Today, Grammy award-winning artist Kali Uchis debuted a revamped version of her 2020 track ‘Fue Mejor’. The music track is a celebration of the Latin genre fused with R&B, featuring the beautiful riffs of SZA whilst she sings in Spanish for the first time.
In context to the song, Kali says; “This is Latin R&B, this is SZA singing in Spanish for the very first time, this is spooky season, this IS the moment.” Accompanying the song is a sultry neon-lit video directed by Daniel Sannwald.
The original ‘Fue Mejor’ comes from Uchis’ highly praised 2020 album ‘Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios)’. The album features the global smash hit ‘telepatía,’ which recently surpassed 1.4 billion streams, after hitting #1 on Billboard’s Latin Airplay and topping Latin Digital Song Sales for 10 weeks straight. ‘Telepatía’ is the longest-running Spanish-language song by a solo act on the Billboard Hot 100 this decade (23 weeks) and peaked at #10 on the Global 200.
Kali’s success doesn’t stop here; Earlier this September she won her first Billboard Latin Music Award for Latin Pop Album of the Year. This is an award that tops off a victorious year for Uchis, having won her first Grammy for Best Dance Recording with Kaytranada earlier this year.
The Hispanic Heritage Month is from September 15th to October 15th in the United States, and to celebrate this Kali is the face of Amazon Music’s new global playlist FLUENT, which includes her cover of Selena’s ‘Si Una Vez’. She will also be performing at the 34th Hispanic Heritage Awards on October 8th, where she will be recognised as the 2021 Inspira Honoree.
The latter months of 2021 and the start of 2022 are looking promising for Kali, with the recent release of her self-designed, sustainable denim collection OBSESIÓN, made in Colombia from her debut clothing brand ‘Bodied by Uchis’. She will also support Tyler, The Creator on his North American tour next year.
Words by Nadia Clasper
Photo Credit: Amaury Nessaibia
