There are many ways to heal a broken heart. On the one hand, you can imitate an American coming-of-age film and lock yourself at home in complete disarray. Devour an inhuman amount of ice cream, cry inconsolably while compulsively stalking the social media profiles of the new one, the other one, and the ex, and spend as many days with dirty hair as the number of times you were told she was just a friend. But there is also the option of shedding the victimhood archetype we are repeatedly pushed back into and saying: enough.

The skirt is short, the ponytail is high, and the makeup is flawless—worthy of Mario himself. You open your streaming platform of choice (preferably the one that pays artists more fairly) and hit play. “Baddies conmigo lo superan”… the basslines pulse with Brazilian funk, French rap influences, and a Colombian spirit. The energy of a great night wraps around you and, as if by magic, LA VALENTINA’s voice leads you into a dark, exhilarating club where, after enough bouncing around, your heartaches are sweated out on the dance floor.

From Colombia to Paris and then out into the world, LA VALENTINA’s music exists at the crossroads of Latin heritage and the French cultural landscape. Her sound ranges from drill rooted in the heart of French rap to the energetic rhythmic jumps of Brazilian funk, passing through dembow and darker shades of reggaeton, all woven together by electronic productions into a form of urban pop for those unafraid of the most intense nights out. Entering her songs feels like stepping through the doors of a brutalist nightclub where everything is electricity, desire, sweat, and burning attitude.

And once you are there, it is not merely a remedy for heartbreak—it is an affirmation of the self. It is the explosion of an overflowing confidence that you may not yet possess, but can perform to the beat of the percussion. And as you find your way back to yourself, you see her, you see LA VALENTINA. An artist who creates spaces free of inhibition and prejudice, where aggression becomes a tool for growth, self-acceptance, and the celebration of both her Colombian roots and her French upbringing. Sharp and honest, she makes everything feel familiar and unique at once for those willing to stay out until the early hours, burning up the dance floor wherever Plan B’s “Fanática sensual” is playing.
 

Eva Sebastián

Cultural journalist