Christian Nodal, 25, and Ángela Aguilar, 20, have confirmed their relationship in two separate statements: the former via a news outlet on Monday (June 10) and the latter via an Instagram video on Tuesday (June 11).
“It is not a new relationship; it’s the continuation of a story that life made us pause so we could grow and miss each other,” Aguilar said to HOLA! , which also released the couple’s first photos together, further confirming their romance. “Because when we let go, we returned even closer.”
The surprising news comes two and a half weeks after the Regional Mexican singer and Argentine trap star Cazzu (real name: Julieta Cazzucheli) announced their breakup. The former couple first went public in November 2022 during the Latin Grammys and had their first baby together the following year.
“First of all, Julieta is a person I love and who has my respect for life. We are public figures, we are artists, but we are not masters at life,” Nodal expressed in a video statement after the news circulated. “Love doesn’t always work. Our cycle together ended in the best possible way. It was a love that gave us the most precious gift that could have come to us in life, the most beautiful thing we could have done together, which is Inti, my daughter, who I will always love, who I will always take care of. And in that relationship there will never be a third party, there was never any infidelity.”
Despite being the newest couple in Latin music, Nodal and Aguilar first established a relationship over five years ago. See the complete timeline below:
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Jan. 2018: Touring Together
Image Credit: JC Olivera/Getty Images Pepe Aguilar and his children, Ángela and Leonardo, presented their “Jaripeo Sin Fronteras” tour dates in a press conference held on Jan. 10, 2018, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. They also revealed that they will be hitting the road with a then-newcomer Christian Nodal, who was also present at the media event.
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Jan. 2018: “El Show de El Piolin”
While promoting the tour, Ángela, Leonardo, and Nodal visited popular radio show “El Show de El Piolin,” where they played games, had an impromptu performance with mariachi, and even joked around about their respective dating lives. Nodal said he had a young son; and Aguilar said her only companion was her dog. Watch part of their time on the show above.
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July 2019: Premios Juventud
Nodal and Aguilar formed part of the 2019 Premios Juventud, where they were not only nominated in the same awards category, “Agave de la Música Regional Mexicana,” but they also performed alongside Pipe Bueno. The trio combined their power vocals to sing classics such as “Volver, Volver,” “Sombras Nada Mas,” and “Cielito Lindo.”
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Nov. 2019: The GRAMMY Museum
Image Credit: Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for The Recording Academy In the fall of that same year, Nodal and Aguilar were the artists invited for the Latin Music Gallery ribbon-cutting at the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles. They were joined by the president of the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Gabriel Abaroa; president of The GRAMMY Museum, Michael Sticka; and renowned journalist Giselle Fernandez, among others.
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Nov. 2020: The First Collaboration
In the midst of the global pandemic, Nodal and Aguilar unleashed their first-ever collaborative effort, “Dime Cómo Quieres.” The fresh and flirty ranchera, penned by Nodal and Edgar Barrera, finds Nodal head over heels for Aguilar — who, in return, isn’t impressed by his kind gestures. After all, she’s not the type of girl who easily falls for a guy, she sings. While the two are seen together in the playful music video, they each recorded their own part separately using a green screen.
“I couldn’t stop laughing while recording my part,” Aguilar previously told Billboard. “When you record a duet well you have that human interaction and a lot of your facial expressions are a reaction to what the other person is doing. But here, I was singing to a green screen and a guy from our production team who pretended to be Nodal.”
“Dime Cómo Quieres” reached No. 1 on the Regional Mexican Airplay chart in Jan. 2021, making a then-17-year-old Aguilar the youngest female act on a lead role to achieve the feat. She concurrently earned her first No. 1 on any Latin airplay chart while Nodal captured his 10th on Latin Airplay.
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Feb. 2022: Premio Lo Nuestro
Image Credit: John Parra/Getty Images for Univision The pair later reunited at the 2022 Premio Lo Nuestro awards, where they performed a heartfelt tribute to the late Vicente Fernandez. They shared center stage at the FTX Arena with Regional Mexican and pop acts including Eduin Caz (of Grupo Firme), Camilo, David Bisbal and AB Luna.
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May 2023: “Dime Cómo Quieras” Live
Image Credit: JG Music/Clemente Ruiz Three years after dropping their ranchera hit, Águilar and Nodal performed it live for the first time during one of Nodal’s sold-out concerts at the Foro Sol in Mexico City, where more than 60,000 observed their on-stage chemistry.
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May 2024: Rumors Begin
Image Credit: Juan Naharro Gimenez/Getty Images On May 23, Nodal publicly announced his break up from Cazzu, whom he dated for almost two years and had his first baby with. That same month, rumors began circulating on social media that he had an affair with Águilar. In the midst of the controversy, Águilar was the surprise guest at Nodal’s “Pa’l Cora Tour” stop in Monterrey, just two days after the split.
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June 2024: It’s Official
Just one day after Ángela Aguilar was honored with the musical dynasty award at the 2024 Billboard Latin Women in Music event, the Mexican songstress unveiled via an exclusive interview with HOLA! that she and Nodal are indeed dating. A couple of hours later, Nodal headed to his Instagram account to come clean about all the rumors. “Now I find myself living a precious experience with a woman I love, with a love that took so many years for what is happening to happen and we are enjoying it, we are living the experience,” he said about his new romance with Aguilar.
