In mid-2018 Rosalía signed a contract with Sony Music. In June she sang the theme song for the second season of Spanish Netflix show Paquita Salas. She also took part of Niña Pastori's live album "Realmente Volando", recorded during her show at the iconic Teatro Real in Madrid. In May 2018 Rosalía collaborated with Colombian reggaeton artist J Balvin on his track "Brillo" and "En Mí (Interlude)" even though she was not credited for the last one. The last one got the approval of Justin Timberlake to sample his song " Cry Me a River". " Di Mi Nombre" and " Bagdad" were the last singles that the record spawned. " Pienso en tu Mirá", its second single, followed the steps of the previous one but in a more smooth, liquid way.
Its lead single, " Malamente" featured innovative elements in new flamenco music by mixing pop and hip hop with this old musical art. This main controversy has been object of multiple studies about cultural appropriation worldwide. It was released in November 2018 and was received as a "musical masterpiece" by many critics but, at the same time, very criticized by the Romani people in Spain, who accused Rosalía of self-apropiating flamenco music and Andualusian and Romani culture through her music, lyrics, lifestyle and image. The album narrates the story of the 13th-century Occitan novel " Flamenca". Rosalía's second studio album, El Mal Querer, co-produced by El Guincho, was recorded between May and July 2017 and presented as her bachelor's degree project, graduating from flamenco studies with honors. Rosalía performing in Madrid during her "Los Ángeles Tour" in July 2017. That same year she collaborated with Spanish hip hop artist Cálido Lehamo on his track "Con la Peña" and with Dj Swet on "Restu". The album was released through Universal Music but was only licensed, which means Rosalía did not ever sign a contract with the label. Follow-up singles included "De Plata" and "Aunque Es de Noche", which is a musical adaptation of the San Juan de la Cruz poem " Qué bien sé yo la fonte". It was preceded by the release of the first single, a pure flamenco song called "Catalina" featuring guitar chords by Refree, who co-produced the whole album alongside Rosalía. Her debut album, Los Ángeles, was released in February 2017. This marks the first formal single by both of the performers. After falling in love with the last one, they released their collaboration " Antes de Morirme" in June 2016, which reached its popularity peak in the Fall of 2018 after it was included in the soundtrack of the Netflix show " Élite". Rosalía then worked with Desigual on their jingle "Last Night Was Eterenal" and started making friends in the music industry like Yung Beef, Raül Refree and C. In 2014 she sang a song on the children album "Flamenco Kids en el Jalintro". In 2013 she took part of the Panama International Film Festival, performed at the Association of Performing Arts Professionals Conference in New York City and in some of La Fura dels Baus' shows in Singapore, between others. In 2011 she went to college at the Catalonia College of Music where she specialized in flamenco music and worked as a teacher.
In 2009 Rosalía entered the Taller de Músics in Barcelona and started to study music in general. She then went to contribute to the soundtrack albums of many benefic organisations, albums for children and commercials for different brands. Spanish singer Rosalía's music career began in 2013 when she contributed vocals to the cast of many musicals in her native Barcelona. Please discuss this issue on the article's talk page. Please read the layout guide and lead section guidelines to ensure the section will still be inclusive of all essential details. Please help by moving some material from it into the body of the article.
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