A surprising digital comeback: George Baker has gone viral worldwide at the age of 80 with his hit Una Paloma Blanca. The legendary song from 1975 is being used extensively on TikTok, in more than 100,000 videos featuring images of Beyoncé, Justin Bieber, Rammstein, and even Kabouter Plop, among others.
Young people discover George Baker
The trend started spontaneously: TikTok users added the whistle from Una Paloma Blanca to dance videos of celebrities. Thanks to its tempo of 133 bpm, the song fits seamlessly with modern music and, fifty years after its release, proves to be surprisingly contemporary.
"My daughter said, 'Dad, you're viral on TikTok!' I had to look up what that meant first," George Baker says with a smile at WNL.
George & TikTok?
In a candid interview with WNL, George says he has no desire for a TikTok comeback:
“Then there I am again in all kinds of promotional programs, with my eighty years and my elderly face, among the children!”
Although the youngest generation doesn't know his face, they embrace his music all the more. And that's exactly what good music does: transcend generations.
Timeless and relevant
Una Paloma Blanca became a global hit in 1975, selling millions of copies worldwide. Since then, George Baker has written countless successful songs such as Little Green Bag and Morning Sky, selling more than 25 million records. He still performs dozens of times a year.
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A surprising digital comeback: George Baker has gone viral worldwide at the age of 80 with his hit Una Paloma Blanca. The legendary song from 1975 is being used extensively on TikTok, in more than 100,000 videos featuring images of Beyoncé, Justin Bieber, Rammstein, and even Kabouter Plop, among others.
Young people discover George Baker
The trend started spontaneously: TikTok users added the whistle from Una Paloma Blanca to dance videos of celebrities. Thanks to its tempo of 133 bpm, the song fits seamlessly with modern music and, fifty years after its release, proves to be surprisingly contemporary.
"My daughter said, 'Dad, you're viral on TikTok!' I had to look up what that meant first," George Baker says with a smile at WNL.
George & TikTok?
In a candid interview with WNL, George says he has no desire for a TikTok comeback:
“Then there I am again in all kinds of promotional programs, with my eighty years and my elderly face, among the children!”
Although the youngest generation doesn't know his face, they embrace his music all the more. And that's exactly what good music does: transcend generations.
Timeless and relevant
Una Paloma Blanca became a global hit in 1975, selling millions of copies worldwide. Since then, George Baker has written countless successful songs such as Little Green Bag and Morning Sky, selling more than 25 million records. He still performs dozens of times a year.