Ivy Queen Gives Tokischa Her Flowers at Latin Music Week 2025: ‘You Are Blossoming’

Reggaeton icon Ivy Queen and icon successful the making Tokischa joined forces astatine 2025 Billboard Latin Music Week connected Wednesday (Oct. 22) for a candid speech astir feminism, sexuality and euphony — besides marking the archetypal clip the Dominican breakout prima and Puerto Rican icon met.

“I’ve seen a batch of perceptions of who you are, however you contiguous yourself. What bash you consciousness erstwhile radical enactment a statement connected you without knowing you?” Ivy Queen asked Tokischa.

“I precocious went to the dermatologist who says she’s religious,” Tokischa said. “She started talking to maine astir God and told maine that I had a precise large name, Altagracia [her mediate name]. I recognize what it means. It’s the sanction of the virgin, a connection from God. People don’t expect maine to beryllium a idiosyncratic who believes successful God, who prays, who gives thanks, who asks for forgiveness. I’m a steadfast believer successful God, and I cognize what that sanction entails.” 

Amid the speech — during which they bonded implicit breaking stereotypes successful the euphony industry, having things successful communal similar being Pisces, and talked astir relationships — Tokischa opened up astir the ultra-personal medium she’s moving on. 

“I finished my medium mid-year. I worked connected a ace intimate project, spending 7 months successful the workplace each day,” she expressed. “[On the album] I’m talking astir my communicative — beyond being Tokischa la perra, la bellacal, I’m earthy and honest, successful presumption of each the traumas I’ve overcome, from my years arsenic an addict. I had an unstable infinitesimal due to the fact that I had to uncover each those traumas and record. In my career, I’ve had to commencement implicit from scratch twice.”

“That’s normal. It’s happened to maine a lot. If it’s astir being reborn, I’m a phoenix,” Ivy Queen said, sharing encouraging advice. “This concern takes the champion of you. You person to thrust the question portion it lasts, and erstwhile the oversea is rough, cognize however to equilibrium yourself. I considered myself an disfigured duckling successful this industry, and I had to blossom. You are blossoming. You’re astatine a signifier wherever you’re enjoying being human, and I privation you to support rocking it, to proceed being you.”

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