Alvaro Soler
"You shouldn't let Corona drive you crazy"
Alvaro Soler is the ninth season coach for "The Voice Kids".
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Alvaro Soler "doesn't let Corona drive him crazy". A conversation about the lockdown and long-distance relationship of the singer.
Alvaro Soler (30, "Loca") is also more economical than usual when traveling in Corona times. To see his girlfriend, the Spanish singer Sofia Ellar (27), regularly, the German-Spanish singer usually flies "back and forth" between Berlin and Madrid. "Of course you can't do that now," explains this year's coach from "The Voice Kids" (from February 27 at 8:15 pm on Sat.1) in an interview with the news agency spot on news. Traveling during the pandemic is anything but easy.
"Between the filming of 'The Voice' we always had a few days off. Normally I would have flown to Spain briefly to be at home with my girlfriend. Then I would have seen her at least a few days and then would be back flew back. " For this, Soler would have had to go into quarantine for at least five days. "Every time I fly to Spain I have to do a test beforehand. A big problem is that the rules change every time. You have to be extremely careful about that when you travel. It is important that you check your e-mails beforehand the airlines read through carefully because there are different measures in each country. "
He enjoyed the quarantine
Soler has been in a relationship with his Sofia since 2018, and their performances and concerts meant that they had to have a long-distance relationship from the start. "Normally, I tend to fly to Spain. But she also accompanies me every now and then when I'm on the road or on tour. But since we both work a lot, it is difficult to say that we will see each other for three months at a time," tells Soler.
Since they don't see each other as often as other couples, 2020 was "great" with regard to their love, "because we could be in quarantine together". "With Sofia and me it is just like that, either we just see each other or not at all. There are also couples who live together but don't see each other all the time, for example through work or meeting friends. And I think It wasn't easy for them to have to do with each other all day, especially when everyone already had their routine, "the singer suspects. He and Sofia enjoyed the time and "made a lot of music together, that was nice".
"That was a very sad birthday party"
The singer "doesn't let Corona drive him crazy". He is not afraid of being infected. "You have to use it responsibly. I always have my disinfectant and a mask with me and also try to use the subway less. These are all things that you just have to do." He had to celebrate his 30th birthday alone at the beginning of the year, says Soler. "I just met a few friends from work outside in the park with a toast. That was a very sad birthday party."