Lucas Lucco reveals the prejudices he faced in collaboration with Pabllo Vittar

Singer admitted that the 2017 collaboration impacted him emotionally and highlighted progress in musical and social diversity

Pioneering partnership

Lucas Lucco took to social media to praise the recent musical collaboration between Pabllo Vittar and João Gomes, taking the opportunity to recall the challenges he faced when recording “Paraiso” with Pabllo in 2017. At the time, the singer was the target of prejudice and intense criticism, experiences which he detailed in his outburst.

“I was one of the first artists outside the ‘bubble’ to record with a drag queen. I was fully aware of my purpose in recording a song with her and no one knew that I had known Pabllo’s work for many years, before she was famous, because I had mutual friends with her in my city, in Uberlândia, I always thought she was extremely talented,” Lucas said, revealing his admiration for the artist.

According to the singer, he believed in Pabllo’s potential to break barriers in the music scene. “I spoke [pro meu empresário]: ‘Invest in this, it will do very well in pop.’ Then he believed it. From the beginning I knew it would be an explosion, that it would break many paradigms.”

Impact and challenges faced

The decision to collaborate with Pabllo also had a significant impact on his career and how he was perceived. “When I saw his work being recognized, I said, ‘I’m a singer who was stigmatized as a straight guy, because of the songs, which gave me the reputation of being a catch.’ The straight, country guy, and I thought: “If I recorded this movement with Pabllo, I think I would take the first step towards the invisible, towards the pioneer.”

Lucas reported that the collaboration was not well received by many and revealed the prejudices faced. “Now João Gomes records with her and no one calls him an asshole like they did with me. I received a lot of criticism, because I was born in the countryside, it was as if people had written me off. In fact, that’s what happened.”

The singer also commented on the emotional impact of the criticism. “I fell into a severe depression, because I couldn’t handle the barrage of criticism well, but what helped me and still helps me today is this resolution, in 50 years someone will see that clip and understand the message I wanted to convey.”

Visual message and meaning

Reflecting on the clip made with Pabllo, Lucas explained the symbolism of the work. “We have two environments: San Paolo, which is a dirty, polluted, gray place, and Barra Grande, in Bahia, which is a paradise, a beautiful place, with sea and sun. We stay in this dirty place without touching each other, but when we we touch we are taken to a paradise where this is absolutely normal.

Source: Terra

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