Meet Ellie La Gringa | Singer

We had the good fortune of connecting with Ellie La Gringa and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Ellie La Gringa, what role has risk played in your life or career?
Taking risks is pretty essential to have a career in a creative field. It is not something that is guaranteed, like maybe other careers where you go to school, get a job, and just work. Creative fields are competitive and multi-faceted, so you have to put yourself out there and bet on yourself. However, there are some caveats to that. I don’t believe in taking huge financial risks, because that can really mess you up long-term. Obviously, don’t take any risks that could put yourself in a dangerous situation either. But risks like investing some of the money you do have into your craft, or moving, or quitting your job to pursue your real dream, all of those are things I have done and things I would support others doing, if it makes sense for them. Some people follow the more traditional path, working the 9-5 or whatever job they can get, sometimes people don’t have a choice and they have to do that, I get that of course, there is the need to provide and survive, but with your free time or if you have the opportunity, pursue your dreams, chase your talents, find your real purpose in the world. Believe in yourself and bet on yourself. Life is worth the risk because we’re only here once and we never know how long we will be here, so try to put as much time and effort into doing things that make you happy. One step at a time.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
I’m an American girl making reggaeton music. So I think I’m pretty unique, because I love making Latin music even though I’m a gringa, it’s just where part of my heart is and I followed that feeling. I’m proud of myself for really doing all of this on my own. I didn’t know anyone in the music industry at all, and now I write my music, I’ve been in professional studios, I’ve just grown a lot as an artist this last year. Of course that hasn’t been easy, of the 1,000 emails or DMs I’ve sent to people, I think I’ve probably gotten around 3 responses. It can be hard to network, and that is such a key piece to the industry, but the few people I’ve met and worked with have helped me and taught me a lot. The lesson of the story is just to keep going and follow your heart. Even if you don’t have the time or money to pursue your passion 24/7, make time for it and do it step by step. Put at least some effort into growing every single day, and check in with yourself, what is your passion? What makes you the most happy? What are your dreams and goals? Dream big and believe in yourself, because no one else can do that for you.

For my future, as an artist, I am excited because I’m coming into a new era of myself. I really am trying to make this world a better place with my music, and that means starting to talk about real life. The real things going on. Using my voice positively, to help heal myself and the world a little bit.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
Definitely got to go to the beach! I like mid-beach, it isn’t as crazy and packed as South Beach, but still close to everything. Then head over to Little Havana, love the culture and the vibrancy over there. And then, go over to Wynwood to check out the art, get some good food and enjoy the night!

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
A big shoutout to my parents, both of them have always supported me unconditionally. Also, to my boyfriend, who pushed me to move to a different city to chase my dreams, even though that meant moving away from him. And to the other female artists out there, especially those that are talking about real things in their songs, they’ve inspired me a lot.

Website: https://lnk.to/rica_ellie

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellielagringa/

Other: Email: ellielagringa@gmail.com

Image Credits
Photographers: Alexvisuals, Reelvlogs, Frank Huezo