mireya bravo He’s been very absent from the music scene for the past two years, yes. But he didn’t waste time or do anything but heal the voice and vocal cords to fight to rise from the ashes like a Phoenix bird and pursue his career as an artist. A career that began to be forged in OT 2017, like other names like Aitana, Amaia, Alfred García, Miriam Rodríguez or Ana Guerra.
In the same way, He gave himself the place he deserves after riding through one of the toughest bumps he can remember – “I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy,” he tells us. And for this reason, in order to release the ballast of these stones that he carried in his travel backpack, malagueña posted Indestructiblea single that, in his own words, “what I meant was that you’re not always on your feet, in a good frame of mind and you always have bad times. I have me -even went through a bad time many years ago and it was easy to get over it, but little by little I did it, with a lot of love from my people”.
“I needed to release this song to leave it there and carry on, because life goes on and we can’t stop. There’s a life to be bad for so long… And if someone has found themselves in the same situation as me, show that they can also get out of itthat we are all indestructible and that we forget to love each other, to pamper each other and to say to each other: ‘I can and I will move forward'”, he adds during his meeting with LOS40.
But in addition to this single, Mireya told us about an important decision she made last summer: sign again with a record company, in this case Air Music Group. “When they offered it to me, honestly I was a little scared. I didn’t want to go through a bad moment again. The one of being told something and then not doing it… That stops you. So, on the one hand, —me, that I move because of the sensations—I told myself to say yes, that everything was fine; but on the other hand, as I was afraid that I had had such a bad time, I I didn’t want to go back. I was very clear, they were also very clear with me and to this day I’m super happy. They take great care of me, they treat me very well and, after all , we are a team; and we are one, which also matters, that there is a good atmosphere between us”, he underlines.
One of the main differences she found compared to other companies she worked with, also because she demanded it before signing, is being able to “to be present both in the composition and in the production”, although I don’t understand much about the latter process. “The previous personal experience I had was doing the record directly (your reflection) and I’m super grateful because thanks to them I have it and a lot of people listen to me, I was able to do record signings, etc., but after I ended my contractual relationship, I did two songs by myself and being there, in the creative process, that they ask you “if you like it, if not; if you like it or if you don’t like it, it was something that I didn’t have before , for example,” he says.
His non-collaboration with India Martínez and other obstacles
In 2020, Mireya fans went wild with joy when they heard the news of a collaboration between their favorite singer and India Martínez. However, months have passed and, three years later, the only thing we know is that sIt was planned, but it was not recorded. What happened in the end to prevent this from happening? “I know the same thing as you. I can’t explain it to you, because if it’s true she told me she was super busy and that’s normal — she must have a lot of work — but that she had him waiting… but he stayed there, so I don’t know. We no longer spoke to each other. She has a lot of work and in the end things have to flow… The truth is that singing with her, who I loved, was a spectacular experience, even though it was close in the middle of the COVID pandemic. And … what is done later, luxury”, says the Andalusian.
And while the world doesn’t end without one of your dream collaborations, your passion for music may end if you don’t seem to just hit some bumps along the way. In the case of Bravo, it indicates that the “The trigger for me to have had such a bad time was having a tour planned and suddenly not having it.. The fact that they didn’t give me a job and canceled me, so to speak, and that’s the worst part. They told me that the tickets were not sold out and if you have access to the ticket office you can see if they are sold out or not, but I’m not going… Because I don’t like trouble or bad vibes… If it had to happen, it happened, I learned a lot, because you learn from everything”, he explains, minimizing what happened in the past to focus on the present: “what matters to me is how I am today, where I am, what I do and how I am, that I am happy and that’s it”, he says .
If we start dreaming, we want to fill stadiums, but I’m still happy to work on music in small venues.
In this perseverance or stubbornness, depending on how one looks (“I am very stubborn”), to continue in the vocation he loves, “I never seriously considered giving up on my dream of being a singer, but it just crossed my mind, like, 5%, as it was one inconvenience after another. A stone that found me on the road buried me deeper and deeper… (grunts) It was frustrating, it didn’t seem to lift its head. I didn’t finish one when another came along and that was pretty tough. The pandemic arrived and we started again, with Pídeme the second wave arrived and the same thing again. I’m finally here thanks to the enthusiasm and desire that kept me focused. Fight for my dreams because that’s what I want. If we start dreaming, we want to fill stadiums and whatever, but I’m just as happy working on music in small venues. I’ll be there for everyone, whether it’s 1,000 people or two; I will be there for them.”
How did you work with Gonzalo Hermida?
Gonzalo Hermida is one of the composers of Indestructible and his interpreter was delighted with his work: “Working with Gonzalo has been very cool. He’s a guy who gives a very good atmosphere. I don’t know if we connected because we’re both Andalusians, but it seemed like we had known each other our whole lives and he understood the first time, I explained to him what I wanted and how I wanted to say it and he completely copied it. He also told me he felt thoughtful so it was easier for him to compose it, but very cool. I hope to work with him more often.”
Destiny: ¿Benidorm Fest 2024?
Despite having worked together, Mireya did not ask him about his experience at Benidorm Fest 2021, but… Would you be open to playing in the future? She says that “Participating in Benidorm Fest are big words, but never say never. Why not, it’s a big door that is opening and many of my fans are telling me so, you are also asking me from the press. So maybe that’s a sign.”
As an artist linked to flamenco, we couldn’t help but find out what he thinks of Ea Ea de Blanca Paloma, our candidate for Eurovision 2023. “I think It is an interesting proposal, very typical of us, Spanish so to speak. And I hope she enjoys it a lot and not wondering if it’s going to be higher or lower, her and everyone who showed up, that not everyone makes it and the important is to have fun,” he replies.
What’s coming for Mireya Bravo fans
Among his medium and long-term plans, we find that his idea is “one way” to “delete a record with what to be totally me —see the most authentic, honest and true Mireya—, both in composition and in production. I’m not going to do something just because I can sell more.” From what we have been able to learn, the release date of the album would not be entirely scheduled for this year 2023.
Regarding the number of songs, this “is not yet estimated, but around 11, as your reflection. And referring to collaborations, yes there could be; I ask my people who they would like to be with and they bet very hard: Manuel Carrasco, Pastora Soler, Vanesa Martín, Pablo Alborán, Ana Mena…
Most imminent: “Now we’re going to work with a very cool producer who they won’t let me reveal; I can only say that he’s A very talented young man from Madrid. The path that remains to be covered is impressive and he has worked with great artists… He’s a beast”. Paris?