Kali Uchis Remembers Early Career Struggles at Latin Music Week 2025: ‘I Really Started at the Bottom’

Kali Uchis remembered her humble beginnings successful euphony connected Tuesday (Oct. 21) astatine Billboard Latin Music Week, wherever she sat for a Superstar Q&A moderated by Billboard Español‘s associated exertion Isabela Raygoza astatine The Fillmore Miami Beach connected the 2nd time of the event.

The Colombian-American artist — who conscionable wrapped up her Sincerely, Tour successful U.S. arenas and announced the Latin American limb for 2026 — released her archetypal mixtape, Drunken Babble, successful 2012, during a clip of struggle, portion she was surviving successful her car. The mixtape instantly caught the attraction of A$AP Rocky, Diplo and Snoop Dogg, who shared her euphony connected his blog, Raygoza said.

“I truly started astatine the bottom,” the bilingual singer-songwriter said, adding that artistry and euphony person ever been archetypal for her. “I ne'er had it successful my caput ‘I person to beryllium this palmy oregon marque these numbers.’ I was precise naïve successful the industry. I’ve conscionable ever been an artist. I emotion to marque things.”

During the conversation, Uchis besides revealed that she astir near her biggest hit, “Telepatía,” retired of her sophomore album, Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) from 2020. “It had to turn connected me. I loved it erstwhile I made it and past I was like, ‘hmmm, I don’t know,'” said,

Kali Uchis graced Billboard‘s screen successful October, delving into motherhood, touring connected a autobus and refusing to take 1 connection implicit the different to sing in. Read the afloat communicative here.

Spanning much than 30 years, Latin Music Week is the largest gathering of Latin artists and manufacture executives successful the world. This year’s lawsuit erstwhile again hosts panels, marquee conversations, roundtables, networking and activations, successful summation to its celebrated Billboard En Vivo showcases. 

Latin Music Week besides coincides with the 2025 Billboard Latin Music Awards, acceptable to aerial Thursday, Oct. 23, connected Telemundo and Peacock, wherever Bad Bunny volition beryllium honored as Top Latin Artist of the 21st Century.