“When it becomes a habit, falling is less scary because you are used to getting up”

With Bob Marley’s phrase “the good thing about music is that when you get hit you don’t feel pain”, Cruz Sánchez de Lara, executive vice president of EL ESPAÑOL and Charo Izquierdo , director of Enclave ODS, start the new episode of Get ready, we’re leavingthat features Spanish singer and songwriter Soraya Arnelas.

After leaving his career – and practically his life -, in to wait for due to loss of unborn childreturns with more enthusiasm than ever with a new musical project planned for 2025. “Music is therapy,” he says in this interview.

Even without a fixed date, this will mean the resurgence of a very painful fall, but from which she emerged with many lessons learned. With a guest artist in all her facets, the three women converge in a conversation about emotions, family, difficult times and, of course, music.

An example for many

“You are an example for many people, for many girls, for many young women, but, above all, you are an example for those of us who frequently fall and get up again,” Sánchez de Lara begins. “It gives me a lot of tranquility and peace to see how this situation has already turned out.” shadow about what made our hearts shrink, but you handled it so well. Because You did it without tiptoeing, but without getting dirty either.” he continues, recognizing Soraya’s courage in the face of one of the most complicated moments of her life.

“Eventually, you get used to falling and getting back up.. When it becomes a habit, it scares you less because you see the lessons learned… And in what way. In my 42 years I have fallen several times, but Losing a child is something I never expected at this point in my life.and even less so after having two healthy daughters. But I aligned myself with what has always helped me, namely music,” admits Soraya.

Izquierdo and Sánchez de Lara listen attentively “with their hair standing on end,” they confess, while the singer talks about her most intense passion for the profession. “My return had to have a reason, a why. And nothing better than doing it accompanied by so many women at the Las Top 100 gala at the Teatro Real. I was very excited because I felt really close to everyone,” he said in reference to his performance during the 11th edition of this gala organized by Magas and EL ESPAÑOL.

A spiritual moment

At the same time, with a brief fragment of his new Single, God knowsSoraya presents her return to music through what has been a very spiritual path for her. “They tested my faith and I reaffirmed myself. I am a believer and God and my angels take care of me,” he confesses.

“In the new music video you see me climbing stairs to heaven and surround myself with creatures who want to take me into the shadows. And I categorically refuse. I bring them light and make them dance the new Single It’s coming out now,” he continues.

“At the end of the day, it’s life. You try to bring light and then black shadows appear that drag you into the depths, and you have to move away”, reflects the vice-president of EL ESPAÑOL to about the new video clip which, moreover, It is registered in Río Tinto (Huelva).

The family

“Tell us how you fell in love with your husband,” Sánchez de Lara asks Soraya who seems to be speaking between blushes. “I fell in love with Michelangelo while dancing”replies the singer. “I’m very happy with what I’m going to say, but The first time I saw him I thought he was gay because it was very elegant and even a little feminine. It turned out that he grew up at the feet of his mother and surrounded by many women,” he admits with a smile.

“But look, you said something impressive. You said “I thought he was gay” and then described a sensitive, kind person. It seems like a stereotype we have in our heads,” Izquierdo jokes. “It was a different time,” Soraya says.

“I also have to say that it’s not something I saw often. The others were overly harsh men, especially when it came to flirting, who threw their cards on the table in a way that I didn’t like. didn’t like it,” explains the singer.

The model and actress ends the podcast by talking about her daughters, whom he already considers to be “artists”although waiting for polishing, and also from her mother, with whom she admits to having a very special relationship, more “like an older sister”.

“My mother didn’t have a childhood the way I think she would have liked. So there are times when I notice her – and I say this with all the love in the world – blocked. She has blocks emotional,” he admits.

“It’s normal, after what he had to go through, that Let’s play a mother-daughter role different from what society stipulates. There are times when I swallow my stuff alone, or I share it with my husband, but I don’t want to tell him so as not to hurt her more than what she has already experienced. It is also loving. And protect,” he concludes.