Review: Emilia Kicked Off her 2025 U.S. Tour at the Fillmore

If Hannah Montana, Becky G, and Nicki Nicole were all put together in a pop-star mashup machine, you'd get something a bit like Argentinian sensation Emilia, though nothing can truly hold a candle to her unique talent.

Emilia, whose superstardom in Latin music has amassed millions of streams and views across platforms from YouTube to Spotify, touched down at the Fillmore in Miami Beach last night for her first-ever performance in the U.S.

New Times was there to witness the concert firsthand (which played for the first of two sold-out shows), and we can say with certainty, it didn't disappoint. Fans trickled in at 8:00 p.m., with many wearing their best Y2K-inspired outfits or Argentinian soccer jerseys to represent their shared cultural identity with Emilia. Most were young girls, excited to see their Latina icon in action, and New Times even peeped all-girl band Darumas walk in to support their girl.
At 9:00 p.m. sharp, the lights dimmed, drawing out screams from a sea of little girls and others in attendance. A screen flickered awake with a pink PC placed on a desk with cartoonish posters of the Argentinian musician, before the computer suddenly turned on. An all-too-familiar sound of Windows XP startup music played as the fictional computer continued to boot up, eventually revealing a desktop with pink, pixelated icons — only for a cartoon version of Emilia herself popped up on the screen. (Fun fact: You can actually play Emilia as this mini-avatar in an online game based on her "mp3" album.)

After "cartoon Emilia" is thrashed around by a cursor, she's sent to another dimension: ours. As she beams out of her virtual world, out comes the superstar herself on stage, backed up by a troupe of dancers, all donning sparkly purple and black 2000s dance attire. Emilia shimmered in head-to-toe purple: lace-up shorts, fishnets, furry boots, a crop top with a silver star, and a glittering newsboy cap. Two smaller silver stars gleamed on her abdomen – in case her own star power wasn't clear enough.
She opened with her hit "Exclusive.mp3," establishing that she's no stranger to powerful choreography alongside her loyal dancers. Shortly after the song's end, she stood in a power stance, scanning everyone in the crowd, which sent the audience into a frenzy for her attention.
She shouted an enthusiastic "Hola Miami!" – sending the crowd into yet another frenzy – before later disclosing that this was her very first date ever performing in the U.S., quite a long way for the Argentine singer. But given the crowd's reaction and a quick glance at her streaming stats, venues across the U.S. are more than fitting for the 28-year-old.

Soon thereafter, she picked up the pace, evolving into other songs like "Jagger.mp3," "JET_Set.mp3" which features Nathy Peluso, and "Iconic.mp3."
Other acts within the show saw wardrobe changes from the artist, including a Matrix-like long black leather coat and sunglasses (for her "baddie" moments) and a light blue corset ensemble dripping with crystals and paired with matching gloves (for her avatar's "sad level," a.k.a. her heartfelt ballads).

One of the most standout moments during the show was when she brought up a fan named Jimmy to show off their moves based on the hit TikTok dance for her remix of "Motinha 2.0 (Mete Marcha)," featuring Brazilian artist Luisa Sonza and Dennis DJ. It was a heartfelt moment after Jimmy delivered quite the choreography, with the crowd chanting his name.
Emilia eventually ended the concert with a Brazilian getup of her own, with a feathery, Carnaval-inspired pink and orange outfit combined with hot pink Chanel sunglasses to get her through the final anthems of the live playlist. It was here that she ended with songs like "Bunda," also made with her Brazilian counterpart Sonza, "Blackout," featuring fellow Argentine artists Tini and Nicki Nicole, and even new singles she's just released as of three weeks ago, including "Beautiful," "Servidora," and "Perfectas." She eventually closed with songs "La_Original.mp3," also featuring Tini, and "No_se_ve.mp3."

While it was undoubtedly an impressive feat for the Argentine artist's first night in the States, there could be room for improvement in the future. An opening night in such a big U.S. city could have benefited from a special guest, drawing in even more of a crowd where needed. Argentine collaborators Nicki Nicole or Tini certainly could have been an asset to an already highly Argentine fanbase at the venue, or even Sonza, with whom she shares quite the love for Brazilian funk.
The entire concert was also very conversational, perhaps too conversational at times. It's fun to chat with the audience and grab gifts, but most artists will play their hits back-to-back-to-back and then take a good intermission to interact with the fans and give the dancers a break. Emilia often stopped after almost every other song, which one could argue lost some momentum at times. But as soon as she grabbed that mic and sang into it, rest assured, she had her audience back in the palm of her hand.

Setlist:

Exclusive.mp3
Jagger.mp3
Jet_Set.mp3
Iconic_.mp3
Mi Otra Mitad
La Balada
Guerrero.mp3
A_1000_km.mp3
Rapido Lento
Perdonarte para que?
Motinha 2.0 (Mete marcha)
Bunda
Blackout
Pasarela
Beautiful
Servidora
Perfectas
Genio Atrapado
La_Original.mp3
GTA.mp3
No_se_ve.mp3