Barcelona, Spain · reggaeton · pop

Bad Gyal

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Catalonia's dembow provocateur — Auto-Tuned dancehall glamour made for the club at 3 a.m.

Bad Gyal is the stage name of Alba Farelo, a singer from Vilassar de Mar in Catalonia who first drew attention around 2016 with a Catalan-language version of Rihanna's "Work". She sings in Catalan and Spanish over dancehall, reggaeton and trap productions, using heavy Auto-Tune as a stylistic choice rather than a correction.

She became one of the central figures in the Spanish neoperreo scene, working with producers associated with international club music and later signing to a major label. Her songs favour slow, bass-heavy dembow rhythms and repeated vocal hooks, and her live shows lean on choreography and club-oriented staging.

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