Today we’d like to introduce you to Giorgio Calvo
Hi Giorgio, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
I’ve always felt the need to express myself. I don’t know why—I’ve just always seen life through a different lens, and that’s been both a blessing and a curse. I don’t care about expensive things. I drive a 2010 car that’s probably gonna leave me stranded one day, and my AC barely works, but as long as I can blast music, I’ll be fine. Humor and music have shaped my soul.
After my last album, Dopamina, got tangled up in some drama with a label we had met with, I wasn’t even thinking about making another album. That was in the past, and honestly, I didn’t want to do another Latin urban moment just for the sake of it. But life kept moving—literally. I was bouncing between cities, trying to figure out where I was going to land, and I needed music to keep me moving. A rhythm to keep the flow going because, truthfully, I had no idea where I’d end up.
And then, life hit—hard. Every nightmare I had ever feared came true in the span of a month. My dad was hospitalized, I lost my best friend to cancer, the closest thing I had to my grandma passed away, and I was alone in Madrid, completely isolated. It was grief on top of grief, and there was no one around to catch me. So, I did the only thing I knew how—I poured it all into music.
That’s how Extranjero was born. Some songs were written days, months, even years apart, but they’re all part of the same story: you grow up, and suddenly, you’re fed to the wolves. And let me tell you—wolves have pretty sharp teeth.
Sonically, it’s Latin pop—chill, but with an emotional weight. It’s sad, but you can still dance to it. And after years of carrying it with me, I’m finally ready to let it go and see who connects with it.
So yeah, that’s the story. Just a gay man turning heartbreak into music and somehow still keeping it cute.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
Not at all. If anything, it’s been chaotic, unpredictable, and sometimes just straight-up hilarious. The same day we shot the ‘Francia’ music video, i also got robbed at the Eiffel Tower! but you gotta shake things up and embrace the good bad and ugly to not lose your mind, because it was still beautiful. I’ve loosen up so much and i’m starting to see life with a new perspective, a hopeful one, even though the world is currently falling apart or is close to. I’m only here once.
One of the hardest parts has been feeling like I’m constantly starting from scratch. Every move to a new city meant rebuilding—new people, new routines, new versions of myself. And while that’s exciting, it also means never really feeling settled. There were moments when I questioned if I was even on the right path or if I was just running in circles.
And then, of course, life threw in some real heartbreak. Agony. Losing people I loved, dealing with grief while being completely alone, and trying to keep it together when everything felt like it was falling apart. There were times when I didn’t know how to move forward, and honestly, I didn’t want to. And i hate sounding like i’m looking for empathy but this story really is about resilience and rebuilding yourself as many times as you need.
Somehow, I kept going. Not because I had a plan, but because music gave me something to hold onto. It kept me moving when I didn’t know where I was headed, and that’s why I’m still here—figuring it out as I go, one song at a time
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
I make music that feels like late-night drives—sometimes nostalgic, sometimes heartbreaking, but always moving forward. My sound is rooted in Latin pop, but I don’t like to box myself into one thing. I write about love, loss, growing up, and all the messy in-between moments, and I try to keep it real—vulnerable but still effortless.
People have told me my music feels both deeply personal and strangely familiar, like something you didn’t know you needed to hear. I think that’s because I don’t just write songs—I document emotions. Some of my tracks were written in moments of absolute chaos, others in quiet reflection, but they all tell a story that people can see themselves in.
What sets me apart? I’m not trying to follow trends or chase a formula. I make what I feel, and I let the music take its time.
What I’m most proud of? That I’m still here, still creating. After everything life has thrown at me, after all the uncertainty, I could’ve walked away from music—but I didn’t. And now, I get to share something that truly means the world to me. I’ve always been like an outsider. I was one of the first openly gay reggaeton artists to release music and videos singing to and about boys, openly asking for LGBTQ+ rights in my country—where, to this day, we still don’t have any. That came with a lot of challenges, but I never backed down.
These songs were written between 2021 and 2024. They’ve been with me trough everything, and i can’t wait to let them go.
The crisis has affected us all in different ways. How has it affected you and any important lessons or epiphanies you can share with us?
Absolutely. The Covid-19 crisis forced me to confront a lot of things I had been avoiding—about myself, about life, about how fragile everything really is. When my dad was hospitalized with Covid, it was terrifying. It made me realize how quickly everything can change, how one moment you think you have time, and the next, you’re begging for just a little more of it.
It also taught me that isolation doesn’t just come from being physically alone. I was in Madrid, away from my family, and even though the world had “slowed down,” my mind was in overdrive. It forced me to sit with myself, with my fears, and with grief in a way I never had before.
But if there’s one thing I took from that time, it’s that you can’t wait. For the right moment, for the right opportunity, for life to feel stable before you start living it. You have to do things now—say what you need to say, make what you need to make, love who you need to love. Because nothing is guaranteed, and at the end of the day, all we have is whatever we create and whoever we share it with.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-TNBT4Dfk89RDfGKw-vfg
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/giorgiohart/#
- Twitter: https://x.com/giohart
Image Credits
Sthefany Saavedra
