First, because Amaia Montero’s voice is no longer what it once was, and some members of the audience noticed that she was singing off-key during both concerts. So much so that social media began filling up with clips and excerpts from each of the songs. “Are they killing a cat? Can she really sing that far off-key? I don’t know, I think retiring at the right time is a victory,” and “I’m sorry, but the vocal level is dreadful. In her day she wasn’t bad, nor was she the best, but...” several users wrote in the video shared by Aragón Digital on social media about the concert.
But it did not stop there. Throughout La Oreja de Van Gogh’s tour of Spain, and especially after Saturday’s concert in Zaragoza, the singer’s styling — and her appearance — once again became the target of widespread criticism. The main focus was what she wore on Saturday: a fitted black dress with a large bow at the back and puffed sleeves, paired with fluorescent yellow boots. “Completely decadent, but who dresses her?” “The Van Gogh meme — look what she’s been reduced to...” and thousands of similar comments began to fill social media.
AMAIA MONTERO RESPONDS
Faced with the wave of criticism, the singer has not remained silent. That said, her response was extremely brief. Paraphrasing Sabina and his well-known song “19 días y 500 noches,” she shared a “selfie” on social media with the phrase: “I’ve always had my head held high, my tongue sharp and my skirt very short.”
Her fans immediately supported and applauded the message, in a clear display of affection for the singer. “You have always been and always will be a legend,” some of them wrote.
