Francisca Valenzuela intimate

“Oh they make me blush kids,” he laughs Francisca Valenzuela to the compliments and compliments thrown at him by the boys and girls in the audience stationed in the seats of the Teatro Oriente. On the third of his nights exhausted in the hall of Avenida Pedro de Valdivia, the singer-songwriter clearly states that her idea is to generate closeness with respectable people. A session almost like an Unplugged session, but in a radioable pop format.

Unlike the tours of Strength And life is so pretty the presentation tour of Inside his new album released less than a month ago, revolves around the idea of ​​intimacy. On stage, there is neither a dance group nor a large orchestra; All he needs is the drummer Cristóbal Orozco, the talented Valentín Trujillo on guitar, bass and keyboards (who a few days ago also accompanied the Ilabaca brothers in Liguria), as well as a trio of brass instruments that occasionally enters . . The rest is done by the silver curtains and the play of lights. Nothing more.

As detailed at Worship A few months ago, his idea was to put on a limited show that would allow him to present it everywhere in the same way. That’s why he chose smaller theaters for his tour, which has already passed through cities in the United States and Chile.

Inside it’s a break-up album. A confessional album articulated in a narrative arc of crisis, catharsis and acceptance of loss. Something like hearts by The Prisoners or rebels by Alex Anwandter, but with a much more marked dramatic plot. This is why the shows are articulated in this sequence. The opening focuses warm, lonely light from a reflector on Francisca’s figure. start to sing where you cry when you cry, the first single from the album already known to many fans. Pure drama.

Despite using a limited band and some changes in arrangements, many of the songs on Inside They pass the test. Although it was released a few weeks ago, some of the most hardcore fans are already familiar with the new material. highlight for In fire, which opens the second block and looks good for a possible new single. He also tries new arrangements for songs from the past, like I want to see you moretaking advantage of his new group setup.

For years, Francisca Valenzuela no longer uses the image of a singer-songwriter at the piano for her shows. Instead, he lashes out on stage with cautious rudeness. He has become a pop figure in his own right. He dances, poses in very planned movements and uses specific sectors of the stage: a small platform with some synthesizers, a ladder that allows him to climb on the piano, the corners where Orozco and Trujillo play.

But there are times when he sits at the piano, with a pose included. Additionally, he dedicates a segment to soloing songs like Gentle And let it go of Inside . By laying bare the songs, as she does herself on the album cover, Valenzuela emphasizes the idea of ​​intimacy. This makes the show more akin to a special session (it wouldn’t have been a bad idea to record the tour), than a more ambitious-toned event, as he did with his show at Movistar in 2022.

Faithful to his talkativeness and his innate sense of communication, Francisca devotes a few passages between the songs to tell some stories from the repertoire and underline the idea of ​​the intimate show . His natural sympathy leads him to respond to the constant messages shouted at him by respectable people. A gesture that actually generates a feeling of closeness and shows the artist much more relaxed, but sometimes cuts the fluidity of the concert. Of course, the home stretch, with classic themes from its catalog such as floating , lucky And We’ll set the sky on fire strengths remain effective .

the tour of Inside it contrasts with other stages in the singer-songwriter’s career and provides a closer setting for a star who has carved out a closer path to the international circuit. A carefully crafted and executed presentation, which presents Valenzuela in a looser and safer version, much more comfortable with his status as a figure of Chilean pop.