Controversy

Alejandro Sanz admits to having had a relationship with a fan 30 years younger than him.

The singer shrugs off responsibility in a statement posted on social media: "We were two people sharing love, being free."

Alejandro Sanz at the Palau de Sant Jordi.
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18/06/2025
2 min

Alejandro Sanz has issued a statement after finding himself in the middle of a controversy following a video published by his ex-partner, a woman 30 years his junior who until now was unknown. This Monday, Ivet Playà published a statement on various social networks lasting more than three minutes in which she explained her relationship with him. singer from Madrid, from being a fan to becoming his partner, where she accused him of "crossing the boundaries" of what she considers "moral and human." The artist, who has admitted to the relationship, has shrugged off responsibility.

According to Playà, who is currently 27, he has been having conversations with his then musical idol for ten years. He explains that when he came of age, he was left with Sanz, who was 49 at the time, for the first time. Shortly after, they began a relationship that reportedly lasted until a few months ago.

This version has not been denied by the artist, who, in response to the accusations, has stated that they were two "adults sharing love, being free." Through a statement released on Instagram, the singer has also disclaimed any responsibility and pointed out that Playà's reason for making this relationship public was because this May he declined to "participate in investing in some family businesses" of the young woman after reviewing it with his advisors.

Screenshot of the statement made public to Alejandro Sanz.

"I'm sorry for your reaction like this, but I want you to know that I have never participated in these practices and I will continue to do so all my life," said the artist, who also lamented the young woman's statements: "Ivet, I had very fond memories of the two of us (...) It's a shame that this feeling has now been shattered." Ivet Playà explained that their relationship began "as a dream" when she was 18 and Sanz was almost 50, but ended up becoming "a terrible nightmare." "Alejandro Sanz has walked all over me.

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