Rosalía explains the day they did not let her enter a church

The singer visits Jimmy Fallon's show and says that she got "pretty for God"

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Rosalía on Jimmy Fallon's program.
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08/10/2026 - 14:16 h

BarcelonaRosalía returned this Wednesday to the show of American host Jimmy Fallon. The Catalan singer attended with the task of telling a funny anecdote. From the legendary sofa of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the artist recounted how one day she was locked out of a church she was very excited to enter. "On Sunday I wanted to visit the Abyssinian Baptist Church. I had been told they held a spectacular mass there," says Rosalía. The church, located in the Harlem neighborhood of New York, has over 200 years of history and is one of the most famous in the area. Aware of the historical and social importance of the place of worship, the singer got up early in the morning and got dressed up to go to the mass.

"I showered, I did my hair, I put on makeup, I put on perfume and I applied all kinds of creams. Pretty for God. I put on my church heels, small ones, a modest sweater, some pants. I am coming to hear the word of God. I take it seriously," recounts Rosalía. She arrived at the temple early, but she already found a line of people waiting to get in. "It was a very long line and it was very cold, but I was convinced, I wanted to get in," says the singer. "I waited, and waited, and waited, and finally the line started to move. But when I got to the door, the man at the entrance looked at me and told me that I wouldn't be able to enter, because the church was full," she adds.

Faced with the refusal, Jimmy Fallon says to her: "Oh no! And what did you do?". "I was rejected by the church, I didn't think it was possible. In the end, I left and bought myself some new shoes," the singer concludes. This has been Rosalía's third visit to Jimmy Fallon's show. The first time she visited him in 2022, wrapped in a duvet, and the second was in 2025, and she sang La perla.

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