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\n\tEl Alfa<\/a> announced that he\u2019s retiring from music this year and also taking a social media break following the death of his beloved grandmother last week.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI know that life goes on but my feelings don\u2019t go unnoticed. My grandmother taught me to love God above all things, therefore I will mourn in her memory,\u201d the Dominican artist born Emanuel Herrera expressed in a heartfelt post on Tuesday (Jan. 7).\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cHer happiness was to see me succeed, but I can\u2019t even stay awake!! I say goodbye momentarily to my audience that loves me. I\u2019ll be back soon, goodbye Instagram,\u201d he continued. \u201cI could have spent more time with her but my work didn\u2019t allow it. The days of my retirement are getting shorter. ON DECEMBER 18TH OF THIS YEAR I WILL NEVER SING AGAIN\u2026 rest in peace grandma. I LOVE YOU.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tThe decision for his retirement comes on the heels of his grandmother Ramonita\u2019s passing on Jan. 3.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cToday is one of the saddest days of my life. I lost the love of my grandmother,\u201d he said in a post<\/a> shared on the day of her death, alongside a carousel of photos with his grandma. \u201cSince I came into this world, she has always given me all the love in the world and more. I\u2019m devastated. God has her in glory. She taught me to love God.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tIn December, the King of Dembow wrapped his 2024 El Mejor Del Planeta tour, and his viral track \u201cEste\u201d in collaboration with Nfasis entered Billboard\u2019<\/em>s Hot Latin Songs chart, where he boasts 21 career titles.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cMaking dembow, putting people to dance and having fun, we\u2019re the best at that,\u201d El Alfa previously said<\/a> to Billboard<\/em>.<\/p>\n \n\tSee his retirement post below:<\/p>\n