Chanel opens up in 'The Revolt': "I was forced to do things I didn't want to do."

BarcelonaChanel (Havana, 1991), who was Spain's representative at Eurovision, visited for the first time The revolt This Monday. Just as he started, he released his new single, Antilles,And soon the questions about the song contest, which takes place on Saturday, began. The singer, who represented Spain at Eurovision 2022 and won third place with the song SloMo, spoke about her career, her mental health, and how she experienced the post-festival period.

During the interview, the artist confessed that, despite the success and international recognition she gained at Eurovision, she experienced a very difficult time both personally and professionally. She explained that 2022 ended "very badly for her, with a lot of stress," although she clarified that Eurovision wasn't the direct cause, and that 2023 was "very average." She explained that the music industry forced her "to do things I didn't want to do," and that she experienced anxiety: "They forced me to go down a path that I wasn't enjoying," she acknowledged.

The pressure to release their first album, Water, contributed to her discomfort: "There are things that are annoying [about the album], but I didn't feel identified; the process was very tedious." She even developed a fear of the studio and composing. "It gave me anxiety," she explains, "I cried because I didn't want to go." Now she finds herself in a completely different place. "I'm happy, I'm in a very cool moment, in a new era that I really like, writing my songs, talking about things I hadn't talked about before," she declared.

Chanel once again plays a relevant role in the Eurovision scene as the spokesperson for Spain's votes in this year's edition. She has publicly shown her support for Melody, the current Spanish representative. The two artists met at a press conference and, as the singer explained, Chanel locked Melody in a dressing room and kicked everyone out to ask her if she was really okay. "At first she said yes, but I wanted to know if she was really okay." Although she didn't give any details, she hinted that something isn't right with Melody and all the media attention she's receiving.

The singer also explained to the program some previously unpublished details of her Eurovision 2022 experience. Although she didn't give specific names, she acknowledged that she witnessed flirting between some members of the Spanish delegation and someone from the Romanian team, although she didn't specify if they were artists.