Colombian Singer Greeicy Releases Album 'Candela' Drawing from Personal Roots and Musical Heritage

Colombian singer-songwriter Greeicy has unveiled her fourth studio album, 'Candela,' drawing inspiration from her deepest personal experiences and earliest musical influences. The album blends afrobeat and dancehall with traditional Colombian genres—vallenato, merengue, bachata, and Pacific rhythms—unified by a pop sensibility. The project emphasizes danceability and reflects the music that shaped Greeicy during her upbringing.

Greeicy described the album's creation as an organic process devoid of commercial calculation. "The sound map generated itself in a very genuine way," she explained. "There's nothing strategic about it, nothing made thinking about what will work, but rather what connects with me, what ignites my candela." The album's centerpiece, the ballad 'Limonar'—named after the neighborhood where Greeicy grew up and studied music at the Conservatorio de Cali—reflects on her past and gratitude for life's lessons. During the album's creation, Greeicy revisited Limonar and sat on the wall where she waited for the bus to school, an experience that deepened her appreciation for the hope her son has brought her.

The album features several collaborative tracks. 'Solecito Vení' includes Venezuelan band Rawayana, whom Greeicy admires, and is designed to be enjoyed on the beach. 'No era mío,' featuring Colombian artist La Guru, addresses heartbreak from a relationship with someone Greeicy describes as narcissistic, dishonest, and selfish. The track draws on the intensity of Colombian vallenato tradition, which Greeicy notes expresses emotion at full volume—either complete love or complete hate. Greeicy acknowledges her own similar emotional intensity, which she associates with her Scorpio zodiac sign: "Intense, deep, emotional, like candela."

The album arrives ahead of Greeicy's performances at Mexico City's Teatro Metropólitan on September 29 and an extensive tour across Europe and Latin America. This year marks her debut at multiple Spanish festivals, followed by dates in Peru, Ecuador, Guatemala, Venezuela, and Mexico—a significant expansion of her touring schedule.