“Nowadays I try not to drown in a glass of water and stay relaxed”

Prince Royce He was in Mexico to promote his seventh studio album titled Lost call. Advertising meter He chatted with the Dominican singer about this return to music and the tour which will cover the United States and Mexico.

The meeting was at a hotel in Guadalajara, where the artist shared the moment he is living, but above all that he does not leave his past behind, but rather takes it up again for his present and future.

“I haven’t come to Mexico for so long, years. I am happy to present the album Missed Call, un album for lovers bachata. Grateful to see the support they have given me and the reception from the press and fans. I was with Carlos Rivera at his concerts in Monterrey and Guadalajara (weekend) to sing Slander”he explained Prince Royce.

Prince Royce lets himself be seduced by the corridos tumbados. (Photo: Sony Music Mexico)

The figure of bachata releases a new album, a production that represents two years of creative work, an original project that highlights its artistic origins that emerge from the bachata genre and is fused in different songs with other rhythms such as uptempo. /disk, the Mexican music, the typical meringue, urban and classical instrumentation like violins with a touch of Spanglish in certain lyrics.

“The concept of the album is a celebration of overcoming obstacles, especially in love, and represents the end of a chapter in life, as well as the acceptance of a new beginning,” he said, adding if he is a person who stop missing calls, “I get a lot of calls, but if I don’t have it saved on my phone, I don’t take it. But the concept of the album is like the fact of the way we communicate, because whether or not to take a call can change your life.”

“I have always liked fusing Mexican music. Now, I wanted to do it in Cosas de la peda with Gabito Ballesteros, who is a young boy, tumbao with a mix of Mexican instruments.”

— Prince Royce

Royce has been the second most successful Latin artist of the last decade (2010-2020) according to Billboard’s Top Latin Artists of the Decade list. He today he takes his maturity to new challenges.

“I think I have matured in front of the public. The challenge of fusing artists and bringing artists to bachata is something that I have always liked. In 2012, it was the first time I played bachata with mariachi, then I worked with Gerardo Ortiz and Roberto Tapia. I have always liked fusing Mexican music, now I wanted to do it again with Peda thingswith Gabito (Ballesteros). Seeing that colleagues contribute so much to bachata, that they lend me their voice, they give their touch and essence to bachata, that has definitely helped bachata continue to grow,” he pointed out.

The next May 11 will be 35 years old, “What I wish? “I don’t have many plans, but I think I’m going to go somewhere to celebrate or something with my family, but what do I want… Health, health, health and 100 more years.”

Lost call It has a total of 23 tracks that include collaborations with Nicky Jam, Jay Wheeler, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, María Becerra, Lenny Tavarez, Paloma Mami, Ala Jaza, Gabito Ballesteros, El Alfa and Luis Miguel del Amargue.

“I come to Mexico with Missed Call Tour to places I have never been, it is the longest I have done in Mexico in a long time, so it is a celebration not only of my career, but of bachata to dance, to sing my hits and new songs. “We are going to have a good time,” she concluded.

Prince Royce lets himself be seduced by the corridos tumbados. (Photo: Sony Music Mexico)

Geoffrey Royce Rojas vs. Prince Royce

When asked how much control Geoffrey Royce Rojas (the singer’s real name) has over Prince, Royce commented: “Mmm… I think when I started my career it was very difficult. Nowadays I try not to think about things too much, to flow, not to drown in a glass of water and try to stay relaxed. Prince Royce had a lot of anxiety, in my personal life I am very normal. I love video games, bowling, golf, and going out to run a marathon, like last month in Japan. Obviously they are the same person, but on stage I am a little bit (…), a different character.”

B side

First concert. I think it was Marc Anthony or Usher, I don’t remember very well.

Childhood. I imitated Wisin y Yandel in a Don Francisco program when I was about 16 years old.

Favorite song. Ugh, it’s difficult. You remind me Usher, who also comes with my favorite artist.

Hobby. Video games, Call of Duty specifically

Platonic love. My mom

Sadness. Oh, I don’t know, a lot of things in the videos: violence and things we see online. Nowadays everything looks like without a filter

Mood actual. I’m happy.

Concerts in Mexico

• June 26, Siglo XXI Convention Center (Mérida).
• June 28, World Trade Center (Veracruz).
• June 29, Metropolitan Auditorium (Puebla).
• July 4, El Domo (San Luis Potosí).
• July 5, Arena Monterrey.
• July 6, Bullring (GDL).
• July 11, Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez Auditorium (Querétaro).
• July 12, Arena CDMX;
• July 13, Bullring (Tijuana).