Aitana showcases her personal and artistic “transformation” in her new documentary series on Netflix

Singer Aitana Ocaña (Sant Climent de Llobregat, 1999) steps in front of the camera once again, but this time not to play a role but to be herself, showing her life as it is in the new Netflix docuseries, 'Aitana: Metamorphosis', premiering next February 28th. As part of the preparations, the artist and her team organized a presentation this Thursday in Madrid in a space created for her fans called 'Metamorphosis Studio', where they can immerse themselves in the singer's universe through various exhibitions.

Through this docuseries, consisting of six episodes, Aitana aims to get closer to her audience by showing the evolution she has undergone in the music world since her debut at 18 on Operación Triunfo to the present. Today, the Catalan has become one of the most important artists nationally with a significant presence in the international music scene. One of her latest feats was selling out all the tickets for two concert dates at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.

Initially, this project started as a documentary to showcase the Catalan's preparations for the two dates at the Bernabéu, but after the concerts were canceled due to neighborhood pressure over the noise from the musical events, the purpose completely changed. Eventually, the project ended up being “an additional gift for the fans to understand a bit of everything I've been through” as the artist explained to the media during the presentation in Madrid.

A Year of Transformation

Directed by Chloé Wallace, known for series like Netflix’s ‘A Perfect Tale’ and the movie ‘Bad Influence’, ‘Aitana: Metamorphosis’ shows the daily life of the artist, with its ups and downs, ultimately reflecting her personal and professional growth and maturity. “From the beginning, I was very clear with her about the things I wanted to teach and show,” Wallace said during the presentation, which focused on “how a pop star like her, at 25, is capable of doing the things she does”.

Aitana Ocaña and Chloé Wallace during the premiere of their new documentary series for Netflix. / Europa Press

Wallace slightly sidelines the Catalan's love life during the series, which has often been the subject of news linking her with certain actors, singers, or even soccer players, because she considers that “there are many more interesting things about Aitana than her relationships”. However, she clarifies that it's inevitable to address these topics during the documentary, as "she's human" and even at some point during filming, they joke about this topic.

In the documentary, the Catalan mainly shows her "transformation," which is "a bit of everything I'm experiencing" in the last year. This process of change will also be reflected in her new album, whose recording and creation process will be seen in the series, as it has been one of the projects she has been working on over the past few months. The name of her fourth album in her music career is still unknown, as the artist likes "to drop little hints." The latest was the release of 'Second Attempt', one of the songs that will be part of this work and in which a change in her musical style can be heard.

The Other Side of Fame

As a documentary series that shows the daily life of the singer, there is also space to show the dark side of fame. In her case, as she explained this week in an interview on the show 'La Revuelta', she was diagnosed with depression in December. "I try to address this topic naturally she explains, although she already specified in another interview on Cadena SER that it "is very hard for me to talk about it because I think people might downplay it."

The Catalan has no problem acknowledging that she is currently "on medication" and assures that she will continue for a while, "because it's not something that can be eradicated in a month". Thus, mental health, and in this case, depression, have become another important topic she wanted to highlight in this documentary. One of the "cures" she has used for depression, which can be seen in the documentary, is her songs, which she has discovered she makes "because they heal me," as "a song lets you see what moves you inside."

Currently, "I consider that I am better," explains Aitana, but she clarifies that "I have good days and bad days" as was the case on the day of the presentation when she acknowledges that, knowing she was going to face all the cameras, she did not know how she would handle it since "it's not like before, I get more nervous". However, she considers it important to talk about these topics in public and in the media, something she thought would be impossible for her because "two months ago I thought I wouldn't be able to return to TV, because I would have a panic attack".

The next February 28th, all the episodes will be available in which you can learn a little more about the artist who admits she is "very scared" about the premiere, because "I think there will be a lot of criticism". This fear comes from the belief that many of the scenes that will be seen in the series can be taken out of context, so she recommends that "if they are going to watch it, they should watch it all" and thus "understand a bit where all that madness comes from and how it all ends up being concluded and developed".