Natalia y la Forquetina
| Natalia Lafourcade | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | María Natalia Lafourcade Silva |
| Born |
February 26, 1984 Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico |
| Origin | Mexico |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriter |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Sony-BMG |
| Associated acts | Natalia y La Forquetina, Los Macorinos |
| Website | lafourcade |
María Natalia Lafourcade Silva (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈɾi.a naˈtalja lafouɾˈkaðe ˈsilβa]; born 26 February 1984) is a Mexican pop-rock singer and songwriter who since her debut in 2003 has been one of the most successful singers in the pop rock scene in Latin America. Her band's name is Natalia y La Forquetina. Lafourcade's voice has been categorized as a lyric soprano.
Lafourcade was born in Mexico City, Mexico, surrounded by music and art. Her father is the Chilean musician and her mother is the pianist María del Carmen Silva Contreras. Her uncle is the Chilean writer Enrique Lafourcade, a representative of the so-called "Generation of the 50s".
She attended Instituto Anglo Español, a Catholic middle school, and studied painting, flute, theater, music, acting, piano, guitar, saxophone and singing. When she was 10, Natalia sang in a Mariachi group.
She grew up in Coatepec, Veracruz, Mexico, where she studied music with her mother, María del Carmen Silva Contreras, imitating artists such as Gloria Trevi and Garibaldi. Her mother studied piano with a specialty in musical pedagogy and is the creator of the Macarsi Method for musical training and the integral and human development of children and educators. She adapted and practiced the method in Natalia to help rehabilitate her through music following of a head injury as a result of being kicked by a horse.
In 1998, Natalia was part of a girl trio called Twist. The group was unsuccessful and they split up the following year.
When she was 17, Loris Ceroni gave Lafourcade the opportunity to be in a pop/rock group under his guidance. Lafourcade was hesitant, and Ceroni instead encouraged her to become independent. Lafourcade produced her first LP under the label of Sony Music. It was recorded in Italy and was cowritten with Aureo Baqueiro. Sabo Romo played in 2 songs. Natalia Lafourcade is a mix of pop, rock, bossa-nova and Latin rhythms. It features the songs "Busca Un Problema", "Elefantes", "Te Quiero Dar", "Mírame, Mírate", and her biggest hit, "En El 2000".
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