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Did Rauw Alejandro Really Just Get a Rosalía Tattoo?!

Lead Photo: PALMA DE MALLORCA MAJORCA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 12: The singers Rosalia and Rauw Alejandro, pose at the photocall of the 40 Music Awards 2021 at the Veledrom de Palma, on 12 November, 2021 in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. The final gala of the 40 Music Awards brings together prominent national and international artists and numerous guests from the fields of culture, sport, fashion and society. The aim of the event, which sold out in two hours, is to find out who are the best artists of the year. Los40 close with LOS40 MUSIC AWARDS, the 40 days of music with which they have filled several emblematic spaces of the Balearic Islands with music. (Photo By Isaac Buj/Europa Press via Getty Images)
PALMA DE MALLORCA MAJORCA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 12: The singers Rosalia and Rauw Alejandro, pose at the photocall of the 40 Music Awards 2021 at the Veledrom de Palma, on 12 November, 2021 in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. The final gala of the 40 Music Awards brings together prominent national and international artists and numerous guests from the fields of culture, sport, fashion and society. The aim of the event, which sold out in two hours, is to find out who are the best artists of the year. Los40 close with LOS40 MUSIC AWARDS, the 40 days of music with which they have filled several emblematic spaces of the Balearic Islands with music. (Photo By Isaac Buj/Europa Press via Getty Images)
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If getting a tattoo is the ultimate sign of showing your love for your significant other, then Latine music artists are some of the most romantic people on the planet.

Based on a series of images recently posted on Instagram by photographer Arianna Andrade, it looks like Rauw Alejandro has added another tattoo to his body, this time in honor of his girlfriend Rosalía. The new ink is located on his stomach right above his belly button and features the Motomami singer’s name in a stylized font in all caps.

The tattoo was first revealed on Sunday (April 24) during a concert inside the SAP Center in San José, California, when Alejandro removed his shirt while performing on stage. Andrade captured the photo with the clearly visible tattoo right below another tattoo of a cross on his abdomen.

Rosalía also has a tattoo of Rauw Alejandro, although hers is a bit harder to find. She confirmed to Teen Vogue last month that the tattoo that reads “RR” located on the sole of her left foot was a tribute to her boyfriend. It stands for “Rosalía [and] Raúl,” which is Alejandro’s birth name.

“It hurt a lot because I got it done without any sort of numbing,” Rosalía said. “I told [him], ‘I’m going to get your initial tatted because it’s also mine.’”

At least a handful of people online recognized that getting tattoos of a significant other was going to be something they would have to deal with if the relationship didn’t last. But ultimately, it’s their decision and there’s always laser removal.