Bad Bunny Inspires Laura Pausini’s Return With ‘Yo Canto 2’

Laura Pausini Breathes New Life into Bad Bunny’s Song 'Turista'
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Laura Pausini has built a career around crossing languages and borders. Next year, the Italian singer will return to that idea with Yo canto 2, a new album revisiting songs by artists from Spain and Latin America, including Turista by Bad Bunny and Eso y más by the late Mexican songwriter Joan Sebastian. The announcement came during Billboard’s Latin Music Week in Miami, where Pausini also revealed plans for a tour that will begin in March in Spain and later expand through Europe and the Americas.

A Conversation Between Artists

Pausini told Billboard that the connection with Bad Bunny began unexpectedly. After she shared her own version of Turista on social media, Benito Martínez wrote to her through Instagram to express his surprise at hearing one of his songs interpreted in her voice. She said his message felt genuine and that she thanked him for writing the piece. She explained that there is a personal reason behind her attachment to the song, one that made her recording deeply emotional.

During the event at The Fillmore in Miami Beach, Pausini presented the album’s cover and described the project as her first tribute to the composers, singers, and performers of Spain and Latin America. The record follows the concept of her 2006 album Yo canto and will include two editions, one in Spanish and another in Italian, each with twenty tracks except Mi historia entre tus dedos by Italian artist Gianluca Grignani, which will appear in both versions.

Finding Connection Through Sound

The singer explained that her decision to reinterpret Turista came during a drive through Miami, when the song began to play. She said it matched her style naturally and that she admired Bad Bunny’s understanding of her approach to the material. For her, the collaboration demonstrates how certain songs carry energy across genres and generations. She noted that some listeners may see her and Martínez as opposites, yet music can erase that distance, creating a shared language between artists who seem to come from different worlds.

Pausini’s upcoming tour will extend across continents and is scheduled to continue until 2027, when she plans to perform her first stadium concert in Brazil. After 32 years in music, she described her current position as a privilege that allows her to revisit songs she loves without concern for commercial gain. She said she wanted to record pieces she usually sings at home or among friends, even if they do not bring royalties, because they reflect her true musical instincts. She added that the album represents her life’s journey, one that began in Spain and led her through Chile, Argentina, Mexico, North America, Colombia, and Venezuela, with at least one song from each country included in the collection.

Recognition and Continuity

This week, Pausini will receive Billboard’s Icon Award at the Latin Music Awards in Miami, an acknowledgment of her influence and endurance. Her appearance alongside figures such as Daddy Yankee, Peso Pluma, Pablo Alborán, Aitana, and Gloria Estefan places her once again at the center of a cultural dialogue she has sustained for decades.

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