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Born | Alfonso La Cruz 11 November 1995 Caracas, Venezuela |
Occupation(s) | singer, songwritter |
Years active | 2018–present |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
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Origin | Madrid, Spain (2018) |
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Alfonso La Cruz (born 11 November 1995), known professionally as La Cruz, is a Venezuelan singer and songwriter based in Madrid, Spain.
Alfonso La Cruz was born in the capital city of Caracas on 11 November 1995. His family later moved to La Guaira.
At a young age, he would sing in his school's choir and would participate in festivals. At age 15, he was the opening act for R.K.M. & Ken-Y and Reykon for their tour stop in Venezuela. [1]
In 2015, he moved to Madrid, Spain. [2]
In 2018, La Cruz participated to season 10 of Spanish reality-TV singing competition, Operación Triunfo. [3] [4] Despite being the first to get eliminated, this TV exposure helped him continue in his music career, [5] and gained noteriety for creating reggaeton music geared towards the LGBTQ+ community.
After his elimination, La Cruz released his debut single on July 26 2019. [6] The single, Nadie Te Va Querer, accompanied by a music video, was chosen to represent Spain at the North Vision Song Contest held in Norway.
On January 21, 2022, La Cruz released the single Fotos, along with it’s music video. [7] On his birthday, November 11, La Cruz released his debut album, Hawaira. [8] Within this album, Te Conocí Bailando became a viral hit within the LGBTQ+ community, [9] many dubbing his music as "regayton" — a play on the words "reggaeton" and "gay". [10] After the success of Te Conocí Bailando, La Cruz released a new single called, Quítate La Ropa, on 22 June 2023. [11] [12] In December 2023, La Cruz was invited to Mediaset España’s Telecinco’s Christmas party known as Nochebuena Contigo [13] , where he performed his hit, Te Conocí Bailando. [14]
In March of 2024, La Cruz lands the cover GAYLETTER, an LGBTQ+ fashion magazine. [15] On 18 July 2024, La Cruz releases his single Sahara, [16] [17] which was said to be featured on an upcoming album. The accompanied music video was released simultaneously via YouTube. The second single, Fancy, was released on 26 September 2024 along with its music video. [18] In October 2024, La Cruz released his 2nd album titled, El Nene Vol.1. [19] [20]
On June, 2025, during Pride Month — La Cruz graced the cover of Mexican queer fashion magazine, ZERO. [21] On August 19, 2025, Premios Juventud announced its nominees for its 22nd edition. La Cruz is nominated for La Nueva Generación Masculina (The New Male Generation). [22] On September 8, 2025, La Cruz uploaded on his Instagram a six second Reel teasing his upcoming single and music video — titled Arequipe, which is set to be released on September 26. [23] On an interview with Univision, La Cruz said “What I’m trying to achieve is to make an album full of varieties. I don’t want to sound like one genre”, regarding his upcoming album. [24]
La Cruz grew up listening to rock and pop-rock. Through his siblings, he got introduced to reggaeton artists like Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, Ivy Queen and Tego Calderon.
He also mentions listening to Latin artist Luis Fonsi [25] and credits Beyoncé as his “Queen of Pop”. [26]
Date (2023) | City | Country | Venue |
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September 16 | Dallas | United States | Texas Latino Pride [29] |
September 19 | Los Angeles | Soho House [30] | |
September 26 | Caracas | Venezuela | C.C Lider Mall [31] |
September 30 | San José | Costa Rica | Member's [32] |
2024 | |||
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Date | City | Country | Venue |
December 19 | Madrid | Spain | Sala Mon |
2025 | |||
Date | City | Country | Venue |
February 19 | New York City | United States | Elsewhere |
February 21 | Los Angeles | Beso LA | |
March 7 | Chicago | Mansion Nightclub |
Award | Year | Recipient (s) and nominee (s) | Category | Result | Ref. |
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Premios Juventud | 2025 | Himself | La Nueva Generación Masculina | Pending | [34] |
La Cruz is openly gay. In 2017, he married his then boyfriend, at only 22 years old. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they divorced. He is currently single. [35]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2018 | Operación Triunfo S10 | Himself | La Cruz was the first evicted in the 2nd “Gala”, or live performance. | [36] |