Many know him for playing Phillipe in the Netflix series Elite. But before acting, Pol Granch had already begun to stand out in the field of music, especially since he won the Factor X contest. Controversial and loved in equal parts, the artist acknowledges that he has been a bit crazy for a few years, which are beginning to weigh on him, but , he acknowledges, already being in "a new stage". And that is something he celebrates with the release of his second album, Amor escupido, and with a nomination for best new artist at the Latin Grammys.
What is the first thing that goes through your head when they tell you that you are nominated for a Latin Grammy?
Which is a joke. That someone wants to tease me and does it in a big way. Until I take in what they're telling me and realize they're serious. It took me a while to get to the ground, but when I did I was excited to see that things can get there if you work hard.
Do you remember what you were doing at the time you were called?
I was with a teammate at an airport in the Canary Islands heading to La Gomera and eating a ham sandwich. I remember perfectly. So Sony called me and told me what was going on. I got on Instagram and saw that it was real. Shortly after, I started receiving lots of WhatsApp messages. Crazy.
Who did you notify first?
To my father because all this makes him very excited. In part I am fulfilling his dream. He wanted to be a musician. He actually sings much better than me. He has a loud voice. One day I'll sing a song with him, I'm sure.
Spit Love is your second album. Would you say it is the most personal?
The most personal maybe not because that was maybe my first album for obvious reasons. This work has been rather a kind of therapeutic method. It has emerged in a very crazy period in which there have been both good and bad things and that has given me the opportunity to be with myself, both personally and musically.
How was the presentation of the album in the Joy Eslava room in Madrid?
How to be reborn With this pandemic there have been many concert cancellations, and we had forgotten what all this was. Presenting my album with all those people was plethoric.
Is there a topic that you consider special for some reason?
Well, I would highlight two songs. The first, Electricity. If all the songs are about a year and a half old, I created this one even before the pandemic. It was going to be a song in English, but I like the change I've made to Spanish better. It is very special to me. And then also Full Speed, for the simple fact that I produced it from scratch and this is something I'm doing for the first time.
Regarding the title of the album… What is love for you?
It is something reiterated in my work. It was clear that he would talk about it because love and lack of love is what moves life. In this field, moreover, I feel that I have had many gaps in the past. And the spit thing is basically because I wanted to give it that duality. Nowadays we love too fast.
What has your facet as an actor given you when it comes to making music?
I have learned a lot and it is something that I also take advantage of when recording video clips. I would be lying if I didn't say that I feel more comfortable in my videos. But being interested in acting comes from afar, when I studied at the Cristina Rota school. I fell in love with all that but for financial reasons I had to leave it, so that later they call me posh. My wings were cut off. And I continued with my life until the opportunity came to be part of the cast of Elite.
What has Elite meant for you?
A brutal opportunity. Apart from having matured as a person and having met a thousand wonderful people, I have learned a lot. But my time in Las Encinas is over. Of course, I will tell you that initially I was not going to be Phillipe, but I cannot reveal who I was going to play.
Will you act again?
Things are coming. I can't talk anymore, although I would love for you to see me on the big screen.
Talk to me then about fashion. It is a field with which it is evident that you enjoy.
Each time I like it more. I don't know if I have a clue or not, but I do know that what I like is dressing to crash. I love to constantly change my style. My stylist David helps me choose the looks and always nails it with his proposals.
Another topic that I can't stop asking is that of haters, who are the order of the day on your social networks. How do you carry your relationship with them?
We can all have an opinion and speak. People who know me know who I am and why I'm here and that's why I'm going to keep making my music, because I talk about what's in my heart. I am not a rotten fucking animal as many believe. But hey, I don't want to do bad blood. I also have a loyal audience and it is to those people that I owe my life because they have believed in me.
You've had to deal with cancel culture for tweets you've written in the past.
I'm losing my mind in many aspects. I don't show up to some places for fear of what they will say. My prejudices have increased by a thousand and, I'm telling you, I'm going to work so that things aren't thought of. But if there are people who want to annoy me, they will continue to do so and it is not something I can control. It's a hard process, it's hard to think about whether or not I can go to a festival in case they're going to throw things at me. I've been through a lot. People have come to my house to insult me and my pregnant sister even wished the death of her baby. I had to leave Madrid. I was exiled as a King in ancient times. In this aspect I do have things in common with the character of Phillipe. But hey, I turn the page and in this I do want to be an example and help people who go through the same thing. That is to say, that if they come badly given, look at me and see that you can move forward.
Have you ever thought about retiring?
Yes, I admit it. I have come to feel disgusted with myself and to doubt who I am, to see myself as a third person who did not deserve to succeed in what he likes. But then I realize I can't do it because it's what I love.
