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Tropicoqueta (2025)

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The title blends two Spanish words, 'tropical' and 'coqueta', and the album was released in June 2025 through Bichota Records and Interscope.

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Tropicoqueta: fifth studio album by Colombian singer Karol G
Released June 20, 2025 through Bichota Records and Interscope
Twenty tracks; guest appearances by Eddy Lover, Marco Antonio Solís, Greeicy, Feid, Mariah Angeliq and Manu Chao
Five singles: "Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido", "Latina Foreva", "Papasito", "Ivonny Bonita" and "Viajando Por El Mundo" with Manu Chao
Released on CD, vinyl, digital download and streaming

Follows the fourth studio album Mañana Será Bonito and its mixtape companion, Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season), both from 2023
Mañana Será Bonito Tour ran from August 10, 2023 through July 23, 2024
During the tour, Giraldo released collaborations such as Kali Uchis' "Labios Mordidos" and "Contigo" with Tiësto
"Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido" was announced June 18, 2024 and released June 20, 2024 as the lead single
Album title announced June 9, 2025; release date and cover art announced the next day
Giraldo said the idea started on the United States leg of the Mañana Será Bonito Tour
She described the album as aimed at Latinos who grew up exposed to many musical influences

When revealing the cover art, Karol G described the album as "Everything that represents me"
The cover shows the singer portraying one of the Latin American vedettes that the album takes as its reference

Born Carolina Giraldo Navarro on 14 February 1991 in Medellín, Colombia, the youngest of three children.
At 14 she appeared on the Colombian version of The X Factor (El Factor X) and chose "Karol G" as her artistic name.
Signed her first record deal with Flamingo Records (Colombia) and Diamond Music (Puerto Rico).
Moved to New York in 2014 to study music business, then signed with Universal Music Latino in 2016.

Breakthrough came in 2017 with "Ahora Me Llama" with Bad Bunny; debut album Unstoppable (2017) debuted at No. 2 on Billboard Top Latin Albums.
Album Ocean (2019) brought a more relaxed sound with reggaetón influences; "Tusa" with Nicki Minaj topped the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart.
KG0516 (2021) topped the US Latin albums chart; fourth album Mañana Será Bonito (2023) became the first Spanish-language album by a female artist to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
"TQG" with Shakira reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100, her highest-charting single there.
Won a Grammy Award for Best Música Urbana Album in 2024, plus eight Latin Grammy Awards in total.
Named Woman of the Year at the Billboard Women in Music 2024 ceremony.
Became the first Latin woman to headline Coachella in 2026.
Latest album: No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto (2026).

Rolling Stone's Julyssa Lopez praised the album as carefree and breezy, focused on accessibility and relatability
Pitchfork's Tatiana Lee Rodriguez called it Giraldo's "most expansive and researched" project to date, citing her dedication to the communities who lift her up

Debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 with 57,000 album-equivalent units in its opening week, 2,000 of them from pure sales
Giraldo's third top three album on the Billboard 200
Debuted atop the US Top Latin Albums chart, her fourth number one on that chart
Fourth all-Spanish language album by a woman to reach the top three on the US Billboard 200
Tracks drew 74.64 million on-demand audio streams in the first week, the largest US streaming week for a Latin album by a woman
First day on Spotify: 18.1 million streams on the Spotify Global chart and 26.9 million overall
Grammy nomination for Best Pop Album at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards

A trailer inspired by Mexican telenovelas was released on June 16, 2025, featuring actresses Anahí, Ninel Conde, Itatí Cantoral and Gabriela Spanic
In a collaboration with Spotify, Karol G performed a small pop-up show at Paradise Club in New York City, where she played the title track for the first time
On September 5, 2025, Karol G headlined the half time show for the NFL season opener in São Paulo, including "Bandida Entrenada" for the first time
On October 5, 2025, Karol G performed "Ivonny Bonita" and "Latina Foreva" at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show