Rosalía and Rauw Alejandro Put Their Love on Display at Coachella

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To no one's surprise, Rosalía delivered an unforgettable performance for her anticipated appearance at Coachella on Saturday.

One could have easily thought the Spanish sensation was headlining based on how far the crowd went back at the start of her set. Opening with an electrifying rendition of her Motomami track "Saoko", Rosalía strut down the stage with a glossy black motorcycle helmet atop her head and proceeded to commanded the crowd with her crew of dancers for the remainder of her set. Similar to the Motomami World Tour last year, Rosalía insisted that there were no fussy elements for her performance. Her outfit for her moment was pared back but intentional, with the singer opting for a flowing pale pink ruffled blouse with leather pants and her hair seemingly still wet and slicked back. Her beauty look was also minimal, especially since similar to her tour she wiped it all off to instead go barefaced for the rest of her time onstage.

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After rousing renditions of her standout hits including "Despecha", "La Fama" and even later a Spanish cover of Enrique Iglesias's "Hero," the singer was joined onstage by her fiancé and fellow musician, Rauw Alejandro where the couple performed two songs ("Beso" and "Vampiros") from their new joint EP RR, together. In between the songs the newly engaged couple snuck kisses and caresses for what was only their second live performance together. (They previously made their onstage debut at Alejandro's homecoming Saturno World Tour shows in Puerto Rico earlier this month). Truth be told, it's not always a given that fans want to see musical couples collaborate — the results can often fall flat (See: Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani). But Rosalía and Rauw appear to have an organic connection that seeps far further than just the music that makes their every moment together—musically and otherwise—a scene you just can't seem to look away from. Love me like Rauw or don't love me at all, please!

Alejandro previously spoke to BAZAAR about collaborating alongside Rosalía and how she continues to inspire him, especially in a style sense.

“I saw all these motomamis with the concept of Rosi, the leather jackets, crazy makeup, these girls who were going to kill the night,” he explained. “When I did Saturno, I was like, ‘I don’t know if people are going to dress like an alien or an astronaut or these weird galactic outfits, but if they connect with it, maybe.’”

If people didn't recognize it before, they surely know it now post-Coachella: Motomami is one of the most daring concept albums of the last decade and Rosalía's vocal ability continues to be unmatched. While the star still has a number of upcoming festival performances ahead of her this summer, her Coachella performance felt like a grand end to a career-defining era, while also being just the beginning of all she'll soon create.

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