Natalia Lafourcade
María Natalia Lafourcade Silva (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈɾi.a naˈtalja lafuɾˈkade ˈsilba]; born 26 February 1984) is a Mexican singer-songwriter. Her music combines elements of pop rock, jazz, and folk, characterized by poetic Spanish lyrics and a lyric soprano voice. She is regarded among the most influential female Latin music artists of all time.
At age 14, Lafourcade briefly joined Twist, a short-lived girl group that disbanded in 1999. She later pursued a solo career, recording several demos before releasing her self-titled debut album, Natalia Lafourcade (2002). The album and its breakthrough single, "En el 2000", brought her widespread recognition. Her follow-up record, Casa (2005), credited as Natalia y La Forquetina, reflected alternative rock influences. After a brief hiatus from performing, Lafourcade returned with the pop-oriented Hu Hu Hu (2009), which included the single "Ella es Bonita". She experimented toward traditional music with Mujer Divina – Homenaje a Agustín Lara (2012), a tribute album to the renowned Mexican composer. Her fifth studio album, Hasta la Raíz (2015), earned critical acclaim and commercial success, particularly for its title track and the single "Nunca Es Suficiente".
Lafourcade further explored folk and regional sounds in the Musas duology—Vol. 1 (2017) and Vol. 2 (2018)—and later celebrated bolero and son jarocho with Un Canto por México, Vol. 1 (2020) and Vol. 2 (2021). She incorporated elements of Latin jazz on De Todas las Flores (2022) and continued that exploration with Cancionera (2025). Her accolades include 20 Latin Grammy Awards, the most by any female artist, five Grammy Awards, and a Billboard Latin Music Award.
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