Pailita
Carlos Javier Rain Pailacheo, known professionally as Pailita, is a Chilean singer, rapper and songwriter.
He is recognized for songs such as "Dime tú" with Cris MJ, or "Na na na". He has also achieved levels of international insertion by positioning himself in No. 1 of the Billboard Global 200 list.
Early life and education
Rain was born in Punta Arenas on 4 February 2000, in the center of a family of Mapuche descent. He completed his primary education studies at the Escuela España and his secondary education at the Instituto Don Bosco. Rain represented the Magallanes Region in the Araucanía Binational Games in the discipline of football, a sport that he had to retire due to a heart condition for which he had to undergo surgery in Santiago. After having to retire from football, he dedicated himself completely to music. Later, he graduated as a technician in Industrial Electricity at the Inacap Institute in Punta Arenas.Musical career
Pailita began to develop his first songs and freestyle music recordings on digital platforms. Motivated by this, in 2021, he left his family and friends to travel to Santiago in search of being able to formalize a musical career. Accordingly, Pailita managed to collaborate with Marcianeke in the making of the song "Dímelo Ma", whose popularity led him to fame. This gave him a basis for the single "HOOKA" to be the consecration of his recognition.In November 2022, Pailita performed at that year's Teletón with Polimá Westcoast, presenting his hits "Na Na Na" and "Ultra solo", for which he was applauded at the Estadio Nacional. Seven days later, and in that same venue, he opened for Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny. Two days before Christmas 2022, Pailita canceled his participation in the Musa Awards at the last minute to go help the victims of a devastating forest fire in Viña del Mar. There he cooperated by unloading trucks, and motivating other national singers to be present and help the victims. In January 2023, he reached number #1 on Spotify with the song "Llámame Bebé" with Cris MJ and Young Cister, being the first Chilean song in history to achieve such a position.
Social activism
On 15 May 2022, Pailita fulfilled his promise to return as an established artist to Punta Arenas and perform a free concert for his people. This generated a turnout of 14,000 people at the María Behety Park on the shores of the Strait of Magellan, an event to which he invited his friend, Polimá Westcoast.On 7 December 2022, Pailita was named "Illustrious Citizen" of his native Punta Arenas. After that, he expressed that one of his greatest dreams is to be able to create a center for crime prevention and rehabilitation for alcohol and drug use.