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FLASHBACK FRIDAY

Karol G shares throwback quinceañera photos and proves she's always been the main character

Little Karol G was so cute


Senior Writer
MAY 30, 2025 10:12 PM EDT

Karol G just sent her fans into full nostalgia mode. On Friday, amid her usual sexy photos and promos for her new documentary and music video, she shared something different - a sweet photo gallery from her own quinceañera. And the pics were straight from her personal album.

The singer looked adorable in her traditional dress© @KarolG
The singer looked adorable in her traditional dress

“Look what I found,” she wrote in Spanish. “I remember dreaming so much about my 15th birthday... At that age, it’s all we talked about at school,” she wrote. “Who we were going to dance the waltz with (like our dream prince) the crazy hour songs, the puffy dress…”

The singer's music now plays at quincenearas© @KarolG
The singer's music now plays at quinceañeras

The gallery shows a young Karol beaming in a peach-colored strapless gown with sparkly details, a corset top, and a layered tulle skirt. The decorations matched her dress perfectly - everything from the chairs to the drinks was coordinated to fit the theme.

Karol G © @KarolG
Karol G chose orange as her theme

She wore a tiara, a choker, and long diamond earrings to complete the look. Her hair was styled in a half-updo with big curls, and her smile said it all. You could tell it was a night she’d waited a long time for.

She even included a photo of her and her dad on the dance floor for the traditional father-daughter waltz. “The first heels you ever wear in your life, your friends crying, the mariachis… everything felt like a dream,” she wrote.

She beamed with her dad during the father-daughter dance© @KarolG
She beamed with her dad during the father-daughter dance

Of course, no quince is complete without mariachi time, and Karol delivered, wearing a charro hat while dancing and celebrating with her family. 

They had mariachi there to bring the good vibes© @KarolG
They had mariachi there to bring the good vibes

Her chambelanes (dance partners) joined her on the floor, nailing the rehearsed choreography.

Karol G dances with one of her chambelanas © @KarolG
Karol G dances with one of her chambelanas

Included in the mix was a photo of her backing it up on who must have been her "prince" at the time.  

The Colombian shared a moment dancing with one of her princes© @KarolG
The Colombian shared a moment dancing with one of her princes

“That day, everyone told you: happy birthday, princess—and you believed it, because you really felt like a fairy tale queen!” she reminisced. 

Karol G poses with her flowers© @KarolG
Safe to say the singer has always been a star

She looked genuinely happy, dancing all night and posing for photos with friends, never knowing that one day, her own music would play at other girls’ quinceañeras.

She ended her post with a sweet note: “Nothing like those beautiful traditions. Who here celebrated their quinceañera?” Fans flooded the comments with love, praising how stunning Karol looked. The post earned over 2.5 million likes in less than 7 hours, proving that everybody loves a good throwback. 

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