The artist with traditional influence in her music and stunning videos Rosalia Vila Tobella is a most celebrated Spanish Flamenco-Pop singer, songwriter, musician, and businesswoman. She created history in the Latino pop music industry with her identity, versatility, voice, and Flamenco art form. Nevertheless, the Latino music sensation made her presence in pop-jazz and classical music through her hypnotic voice and videos which are a sophisticated example of art and culture but on the contrary, complex and hard to understand. Her solo work is a collection of a wide variety of music styles which include Flamenco-pop, alternative, art-pop, avant-garde, and Latin pop. Moreover, her music frequently inspected the relationship between Spanish culture and art along with modern art forms.
BIOGRAPHY
The Spanish singer and songwriter Rosalia Vila Tobella was born on 25 September 1992, to Catalan and Andalusian parents and was raised in Sant Esteve Sesrovires, Baix Llobregat, Catalonia. Her mother was a businesswoman who ran a small metalwork business. Rosalía’s parents encouraged her to sing at a young age and supported her throughout. She discovered Flamenco during her school days and ever since it has impacted her musical inventions. Pitchfork (an American online music publication) named Rosalía as one of the most important artists of the last 25 years in 2021.
SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS
Rosalía is popular across social media platforms, especially YouTube and Instagram, and has a huge followership just like Tana Mongeau, Kim Petras, Dua Lipa, and Sam Smith. She shares updates about her albums, and magazine cover shoots, and interacts with her fans. Her songs revolve around complex themes which are hard to understand.
| 28M Followers | |
| 4.8M Followers | |
| YouTube | 11.3M Subscribers |
| TikTok | 32.5M Followers |
| 3.6M Followers | |
| Website | rosalia.com |
WIKI
Villa Tobella is a Spanish woman with natural black hair, thick eyebrows, attractive eyes, and fair skin. Her explicit and uncensored appearance is a prominent feature of her personality. She wears attention-grabbing clothes with long nails and has a quirky and bizarre fashion sense. Rosalía loves loud, strange, and bold fashion which represents the story and has symbolism in it. Additionally, she has multiple tattoos and piercings on her body.
| Real Name | Rosalia Vila Tobella |
| Stage Name | Rosalía |
| Nickname | La Rosalía Rosie |
| Birthday | September 25, 1992 |
| Age | 32 years old |
| Birthplace | Sant Cugat del Vallès, Catalonia, Spain |
| Present Residence | Florida, United States |
| Gender | Female |
| Zodiac Sign | Libra |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Mother Tongue | Catalan Spanish |
| Ethnicity | Spanish |
| Religion | Catholic Christian |
| Education | Taller de Músics Escuela Superior de Música de Cataluña |
| Occupation | Singer Songwriter Record Producer Businesswoman |
| Net Worth | USD 49 million approximately |
| Relationship Status | In a Relationship |
| Children | None |
| Height | 5′ 5” |
| Weight | 60kg |
| Eye Color | Natural Black |
| Hair Color | Natural Black |
| Pets | Dogs |
| Hobbies | Swimming Hiking |
ZODIAC SIGN
Her sun and moon sign is Libra. The Latin beauty has an eccentric and mysterious personality. Libras are known for their unrestrictedly creative and unapologetically independent nature. Libras prefer quality in every aspect of their lives and are highly observant. Influential figures like Cardi B, Huda Kattan, Michele Morrone, Park Jimin, and Rebecca Ferguson are also Libra.
PARENTS AND SIBLINGS
The Latin princess of music has one elder sister, who worked as her creative director and stylist. Rosalía born into a Catalan-speaking family with no artistic background, her mother María Pilar Tobella Aguilera is a businesswoman of Catalan descent who runs a small family company of metalworks. Her father, José Manuel Vila was born in Asturias, with one of his grandfathers being Cuban. The Catalan-Andalusian couple divorced each other in 2019.
| Father Name | José Manuel Vila |
| Mother Name | María Pilar Tobella Aguilera |
| Sister Name | Pilar Vila |
EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION
The Spanish-Latino music sensation completed her education at Raval school in Barcelona where she studied music and learned to play the guitar and other instruments. Later she attended the Superior School of Music of Catalonia. She is fluent in Catalan, Spanish, and English language. During her school days, she discovered many underground Spanish artists like La Zowi, Yung Beef, Kaydy Cain, Hinds, and María Escarmiento who later influenced her during her music career. She has a Masters degree in Flamenco (a Spanish art form). La Rosalía also worked as an independent singer in bars and weddings during her teenage years.
RELATIONSHIPS AND DATING RUMORS
Although her music is greatly inspired by the phases of relationships, the eccentric singer’s dating life is full of ups and downs. She identifies herself as pan-sexual. In 2016. She dated C. Tangana, a Spanish rapper and both worked together on her second album. Later, Rosalía unfollowed and blocked him on social media after he insulted her in an interview. The Latino singer also remained in a brief relationship with American model and actress Hunter Schafer in 2019. In the same year, she met Puerto Rican singer Rauw Alejandro during the Latin Grammy Awards, and dated each other in Madrid. Both speculated together on various occasions and got engaged which was made public in 2021. However, that relationship was also short-lived and they called off their engagement in 2022. As per sources La Rosalía is in a relationship with American actor Jeremy Allen White.
