of you.
And something he gave back to me
was like that humanity.
I have a feeling I'm going to die young,
so dying really doesn't scare me.
When someone dies,
things start falling apart,
and a lot of work gets left unfinished.
So every time I make music,
I give an update to Ovy,
one of my producers,
and I tell him, "Ovy, if I die,
I would like for you to do
something with these songs."
I feel like there is so many things
I have left to do
that I keep working, working and working.
That's one of the reason
why I try to do things fast.
I'm not scared of dying,
but how I'm going to die.
True Karol G fans know
how much I love Selena Quintanilla.
How are you?
- What a pleasure. How are you?
- Very good, thank you.
I'm very nervous.
- You? Why?
- I don't know.
Please enjoy.
I'm really honored that you came.
I'm super nervous.
The whole time, I was like,
"I'm not going to cry."
Because I am like that,
but I'm really happy.
No Latina artist has had a stadium tour.
Twenty-eight years ago,
Selena Quintanilla was going to do it,
but it never happened.
Why are you crying?
Are you crying from sadness?
Helplessness? From joy?
It turns out that,
just like you, I also have an idol.
The difference is
that I won't have
the opportunity to meet her
or to sing with her, or to share with her.
But I can sing for her.
In spite of the years,
in spite of her absence,
it's inspiring how present she still is
in the hearts of so many people.
I can't imagine how proud
her family must be to see
how she remains a legend
over the years, even today.
That was awesome!
Dad!
I didn't know you had arrived!
I love you!
What time did you get here?
I almost missed it, baby.
- Did you see it all?
- All of it, baby.
- Beautiful.
- You're crazy.
- Yes!
- I had to play a trick to get here.
I had to throw myself on the floor
and ask for a wheelchair
to catch the flight here.
I knew my dad would fight to get here.
I swear to God, I almost missed my flight.
I got there, and there were ten flights.
I'm glad you didn't miss it.
Did you see the show?
It was impressive.
We took off, and everything was normal.
I turned around and saw smoke.
And the flight attendant was freaking out.
Van Nuys Land. It's a Gulfstream IV.
It's an emergency.
There's smoke in the cockpit.
Are you able to maintain altitude?
The experience
on the plane was terrifying.
Not just because
of what could have happened,
but because of who I was with
at that moment.
My mom, my dad, my sister, my team,
and my niece Sofa, who's a one year old.
They have 14 souls on board.
Everyone on the plane
said goodbye to a loved one
by text message.
We were all panicking,
but I freaked out the worst.
I was traumatized
not because of the flight,
but because of my family.
Look! How impressive.
Gorgeous.
No.
How cool, look they're about to take off.
While we were in Texas,
my foundation Con Cora
collaborated on a project
that brought some students
from Colombia to study at NASA.
Thank you, Mr. Luis.
How are you? Everything okay?
They are super smart girls,
but they come from places
with few opportunities.
So we wanted to do something
that was very inspirational
and motivational for them.
I am living, I mean... something incredible.
It fills me with emotion, joy, pride.
Carito is giving the opportunity
to so many girls.
So many dreams.
Now we have to tell all our friends
that we met Karol G.
Yes!
They won't believe me.
It's all good.
My mother was born
into a middle class family,
but my grandfather left for another woman.
So they went
from having a comfortable life
to having absolutely nothing
and living in poverty.
Look at you girls, having me sign for you.
My mom worked in many different jobs.
She was a waitress.
She worked in stores.
Everyone in the family looked
for extra jobs
because there were six in the house.
Two of them went to the United States
in search for a better life
to help out my grandma and my mom.
My mother was left here alone
with my grandmother.
For everyone, the whole situation
was very difficult.
My siblings and I had
a difficult childhood.
But we were also very close.
Despite the circumstances,
my mother gave us an example of survival.
I am living emotional moments,
very wonderful.
And, well, I never imagined
experiencing them,
but I thank God.
This is so nice, Carito.
So sweet, Mom, but don't start crying.
That's why we're doing what we're doing.
Don't start crying, Mom.
I feel special that we're people that,
by the grace of God,
we're able to do these things, Mom.
For that reason, baby.
I was very overwhelmed.
I couldn't take it.
I want you to know I'm proud.
I love you.
- God bless you, baby.
- No, you.
Don't feel that.
I swear to God, it's crazy
how we can get used to the things
that we've lived through.
Even though we think we've lived it all,
something amazing happens.
So yeah, no one can get used to it.
But, Carito,
if we stop being surprised, baby girl,
the magic will fade.
And to be able to share
this happiness with you,
God bless you.
If I'd have known my parents
would be this happy during a tour,
I would have brought them
since the beginning.
I'm so happy and grateful, baby.
So sweet, Mom.
I've travelled around the world
and meet very beautiful
and very special people.
Nothing compares to the people
from my home.
That's why Colombia is everything to me.
- How are you?
- How are you?
When I finished the tour
in the United States,
I said to myself, "Hey! I need
to take this to my people, my community,
to the people who have been
with me since the beginning."
All the love and support
they've given towards my music.
Medelln is where it all started for me.
It's my home, therefore I wanted
these performances to be special.
