At 26 years old, Yamile He has composed several of his musical themes based on personal experiences that recall warm and hard moments of his life. In addition, she has not been a stranger to fusing musical rhythms in her repertoire despite the fact that she identifies more with urban pop.
In interview with The Republicthe interpreter of “Quiéreme”, a song with which she achieved national fame, released the piano version of her song “Real History” less than a month ago, with which she has become more successful than expected, since recently his song was played on the Ritmo Romántica radio station.
– You started your career as a soloist in a pandemic, why was it at this stage, much more complicated for artists, that you decided to dedicate yourself fully to music?
It’s complicated because I had many fears. In 2019, I recorded my first song, I shot my video clip, I had everything ready to go. But, once again, fear won me over and I decided to go on a trip to South America. I went to Ecuador and put aside everything I had prepared. I said, ‘It doesn’t matter.’
The pandemic arrived and it was the day that Vizcarra announced that the borders were going to be closed, that I was forced to return to Lima. That for me was like a slap in the face from the universe, from destiny, to say: ‘Don’t keep escaping because it’s your purpose and you have to do it now.’
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I was out of work because I had quit to travel, I had nothing but music. And I said: ‘Well, maybe this is the moment to launch myself’. I am grateful, because, perhaps, if it had not been for the pandemic, until now I would have continued to be afraid and would not have dared to launch myself.
– What did you do before becoming a singer?
I studied fashion design, which I also really liked. I practiced it for two years, but I felt that in Peru there were not enough opportunities for my specialty. Then I just got into marketing and sales jobs at small companies.
I worked so I could save money and travel. The truth is that it is not very different now. In fact, I have always had several jobs to be able to travel, because it is one of my great passions. Now, I have a great tool that is music and my name as an artist, which is something that accompanies me everywhere and adds a lot to me.
– How involved are you in the shooting plan and making the covers of your singles?
I get very involved in the whole creation process. As a fashion designer, I’m always in charge of the ‘styling’, of the looks. That is also part of the art direction and I like my projects to be as coherent and professional as possible.
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Since my songs are also quite personal, I want the videos, photos and concept to be very much in line with what I felt when writing my music. In addition, my team always presents me with very good proposals.
– Your first song, “Quiéreme”, has a message about preserving and safeguarding the planet’s ecosystems. Did you feel a great responsibility when talking about a topic of social awareness?
Yes, I felt a great responsibility above all because it was the way in which I launched myself as an artist. In fact, I wrote it because I was inspired by the forest fires that were in Australia and Brazil at the time.
I wasn’t sure at the time what I wanted to do. It was somewhat unexpected that my first appearance as an artist is singing a social message.
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Release of “Real Story” (piano version)
– This song is inspired by a personal experience of heartbreak; however, this would not be the first song that touches on a topic from your personal life, how did you decide to release songs that involve your experiences? At first, were you afraid of being judged for it?
Yes, I have felt fear, especially because we live in a very ‘small’ society. When exposing myself with my music, which I obviously want to reach as many people as possible, I was afraid (of being judged), but my desire to want to transmit with music and to want more people to feel identified with it was stronger.
That’s why I keep doing it and when I’m disappointed with some guy or something happens, I always say: ‘Don’t worry, I’m not going to write a song about you’ and in the end I end up doing it anyway.
For me, that’s therapeutic and on the other hand, it’s hard to listen. When ‘Real Story’ started playing on the radio, I wasn’t having a good emotional time; however, I had to hear my song on the radio because it was a great achievement for my music career.
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– This year you decided to release “Historia real” in a version with piano, how has the public’s acceptance been with this song?
It has been better than I thought. I was quite scared because it was a bit far from my style of music, but I really wanted to do it because the lyrics of the song are very deep and the story carries a strong message.
People have really cried with the song, they have felt my feelings and that makes me very happy.
– Do you plan to do a collaboration with any Peruvian singer?
Yes, work is already underway, but I cannot advance anything. I would love to be able to say that there are going to be collaborations with singers from genres other than mine, because I think that the magic of music is the ability to merge genres and leave a really different and cool product to listen to. This musical proposal would be launching in the coming months.
– Next single?
A new release is coming in April. If you thought ‘Real Story’ was the deepest thing I ever wrote, you haven’t heard this song yet. I think this upcoming song is going to leave many with quite a few emotions.
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– You’re also about to release an album….
Yes, I have plans to release it before the end of 2022. This album will have 13 songs.
– You have been having presentations in various places in Peru, how does it feel to return to the stage and meet your audience again after a long break due to the COVID-19 pandemic?
It has been super magical to return to the stage. Seeing that people are going to consume live music makes me have faith that they are betting more and more on local artists.
Now I am in the north because there are many opportunities to sing in different places. That is what I have come to do to end the summer season.
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