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"
Día de suerte
Natalia Lafourcade Lyrics
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Dos why media why aún no hay nadie para mi,
Frente a frente miro de repente,
Como brillas entre tanta gente,
why me envuelvo suavemente de tu olor,
Un segundo te vi, ya eres para mi desde hoy,
Que buena está la noche que dure para siempre,
Conocerte quiero conocerte,
La música en tu cuerpo tiene algo diferente.
De modelo, cuerpo de modelo,
Del infierno o tal vez del cielo,
Cosa linda ¿donde guardas tu poder?,
Si me miras empiezo a caer,
why me envuelvo suavemente de tu olor,
Un segundo te vi, ya eres para mi desde hoy.
Ya con verte es mi dia de suerte
Que buena esta la noche que dure para siempre
Conocerte quiero conocerte,
Ya con verte es mi dia de suerte
Conocerte quiero conocerte
La musica en tu cuerpo tiene algo diferente.
Ya con verte es mi dia de suerte
Conocerte quiero conocerte,
Ya con verte es mi dia de suerte
Ya con verte es mi dia de suerte
Conocerte quiero conocerte,
The lyrics of "Dia de suerte" by Natalia Lafourcade and Kalimba describe the feeling of falling in love at first sight. The singer is at a social gathering, not in the mood to sleep and still waiting for someone to catch their eye. Suddenly, they see the person they've been waiting for, and they shine among the crowd. The singer is entranced by their scent and feels like they belong to each other from that moment on.
The song uses metaphors to describe the person of interest. They could be a model with a beautiful body, coming from either heaven or hell. But regardless of their origin, the singer is under their spell and wants to get to know them better. The music in their body is different, and it catches the singer's attention.
Overall, "Dia de suerte" is a love song about a chance encounter that leads to the feeling of being in the right place at the right time with the right person.
Line by Line Meaning
Más martinies, yo sin ganas de dormir,
Despite having more drinks and not feeling sleepy, I still wait for someone to come into my life.
Dos why media why aún no hay nadie para mi,
It's already two-thirty, and yet I'm still alone without anyone in my life.
Frente a frente miro de repente,
Suddenly, I see you face to face.
Como brillas entre tanta gente,
You shine and stand out among the crowd.
why me envuelvo suavemente de tu olor,
I'm softly enveloped in your scent.
Un segundo te vi, ya eres para mi desde hoy,
After seeing you for one second, I know you're meant for me from now on.
Ya con verte es mi dÃa de suerte,
Just seeing you is already my lucky day.
Que buena está la noche que dure para siempre,
The night is so good, I don't want it to end ever.
Conocerte quiero conocerte,
I want to meet you and get to know you better.
La música en tu cuerpo tiene algo diferente.
There's something unique about the way the music flows through your body.
De modelo, cuerpo de modelo,
You have the body of a model.
Del infierno o tal vez del cielo,
I can't tell if you're from heaven or hell.
Cosa linda ¿donde guardas tu poder?,
Beautiful thing, where do you keep your power?
Si me miras empiezo a caer,
If you look at me, I start to fall for you.
Ya con verte es mi dia de suerte
Just seeing you is already my lucky day.
Conocerte quiero conocerte,
I want to meet you and get to know you better.
Ya con verte es mi dia de suerte
Just seeing you is already my lucky day.
Ya con verte es mi dia de suerte
Just seeing you is already my lucky day.
Conocerte quiero conocerte,
I want to meet you and get to know you better.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: BAQUEIRO, GARCIA, LEONEL GARCIA, AUREO MANUEL BAQUEIRO GUILLEN
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