Adassa, the Oscar, Grammy, and Golden Globe-winning artist best known as the voice of Dolores Madrigal in Disney’s Encanto, releases her debut memoir Love Keeps Showing Up on April 7, 2026, through Shadow Mountain Publishing.
The 192-page book traces Adassa’s life from her roots as the daughter of Colombian immigrants to the stages of the Rose Bowl and Madison Square Garden, through a medical crisis that temporarily left her paralyzed from the neck down, and all the way to a live performance with the Encanto cast at the Academy Awards. It is a story shaped by faith, motherhood, music, and the kind of grit that does not photograph well but defines a career.
Who Is Adassa and Why Disney Fans Should Know Her Story. Most Disney fans first heard Adassa’s voice when “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” became one of the biggest songs in recent memory. The track reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and helped push the Encanto soundtrack to the top of the Billboard 200. Adassa’s performance as Dolores contributed to the song earning RIAA 2x Platinum, ARIA Platinum, and BPI 2x Platinum certifications. The song was also nominated for Collaboration of the Year and Favorite Pop Song at the 2022 American Music Awards, as well as International Song of the Year at the 2023 Brit Awards.
But Adassa’s career did not start with Encanto. She spent years performing on stages across Texas and Mexico alongside her husband and music director Gabriel Candiani before landing her first solo record deal. That deal opened doors to collaborations with Lin-Manuel Miranda, Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull, Snoop Dogg, Flo Rida, Ciara, Missy Elliott, Luis Fonsi, Don Omar, Megan Thee Stallion, and Becky G. She has performed at the Grammys, the Oscars, the American Music Awards, and American Idol, and she regularly headlines Disney concerts worldwide.
What the Memoir Covers. Love Keeps Showing Up is structured around the unexpected turns that shaped Adassa’s life rather than a straight-line success story. Born to parents who came to the United States with dreams and very little money, she learned early that talent alone does not build a music career. The book covers the years of dues-paying that preceded any recognition, the faith that kept her family moving forward during lean times, and the relationships that held everything together.
The book’s most striking chapter involves COVID and its aftermath. Adassa was left paralyzed from the neck down, unable to care for herself or sing. She writes about that period not as a detour but as a turning point, one shaped by Gabriel and their seven children. Their family held onto faith, laughter, and the belief that something larger was still at work in their lives.
What followed that recovery includes some of the defining moments of her career: performing live with the Encanto cast at the Oscars and taking her voice to stages across the United States, Mexico, and Taiwan. She is also currently a featured guest artist on the Mormon Tabernacle Choir’s world tour, which runs through 2026, and recently voiced a guest role in the animated series The Tuttle Twins.
An Immersive Reading Experience With Original Music. Love Keeps Showing Up includes QR codes throughout the book that link readers to 12 original songs written specifically to accompany the memoir. The idea bridges the gap between reading and listening in a way that suits an artist whose whole life has been built around music. Readers who have followed Adassa through Encanto will hear a creative voice that exists well outside of a single Disney role.
The book also marks a moment of transition for Adassa professionally. She is moving into country music with a sound described as genre-bending and rhythm-forward, drawing comparisons to the evolving country landscape shaped by artists like Walker Hayes, Shaboozey, and Post Malone. Her writing credits span the sync catalogs of Warner, Universal, and SONY, and her brand partnerships have included Pepsi, McDonald’s, Toyota, LEGO, and Secret.
Encanto resonated with audiences in large part because its characters felt genuine. Dolores, with her whispered awareness of everything happening around her, was a small role that landed in a big way. Adassa brought something real to that performance, and Love Keeps Showing Up is the fuller picture behind it.
For Disney fans who connected with Encanto’s themes of family, sacrifice, and resilience, this memoir delivers those same themes without a filter. Adassa is a mother of seven who has performed for thousands at some of the biggest venues in the world and also spent time unable to move. Her story is not tidy. That is exactly what makes it worth reading.
Love Keeps Showing Up is available April 7, 2026, through Shadow Mountain Publishing. Page count is 192. It is available on Amazon and wherever books are sold.
Dolores Madrigal’s Voice Has a Story Worth Hearing: Adassa Releases New Memoir April 7
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