Leonel García Essentials

Leonel García started off as a behind-the-scenes songwriter and a member of Sin Bandera in the ’90s before taking the spotlight for himself at the turn of the millennium. Since then, he’s made his name with heart-rending ballads and slinky pop songs full of catchy hooks and elegant arrangements like “Déjalo”—performed as his alter-ego Leon Polar—and the waltzing “Quédate”. On “Si la Ves”, García reunites with Sin Bandera bandmate Noel Schajris for a trademark power ballad full of epic yearning, revealing himself as expert at collaborating as he is at going solo.