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"
Desdeñosa
Natalia Lafourcade Lyrics
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Esas tus sonrisas de color de rosas
Siempre me fascinan, aunque me hacen daño
¿Por qué eres tan linda como desdeñosa?
Esas tus miradas de fulgor extraño
Esas tu sonrisas de color de rosas
Siempre me fascinan, aunque me hacen daño
Bríndame el encanto de tus lindos ojos
Y el sensual embrujo que en ti se adivina
Para que en mi vida tan llena de abrojos
Seas cual una estrella que a mi alma ilumina
Esas tus miradas de fulgor extraño
Esas tus sonrisas de color de rosas
Siempre me fascinan, aunque me hacen daño
¿Por qué eres tan linda como desdeñosa?
Bríndame el encanto de tus lindos ojos
Y el sensual embrujo que en ti se adivina
Para que en mi vida tan llena de abrojos
Seas cual una estrella que a mi alma ilumina
Seas cual una estrella que a mi alma ilumina
Seas cual una estrella que a mi alma ilumina
The lyrics to Desdeñosa describe the conflicting feelings of the singer towards their love interest. The first two stanzas talk about how the person's captivating looks and smiles both fascinate and hurt the singer at the same time. Despite these conflicting emotions, the singer questions why their love interest is both beautiful and dismissive. The next two stanzas plead with the love interest to share the enchantment of their eyes and the sensuality that radiates from them, so that they can be a guiding light through the singer's difficult life.
The song has a traditional bolero style, with a slow and melancholic melody that is perfect for expressing the intense emotions that come with being in love. The use of repetitive phrases ("Esas tus miradas de fulgor extraño" and "Esas tus sonrisas de color de rosas") intensifies the feelings of longing and heartbreak that the singer feels. The song is performed by four talented music artists, Natalia Lafourcade, Los Macorinos, Omara Portuondo, and Eugenia León, each bringing their unique voice to the interpretation of the song.
Overall, Desdeñosa is a beautiful love song that speaks to the complicated feelings of being in love with someone who can be both captivating and dismissive.
Line by Line Meaning
Esas tus miradas de fulgor extraño
Your gaze is intense and mysterious
Esas tus sonrisas de color de rosas
Your smile is as beautiful as a rose
Siempre me fascinan, aunque me hacen daño
I am always captivated by you, even though you hurt me
¿Por qué eres tan linda como desdeñosa?
Why are you so beautiful, yet so dismissive of me?
Bríndame el encanto de tus lindos ojos
Share with me the charm of your beautiful eyes
Y el sensual embrujo que en ti se adivina
And the seductive spell that surrounds you
Para que en mi vida tan llena de abrojos
So that in my life, full of thorns
Seas cual una estrella que a mi alma ilumina
You can be like a star that illuminates my soul
Seas cual una estrella que a mi alma ilumina
You can be like a star that illuminates my soul
Seas cual una estrella que a mi alma ilumina
You can be like a star that illuminates my soul
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: BENIGNO FOSTER LARA
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