Colombian Pop Star Camilo on New Music, Upcoming ‘Iconic’ Central Park Performance

From winning the Colombian edition of “The X Factor” in 2007 to earning seven Latin Grammy Awards, Colombian pop star Camilo has steadily risen as one of Latin music’s most exciting voices to watch. Now, with the release of a single that takes aim at artificial intelligence, the genre-blurring superstar is adding yet another layer to his evolving repertoire. On June 25, the 31-year-old, who has collaborated with superstars like Shakira and Selena Gomez, dropped “Maldito ChatGPT,” a moody pop track that explores the emotional tug-of-war between logic and love. The song, which was written in two days with music producer Trooko (aka Jeffrey Peñalva), wrestles with the idea of choosing someone who “may not make sense on paper” and doing so with your heart, even when AI says otherwise. That very dilemma played out in real life just before the song was written, when Camilo jokingly asked ChatGPT to list the traits of his “perfect” partner. But when the AI platform spit out its answer, he quickly realized the qualities were the exact opposite of his wife Evaluna Montaner (whose name puts a sparkle in his eyes every time she was mentioned). “When I used [ChatGPT] to ask about my perfect partner, it

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