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Do we like Alejandro Sanz?

Our score: 5 out of 10. A decent record on women's safety and good causes, balanced by a contested allegation and a quick defence of an accused friend.

Alejandro Sanz is one of the biggest names in Spanish-language pop, a singer-songwriter who now fills stadiums across two continents. His current ¿Y ahora qué? tour has taken in the US, Spain, Mexico and more. He's no overnight act, and his fans are loyal.

The messiest story is from June 2025, when a Catalan woman named Ivet Playà posted a video saying she had been a fan and that an intimate relationship began when she was 18 and he was 49. She said she felt used and humiliated afterwards. Sanz answered on Instagram that it was between adults sharing affection freely, and said she had asked him to invest in her family's businesses and he declined.

Reports at the time said his lawyers were weighing a defamation claim, and one Mexican outlet reported an extortion accusation against her. Those are press reports, not confirmed court filings. We found no court outcome either way, so this stays an allegation he disputes, and where you land depends on whether you read it as a lopsided power dynamic or as a falling-out between adults.

On the harm check, nothing turned up from him against LGBTQ+ or trans people, migrants or the climate. The stain is January 2026, when Julio Iglesias faced abuse accusations that Iglesias denies. Sanz told Europa Press he found it very hard to believe Iglesias could try to abuse anyone. He also said everyone should wait for a judge, and warned about the damage of a media trial. That's a mate backing a mate, not a campaign, but it isn't a great look.

In 2016 he stopped a concert in Rosarito, Mexico, walked off stage to confront a man who was mistreating a woman, and had security escort the man out. He apologised to the crowd for the interruption, but said he couldn't stand by. It's a small, real act of backing women, and the crowd cheered.

So the picture is thin on harm and thin on a settled answer on conduct. Passing the harm test with an asterisk is fair, and the good-person test is mixed because one serious allegation sits unresolved. If a court or new reporting settles it, this score moves.