Envenena is the Spanish verb for 'she poisons'. It's a dramatic and powerful word that you won't hear in just any song.
In this track, Alvaro Soler sings, "aunque ella me envenena, sé que vale la pena" (even though she poisons me, I know it's worth it). He uses this strong metaphor to describe a love that is so intoxicating and addictive, it feels like a beautiful poison he's willing to take. This poetic use makes it a truly captivating word to learn.
Ella is Álvaro Soler’s vibrant love letter to that unforgettable woman who sweeps into your life like a warm May rain and turns everything upside down. Each verse paints her as magnetic, playful and a little dangerous: her rhythm makes him malito (a tiny bit sick with desire), her smile steals his breath poquito a poquito (little by little) and even though her love “poisons” him, it is a risk he gladly takes for just one more minute by her side.
Under the song’s sunny Latin pop beat, Soler celebrates the freeing power of infatuation. When Ella is near, the past dissolves, worries fade and the couple imagines losing themselves in “otro lugar” — another place where only their music-filled connection exists. Repeating the word ella like a catchy mantra highlights his total obsession: he quite literally lives for her. The result is a feel-good anthem about surrendering to passion, letting the rhythm guide you and embracing the sweet chaos that true attraction brings.
Álvaro Soler was ten when his family moved to Tokyo, and seventeen when he came back to Catalonia with piano lessons and most of a second childhood behind him. He was born in Sant Cugat del Vallès in 1991, formed the band Urban Lights in 2010 with his brother and a few friends, reached the final eight of the talent show ¡Tú sí que vales! with them in 2013, and left in 2014 to work on his own.
The song that broke him was "El mismo sol" in 2015, a number one in Italy and Switzerland that was re-recorded as a bilingual version with Jennifer Lopez. "Sofia" did it again a year later, topping the charts in Italy, Poland, Belgium and Switzerland and going platinum several times over in Italy. His albums are Eterno agosto (2015), Mar de colores (2018), which carried "La cintura", Magia (2021) and El Camino (2025). He records in Spanish, English, Italian and German, wrote "Yo contigo, tú conmigo" with Morat for Despicable Me 3, and has coached on the German edition of The Voice Kids.