Amaia Montero is 50 and has spent nearly two decades away from the microphone with La Oreja de Van Gogh. She returned in 2025 and, at the concerts on October 9 and 10 at the Príncipe Felipe Pavilion in Zaragoza, social media didn’t even wait for the show to end.
The videos that circulated showed, according to the media, the singer running out of breath during ‘Puedes contar conmigo’.
Some users questioned her pitch, while others went straight after her appearance and outfit: a dress paired with fluorescent yellow boots was among the most talked-about things.
Among the attendees, some said the backing vocals drowned out her voice, while others pointed to technical problems with the sound.
It wasn’t the first time. In May, after the concert at Bilbao’s Bizkaia Arena, her vocal technique and the audio monitors had already been questioned, and halfway through that performance she reportedly said, ‘I’m doing terribly.’
Rumors of cancellation circulated, but the tour continued and four songs were removed from the official setlist to protect her.
The second night in Zaragoza, in front of more than 8 thousand people, Montero appeared more at ease and gave a more assured performance. Some argue that the criticism ignores her history with mental health and what it took for her to return. The question is different: can an artist be expected to have the voice she had 20 years ago, or does the stage not forgive the passage of time?