Lafourcade was born in Mexico City, Mexico, surrounded by music and art. Her father is the Chilean musician Gastón Lafourcade who had French parents 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 personal development for children and educators. She adapted and practiced the method with Natalia to help her rehabilitate through music following a head injury from being kicked by a horse.
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".
In 2005, she released Casa, her second album, but this time as Natalia y La Forquetina, the name of her band. Produced mostly by Café Tacuba's Emmanuel del Real, Casa presents a more mature, rock-oriented sound while retaining pop and bossa-nova influences on a few tracks, such as lead single "Ser Humano" (pop-rock) and its follow-up "Casa" (pop-bossa-nova). Aureo Baqueiro returned to produce the few tracks not produced by del Real. More than a year after Natalia departed from La Forquetina, she recorded an instrumental album called The 4 Seasons of Love under Sony BMG label. She also wrote the Lyrics for "Tú y Yo" from Ximena Sariñana's self-titled album.
In 2009, she released the album Hu Hu Hu, a top 10 album in Mexico. The album was produced by Emmanuel del Real (who produced "Casa" in 2005), Marco Moreno and Ernesto García. It was nominated for Best female Pop Vocal Album at the 2009 Latin Grammy Awards (won by Laura Pausini) and Best Latin Pop album at the 2010 Grammy Awards (won by La Quinta Estación). Club Fonograma also named the album the second best of 2009, and the seventh best of the decade.
In 2012, she released a tribute album to Agustín Lara called Mujer Divina.
Her next album, Hasta La Raíz, was released in March 2015. "Nunca Es Suficiente" (It's Never Enough), the first single off the album, was released on 10 February. The track "Hasta La Raíz" was No. 5 of the Viral 50 Global Spotify Chart and the No. 1 on the Viral 50 México chart.
In 2017, she recorded "Remember Me" as a duet with contemporary R&B singer Miguel for the credits of the movie Coco, and together they also performed the song at the 90th Academy Awards ceremony.
2020 saw her release the eponymous Un Canto por México, Vol. 1.
In 2023, She won a Grammy for her album " Un Canto Por México - El Musical"
Cuando Todo Cambia
Natalia Lafourcade Lyrics
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Limpio vuelo tan lejos
Donde pueda empezar de nuevo
Lo que pinto
Si lloro, olvido
Cocino pasteles de amor contigo
Estoy vivo y el libro
Se llena de letras
Porque el destino quiere grandes a sus hijos
La la, la la, la la
Soy todo, no existo
No hay vida, contigo
Y el libro se llena de letras
Porque el destino quiere grandes a sus hijos
In Natalia Lafourcade's song "Cuando Todo Cambia," the lyrics speak of the pain of change and the desire to start over. The opening line, "Cuando todo cambia duele," translates to "when everything changes, it hurts." The pain of change is often felt because it disrupts the routine that one has grown accustomed to. The next few lines, "Limpio vuelo tan lejos, donde pueda empezar de nuevo," translate to "I fly away so far, where I can start again." This shows the singer's desire to escape and start fresh in a new place, away from the pain of change.
The following lines, "Lo que pinto, si lloro, olvido, cocino pasteles de amor contigo," translate to "what I paint, when I cry, I forget, I cook love cakes with you." This shows the singer's coping mechanisms when dealing with the pain of change - painting, crying, and cooking with a loved one. The next verse, "soy todo, no existo, estoy vivo y el libro se llena de letras, porque el destino quiere grandes a sus hijos," translates to "I am everything, I do not exist, I am alive and the book is filled with letters, because destiny wants great things for its children." This showcases the idea that one's destiny is not predetermined - rather, one must create their own path in life.
Line by Line Meaning
Cuando todo cambia duele
Change hurts when everything is in flux
Limpio vuelo tan lejos
I fly far away to cleanse myself
Donde pueda empezar de nuevo
Where I can start anew
Lo que pinto
What I paint
Si lloro, olvido
If I cry, I forget
Cocino pasteles de amor contigo
I bake love cakes with you
Soy todo, no existo
I am everything, I do not exist
Estoy vivo y el libro
I am alive and the book
Se llena de letras
Is filled with letters
Porque el destino quiere grandes a sus hijos
Because destiny wants greatness for its children
La la, la la, la la
La la, la la, la la
No hay vida, contigo
There is no life with you
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ADOLFO YUNUEN VIVEROS CALDERA, ALONSO CORTES VAZQUEZ, AUGUSTO GOMEZ CHANONA, MARIA NATALIA LAFOURCADE SILVA
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Diana A.T.
Cuando todo cambia duele
limpio vuelo tan lejos
donde pueda empezar de nuevo
Lo que pinto
si lloro, olvido
cocino pasteles de amor contigo
Soy todo, no existo
estoy vivo y el libro
se llena de letras
porque el destino quiere grandes a sus hijos
La la, la la, la la....
Soy todo, no existo
no hay vida, contigo
Y el libro se llena de letras
porque el destino quiere grandes a sus hijos
Sue Bernedo De La Riva
desde que tengo 18 años escucho esta canción , cada vez que la escucho le encuentro un significado diferente pero siempre para bien , para renacer por dentro y continuar.
Raven 💜✨
Hace poco me despedí de alguien, supongo yo mi primer gran amor en la vida, después de 5 años de estar con él, fue una de las cosas más difíciles que me han pasado, pero la vida sigue y hay que seguir caminando por ella porque sé que es hermosa y única.
Diana A.T.
Cuando todo cambia duele
limpio vuelo tan lejos
donde pueda empezar de nuevo
Lo que pinto
si lloro, olvido
cocino pasteles de amor contigo
Soy todo, no existo
estoy vivo y el libro
se llena de letras
porque el destino quiere grandes a sus hijos
La la, la la, la la....
Soy todo, no existo
no hay vida, contigo
Y el libro se llena de letras
porque el destino quiere grandes a sus hijos
Miriam Medina Velasco
Ouvir desde o nordeste brasileiro esta música que parece um hino, encaminhado por um anjo (atuando em Bogotá), hoje dia de S. João... é para além de inspirador: uma dádiva da VIDA... é sentir que o AMOR nutre e sempre voa "sin-permiso"...que a vida flui sem a racionalidade imposta pela razão ...bora bater palmas e dizer vale a pena olhar o horizonte e sentir/buscar luz/inspiração... Aloha + Ubuntu +...
Gabriel Alejandro Donato Jasso
Sin duda esta canción es mi favorita de Natalia me mueve a un nivel que no comprendo eh llorado y me eh liberado tantas veces con esta canción gracias Nat.
Renso Castillo
Enero 2020!
Que tiempos con la forquetina se extraña 😍
ALEX BARRACUDA
te lo recomiendo muuuchoo fue muy alavado en su tiempo!! creo que es el mejor de natalia fue alavado por Mtv,La revista Rolling Stone y muchos criticos de rock en español
Mariana del Carmen
De mis favs !!octubre 2019 y aún amo muchísimo esta canción !!
elesemau
Siempre que voy al mar, es la primera que pongo cuando el agua llega a mis pies.
kariqqrr
Talentosa Mexicana, es Mexio en verdad tenemos buena musica y buenos artistas!