Marina Reche stops being 'the sister of' and captivates the Malaga audience with her lyrics

There are twenty minutes until the opening, and the line already wraps around the block. Dressed for the occasion, the average age of her fans does not seem to exceed 25 years. The twelve lucky ones in the front row have not stopped talking about all the artist's updates on her social networks, and soon they start chanting "Marina, Marina!" with the rest of the room to encourage the singer to come out as soon as possible. They can no longer bear the wait.

With her band, Marina Reche makes her timely grand entrance with the first song of the night. She barely gives her audience a moment to assimilate that they are seeing her, with hands over the stage trying to touch her. She allows it, bending down several times to shake hands with her fans and even taking a mobile phone to record videos on stage.

Her concert in Málaga is part of her 'Lo he intentado' tour, with stops in Buenos Aires and some Spanish cities like Zaragoza, Madrid, or her hometown, Elche. She has sold out at all these locations. She released her first EP in 2023, titled 'Claridad', which evidently contrasts with her second one, 'Oscuridad', which came out a year later.

Marina is one of two sisters who became better known following Alba Reche's participation in 'Operación Triunfo' 2018, an edition that particularly moved the audience in Málaga due to Marta Sango's participation, who at 18 years old came to the talent show from Torre del Mar.

Apart from her sister, Marina can already be recognized for her own merit. There isn't a lyric she sang in Málaga without the accompaniment of the audience... and sometimes she wasn't even heard. And yet she commented at the beginning of the concert that she was about to cancel it, as two days in bed had taken their toll, leaving her voiceless during the sound check that same afternoon. Her fans, restless and excited, spent the night shouting things like, "I've been waiting for you since January 17th in Madrid." For the woman from Alicante, it was all laughter, with youthful nicknames like "Mari" or "daughter," as natural as she was in responding to all the 'Mil preguntas' from her Málaga audience.

That's the name of one of her most listened-to songs: 'Mil preguntas'. Marina's songs mostly go through the stages of grief, and the concert moves through them with her. It starts with an atmosphere filled with pain, but she doesn’t let anyone leave sad and ends with everyone crouching and jumping to the rhythm of 'No me ves'. The sound of 600 voices heats up the room, and you can tell a song is liked the moment all the screens are raised to record it… It's no wonder, there's a violin solo that deserves the chance to be posted on Instagram.

Her idyllic future is to see herself in the countryside surrounded by Dalmatians, with tender explanations about the reasons that led her to write them from song to song. Even though she can't sing properly and skips the high notes, her connection and honesty with the audience balance the scale. She bids farewell in style, promising her fans with her heart in her hand that they will meet again. Amid laughter, she leaves with a "yes, Mari, yes, I have no more songs left."

Despite being an artist who debuted in 2022, with two EPs under her belt, Marina Reche has made it more than clear that she has enough talent to create a community of followers as loyal as hers. Her song 'Por si quieres volver' is no longer a suggestion, but a promise to Málaga.

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