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Kenia Os: K de Karma (2026)

As the title of her latest album K de Karma (K for Karma) suggests, Kenia Os has come a long way from social media influencer dogged by body shaming and controversy to Mexican pop princess, and a reckoning is due.

Editors of the Wikipedia page of the actress/singer/superstar would be well served at this point to update its rather snarky introductory paragraph, which reads:

“Kenia Guadalupe Flores Osuna (born 15 July 1999), known professionally as Kenia Os, is a Mexican social media personality. She rose to “fame” as a content creator on YouTube…“

That “fame” now encompasses three and a half billion Spotify streams, over 26 million fans on TikTok, 18 million on Instagram, dozens of awards and nominations (including a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Long Form Video) and a record-breaking live streaming concert.

I think we can remove the quotation marks around the word.

Influencer-to-pop singer is a tough route to the top credibility-wise, more so in Mexico than the US. Kenia faced the additional challenge of dealing with weight fluctuations due to PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome) and endometriosis. Some “fans” were cruel in their comments.

She says she has been able to “heal from within”, and that her struggles have only made her stronger.

Perhaps her experience has informed her videos, which regularly feature performers of a variety of body types:

Fans have responded positively to the fact that Kenia’s new music broadens the musical palette. Perhaps she carries enough weight as a musical “influencer” to signal something of a shift away from the recent dominance of reggaeton on the Latin scene.

Or perhaps not. But one thing is certain: the disco, rock and sensuous pop sounds are a welcome respite.

K de Karma is a titanic pop record with clean-sounding production and immediate vocal performances that go right for the corazón. It demands speakers, not earbuds. Vinyl, not mp3. Play it loud.

And revel in Kenia’s karma.

Listen to: “Dias Tristes” (with Carla Morrison)

Lyric translation: Días Tristes (part. Carla Morrison) (Lyrics in English) – Kenia OS

Listen to: “Una y Otra Vez”

Lyric translation: https://www.letras.com/kenia-os/una-y-otra-vez/english.html

Listen to: “Ruleta Rusa”

Lyric translation: Kenya Os – Russian Roulette Lyrics | Genius Lyrics