GALE on Exploring the Beauty of Uncertainty With Second Album, Lo Que Puede Pasar

If there's one thing GALE believes in, it's taking chances—the act of accepting the beauty of the unknown. For the Puerto Rican pop singer, it's something that comes naturally. After all, it's the same philosophy that has taken her from a young girl with dreams of being a singer to where she is now: opening sold-out stadium shows for Shakira, writing GRAMMY-winning projects for Christina Aguilera, Anitta and Manuel Turizo and completing a string of festival performances across Spain.

For her sophomore album, Lo Que Puede Pasar ("What Could Happen"), she carries this theme of embracing the beauty of the unknown. Through unfiltered vulnerability and several standout collaborations, she paints an honest picture across 13 tracks of the uncertainty of life through songs that range from falling in love to heartbreak to family relationships. The result is a stunningly beautiful depiction of the complex emotions and feelings that make us human. To hear all about her latest album, we sat down with GALE over Zoom. Keep reading to see what she had to say on her songwriting process, special collaborations and more.

Sweety High: Congratulations on the release of your latest album, Lo Que Puede Pasar! What does the title of the album mean to you, and why did you decide to name your album that? 

GALE: "Lo Que Puede Pasar" translates to "What could happen," and I feel like that's my mantra and my life philosophy right now. It's about stepping outside your comfort zone and doing things with your heart, as long as you don't put so much intention into what could happen. It doesn't matter if you end up with your heart broken or if you fall in love again or if you learn something, as long as you do it in the first place and you dare to stop overthinking so much. That's what the album means, and that's what it translates to. I'm just so happy with these 13 songs that are the full explanation and exploration of these feelings.

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SH: Throughout the album, we see that love, in all its forms, whether good, bad or even confusing, seems to be a major theme. Why does that topic feel so important to you that it became the heart of the project? 

GALE: I just love love so much. It's so important, in all its different stages as well. I feel like in this album, it dances from the uncertainty point of view but also the nostalgic point of view of remembering that first love, and also the feeling of missing someone, in this case, my family. With "Domingo," for example, it's a song that I wrote for my family. It also goes to the "Lo Que Puede Pasar" kind of vibe for the whole album, which is about exploring with sounds and music, but also with life experiences and trying new things.

 

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SH: You touched on our next question. A lot of the songs focus on romantic love, but "Domingo" stands out because it shifts to family love. Why was it important for you to include that side of love on the album and highlight your relationship with your family? 

GALE: Oh, my god, so important. I feel like moving from Puerto Rico to Miami has been one of the hardest decisions I've made in my whole life. I've been blessed to have the blessing and support from my loved ones, but I'm very close to them, so it's been hard. I did it because I had a dream. I've wanted to be a singer since I was four years old. I feel like this career chose me. It's so hard and I respect it so much, but it takes a lot of sacrifice. Not just music. I feel like anything you really want that badly in life needs to come with sacrifice.

"Domingo" was born on a Sunday. I went to the studio, and I'm very nostalgic as a person, but also very happy. I feel like that contrast is who I am, so I went to the studio and was like I miss my family. I want to write a song for them, and that's how "Domingo" was born. I wanted to specifically end the album with this song. I feel like the album starts so high and it's a rush and exciting, and then it takes you to that nostalgia, and then it just ends with the nostalgia of my family. They mean the world to me, and I felt like it was a nice moment to honor them.

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SH: On your debut album, Lo Que No Te Dije, you didn't have any collaborations, but Lo Que Puede Pasar has several, including with fellow Puerto Rican singer ROBI. Why was it important for you to have these collaborations on your second album? *

GALE: The first album was more like me saying "Hello World. This is me." With that album, I really wanted it to just be me. With the second album, I wanted to have some features or create songs with other artists, but I needed it to be natural and organic, and I wanted it to flow. I feel like there are some artists who create because it's what works strategically, and that's great if that's what works for them, but for me, as an artist who's starting, it was important that there was creative chemistry, respect and admiration for what we did. All of these collaborations happened like that.

With Danny, we met on the red carpet when I was nominated at the Latin Grammys for best new artist, and he told me, "I love your song, 'La Mitad." I have it on my playlist. I love everything you do. Let's do something eventually!" And then years later, I DMed him the song like Danny, I have this song "Pa Que Te Quedas." It's a dance song. What do you think? And he loved it. He came to the studio and wrote his part. It was so good, and he's one of my favorite voices of all time. With Abraham Mateo, this artist from Spain, we went to the studio and wrote "No Queria Quererte," so it was also very natural. With ROBI as well, here in Puerto Rico, we went to the studio together. I love his projects, his concept and what he stands for by defending Puerto Rico pop in Spanish. He's awesome. LAGOS was through my manager. My manager heard "Por Si Las Dudas," which is one of my favorite songs to sing live, and he was like, "I feel like Lagos would love this." I said they're amazing, so let's see. They loved the song. We met via Zoom, there was chemistry and they wrote their part. We did it with distance, but still it was special. Each collaboration is like its own little world, and I love it and I'm so grateful.

 

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SH: The songs on Lo Que Puede Pasar are all deeply personal. What was the songwriting process like to tap into such strong emotions? 

GALE: I wanted to tap into creativity from a different angle for this album because the first one was so personal. It was about a breakup and my emotions, and it was very straightforward. With this one, I was like how do I do this? How do I tap into those feelings and what I want to say? I wrote certain concepts on little papelitos, cut them and I put them all in a little bag. I would arrive to every session like the first day of school like I have this game, and each of us would pull out a little papelito with some title or a prompt that I wanted to explore. For example, "No Quería Quererte" was like that. With "Skittles," I knew that I wanted to write a song about my first love. The same with "Sería Cool." I wrote most of these titles from prompts on little papelitos and that's how this album was made. It was through that exercise. It was so interesting, but I really enjoyed doing that.

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SH: You've done so many incredible things in such a short amount of time. You've completed a tour in Spain, opened sold-out stadium shows for Shakira and Aitana and have written on GRAMMY-winning projects for Christina Aguilera, Anitta, Manuel Turizo and more. What do you hope to accomplish next?

GALE: I want to continue doing shows. I want to continue connecting with my audience. I feel like that is such a special thing. Of course, I love being in the studio, but nothing compares to being on stage. That's when I feel the true power of music, connecting with people, and I know that's going to happen. I really hope so because I enjoy it so much. I want to keep doing it until I'm an old lady, but I love that it starts here in Puerto Rico with mi gente. I'll let you all know when the upcoming dates are.

 

SH: Do you have a favorite song from the album? Why?

GALE: It changes every minute. In the last interview, I said "Domingo" because of Puerto Rico and my family, but right now at this particular moment, I would have to say "Perspectiva." It gives me everything! The vibe and the pop and the sexiness, and that's how I'm feeling right now.

 

SH: Is there anything else you would like to add? 

GALE: I just want to say that I'm so grateful and that even though it feels like this is just the beginning, I've truly been working so hard for so long. I just wish everyone would go and listen to the album, and hopefully they can connect with the meaning or the songs or anything. I'm just excited for what's coming, but enjoying every second of it now.

 

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