On September 19th, 2024, Balenciaga Music launches a collaboration with the legendary Italian
singer Mina—including limited-edition merch, a three-hour original playlist by Mina featuring
a personal selection of songs from her preferred artists, and the exclusive pre-release of her
new track, “L’Amore Vero,” accessible via Balenciaga Music | Mina products. The single
previews the artist’s forthcoming album, which will be released to the public in November.
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The Balenciaga Music | Mina series includes limited-edition eyewear and T-shirts, available in
selected Balenciaga stores worldwide and via balenciaga.com. A pair of sunglasses designed
by Demna are a continuous, black-tinted lens inspired by Mina’s signature eye makeup and
lasered with her autograph on the inside of one temple, alongside an exclusive QR code that
unlocks “L’Amore Vero.” The T-shirt is printed with Mina’s visage and a list of her 106 albums.
Its tag is embedded with an NFC (Near Field Communication) chip that, when activated by a
compatible device, also reveals the new track.
This method of exclusively premiering a song to individuals via chip or code was developed by
Balenciaga as an entirely unique form of music merch interaction. The House continues to
innovate in the areas of technology, product design, and artist collaboration, allowing these
interests to inform one another.
Within a dedicated campaign promoting the collaboration, models wear Balenciaga Music |
Mina merch while affecting Mina’s distinctive aesthetic; a video clip teases a few seconds of
“L’Amore Vero,” the first single from her soon-to-be-released album.
The Balenciaga Music I Mina Series marks the first time Mina has officially collaborated with
a fashion house, after over 40 years of continuous music and artwork production. A bona fide
star and style icon, Mina has set multiple records with a groundbreaking career that started in
the 1960s. Since then, she has published 1,395 songs in nine languages and become a strong
cultural influence in Italy as well as internationally.