Key Takeaways
- Enrique Iglesias will release “OOH LAKA LAKA LA” with five-member Latin pop group Santos Bravos on October 9, marking his first new song since ending his studio-album run.
- The collaboration follows Santos Bravos opening for Iglesias at Monterrey’s FIFA Fan Festival and joining him onstage for “I Like It” before more than 100,000 people.
- Iglesias released his final album, Final (Vol. 2), in March 2024 but has maintained that he will keep writing and releasing songs rather than retire from music.
Enrique Iglesias is back with another new song since closing the book on his studio-album career. The crossover pop veteran has teamed with Santos Bravos for “OOH LAKA LAKA LA,” a new single set to arrive on October 9.
According to Movistar Arena, the song marks the first official collaboration between Iglesias and the five-member Latin pop group. They announced the release with a video shared across their social media accounts, confirming the title and release date and opening the track for pre-saves.
A brief preview offers a taste of the song, though complete production credits, songwriting details, and plans for a music video have not been revealed.
“OOH LAKA LAKA LA” arrives more than two years after Iglesias released Final (Vol. 2), the March 2024 album he declared would be his last. The project included the Yotuel collaboration “Fría” and “Space in My Heart,” his country-pop duet with Miranda Lambert.
“No, I’m never gonna retire,” Iglesias said in 2021. “I’m gonna keep on writing songs, but that doesn’t mean I need to be putting out albums every so often.”
The Santos Bravos collaboration is the clearest example yet of that next phase. It also builds on a partnership that began in front of more than 100,000 people at Monterrey’s Fundidora Park on June 28.
Santos Bravos opened for Iglesias during the FIFA Fan Festival before returning near the end of his set to join him for his 2010 hit “I Like It.”
Months later, the artists began teasing an original song. One video showed the members of Santos Bravos humming an unreleased melody before Iglesias appeared at the end. The post carried the hashtag #ENRIQUExSTBV, setting up the formal announcement that followed.
Santos Bravos consists of Drew Venegas, Alejandro Aramburú, Gabi Bermúdez, Kauê Penna and Kenneth Lavíll. Created by HYBE Latin America through a development program modeled on the company’s K-pop training system, the group emerged from an international audition process in which 17 performers completed six months of intensive preparation.
The final lineup debuted before 10,000 people at Mexico City’s National Auditorium with “0%” and has since released songs including “Fe,” “Velocidade,” “KAWASAKI” and “MHM.”