CAREER
Rosalia Vila Tobella is not only the most successful Spanish musician but also the most successful musician in the world whose path has been well-carved and full of achievements. Her international success started at the age of 20 when she started collaborating with Spanish artists. Her albums and singles topped the charts in Spain as well as in US and UK for which she also won Grammys and Latin Grammy Awards including UK music video awards. She is considered the most successful Spanish singer of all time. Her combination of Flamenco-Pop and her artistic influence gives her music a fresh and distinct identity.
DISCOGRAPHY
Studio Albums
The Spanish Queen has the hypnotic voice of a saint which makes her career successful. Her internationally acclaimed studio albums are as follows:
| Los Ángeles | 2017 |
| El Mal Querer | 2018 |
| Motomami | 2022 |
Television
The list of the television shows in which she appeared as an artist and contestant is as follows:
| Tú Sí Que Vales | 2008 |
| Later… with Jools Holland Late Motiv | 2018 |
| 33rd Goya Awards Mixtape | 2019 |
| Austin City Limits Savage x Fenty Show Vol. 2 | 2020 |
| Saturday Night Live Lola | 2021 |
| Caminos del Flamenco Chillin Island Saturday Night Live | 2022 |
| Soy Georgina | 2023 |
NET WORTH
The famed singer-songwriter and successful Spanish woman solo artist has a net worth of USD 49 million approximately. Right now, Rosalía is one of the richest and most successful artists not only in Latina but in the whole world with worldwide recognition and a dedicated fanbase. She has fans from all ages and from all over the world.
SOURCE OF INCOME
The Flamenco queen’s stardom began with her debut album and ever since has been making records in the music industry. Her main income includes album sales, touring, record production, collaborations with other hitmakers, acting, and songwriting.
FAVORITES
The world’s top Latin music star has a various aspect of her personality being a creative woman, she takes inspiration from various events that happen in her life which are reflected in her songs as well. Surprisingly, her songs depict complex themes that are otherwise hard to explain in simple words. Let’s see what are her favorite things:
| Favorite Color | Red |
| Favorite Musicians | Camarón de la Isla James Blake Björk |
| Favorite Actress | Penelope Cruz |
| Favorite Movie | Jámon Jámon (1992) Fallen Angels (1995) Enter the Void (2009) |
| Favorite Rapper | MF Doom |
| Favorite Writer | Simone Weil Ocean Vuong |
| Favorite Book | On Earth, We’re Briefly Gorgeous (2019) Soap and Water (2020) La Pesanteur Et La Grâce (1947) |
| Favorite Artist | Jean-Michel Basquiat |
| Favorite Destination | Tokyo, Japan |
| Favorite Food | Fufu Egusi Soup |
| Favorite Drink | Cherry Coke |
| Favorite Fruit | Coconut |
| Favorite Song | Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 2 Hallelujah Drop It Like It’s Hot |
| Favorite Sports | Soccer |
| Favorite Instrument | Piano Guitar |
AWARDS
The Flamenco-Pop singer has won 88 awards and got nominations for over 294 different awards for her outstanding devotion to art and music. The popular award list won by Rosalía Vila is as follows:
| Billboard Latin Music Awards/ Won | 2022 |
| Billboard Women in Music/ Won | 2019 & 2023 |
| Grammy Awards | 2020 & 2023 |
| iHeartRadio Music Awards/ Won | 2020 |
| Latin American Music Awards/ Won | 2023 |
| Latin Grammy Awards/ Won | 2018-2022 |
| Italian Latin Music Awards/ Won | 2021 |
| MTV Europe Music Awards/ Nominated | 2018-2022 |
| MTV Video Music Awards/ Won | 2019-2022 |
| UK Music Video Awards | 2018-2022 |
| Premio Lo Nuestro | 2019-2024 |
INTERESTING FACTS
- She underwent vocal cord surgery at the age of 17 when she accidentally broke it while practicing singing.
- Rosalia loves motorcycles and is an expert motorcyclist.
- She hasn’t yet given in to technology and continues to write things down on paper.
- The Spanish singer started singing at restaurants, weddings, and communions which helped her become the artist she is now.
- She loves watching movies in her spare time.
- Vila Tobella also loves swimming and likes the ocean.
- Rosalía is a Feminist and LQBTQ+ supporter just like Pedro Pascal.
- She is Pansexual.
- Rosalia Villa is highly influenced by Icelandic singer Bjork and both artists appeared in a music video Oral (2023).
What style of music is Rosalía?
Her music style is Andalusian Flamenco.
What language does Rosalía sing in?
She is fluent is Catalan, Spanish, and English.
What country is Rosalía the singer from?
She is from Spain and is the most successful Latino music artist.
What religion is Rosalía?
Although she was raised in a Roman, Catholic family and believes in God. But she had never been baptized.
Is Rosalía in a relationship?
She is in a relationship with American actor Jeremy Allen White.
