• Music Lyrics and video of Toke, Chanel's song for the Qatar World Cup

Chanel

will never forget being the

Chanel

of

Eurovision

, but

Eurovision

is over for her and it's time to turn the page.

She now has to be the

Chanel

that she wants to be, the

Chanel

that sells millions of records and the

Chanel

immersed in the preparation-"it's not long now"-of her first album.

And while that moment arrives, the new

Sony Music

artist , with whom she has signed her first record contract, has presented her second single,

TOKE

, with the best promotion she could have: being the song chosen by

RTVE

to accompany the

selection Spanish football

at the

World Cup in Qatar

.

Since this Wednesday at 00.00 hours

RTVE

released the video clip to be able to see it on all platforms, only on YouTube it has more than 300,000 views.

Few artists move as many fans and generate as much expectation as

Chanel

, and more so with everything to come.

How have you seen the evaluation of

TOKE

by the public? Well, the truth is, it's very good.

I'm very happy.

The video clip was recorded on a day when I

injured my leg in the morning

and we had to change the choreography at the last moment.

But thanks to the professionalism and enthusiasm of all those who work with me, it was not necessary to cancel the recording.

There are many hidden messages

in the video clip.

I think these messages are fun between me and my fans. In SloMo the symbol was the finger in the eye, in TOKE, the horns on the head.

What meaning does it have? Everything has to do with it.

In this case

Kyle Hanagami

, who is the choreographer and artistic director of the video clip, we have done a very introspective and very funny job at the same time.

The result is very significant.

People have stayed with the gesture of the horns, but there is also the one on the cover of the song or the one with the horns in motion.


What are those hidden messages in TOKE? There are a lot of things that I want people to get more of for fun, but also a bit to let off steam through my art.

One of the messages with which I feel most

proud

is the chorus when he says

"everyone crazy for this to bounce"

, because people asked me, and asked me, and asked me to get something out.

And then...

There were a number of headlines that weren't true that you get frustrated with

.

So the second sentence would be

"I'm in charge, daddy, make no mistake"

, which is like... I wanted to say this!

I am a 31-year-old woman who leads my project, who leads my team and I am the mother lion of all this.

And I feel proud to be able to say "

I'm in charge, daddy, make no mistake"

.


The World Cup in Qatar is surrounded by controversy due to the country's lack of rights.

Is

it TOKE

, with that empowered, sensual, powerful Chanel, a vindictive artistic cry? My general essence since SloMo is of a woman who stands up and feels sexy in a bodysuit, and is going to put it on, and I know if she feels sexy in a turtleneck top, and she's going to put it on.

That I move my body how I want, always with a lot of technique behind it.

And yes, about the

World Cup in Qatar

there has been a lot of controversy.

Nobody has talked to me about going to Qatar to sing, but if this situation arises and I decide to go, obviously, I will go with my message, with my team, where

there are people from the LGTBI+ collective

, with my video clip where

there are two women kissing

, and where I'm still me and there's a shot of my

hypnotic

butty

shacking

(shaking)... I mean, that's me as an artist right now.

And for me it's a source of pride and I have my principles very clear in my head, that's why I haven't made a suitable video clip for... I'm still

Chanel

, an artist, who has very clear ideas and if the case arises I have to go

I am going

to

Qatar with my message, with my team, I am going to go dressed as I want, and championing what I already said in the month of July at Pride.


Has anything in the song been changed to fit in with the World Cup? Yes, but only one word of the lyrics.

As I said before, when you are creating you change, but... it is very strong.

Because in the end the planets have aligned and it fits perfectly with the

World Cup

.

But not,

it was not initially created for that, nor was it intended for selection

.


Chanel.ALBERO DI LOLLI

Where is the new Chanel headed, the Chanel already removed from Eurovision?

TOKE

is the first pill of what is to come.

It is very difficult to explain because we are now in the midst of a creative process where things are vulnerable, where things are not very tangible, they come in, they go out, tests, 'disapproves'... But the essence is very

Latin, urban, Anglo...

Those three ingredients are basic

.

Lots of choreo and...

Good music!

Have you tried and 'disproved' a lot? Yes, but I think like any artist, I suppose.

I just can't tell you how much is too much.

I don't know what the scale of much is.

I guess it's different for each artist. The day you were chosen for Eurovision, did you ever imagine signing with Sony Music?

When did you start to believe the dream was real? I'm still dreaming.

I have a little girl inside of me, who lives things with great enthusiasm, with great intensity.

I'm still coming to

Sony

and freaking out about where I'm at and

freaking out about what's happening and what's yet to come.

When are you going to release the album? The first thing is that I want to thank all my fans and all the people who have done the exercise of listening and putting things on the ground.

Who have preferred to listen, settle and talk.

Do you want to talk?

Let's talk.

But

let's not say it's smoke

.

The album is for all of them.

And I tell you that soon, that next

year there will be an album

. Who have you been inspired by for your first album? I have many inspirations in my personal and professional life, but we have not based the project on anyone.

I have a lot of inspiration from

Gloria Stefan, Beyoncé, Nathy Peluso

.

In this album there are several things that are part of me because it is what I like, because they are my references in my life. Do you feel stronger now to withstand criticism? I feel that I am a very sensitive and emotional person with what is impossible.

Just as I live the good, I also live the bad.

But it is true that all the controversy of the

Benidorm Fest

was like a lifesaver.

Being aware that my mental health is above everything.

With which I think it was a master's degree.

But no one is prepared for this because behind a screen or a video clip there is a person with their best days and their worst days.

I don't think one is ready, but now I know how to lead it

And I know who to surround myself with: good people who give me love and give me ground and stability. Chanel and Rosalía together as the fans ask? Wow!

My goodness!

It would be... Is there any surprise collaboration for the album? I can't tell you (laughs).

Really not.

I'd love to share it with you, but I can't.

So... Next question! The silent one grants? Yes.

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