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"
Mango
Natalia Lafourcade Lyrics
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Hablarte, conquistarte
Voy a tratar de no verte tanto
Comerte y quererte
Quizás te harás mi adicción
Vuelas mi imaginación
Voy a buscar tu figura ideal (ideal)
Sentirte, buscar tu sabor
Comenzaré ahora a desvestirte
Es un arte devorarte
Quizás te harás mi adicción
Tal vez llegaré a tu corazón
Porque tu color me pone a pensar
Si encontraré algo similar a ti
Mango, mango, mango, mango, mango
The lyrics of Natalia Lafourcade's song "Mango" can be interpreted as expressing the desire to pursue someone who is captivating and irresistible. The singer talks about wanting to seek this person out and possibly win them over through words and actions. There is a sense of urgency to the singer's pursuit, as they express the desire to consume and love this person.
The lyrics also hint at the potential addictive nature of this person, with the singer suggesting that they could become addicted to them. There is a sense of passion and intensity in the singer's words, particularly when they talk about devouring and undressing this person. The repeated use of the word "mango" throughout the song could be seen as a symbolic representation of the sweetness and vibrancy that this person embodies.
Overall, the lyrics to "Mango" communicate a sense of infatuation and intense attraction towards someone who is alluring and irresistible.
Line by Line Meaning
Voy a buscarte y tal vez llevarte
I am going to search for you and maybe take you with me.
Hablarte, conquistarte
I will talk to you and win you over.
Voy a tratar de no verte tanto
I will try not to see you so much.
Comerte y quererte
To eat you up and love you.
Quizás te harás mi adicción
Maybe you will become my addiction.
Vuelas mi imaginación
You take flight in my imagination.
Voy a buscar tu figura ideal (ideal)
I will search for your ideal figure (perfect).
Sentirte, buscar tu sabor
To feel you, search for your flavor.
Comenzaré ahora a desvestirte
I will now begin to undress you.
Es un arte devorarte
It is an art to devour you.
Quizás te harás mi adicción
Maybe you will become my addiction.
Tal vez llegaré a tu corazón
Perhaps I will reach your heart.
Porque tu color me pone a pensar
Because your color makes me think.
Si encontraré algo similar a ti
If I will find something similar to you.
Mango, mango, mango, mango, mango
Mango, mango, mango, mango, mango.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Maria Natalia Lafourcade Silva
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kirtongo
me encantan sus vibras tan del 2000, conservando una frescura tan refrescante como un juguito de mango. qué increíble este álbum <3
Aylén Hernández
Esta canción tiene unos toques de Björk hermosos, me encanta ❤
Kato
Natalia ha dicho que se inspiró mucho de ella para este álbum y también en Erykah Badu 💘
Julieta Por Dios
Dios mío siiiiiii, creí q era la única que creía eso
Snoopy
Jazz, Funk, Samba, Blues, Bossa Nova...todo junto...y suena espectacular, hay algo que Natalia haga mal?
El Espermatozoide
Su música reciente, para mi este estilo era innovador.
RAKGARY
tambien house, tambien suena house
Omar Enrique Chable Reyes
Si hay algo malo... Dejó su estilo.
Furanshinegi27
Su voz me relaja demaciado, me encanta.
Omar Enrique Chable Reyes
Cuando Natalia tenía su PROPIO SONIDO Y RITMO...
Su PROPIO ESTILO.