Mexican singer-songwriter Ale Zéguer, one of the most sensitive and prolific writers of her generation, comes to this conversation at a key moment in her career. With two nominations for the Latin GRAMMY® 2025 —Best Singer-Songwriter Album and Singer-Songwriter of the Year— Ale consolidates more than a decade of work in which he has written for such influential voices as Carín León, Ángela Aguilar, Yuridia, Carlos Rivera and Camila, while developing his own artistic project with a deeply honest and emotional identity.
Now he presents “El Amor Que Te Di”, a single that marks a new creative stage and reveals his need to experiment with sounds, rhythms and emotions from a more mature place. From that young woman who began writing ballads in her room to the recognized composer in the Latin industry, Ale continues to move between vulnerability, strength and personal search. In this interview, she speaks without filters about heartbreak, healing through writing, and the path that led her to become one of the most promising artists of the moment.
How did “El Amor Que Te Di” come about and what story or emotion did you want to capture with this ballad?
This song is my most recent release and, actually, it was an experiment that I wanted to do to vary my usual ballads a little. I have been writing ballads for many years: pain, heartbreak, love… and with this new song I wanted to try something different. Although it is still a sad and heartbreak song, we changed the rhythm: it is inspired by the sounds of the 80s, especially Mecano, which I love. The idea was to give my audience a song to feel, yes, but not necessarily to cry while lying in bed; something that, although it makes you sad, also invites you to move a little.
In the song you mention “the clock showed 3:40.” What does that moment symbolize within the story?
We wanted to evoke those types of relationships that are only one night stand, as they say in “gringolandia”: relationships that only look for you in the early morning when they need something more from you. One hopes for love, one hopes for the relationship to consolidate, but on the other hand it is something more casual. That’s why the story takes place at dawn: that time says everything.
You describe the song as an emotional but danceable ballad, with eighties influences. How did you arrive at that sound?
It is not a totally danceable song, but it does have a more upbeat rhythm. We arrived at that sound by being inspired by the music of the 80s, by those beats that Mecano used. Although my genre has always been the ballad, this time we wanted to experiment: make a ballad, but a little more rhythmic. The inspiration comes totally from that time.
What role does vulnerability play in your creative process as a singer-songwriter?
It’s a super important role because I write a lot from that place. I think that sets my songs apart: they are written from an honest and real place. Right now I am at a stage where I want to learn to write not only from what makes me vulnerable, but also from what makes me strong and happy, from what inspires me from a positive side. Not just negative vulnerability. That is the process I am currently in.
You have written for artists such as Carín León, Ángela Aguilar and Carlos Rivera. What does that experience leave you as a composer?
I am always very grateful to each artist who gives me the opportunity to show my songs, and even more grateful to those who select them for their repertoire. It means a lot to me that someone puts their voice and feelings into something I wrote.
In these 13 years of career I have divided myself into two: my project as a singer-songwriter and my work as a composer. I swear I still cry when I hear one of my songs on the radio. It is the reality of a dream. Getting someone to sing one of my songs is incredible, and I’m still just as grateful as I was at the beginning.
Although I love my project, what fulfills me most is writing for others. I live to write. That’s why every time someone records a song of mine, it means a lot.
“El Amor Que Te Di” talks about unrequited love. Are you one of those who transforms heartbreak into art?
I think so. Art is very subjective, but I transform heartbreak into songs that sometimes come out and sometimes don’t. What the public hears is only a small part of everything I write to vent, heal and go through difficult times. More than transforming pain into art, I turn it into a way of healing and liberation.
What’s next for Ale Zéguer after this release and the Latin GRAMMY® nominations?
I’m already preparing my fourth album, which will also be an experiment. I’m right in the creative phase: writing, teaming up with author friends and looking for this new sound that I want to play with.
I can’t say much, but it is a genre that defines me a lot as a Mexican and as a northerner. It’s not new to me, but something I wanted to explore.
After the Latin GRAMMYs I want to finish writing the album and get into the studio to release it next year, hopefully between March and April. This year I had a 23–24 date tour with my album Relatos, and my idea is that, when this new album comes out, I can also promote it in several cities and countries, with God’s favor.
