Exclusiva: GIRLZTALK Speaks Out About Winning ‘El Headliner’ Contest

It’s hard to argue with the fans who chose Tr3s’ “El Headliner” winners. After receiving a ton of digital love in the Tr3s Latin Music Channel on our OurStage, bachata queens GIRLZTALK clinched the top prize. Now the dynamic duo of Judy Santos and Marlyn Jimenez have opened up to Blogamole with an exclusive interview about their big win.

“It’s been amazing,” Judy said. “It’s like a dream come true.”

Marlyn heartily agreed with the sentiment, describing what it was like when they found out that they had nabbed first place.

“We were both at our day jobs,” she explained. “We got a conference call from our manager and that’s how we got the news that we won!”

But don’t think that GIRLZTALK just arrived out of nowhere. These hard-working Latinas have paid quite a bit of musical dues. Prior to joining forces in 2008, both Marlyn and Judy had pretty impressive solo careers. Jimenez fronted a band called Grupo NV (which did a killer Spanish cover of No Doubt’s “Don’t Speak”) and Santos sang on tracks with Aventura. But according to Marlyn, it was the GIRLZTALK formation that really got the ball rolling.

“Judy has her R & B style,” Jimenez explained. “I kind of have that pop and Broadway kind of feel. We mesh well.”

And one other thing the ladies have been able to capitalize on is the “girl power” vibe present in their songs. GIRLZTALK lyrics offer a very different perspective to the bachata sound and, as Marlyn and Judy can attest, it’s worked out quite well.

“When we perform live, lots of people sing along with our songs, especially the females,” Santos said. “‘Llorarás’ is basically a song for them because it’s telling the man he’s going to cry for hurting us.”

Jimenez expanded on GIRLZTALK’s female fan base, offering insight into their overall musical goals.

“The bachata genre is so male dominated. Us women don’t really have a voice. I think we have the opportunity to say exactly what we feel and that’s what makes GIRLZTALK so special. We are able to portray exactly how we feel and women are able to relate to that as well.”

And for all of you existing GIRLZTALK fanatics, we did get some interesting tidbits about their upcoming album.

“The record has a little bit of everything,” Marlyn explained. “There’s heartbreaks, there’s happiness, it’s like everything we’ve experienced in our careers.”

You can expect the full GIRLZTALK LP to arrive before the end of the year.

By Michael Lopez

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