Cheers, baby!
The truth is,
my culture has given me everything.
Our beliefs, our traditions,
everything has been reflected in my music.
Bichota! Bichota! Bichota!
Tell me if there is anything
better in this world
than being born in Colombia!
I wrote it yesterday
when I left the stadium,
but I was not able to post it.
I felt it was too sentimental
and very corny,
but today I decided to post it.
It says, "I don't know how to explain
what I feel at this moment."
"This city is the place
where my dream started,
the desire, the motivation,
and the place
where we took the first step."
"Who I am, how I express myself,
and how I speak,
carries my Colombian spirit
to every place I go."
"These last weeks have been
of many nerves and much anxiety,
but each of these last years,
and this last year specifically,
have been filled with discipline,
with work, with commitment,
with giving more
than what I believed was possible."
"Not just for me but for all of you,
and hopefully it will make you
feel proud and well represented."
That's it. I'm not reading anymore.
Hey, Mexico!
I can't believe that we're starting
the Latin America tour
in a place that I feel is also my home.
Let's make this the best night ever!
Let's go!
Let's turn this party up, dammit!
It's incredible to see
how many people there are tonight.
I know that many of you are here
looking for opportunities,
away from your home,
missing your families.
And I find it incredible
to have the opportunity
to bring a small piece
of home to you guys.
Thank you!
...with the camera.
It's ahead of its time.
Let's pour it.
Look.
- Let's send a picture to the group!
- Look, Daddy!
That's it.
Cheers.
- Cheers, let's kill it.
- Cheers.
Dude, look at that painting!
How nice!
Hi, beautiful.
I can't believe it!
What's that beautiful thing?
How are you?
I can't believe it! How are you?
How are you?
Are we going to take a picture?
The Santiago Bernabu Stadium
in Madrid, Spain
was selected
as the final stop of the tour,
which traveled many countries,
and conquered the hearts
of all of her fans.
In total, there will be
260,000 spectators attending
the final concert
of her international tour.
She will be the first artist to sell out
four consecutive shows
at the Santiago Bernabu.
What will become of us without the tour?
I don't know. I still have some work.
I also have a lot of work, but...
My favorite part is the tour.
I already know I have work to do.
But the tour is so cool.
The tour is everything.
I still have a job to do.
I love you.
And I'm going to miss you a lot.
And we're going to crush it tonight.
I love you!
Kill it, let's kill it, motherfuckers!
The last one!
The best one, let's go!
I think I'm very ready to turn the page.
I haven't been able to start a new project
because I'm still doing this.
But in some way, this tour
was my first love for many reasons.
I think sometimes
I have the words for everything, but...
I would like
find the words to describe
what I'm feeling as a person,
what I am feeling as a woman,
what I'm feeling right now
in front of all of you.
And if there is something
beautiful that this album has given me,
its...
learning to love myself,
to cherish myself above all.
No matter what people say about me.
And I can now say that, after all,
tomorrow was really beautiful.
My tomorrow was wonderful.
And I dedicate this song
from the bottom of my heart.
If you ever leave home
I'll take you to NASA
I'll ask for a rocket
And I'll go straight for you
And if I'm not there
And something happens to you
Remember that everything in life changes
And no matter what happens
I promise not to let you down
I feel great because of you
And even if I tried
I couldn't do it without you
All my happiness is thanks to you
And if I die, I'll come back for you
I feel great because of you
And even if I tried
I couldn't do it without you
All my happiness is thanks to you
And If I die, I'll come back...
I feel great because of you
And even if I tried
I couldn't do it without you
All my happiness is thanks to you
And if I die, I'll come back...
I feel great because of you
And even if I tried
I couldn't do it without you
All my happiness is thanks to you
And if I die, I'll come back
For you
Karol!
What I wanted to say
is now that I look back
and see the whole process,
I wouldn't change anything.
Because everything I went through,
from the most beautiful
to the most painful,
has made me who I am today.
If I look back and see everything it took,
the tears, the sacrifices, everything.
I don't see pain.
I see a lot of opportunities created
and the amount of hearts inspired today,
you know what I mean?
The most beautiful thing about today
is to be able to share my story
and inspire so many people.
Come over here!
I have to start first by telling you that,
for years, many, many years,
I lived very disappointed
for being a woman.
I was met with so many rejections
along the way
and so many missed opportunities
that I wondered why I wasn't born a man
to express all this love,
and passion I felt for music.
And for a long time,
I believed that story.
I realized that if
my environment didn't change,
then I was the one who had to change it.
And I was not going to let
being a woman be an obstacle
or to let it define my capabilities,
but rather it was going to be
my strength, my motive,
it was going to be my reason.
Never, ever give
someone else the authority
to make your own decisions.
To say whether something
you're doing is good, is bad,
has value or doesn't have value.
Nobody can say that value,
not as a person,
nor as a woman, nor as a professional.
You are the one who works for it,
the one who sweats for it,
the one who achieves it
and the one who earns it.
Every time I was told "No",
I found the strength and the will
I needed to say, Yes I could.
And in my mind I changed it from,
"a woman can't do it"
to "look how a woman does it!"
Look how a woman does it!