Just months before the start of his new tour, Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz is facing serious accusations from Ivet Playà, a young Catalan woman who claims to have had an intimate relationship with him since she was 18.
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Playà's testimony, shared through a video posted on TikTok and Instagram, details how she went from supposedly being a devoted fan to becoming a victim of what she describes as "a nightmare."
"It all started in 2015. I was a fan of his, and he followed me on social media. I was amazed that someone like him, so famous, would comment on my photos and send me private messages," Ivet says, her voice breaking.
Who is Ivet Playà?
On her social media, Ivet Playà presents herself as a digital creator, former gymnast, and former community manager. Her Instagram profile (@ivetplaya) showcases an active lifestyle, with posts about wellness, personal growth, and reflection.
At just 18, she claims Sanz began contacting her privately. A year later, she had already attended ten concerts in a month and a half, touring Spain in the wake of her idol.
"I was a little girl who went to work as a salesgirl so she could continue her tour. He knew that. He played with my dreams," she says.
At 22, Ivet says she left her home in Barcelona to move to Madrid, where she was hired by Sanz. It was during this time that, she says, their relationship became intimate.
"I was supposed to be living a dream... but it was a nightmare. I feel cheated, used, humiliated, even dirty. I don't know who could have seen what I sent them in my most private life."
Sanz and the context of his private life in 2015
At the time, Alejandro Sanz was married to Raquel Perera, with whom he had two children. Although the separation became official in 2019, they were living together at that time. The singer was promoting his album Sirope (2015) and embarking on a successful international tour.
According to Playa, Sanz maintained an impeccable public image while privately, he "lived in a parallel reality."
"He himself said it in an interview this year: that he takes people out, that he's dangerous. He took me out. He feels above good and evil, and that's the most dangerous thing," he complains.
In October 2019, Sanz began dating Cuban artist Rachel Valdez, from whom he separated in 2023. Sanz is currently in a relationship with Spanish actress Candela Márquez.
A complaint that opens debate
Ivet's testimony has generated polarized reactions on social media. Some users accuse her of opportunism, while others highlight her courage. In her video, she emphasizes that her motivation is not to scandalize, but to leave a record:
"No paperwork was signed with me. I think I'm one of the few who can stand up and say that the truth, sooner or later, will come out. I'm no longer that girl who was willing to do anything to be near him."
We contacted Alejandro Sanz's team for their version of the allegations. At the time of publication, we had not received a response.
Here is the transcript of his entire video:
Hi, I'm Ivet, and I'm here because I need to share my story with Alejandro Sanz, for the girl I was, but above all, for the woman I am today. It all started in 2015. I was his fan, and he followed me on social media. I was amazed that someone like him, so famous and so loved by everyone, would send me private messages, comment on my photos, and even post my things on his social media, and the bond grew stronger. And we met for the first time in private. I was 18; he was 49 at the time.
It was very hard for me to accept that Alejandro Sanz knew exactly what I was. From the very beginning. He knew it. I was a girl, a girl who at 19 started working as a salesgirl and traveled all over Spain. Behind his back, I performed ten concerts in a month and a half, and he knew it. He played with my dreams, he played with my hopes. At 22, I left my home in Barcelona to move to Madrid alone because Alejandro Sanz hired me to work for him. And well, at that time I don't really know the reason, but our private conversations weren't spied on. And the truth is, at least I have nothing and had nothing to hide. But well, even so, my personal connection with Alejandro Sanz was irremediable and became intimate and sexual. I was supposed to be living a dream, just another dream at his hands, but the reality is that it turned into a terrible nightmare. I have no words to express what I felt. I feel cheated, I feel used, I feel humiliated, I even feel dirty because I don't know who could have seen what I sent them in my most absolute privacy.
I feel that even though I tried to justify him—and I swear I tried to justify him in every way—his actions crossed all boundaries of what I considered, and still consider, moral, even human. I remember an interview he gave in March of this year. He said that. He said he takes people out and said he's dangerous. And if you, who've read this far, are wondering why I'm here telling this, it's because Alejandro Sanz took me out. He scared me. He himself admits it, and I think he lives in a parallel reality that he's been constructing for himself for many years. And I think he feels he's above good and evil. That's tremendously dangerous, because I think deep down he is. Everyone allows it, and no one is capable of standing up to him, and that's even more dangerous. But me... Well, no paperwork was signed with me, and in part, I feel a moral responsibility—because I can, and because I believe I'm one of the few who can—to stand here and show that sooner or later the truth will come out, that it's over, and that he was wrong about me. He was wrong about me until the very end. I'm no longer that little girl who was willing to do anything to be closer to him. The Ivet of today knows what a healthy, proportional, and reciprocal bond is and recognizes when someone does things from the heart and when someone feels so empty inside that they only feel good about using the hearts of others. And now what? And now the truth. And now me.
