Sebastián Yatra breaks his silence on his relationship with Aitana: "Being single is less complicated."

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Colombian pop star Sebastián Yatra has finally opened up about his high-profile relationship with Spanish singer-songwriter Aitana. While promoting his new album "Milagro" in Madrid, the artist shared personal insights into their romance and its ultimate end.

In an exclusive interview with The Latin Times, Yatra revealed that Milagro is deeply autobiographical. "I don't censor myself in any way," he said, confirming that many of the songs on the album are drawn from his life experiences.

But it was in a separate conversation with El Mundo where the singer, composer, and actor spoke more directly about his relationship with Aitana, which blossomed on the set of the Spanish edition of "La Voz." At the time, Aitana was still dating actor Miguel Bernardeau, known for his role in Netflix's "Élite" and as the star of Prime Video's "Zorro."

"That huge amount of attention we received makes it difficult for relationships to work, it's obvious," the artist said. "A relationship like ours, so public and between two famous people who do the same thing, is hard to survive the constant spotlight."

And to the surprise of many, he claimed that this was the cause of the final breakup, or perhaps both of the breakups between the two. "That takes its toll on the relationship, and it happened to us. It was difficult there, but when you're single, it's not so complicated to have all the press on you," he confessed.

Yatra also spoke about what the legacy of the late Pope Francis represents to him.

"I will miss him very much. I had the opportunity to meet him because my song "En guerra" was the official song of the Pope Francis Foundation, and what I loved most about him is that, even though he was the leader of the Catholic Church, he was also open to other ways of thinking and other religions," she said.

The artist also mentioned the changes the Pope implemented in relation to the Catholic Church's policy on gender diversity.

"He accepted people from the LGBTI community , which is something that had never been seen in the Church before; it couldn't even be discussed, and anything that creates division in the world is not the way. The way is unity, and all these different religions have beautiful things that are corrupted when someone reaches extremes in what they believe," he emphasized.