The turning point that changed his life
Leire Martínez’s musical career took a decisive turn in 2007, when his participation in the program X factor This allowed him to emerge from anonymity. “It was the first time I took initiative on an individual level,” he recalls. Media exposure has taught her the value of audiences, but she’s also grateful that this happened before the rise of social media: “I’m grateful I wasn’t subjected to this brutal trial.”
Shortly after, a call changed everything. The group Van Gogh’s ear He chose her as his new singer after the departure of Amaia Montero. “I went from a totally anonymous person to terribly big scenes. I had a lot of dizziness,” she admits. Comparisons were inevitable and difficult: “We live in a society that tends to divide.”
A stage marked by pressure and learning
Leire took on the challenge at 27 years old and with a strong emotional foundation. “A long time ago I learned to love myself with everything, with my lights and my shadows,” he says. This stability allowed him to withstand pressure and continue to grow as an artist and a person.
However, his departure from the group was not easy. “It was painful, I’ve said it before. And on an emotional level, there are still things that are difficult for me to digest,” he admits. For Martínez, accepting the uncontrollable is part of learning: “For me, suffering more for something you can’t control is not worth it.”
A new stage of artistic exploration
Leire has channeled his personal process into a new musical project titled Stories of this girl. “It was an exercise in reconnecting with the girl who put on the adventurer glasses. Playing again,” she explains. This work symbolizes his return to basics, to the roots of his passion for music.
The album was born from the desire to reconnect with creation and with one’s own voice, free from the conditions of the past. “The last year has been an exercise in reconnecting,” he says. A reconnection not only with music, but also with the woman who has learned to live in the present without fearing the future.
Vital phases beyond music
Personally, Leire has also gone through decisive stages. Motherhood, which occurred at the age of 36, had a profound emotional impact: “I connected with the idea of death, not only mine, but also my son’s. It was terrible.” Therapy has been an essential tool since his youth: “I have been doing therapy since the age of 20. For me it is essential.”
Today, the artist lives in the present with the determination of someone who has learned to retreat without fear. His message, beyond the stage, is an invitation to accept one’s own shadows to transform pain into creativity. A journey which, in his words, seeks to bring sparks to the present moment.
What remains to be resolved?
Leire does not give precise details of the conflicts that marked the end of his stay in Van Gogh’s La Oreja, but admits that the process is not yet completely closed. His honesty in discussing the subject suggests that the mourning for this part of his career is still ongoing. “There are still things that are hard for me to digest,” he repeats, without the need for drama or artifice.
In his album and in his words there is a constant: the search for meaning, authenticity and peace. In this journey, every step counts. Even the ones that hurt.
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