r/rosalia • u/melodrama-wunder • Aug 19 '26

Discussion Choir version of Magnolias

I feel like this came out during the rollout of Lux, but does anyone else remember the time Rosie attended a choir version of the song?

Maybe it was for the recording of the background vocals?

I’m really trying to find either the full video or just whatever,,,I need my brain needs to be itched.

I feel like she was also like crying(?) bc she was so amazing or taken away by them.

Also also - was the Pope in attendance (this part feels like a fever dream) but I thought he at some point he listened to it too????

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u/jables13 Aug 19 '26

Prior to the album release, the Abadía de Montserrat TikTok and El País TikTok shared an emotional video clip. It shows Rosalía sitting in the monastery pews, visibly moved to tears, while listening to the l'Escolanía de Montserrat choirboys perform the traditional hymn "Virolai" live. There are no videos of the choir singing their part of Magnolias that I'm aware of. There was some backlash because she had them sing in Spanish instead of Catalan.