“The decision was hard and difficult”

La Oreja de Van Gogh announced on its social networks that Leire Martínez will no longer be its singer. “The decision was hard and difficult, but it comes after a long period of reflection and in-depth conversations during which we failed to bring together our different ways of living as a group,” the statement said.

Martínez had been the group’s vocalist since 2008, when she joined after the departure of the original singer, Amaia Montero. “After 17 wonderful years full of music and emotions that we will never forget, we would like to announce that the professional trajectories of Leire and La Oreja de Van Gogh will follow separate paths,” the message states.

Last Monday, the singer broke down in tears while singing “Rosas” during the performance of Van Gogh’s La Oreja at the Pilar festivities in Zaragoza, in what was the last concert of the group’s current tour. The scene, much commented on on social networks, sparked rumors about a possible departure of the singer.

There has also been speculation about a possible return of Amaia Montero, the original singer of Van Gogh’s La Oreja, a subject on which the band has made no comment. These rumors were reinforced by the surprise appearance of Montero at one of the concerts that Karol G offered this summer at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium, where he performed precisely “Rosas”, one of the group’s most emblematic songs.

In recent months, Martínez has been upset by these continued rumors. “I am surprised to still have to respond sixteen years later about Amaia, because who am I to talk about her? If she wants to say something, let her say it, she is a free and wonderful person “, he said during his speech. an interview last month on Navarra Television. And he added: “It doesn’t matter to me if people say that Amaia is coming back to the group, it doesn’t affect me at all. What I don’t like is that people ignore me when they said that.”