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Paths of Destiny | 63www.jrfm.eu 2020, 6/2, 58–63 self is connected to the source – probably she is the source, as the symbols of death and God emanating from her body strongly indicate. She also appears as the enthroned Madonna, while the ambient light, which oscillates from red to blue, is reminiscent of the robes in countless depictions of the Virgin Mary. So, is there no God in Rosalía’s universe? Maybe there is – the word Redentor (saviour) appears on the car, whose driver remains hidden. Rosalía believes in destiny, a path laid out for each person. The unknown driver showed us the way, drove us through the night and brought us safely to our destination – to Rosalía, to the singer, to the music. “I always pray, in my way, before taking the stage. I feel we all have a task in life – a path, a destiny. Before I perform, I try to connect with my body. I give thanks for the possibility of performing and sharing with others. I always try to reconnect with that intention: to be at the service of the music.”3 The mystical experience of Saint John of the Cross becomes the spiritual experience of the Madonna-like singer Rosalía, who connects with her body to draw energy from her own source so that she can walk her path towards destiny. The driver in the cool car is waiting. Bibliography Cobo, Leila, 2019, Why Everybody’s Betting Big on Rosalía, the Flamenco Star No One Saw Coming, billboard, 10 October, https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/lat- in/8532527/rosalia-billboard-cover-story-interview-2019 [accessed 5 July 2020]. Exposito, Suzy, 2018, Artist You Need to Know: Rosalía. Rising Spanish Star and Latin Grammy Winner Rosalía Talks Her New Album “El Mal Querer”, Rolling Stone, 20 November, https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/rosalia-artist-you-need- to-know-interview-758452/ [accessed 5 July 2020]. Filmography Aunque es de noche (Ignasi Monreal, IT 2017), https://youtu.be/6s-MQzPZ6IE, [accessed 6 July 2020]. Discography Los Angeles (Rosalía, ES 2017, Universal Music Spain). 3 Cobo 2019.