The world of music is in continuous movement. There are some that appear and conquer the different scenes until they become clear references of a new generation. This is the case of Emjaya rag picker from Mexico which already has thousands and thousands of followers on social networks, as well as views on digital platforms.
Topics like KE PDO, VV BRUJO.WAV SESS#3, La Maña and I'm A Slut They have broken barriers in a genre dominated by the male presence, thus making way for new artists who want to make a name for themselves. At WECB Urban we wanted to learn more about this young ragpicker, who responded to the 40 curiosities test about her.
These are 40 things about Emjay, by Emjay:
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1. Full name: MarĂa JosĂ© De La Torre Villaseñor.
2. Year and city of birth: February 10, 1999, Guadalajara (Mexico).
3. What was your first contact with music? Meeting a guy who was a producer and artist and he encouraged me to sing. He believed in me before anyone else.
4. When did you know you wanted to dedicate yourself to it? When I wrote my first song.
5. The song you would have liked to compose: Girl, so confusing by Charli xcx.
6. A musical genre you would never delve into: Heavy Metal, to say the least.
7. A favorite artist: The Weeknd and RosalĂa.
8. What you like most about Spain: Serrano ham.
9. A song you're obsessed with right now: another note of Ober.
10. The one you hate listening to right now: Slowly by Luis Fonsi.
11. The artist you would like to collaborate with: With RosalĂa or with Bad Gyal.
12. Is it a dream or a reality? For now it is a dream.
13. The musician who is in your contact book: Gera MX.
14. The last one you discovered: Ober.
15. Music for you is… Relief.
16. If I weren't an artist, I would be… Architect.
17. An amulet that you always have with you: Nothing, I don't wear any amulet.
18. An “Earth, swallow me” moment on stage: At my first festival I practiced everything and when I stepped on stage, my In-Ears stopped working.
19. What you would say to your “self” as a child: He can't imagine how he's going to live and how he's going to be after 20 years.
20. The social network that hooks you the most: Twitter/X.
21. The social network that makes you laziest: Threads.
22. Something you CANNOT stand, that makes you sick: The ungrateful people.
23. A phrase that you repeat a lot: “Be smart and strong.” My father tells me that since I was little.
24. Something about you that very few people know: I spell with my mind all the time.
25. A movie that you love or defines you: black swan.
26. Something you are terrible at: Mathematics and physics.
27. Something (or someone) you are obsessed with: With music.
28. Your personality: Crazy, sensitive and energetic.
29. Your most beautiful childhood memory: When my brother was born.
30. A childhood toy (or game): A puppet in the shape of a rat with which my father told me stories.
31. What you miss: To my family.
32. Something you regret: I don't regret anything.
33. Your favorite word: It's a phrase, but it would be “I'm going crazy.”
34. A hobby: Spell out in my head everything I see.
35. Tattoos: I have about 40 tattoos all over my body.
36. A hidden pleasure (something you're embarrassed to admit you like): Watch Luisito Comunica videos every day.
37. How would you define yourself artistically? Transparent, sensitive and crazy.
38. If you had to give a title to your next topic, it would be… Get me out of here (from my mind).
39. Clue what you're bringing next. If it's a collaboration, artist track: It's about everything I've been going through and experiencing these last few months.
40. If it weren't you and you met her on the street, what would you think of her? “What a bitch bitch.”
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