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"
Georgina
Natalia Lafourcade Lyrics
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Y las cosas se han vuelto dos
Estoy cansada pero quiero seguir acostada junto a ti
Puedo pedir que se pare el seguimiento
Del destino que ha salado la miel
Que no me envuelvan las sabanas y el colchón
Es tarde quiero seguir aquí (aquí)
Puedo pedir que en un minuto
Llegue el final del acto verificación
Para salir de este cuarto
Y caminar Buscando un planeta más
Un planeta más
Pararé la búsqueda
Pararé mi ansiedad
Pararé si no me cansaré
Pararé, para evitar
La llegada de alguien mas
Parare o me arrepentiré
O si no me cansare (o si no me cansare)
Puedo pedir que se pare el reloj de la cocina
Y cenar junto a ti
El seguimiento Del destino tan cruel
Que nos pueda separar
Puedo pedir que en cinco años llegue el final del acto
De estar junto a ti Pero prefiero salir de este cuarto
Y olvidarme de ti
Olvidarme de ti
Pararé, la búsqueda
Pararé, mi ansiedad
Pararé, sino me cansaré
Pararé para evitar la llegada de alguien más
Pararé o me arrepentiré
Pararé, la búsqueda
Pararé, mi ansiedad
Pararé, sino me cansaré
Pararé para evitar la llegada de alguien más
Pararé o me arrepentiré
O sino me cansaré
The lyrics of Natalia Lafourcade's song Georgina are about the desire to stop time and stay in a moment of comfort and safety with a loved one. The singer asks for time to stop, so she can rest with her partner and avoid the bitter fate that might take them apart. She speaks of the possibility of leaving the room to pursue a new planet, perhaps symbolizing the search for a new beginning or a fresh start, but ultimately decides against it. The repetition of the phrase "Pararé" (I will stop) suggests that the singer is determined to pause the search and anxiety that come with it.
The song creates a sense of longing and vulnerability, as the singer exposes her fears of losing what she has and the discomfort of moving forward, which could lead to regrets. The lyrics are accompanied by a simple yet beautiful melody that builds up as the song progresses. The use of imagery, such as the reference to honey being salted by fate, adds to the emotional depth of the lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
Puedo pedir que se pare el reloj es tarde
I can ask for the clock to stop ticking because it's getting late
Y las cosas se han vuelto dos
And things have become divided
Estoy cansada pero quiero seguir acostada junto a ti
I'm tired, but I want to keep lying down next to you
Puedo pedir que se pare el seguimiento
I can ask for the tracking to stop
Del destino que ha salado la miel
Of the destiny that has spoiled the honey
Que no me envuelvan las sabanas y el colchón
So the sheets and the mattress don't wrap me up
Es tarde quiero seguir aquí (aquí)
It's late, I want to stay here (here)
Puedo pedir que en un minuto
I can ask for one minute
Llegue el final del acto verificación
For the final curtain to drop
Para salir de este cuarto
To leave this room
Y caminar Buscando un planeta más
And walk searching for a different planet
Un planeta más
A different planet
Pararé la búsqueda
I'll stop searching
Pararé mi ansiedad
I'll stop my anxiety
Pararé si no me cansaré
I'll stop, or else I'll get tired
Pararé, para evitar
I'll stop, to prevent
La llegada de alguien mas
The arrival of someone else
Parare o me arrepentiré
I'll stop, or I'll regret it
Puedo pedir que se pare el reloj de la cocina
I can ask for the kitchen clock to stop ticking
Y cenar junto a ti
And have dinner with you
El seguimiento Del destino tan cruel
The following of such a cruel destiny
Que nos pueda separar
That could separate us
Puedo pedir que en cinco años llegue el final del acto
I can ask for the final curtain to drop in five years
De estar junto a ti
Of being with you
Pero prefiero salir de este cuarto
But I prefer to leave this room
Y olvidarme de ti
And forget about you
Pararé, la búsqueda
I'll stop searching
Pararé, mi ansiedad
I'll stop my anxiety
Pararé, sino me cansaré
I'll stop, or else I'll get tired
Pararé para evitar la llegada de alguien más
I'll stop to prevent the arrival of someone else
Pararé o me arrepentiré
I'll stop, or I'll regret it
O sino me cansaré
Or else I'll just get tired
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Maria Natalia Lafourcade Silva
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