Spanish-Mexican artist Belinda talks the ‘Blink Twice (Dos Veces Remix)’ collab with BINI and connecting with people across cultures.
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We love seeing women maximize their joint slay and prove that art truly has no limits. No language, country border, or wide expanse of ocean can hinder the spread of joy that music brings, and female artists BINI and Belinda shows us so in the most colorful way possible.
In their ‘sobrang Latina‘ era, P-pop girl group BINI tapped Spanish-Mexican artist Belinda to collaborate on Blink Twice (Dos Veces Remix), a version of their newest single with a Spanish twist. Belinda’s confidence complimented BINI’s charm quite well as her language and smooth vocals added something fresh to the playful track.
The Blink Twice (Dos Veces Remix) is not only an item ticked off both artists’ bucket lists (both BINI and Belinda have wanted to collaborate with global artists and have been doing so lately, BINI with Agnez Mo and eaJ and Belinda with Cher, for instance), but it’s also a wonderful treat for Women’s Month as two empowered and inspiring female acts show the world what they’ve got.
The remix also gives people a chance to discover other global artists and their music. Belinda is a singer and actress, whom you may have seen on The Cheetah Girls 2 (2006) and Baywatch (2017). A fierce performer and pop star, she’s not one to shy away from cutting disses or celebratory breakup songs (like Cactus), with her upcoming album (her first full album since 2013) titled Indomable or Indomitable in English. If that doesn’t send a powerful message right out of the gate, we don’t know what does.
Like BINI’s, Belinda’s music and artistry often encourage women to be their most authentic, confident selves. They also both own their culture and femininity, using them as inspiration for their work. These are strong, independent women making their mark on the music scene on a global scale, their sounds and styles reaching far and wide from one side of the world to another.
In an exclusive interview with NYLON Manila, Belinda shares her excitement about Blink Twice (Dos Veces Remix), her admiration for BINI, and her love for music (she also loves K-pop, BTW!). Get to know the Spanish-Mexican artist through the interview below.
CROSS-CULTURAL CONNECTIONS WITH BELINDA
Nice to meet you, Belinda! Congratulations on the new track and your collaboration with BINI.
Thank you so much! I’m very, very excited for this collab—very happy. I think we did something very magical and special.
What was it like when you first heard that you would be collaborating with a Filipino girl group?
I was very happy about it and so excited! The song is amazing. When I first heard Blink Twice, I was like, ‘Yes, I want to collaborate!’ I love pop music, so it was like a fresh moment for me, and obviously I love BINI. I’m a huge fan of their music, their dances, and their personalities, so I was very grateful and honored to be part of this project.
You said you love pop music—what or who inspires you?
Definitely K-pop! I love BINI, obviously, they’re amazing. I love Celine Dion, Gwen Stefani—she’s amazing, she’s done different styles and genres. She’s done rock, she’s done pop, she’s done R&B, so just different girls in music, and from different countries and generations, too.
It’s exciting for us as well to see collaborations between artists from all over the world, and for female artists to slay. How does it feel to see women like you, BINI, Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan—how does it feel to see women taking over the global music scene?
I think that it’s a very important time for us as musicians, as singers, performers, writers, and songwriters. This is a great moment for women in this industry, because years ago, there weren’t [as] many females. Right now, I think it’s great to see how we’ve become so relevant in music, and we see more women expressing their feelings more openly through their songs, the lyrics, and everything.
I agree! And I think, also, something about both your music and BINI’s is that you both want to send empowering messages to your listeners. So to make others more aware of who you are as an artist, could I just ask what kind of messages that you want to impart with your music and your artistry?
My music is very versatile in terms of how I don’t like to do only one genre. I love doing different types—I play around with rhythms and language, singing in English and Spanish and mixing cultures, in this case like with Blink Twice, where I sing my verse in Spanish. I’m not afraid of saying who I am and doing something different. I think we as women in this industry should not have any fear about showing who we are. We can do so many different things.
What’s something new you learned from this collab with BINI?
With BINI, I love how they play with their voices—it’s not only the color of their voices that’s amazing, it’s also how they mix and how they do different harmonies and melodies at the same time. One of the girls could be singing in one tone and then the other one is doing a second voice in other tones. How they mix their voices is very creative. The choreographies that they do, it’s very powerful, and that inspires me, too. It’s not so easy to sing this song! There’s many harmonies and layers in this song, so that’s incredible.
What would you like to say to the new fans that are discovering you and your music after this collaboration?
That I’m very grateful! Also, that I’ve seen all the TikToks and all the videos that people from different countries, from the Philippines, and I’m very thankful and happy, because I think that music is about love, and this is something that I say about this collaboration—that this song is made out of so much love.
You can feel it, you can see it, and it doesn’t matter if you speak English, if you speak Spanish, if you speak Italian. I think that music—when it’s a good song, when it’s a great melody, and it comes out of a project with so much passion and love, then it becomes a hit. So, this song is already the biggest hit for me, and I hope that people love it as well.
Interview edited for length and clarity.
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