Lali in Vélez: the consecrating ceremony of an uncrowned queen

“I really don’t know what to say and you have to leave me speechless,” was the phrase that Lali chose to address for the first time at night the 50,000 people who came to the Liniers neighborhood for its first Vélez Stadium and the millions who enjoyed the concert by streaming. Figures difficult to compare. Funny, energetic, expert. There was no doubt that she would live up to the most important show of her life and that she would do it with the same apparent ease and effectiveness with which she makes it seem that being the most important contemporary pop artist of her generation is an easy task. It is that Lali has badly accustomed to his audience. The spectators will know that there will be no fissures, that any inconvenience will be solved with her tireless charisma and that the hours of the concert will be a party because she herself feels it that way. Standing in front of thousands of people Lali generates the feeling that she is one more. (Photo: @mazza.ph) The night started punctually and repeated the formula of the previous shows of the Disciplina Tour but with some tweaks: more dances and choreography, new costumes, more guests, and new songs from the last album of which there are still songs to be released. This was the first time he played live his latest release, “Cómprame un brishito”. What also made the difference is that this Saturday, March 4, the 31-year-old artist from Parque Patricios made history by becoming the first Argentine woman to sell out a José Amalfitani Stadium. The same girl who at age 10 entered the wrong casting and forged her destiny today set a precedent in national music. A mistake in the matrix to which we will always be grateful. From the hand of a well-known setlist and pure hits the night began with “Eclipse”, and closed with “Boomerang”. He had guests like Miranda!, with whom he sang his version of “Yo te diré” – the most important national pop meeting of recent times? -, Rels B who arrived with “How did you sleep?”, starring in one of the hottest moments of the show. About the end came Malevo and his malambo number to give rise to “Como tú”. (Photo: mazza.ph) More than two hours of concert, powerful visuals, a Troup of energetic dancers, live band, pogo, glitter, emotion, chapes everywhere, Lali gave herself the pleasure of making a show to suit her. “Today, if I may, I’m going to take my time to savor every microsecond of this concert,” he announced to his audience. In the middle of the night, before singing “Amor es presente” he opened his heart and told how he lived the days before Vélez. Excitedly, she admitted that she felt more present than ever in her life. There is no doubt that this is perhaps the best moment of his career. But what makes Lali unique is that she is also who she was and who she will be. Lali is his present, yes. But it is also their past and their future. Lali is many in one. Of her 31 years of life only she can boast of having traveled 20 of career, an artistic path that was constantly growing. Solid, which began under the wing of Cris Morena and remained completely self-managed, own. What’s next for Lali? Probably, once again we get used to it and we will live with her another turn in her career, another milestone of which we will only have the enjoyment. For Lali it is always present because it is always there and encompasses everything. (Photo: Courtesy of the press)”I’m not alone” the artist sang ironically in front of millions of people who accompanied her physically and virtually on Saturday night. Sure enough, Lali is not alone. His musical project is followed by a fandom which is the envy of any artist, even the most consecrated in the world. It is that for her audience Mariana Espósito is more than a singer-songwriter and dancer with good songs: Lali is the neighborhood, she is the strength of dreaming, she is that funny friend and companion, she is the girl becoming a woman, that place of childhood to which we can always go. How many Lalis fit into a Lali? As many as she wants. (Photo: @mazza.ph) In the audience a small fan shouts at him to sing a song by Teen Angels, the band of the teen strip that starred more than a decade ago. I get a surprise. Accounts do not close. Almost Angels first aired in 2007, likely the year that girl was born. However, somehow, that content reached that little fan, crossing time and generations. That is also Lali, a woman who grew up in full view of everyone and today takes one more victory, a triumph that makes us all proud, as if it were also ours. On the last song, when it came time for “Laligera” – one of her most personal songs – everyone, including Lali, knew the show was coming to an end. AgrHe adjusted once again and asked his audience if they had had an amazing night. The answer was unanimous and it was yes. “Then that’s it,” he concluded. (Photo: @vickydragonetti)

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