Carolina Isabel Colón Juarbe (born May 16, 1993), better known by her stage name Gale (pronounced gah-leh; stylized as GALE), is a Puerto Rican singer, best known for her song "Levántate", which was selected as the official song of the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup in Spanish by the American Spanish-language broadcast television network Univision.[1]
Gale | |
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 Gale performing in 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Carolina Isabel Colón Juarbe |
| Born | May 16, 1993 Arecibo, Puerto Rico |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Website | galeoficial |
Early life and career
editGale was born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico on May 16, 1993, to a family of musicians. Her grandfather played the cuatro and her father is a musician and guitarist. Growing up, Gale was certain that singing and songwriting was going to be her profession in life. As a child, she imitated Christina Aguilera, Selena, and Shakira, who are some of her early musical influences, and wrote her first song at the age of 8 titled "Amor Sincero".[2][3]
At the age of 12, Gale and her mother move to San Juan where she began to receive formal musical education at the Escuela Libre de Música, an academic and music school from Puerto Rico, where she specialized in guitar and classical singing and was a member of the school choir. Gale also took private lessons with locally renowned vocal coach Hilda Ramos.[4]
During her high-school years, she begins to train in musical theatre as a member of the Black Box Theatre Workshop in Puerto Rico, later participating in the musical plays Rent, Spring Awakening, Contratiempo, and Viva Julia de Burgos. Musical theatre contributed to her stage presence and artistic development.[5][6][7]
During her college years, Gale began posting covers on her YouTube channel and singing at local gigs and festivals in Puerto Rico. One of her covers was for "Que No" a song by Puerto Rican singer Pedro Capó who, after seeing the cover, invited Gale to sing with him at one of his concerts. Gale later won a contest to sing with Draco Rosa in front of a sold-out crowd at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico.[8]
After receiving a bachelor's degree in advertising from the University of Puerto Rico and a certification in songwriting from Berklee College of Music, Gale moved to Miami in 2016 to pursue her professional singing career and begins the production of her first single as an independent artist titled "Fantasma", an Electropop song of her composition and the production of Colombian producer Juan Andres Ceballos, aka Nito.[9] The song was launched digitally on October 25, 2016. Soon after, she began to work on the production of her first album titled "Espirales Sin Sentido", which she funded by selling her 10-year-old SUV and an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign.[10][11]
As the album was being produced, she released two other singles of her composition: “Caramelo”, a Latin Pop track written and produced by herself and the pop ballad "Respirar" at the beginning of 2017. On June 23, 2017, Gale self-released her debut album "Espirales Sin Sentido" under her own label Blue Madness Records, a 10-song album which includes the participation of producer Juan Ceballos and Grammy winners Dan Warner and Felipe Tichauer.[12][13]
On June 25, 2017 Univision announced on its flagship show República Deportiva that it selected "Levántate", a dance song from the album, as the official song of the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup for the promotion and coverage of the soccer tournament. The song was written and produced by Gale and Juan Andres Ceballos and became the promotional single of the album during that time. Gale followed up with "Incontrolable", a dancehall infused track, later that year.[14][15][16]
Gale's album promotion came to a halt when Hurricane Maria hit her homeland of Puerto Rico. After experiencing the devastation caused by the force of nature, Gale wrote a song for the people of Puerto Rico called "Aquí estamos" which she released on January 19, 2018.[17]
“Como Cuando" is the latest single off of "Espirales Sin Sentido" released February 20, 2018.[18][19]
Discography
edit| Year | Title | Credits |
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| 2017 | Espirales sin sentido |
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| Year | Title | Credits |
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| 2023 | "Lo Que No Te Dije" |
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| Year | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | "Aquí Estamos" |
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| Year | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 2023.12.14 | "Find Your Voice Miami Beach Episode 2: Lo Que Pasó Pasó / Nuestra Canción" |
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| Year | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 2024.01.11 | "Inevitable (Shakira cover)" |
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| Year | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 2021.05.20 | "XNilo & GALE - Fuiste Tú" |
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| Year | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 2024.05.02 | "Ana Mena & Gale - La Razón" |
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Musical, theatre and television credits
edit| Year | Play | Role | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Spring Awakening | Wendla Bergman | Miguel Rosa | Black Box Theatre |
| 2012 | Broadway Bound |
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Miguel Rosa | Black Box Theatre |
| 2012 | Rent | Mimi | Miguel Rosa | Black Box Theatre |
| 2013 | Dominique | Young Nun | Gil René | Acrópolis |
| 2013 | Viva Julia de Burgos | Young Julia | Gil René | Acrópolis |
| 2014 | Código Late[20] | Melodía | Alex Cintrón | – |
| 2014 | Contratiempo | Laura | Miguel Rosa | Black Box Theatre |
| Year | Program | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Univision 2017 Gold Cup |
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References
edit- ^ "Levántate el himno que unirá a 12 naciones en pos de un balón durante la copa oro". June 28, 2017.
- ^ "Busca anotarse un gol". July 26, 2017.
- ^ "Campus Celebrity: Carolina Isabel". October 28, 2013.
- ^ "Conoce a la joven boricua que cantará en la final de la Copa de Oro 2017". July 21, 2017.
- ^ "Todos somos Julia de Burgos". November 14, 2013.
- ^ "Johanna Rosaly da vida a todas las Julia de Burgos=October 7, 2013". October 7, 2013.
- ^ "Despertar musical". November 23, 2011.
- ^ "Draco escoge a las dos fanáticas que cantarán con él". December 6, 2013.
- ^ "Gale nos habla sobre lo que la inspira y cómo llega Fantasma". May 5, 2017.
- ^ "About GALE". June 23, 2017. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- ^ "GALE's First Album Ever". February 8, 2017.
- ^ "Espirales Sin Sentido". AllMusic. June 23, 2017.
- ^ "Gale presenta sus 'Espirales Sin Sentido'". July 21, 2017.
- ^ "Juan Andres Ceballos regresa después de la Copa Oro de Univision". September 14, 2017. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- ^ "República Deportiva". June 25, 2017.
- ^ "¡Levántate! Los talentos de Univisión Deportes bailan al ritmo de la Copa Oro". July 8, 2017.
- ^ "Aquí Estamos". January 19, 2018. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- ^ "GALE presenta 'Como cuando' de su álbum debut "Espirales sin sentido"". March 2, 2018.
- ^ "GALE presenta su quinto sencillo 'Como cuando'". February 27, 2018.
- ^ "Jóvenes artistas educan a otros en la lucha contra el trato infantil". October 7, 2014.