music
April 25, 2026
She is Lali De la Hoz, the Barranquillera who revives Joe Arroyo's legacy
The day Laura Ligia De la Hoz, better known as Lali De la Hoz on social media and other digital platforms, became aware that she could sing, she was watching a music program when she started to sing along to a Ricky Martin song. 'And I started singing, and I became aware of my voice. I was about nine years old and I remember running to tell my mom: 'Mommy, listen, I can sing,' she recalls excitedly.
TL;DR
- Lali De la Hoz, born in Barranquilla and raised in Puerto Colombia, discovered her passion for singing at age nine.
- Her music, a self-invented genre called 'romantiqueo y Caribe,' blends romantic themes with traditional Colombian Caribbean rhythms.
- She is inspired by her upbringing surrounded by traditional music and the legacy of Colombian artist Joe Arroyo.
- De la Hoz's recent single is 'Diabla de rizos rojos,' a mix of champeta and Afro-Uruguayan candombe.
- She currently resides in Chile, working as a music producer, luthier, and school teacher.