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"
Duele
Natalia Lafourcade Lyrics
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Ay, dime qué hacer
Es difícil andar caminando sin ti
Saber que te buscas y no eres feliz
Es difícil mirar que ya no es lo mismo
Ay, cómo te extraño
El pasado se fue, lo dejamos caer
No sé si el presente lo espere a sus pies
Para volvernos a conocer
Reconocernos bajo la piel
Ay, duele el amor
Ay, en el interior
Ay, cómo agradezco
Ay, me hiciste sentir
Levantaste mi ser, calmaste mi sed
Fuiste más fuerte y yo te era fiel
Tú me quisiste y yo te quise
Tú me tuviste y yo te dejo ir
Ay, duele el amor
Ay, en el interior
Ay, siento el corazón
Ay, que anda sin control
The lyrics of Natalia Lafourcade's song "Amarte Duele" express the intensity and complexity of a painful love. The first verse starts with the singer expressing her love to her significant other and how it pains her so much that she doesn't know what to do. She wishes to touch and love him, but the love is so intense that it hurts. The second verse continues with the singer pleading with her significant other to stay with her, regardless of what others might say. She wants to be with him, even though it hurts her.
The chorus repeats the singer's desire to be with her significant other on Mars, where they can love each other without restrictions. She is willing to escape with him to Mars, to have a love without boundaries. However, the last verse implies that there might be some doubt about the significant other's feelings. The singer is heartbroken because of this love that both gives her joy and hurts her at the same time.
Overall, the lyrics describe a complicated, intense love. The singer knows that the love may hurt her, but she cannot resist her feelings. She wants to be with her significant other, but she is well aware of the pain that it may cause her.
Line by Line Meaning
Te quiero de aquí a marte
Te amo tanto que mi amor por ti es tan grande que me lleva hasta Marte.
Amarte duele tanto que no se que hacer
Es tan abrumador y doloroso amarte, que no sé cómo lidiar con mis sentimientos.
Si verte en el aparador, tocarte y quererte
Deseo verte, tocarte y amarte de todo corazón.
Amarte duele
De nuevo, el dolor de amarte es tan intenso que me lastima.
Aunque la gente siga nuestros pasos yo
A pesar de que la gente puede seguirnos, yo solo pienso en ti.
Te pido no mires el reloj y quédate
No te preocupes por el tiempo, solo quédate conmigo.
Aunque me duele
Incluso si me lastima el amor que siento por ti.
Quiero llevarte a marte y quererte
Quiero amarte y estar contigo en un lugar lejano y desconocido.
Si el mundo no conspira
Solo si el universo está de nuestro lado.
No se puede, el amor
El amor a veces no es suficiente para superar todas las dificultades.
Escapare contigo a marte
Me gustaría alejarme contigo de todo y explorar algo nuevo y emocionante.
Ahí no importa nada, te podré querer
En ese lugar, nada más importa que nuestro amor y podré amarte libremente.
Pero tu hermana dice que no sientes
Sin embargo, tu hermana dice que puedes no sentir lo mismo por mí.
Lo que dices y me duele
Lo que ella dice me lastima porque no sé si tus sentimientos por mí son verdaderos.
Y amarte duele
Una vez más, el amor por ti es tan doloroso.
Y amarte duele
Mi amor por ti sigue doliendo.
Y amarte duele
Aunque trato de evitarlo, todavía duele amarte.
Y amarte duele
Una última vez, el dolor de amarte sigue siendo inmenso.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Maria Natalia Lafourcade Silva
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