GIULIA BE returns to dancing in the “tonta” music video and officially closes her 2025 release calendar

GIULIA BE releases “tonta”, her new Spanish-language single, arriving on all platforms this Thursday (11) at 9 p.m., alongside its official music video. The track concludes this year’s trilingual rollout, blending a vibrant Latin-pop beat with the artist’s return to dance performance, while maintaining the melodic signature that defines her sound.

“tonta” was written by GIULIA during the pandemic when, in her words, “the world outside was on fire, and I was waiting for a message that left me defenseless.” The concept is straightforward: someone who got used to goodbyes suddenly realizes that, this time, it’s their own heart at stake.

“Feeling ‘tonta’ doesn’t mean you’re being naïve — quite the opposite. It’s about understanding that, for the first time, Cupid’s arrow hit you without permission. That spell-like charm, that person who suddenly knocks you off your axis,” GIULIA explains.

The production is helmed by Puerto Rican producer Fux — known for his work with Sebastián Yatra and Ozuna — and Panamanian duo XAXO, who have collaborated with Alejandro Sanz, Jason Derulo, and Marc Anthony. Together, they imprint a hybrid of Reggaeton, R&B, and Afrobeat onto the track.

This sonic identity unfolds directly in the music video, directed by Olivia Mucida. Dance returns as a central pillar of GIULIA’s visual narrative, with movement, closeness, and pulse guiding the choreography. She also signs on as creative director alongside Olivia and Lennyn Salinas, reinforcing the track’s Latin identity.

“tonta” closes the artist’s 2025 calendar, which also featured “fool for love,” “bye bye bahia,” “viciada,” “delícia proibida,” and “poltergeist.” Now, the journey continues into 2026, when the artist resumes her most ambitious project to date: a universe of 21 songs and 21 music videos, designed to unveil each layer of her creative identity.

“These are songs I’ve been collecting over the past few years. Some I wrote nine years ago, others I composed just four months ago. They are fragments of deeply personal stories — not always about me — that reveal an internal abundance of perspectives and musical styles. That’s why I gave the project my own name; it is the clearest reflection of the creative processes happening in my mind every single day,” GIULIA explains.

This chapter-based construction mirrors the way the artist organizes her repertoire: each language plays a distinct role in her artistic journey — English, tied to her life between Brazil and the United States; Spanish, associated with emotional intensity; and Portuguese, connected to her roots and affective memory.

Throughout this process, GIULIA steps into a moment of creative maturity and positions herself as one of the rising voices of her generation. Part of Sony Music’s global roster — under the label’s international division and with direct support from executive Afo Verde — she leads a project that combines global reach, aesthetic coherence, and artistic authorship.

Developed alongside her brother Dany Marinho and producers who have worked with Rihanna, Lana Del Rey, Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter, and Madonna, the “GIULIA BE” project not only traces GIULIA’s evolution as a singer and songwriter but also expands her international dimension, designed to speak to audiences across Brazil, Latin America, the United States, and Europe.

 

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