Reliquia - Rosalía (Live on Saturday Night Live - SNL) - Commentary
Oct 12, 2026 · 5 min · 5 segments
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Oct 12, 2026 · 5 min · 5 segments
On Saturday, October 10, Rosalía was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live in an episode hosted by Shane Gillis, and she performed two songs from her, uh, 2025 album, Lux, Reliquia and Magnolias.
According to Billboard, it was her second time as the musical guest.
She came out in a black ballet tutu and stayed en pointe for nearly the entire four minutes of Reliquia, almost completely motionless as she sang.
A dozen dancers joined her toward the end of the, of the whole, uh, thing, finished with, uh, with a burst, uh, of strobe lights.
And I mean, yes.
The song is from Lux, her fourth album, which she recorded in 13 languages and which reached listeners across pop and classical crossover audiences.
NME also notes that Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo of Daft Punk co-wrote Reliquia, so you have the song that mixes a huge of cinematic feel with ballet on stage.
It's such a big visual idea for a song that's already so dramatic.
Then for the second performance, she changed the whole mood.
And halfway through, actual rain started falling on the stage.
Billboard called it devastating, and I get it.
Two completely different looks, ballet and rain, in one night.
That's the kind of thing people will replay for weeks.
She also showed up in a couple of comedy bits.
In the pre-show promo, she shot down a joke from Kieran Thompson about making an album that mixes pop and classical in 14 languages.
And Hola says she popped up in a sketch as a newly divorced woman who-- so she's willing to play with humor too, which I really love.
And, uh, she's coming off a massive tour.
So this, uh, SNL appearance feels like a victory lap.
By the way, SNL's current season has had Taylor Swift and Katy before, so, uh, she's really in good company.
I'm gonna pretend I know the technical side, uh, not gonna pretend I know the technical side of ballet, but it's clear this, uh, wasn't, uh, it wasn't a gimmick.
It took serious control, uh, and the fact that she kept her performance so still made every little moment feel important.
On Saturday, October 10, Rosalía was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live in an episode hosted by Shane Gillis, and she performed two songs from her, uh, 2025 album, Lux, Reliquia and Magnolias.
According to Billboard, it was her second time as the musical guest.
She came out in a black ballet tutu and stayed en pointe for nearly the entire four minutes of Reliquia, almost completely motionless as she sang.
A dozen dancers joined her toward the end of the, of the whole, uh, thing, finished with, uh, with a burst, uh, of strobe lights.
And I mean, yes.
The song is from Lux, her fourth album, which she recorded in 13 languages and which reached listeners across pop and classical crossover audiences.
NME also notes that Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo of Daft Punk co-wrote Reliquia, so you have the song that mixes a huge of cinematic feel with ballet on stage.
It's such a big visual idea for a song that's already so dramatic.
Then for the second performance, she changed the whole mood.
And halfway through, actual rain started falling on the stage.
Billboard called it devastating, and I get it.
Two completely different looks, ballet and rain, in one night.
That's the kind of thing people will replay for weeks.
She also showed up in a couple of comedy bits.
In the pre-show promo, she shot down a joke from Kieran Thompson about making an album that mixes pop and classical in 14 languages.
And Hola says she popped up in a sketch as a newly divorced woman who-- so she's willing to play with humor too, which I really love.
And, uh, she's coming off a massive tour.
So this, uh, SNL appearance feels like a victory lap.
By the way, SNL's current season has had Taylor Swift and Katy before, so, uh, she's really in good company.
I'm gonna pretend I know the technical side, uh, not gonna pretend I know the technical side of ballet, but it's clear this, uh, wasn't, uh, it wasn't a gimmick.
It took serious control, uh, and the fact that she kept her performance so still made every little moment feel important.
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