Diva (Lali song)

"Diva" is a song recorded by Argentine singer Lali. The song was released by Sony Music Argentina on 27 January 2022, as the second single from Lali's fifth studio album, Lali (2023). The song was written by Lali, Martín D'Agosto, Dano, and Mauro De Tommaso, and produced by the latter two. It was the second release from Lali's 2022 singles trilogy following "Disciplina" and preceding "Como Tú".

"Diva"
Single by Lali
from the album Lali
Language	Spanish
Released	27 January 2022 (2022-01-27)
Recorded	2021
Genre	Pop neo soul[1] R&B[2]
Length	3:06
Label	Sony
Songwriter(s)	Mariana Espósito Daniel Amarise Diaz Martín D'Agosto Mauro De Tommaso
Producer(s)	Dano Mauro De Tommaso
Lali singles chronology
"Disciplina" (2022) "Diva" (2022) "Como Tú" (2022)
Music video
"Diva" on YouTube

Composition and lyrics

I wanted to approach the world of big divas and pay homage to it, while playing with irony. The concept of diva is now highly globalized: there used to be some kind of mystery attached to a diva, they were only a selected group – which I admired; now, divas are everywhere.

Lali on the concept of "Diva", Shangay^[3]

"Diva" is a downtempo song that fuses pop, neo soul and R&B.^[1][2] Its lyrics find Lali ironically boasting about her often-acknowledged status of diva, a celebrated woman of outstanding talent in the world of popular music. Since the beginning of her career, the media has granted Lali the titles of "Pop Diva", "Queen of Argentine Pop", or "Current Queen of Latin Pop", among others.^{[4][5][6][7][8]} The lyrics feature multiple references to iconic elements in pop culture that are often associated to a diva's lifestyle such as Louis Vuitton's red bottom shoes, Chanel's bags, private jets, Egyptian cotton. It also includes references and self-comparisons to pop icons Marilyn Monroe, Cher and Britney Spears.^[9] Musically, the song resembles a late-nineties and early-two-thousands style having a break or interlude featuring claps, cheering voices, percussions and sound effects. It has been compared to Britney Spears' song "(You Drive Me) Crazy".^[10] The song also features numerous winks at Lali's own song "Laligera" (2019), in which she discusses her rise to fame while remaining humble.

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Diva" was directed by Renderpanic and produced by The Movement.^[11] With a minimalistic aesthetic, Lali first appears getting out of a strongbox to perform a jazz-R&B choreohraphy to the beat of the song while being looked by mysterious people in all black. As the video progresses, Lali gets covered in gold until she is fully covered, resembling a golden statue. According to the singer:

[The diva that I portray] ends up becoming a golden statue, someone empty. I used the element of gold to materialize the idea of wealth, success and power. However, the real danger is that gold tear and loneliness. That is why I appear alone the entire video. Had I shown back-up dancers, the diva would be accompanied, but no; she is alone. The entire time.^[12]

In the song, Lali sings "I dance like Britney; I dress like Cher". This is mirrored in the music video as Lali wears a golden dress similar to a well-known Bob Mackie dress that Cher wore back in 1978.^[9]

Charts

Chart (2022)	Peak position
Argentina (Argentina Hot 100)[13]	80
Argentina National Songs (Monitor Latino)[14]	14

References

1. "Luego del éxito de "Disciplina", Lali presentó su nueva canción: "Diva"". La Voz del Interior (in Spanish). 27 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
2. Festa, Patricia (27 January 2022). "Lali explora el costado más suave del pop con "Diva", el sucesor de "Disciplina"". Filo News (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 February 2022.
3. Gomez Cascales, Agustina (9 March 2022). "Lali: "Antes había un grupo selecto de divas; ahora en Instagram encuentras muchísimas divas de la vida"". Shangay (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 June 2022.
4. "Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month With the Ultimate Billboard Latin Divas Playlist: Listen". Billboard. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
5. "Lali sobre "LADRÓN": "Me encanta la letra y la fuerza femenina que tiene, amo compartirla con Cazzu"". Billboard Argentina (in Spanish). 12 November 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
6. Hilton, Perez (September 2016). "Listen To This: No More Doubts!". Perezhilton.com. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
7. "Lali Espósito, La Reina del Pop Latino". Bloc de Moda (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 June 2022.
8. "Las 10 veces en las que Lali Espósito demostró que es la verdadera reina del pop argentino". TKM (in Spanish). 25 December 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
9. ""Bailo como Britney y visto como Cher": la nueva canción de Lali que ya es un trend". El Tribuno (in Spanish). 28 January 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
10. "Lali Espósito brilla en modo "Diva"". Télam. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
11. "Lali se convierte en oro con su nuevo single y videoclip: "Diva"". Billboard Argentina (in Spanish). 27 January 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
12. crespo, Carlos (9 March 2022). "Lali, actriz y cantante: «A mi ego lo trato de trabajar para que no me coma»". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 June 2022.
13. "Lali – Chart History (Argentina Hot 100)" Billboard Argentina Hot 100 Singles for Lali. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
14. "Top 20 Argentina – Nacionalidad – Del 25 al 31 de Enero, 2022" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved 17 June 2022.