On tuesday night Soledad Gilbert was featured in The Argentine Voiceaccompanied by her mother and her brother. The 24-year-old native of Rincón de los Sauces, province of Neuquén, He opened his heart backstage and told how his artistic vocation was born following suffering a family loss during his childhood. After her performance, she managed to get two juries to press her red button and invite her to join their respective teams, but her personal story led her to make the decision with certainty and admiration.
“We are my mother and eight brothers. My dad passed away when I was 4 years old and I think the gift he left me was music, to overcome his absence, because in my family hardly anyone sings, there are no musicians”, he expressed during the talk prior to the blind audition with Marley. “My name is Soledad for The Sun, and although there were no musical influences playing in my house, my mom was always a fan of hers, “he said. She then explained that when two decades ago the exponent of national folklore visited the town of Neuquén, and that day his mother bought a poncho that he kept all this time.
“We walk from here to there with the ponchito, now he brought it too, so hopefully they will turn around,” he predicted hopefully. Later, the driver asked her how her trip to Buenos Aires had been, and the young woman explained that she published a survey on her Instagram account – where she has more than 25,000 followers – if they wanted her to go to the casting of the Telefe talent reality show. “Local entrepreneurs from Rincón began to write to me saying: ‘I give you a garment’; ‘I’ll give you a hamburger with a few pints’, like that with whatever; then we did a raffle with numbers and that money was all destined to come, because there was no other casting closer “.
“It was the only thing I had left and that’s how I was able to get there, with 20 hours of travel and another 10 waiting in line”, he added. Her mother, María Avelina, also thanked all the neighbors who helped make her daughter’s dream possible and the messages with good wishes for this special occasion. Just before going on stage, the young woman expressed her gratitude and dedicated it to all those who collaborated with the cause: “For me it is incredibly exciting, because I did not think it would come to this, for so many people to help me.”
For a minute and a half, he performed a version of “It was the fault of the two”, a song by Rodrigo Tapari, and when there were a few seconds left before his performance was over, Ricardo Montaner turned his chairand Soledad Pastorutti too. At the same moment that the Arequito singer pressed the button, the participant’s mother jumped for joy and kissed that poncho she brought for luck. Also holding a Neuquén flag next to her son, they listened attentively to what the jurors told her before she communicated her decision.
At the time of choosing, the certainties were more than the doubts, and the strongest argument was printed in his name. “They named me Soledad because of her, and once you came to Rincón and my mom has kept a poncho since I was three years old, so I’m leaving La Sole”, celebrated, while she merged into a hug with the artist, completely surprised. “Excellent! And now I have to give you another poncho! ”, The artist joked, and she went to greet the family backstage.
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