Check Out Loghan Longoria’s Story

Today we’d like to introduce you to Loghan Longoria.

Hi Loghan, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
I’m a mixed Latin independent artist and performer based in Los Angeles, whose work spans nightclubs, festival stages, fashion runways, tv screens, magazines and a parking lot or two across the country. I am from a small town in West Michigan and moved to LA by myself at 19. Three weeks later, I met my future husband (we just got married this summer!) and have been pursuing our dreams together ever since!

Cut to 2020, the world shut down and so did the school I was teaching at. The silver lining was I finally had the time and energy to go all in and dive into myself as an artist again, and Loghan Longoria, the Latin Pop Star was born.

I performed on livestreams and collaborated with producers in South America over zoom as I explored my sound. It was exciting to see those first singles reach an international audience; having people around the world dancing to my music was always the goal, but when they got featured on a series following the lived experiences of undocumented people, it expanded my eyes to what my music could be.

Latin music has always held joy and struggle in the same breath, and I was born into that tradition. My songs will continue to not only be a reflection of my journey, but also serve to shine light on our stories as a collective. I just released my debut EP, Baila Amor, as a celebration of love, community, and cultural identity. The dance floor has always been political for communities under threat and Baila Amor holds that history consciously, building a space where specifically Latinx and LGBTQ+ audiences can feel seen and liberated, and arrive at the other side of the music reinvigorated to keep fighting during these extreme and dark times.

Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
Absolutely not. I don’t know who’s had a smooth road in this industry, because a career in music is demanding work, especially as an indie artist. You have to keep your artistry alive, otherwise the fans move on to the next thing so quickly, and the fans-to be are too inundated with either the 150k songs uploaded each day or the nonstop posts from doomscrolling.

On top of making the music, I create my performance outfits, record and edit all my videos for socials, train my vocals, practice my instruments, learn choreography, book my own shows, etc. You’ve heard it – indie artists have to row many paddles on our busy boats. I’m not complaining; it’s the nature of the job until you can afford a team. Besides, I used to be a nationally recognized goalie, I’m accustomed to meeting challenges head-on. Little did I know, my biggest challenge was yet to come.

In 2024, I was hospitalized for a mystery autoimmune disease that left me unable to walk and eat. It was literally the day after I shot the cover art for Calientito, the lead single of my Baila Amor EP. It took over a year to get to a place where I wasn’t testing with neurologists, gastroenterologists, and physical therapists each week. They never gave me an official diagnosis and the painful and debilitating symptoms still affect me to this day, but with the support of my partner, family, and friends, we rehabbed myself to a place where I could maybe continue to pursue my music dreams.

I was hopeful, but things still looked uncertain. In 2025, I took a short gig to only perform a couple of songs at a LGBTQ+ fundraiser, a big cut to my usual 45-minute set. I needed to test the waters and pace myself. Good thing, too! When I finished, I struggled to the green room and cried to my partner. I remember telling him in between gasps for air that my body couldn’t do it anymore. There I was, a former athelete and an all-night-long type of dancer, and I was caving to two songs. I couldn’t believe it. I didn’t want to believe it. The universe must’ve not believed it either, because the gag is… I booked a festival from that very performance!

I went back to my physical therapist the next week and we worked toward rebuilding my leg strength and endurance. One month later, I sang and danced my ass off on that festival stage without any health and muscle issues! It was then that I decided to make a dance EP filled with some of my favorite Latin genres as an incentive to get strong enough to perform them live.

I literally would not be here without my partner, who was with me each day and night, carrying my limp body around the apartment and pushing my wheelchair to visit museums. When I was healthy enough, we decided it was time to get married and that’s why this project is a bunch of super dancey love songs! I share all of that to hopefully inspire listeners to get up and dance while they can and cherish their people worth dancing with.

Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
I always say, “I’m a mixed boy making mixed music,” and you can hear that clearly on Baila Amor. I’m Mexican, Spanish, Native American, German, and Italian. I also play a handful of instruments (shh that’s a secret my listeners can look forward to seeing) and sing in many genres on top of Latin. I’ve been a model and have made some acting stints, including a Super Bowl commercial with Cardi B for McDonald’s. I like to do a lot and I’m capable of doing a lot. I want to represent the Latin community and the queer community the best way that I can every time I’m on a public stage. Most importantly, I want to be people’s permission to dance and be themselves out loud. I’ve been told being at my shows feels like community, because people of all races and ages join in the fun! I’m incredibly proud of that compliment.

You can support my mission to bring people back to the dance floor by streaming my music or buying merch on my website: www.loghanlongoria.com coming in October!

We’d love to hear about any fond memories you have from when you were growing up?
My favorite childhood memory would have to be the first time I found and played a keyboard. Some ordinary days you don’t realize are special until you’re in the future looking back. It was like magic; we moved into a new house and the previous owners left it for us in the basement. I had never played one before, but when I turned it on my fingers knew what to do immediately, and I spent that night exploring my newfound superpower. I remember going upstairs the next day and playing all the preset songs for my parents. They were shocked and impressed. Turns out not every 8-year old can learn twenty songs by ear overnight. Before long, I figured out how to sing and picked up other instruments and continued to grow my musical abilities. I have to say: I chose a career in Music, but Music chose me first and it’s saved my life.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.loghanlongoria.com Coming Soon!
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loghanlongoria/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@loghanlongoria/

Image Credits
Andrew Aguilar
Logan Powaski