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"
Mi Tierra Veracruzana
Natalia Lafourcade Lyrics
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Solo quiero tomar café
Un poquito de azúcar y caña
Pa ponerme a mover lo pie
De la penca de una banana
De su verde y morena piel
Ando toda re-enamorada
Volverte a ver
Volverte a ver
Mi tierra veracruzana, te quiero ver
Volverte a ver
Volverte a ver
Mi tierra veracruzana, te quiero querer
En mi tierra veracruzana
Solo quiero abrazar el mar
Ver la noche desde una hamaca
De mañana solo cantar
En el campo enterrar mis piernas
En la arena solo bailar
En un barco entregar mis sueños
Y mi casa pa huevonear
Volverte a ver
Volverte a ver
Mi tierra veracruzana, te quiero ver
Volverte a ver
Volverte a ver
Mi tierra veracruzana, te quiero querer
No hay un día que pase y que no te piense
Esta lejanía me hace extrañarte
No hay un día que pase y que no te piense
Pinto melodías con tus paisajes
Con tus paisajes de verde limón
Un rosa guayaba que uso pal' amor
Un rojo amarillo pitaya y la flor
Azul de tu golfo y rojo pasión
Volverte a ver
Volverte a ver
Yo te quiero querer
Volverte a ver
Volverte a ver
Cafe con pan
En mi tierra veracruzana
Solo quiero tomar café
Un poquito de azúcar y caña
Pa ponerme a mover lo pie
De la penca de una banana
De su verde y morena piel
Ando toda re-enamorada
Solo quiero volverte a ver
Volverte a ver
Volverte a ver
Mi tierra veracruzana, te quiero ver
Volverte a ver
Volverte a ver
Mi tierra veracruzana, te quiero querer
Volverte a ver
Volverte a ver
Mi tierra veracruzana, te quiero ver
Volverte a ver
Volverte a ver
Mi tierra veracruzana, yo te quiero querer
The lyrics to Natalia Lafourcade's song "Mi tierra veracruzana" are about her love and nostalgia for her hometown of Veracruz, Mexico. She longs for the simple pleasures of life in Veracruz, such as drinking coffee with a little bit of sugar and cane, and dancing. She also expresses her desire to see the sea and enjoy the peacefulness of nights, singing in the morning, burying her feet in the soil, and dancing on the sand. Lafourcade misses her hometown and all of the unique aspects that make it special, including its landscapes, colors, and flavors. She sings about thinking of Veracruz every day, and how she uses memories of the town's landscapes and colors to inspire her music. Through this song, Lafourcade shares her love and longing for her hometown, and invites listeners to share in her memories and emotions.
In terms of interesting facts, "Mi tierra veracruzana" was released in 2017 as part of Lafourcade's album "Musas," which was recorded in collaboration with the folk music group Los Macorinos. The album won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Folk Album in 2017. The song itself was written by Lafourcade and Mexican composer and music producer David Aguilar. The music video for "Mi tierra veracruzana" was filmed in the town of Alvarado, Veracruz, and features Lafourcade singing while surrounded by the town's natural beauty, including its beaches and countryside.
Line by Line Meaning
En mi tierra veracruzana
The singer is in her homeland Veracruz.
Solo quiero tomar café
The singer wants to drink coffee.
Un poquito de azúcar y caña
The singer wants a little bit of sugar and sugarcane in her coffee.
Pa ponerme a mover lo pie
The artist wants to move her feet while drinking her coffee.
De la penca de una banana
The artist talks about the banana plant.
De su verde y morena piel
The singer refers to the banana plant's green and dark skin.
Ando toda re-enamorada
The singer is in love again.
Solo quiero volverte a ver
The artist wants to see her beloved again.
Volverte a ver
Repeating the desire to see her beloved again.
Mi tierra veracruzana, te quiero ver
The artist wants to see Veracruz again.
Mi tierra veracruzana, te quiero querer
The singer wants to feel love for Veracruz again.
Solo quiero abrazar el mar
The artist wants to embrace the sea.
Ver la noche desde una hamaca
The singer wants to see the night sky from a hammock.
De mañana solo cantar
The singer wants to sing in the morning.
En el campo enterrar mis piernas
The singer wants to bury her legs in the countryside.
En la arena solo bailar
The artist wants to dance in the sand.
En un barco entregar mis sueños
The artist wants to give her dreams to the sea.
Y mi casa pa huevonear
The singer wants to relax at home.
No hay un día que pase y que no te piense
The singer thinks of her beloved every day.
Esta lejanía me hace extrañarte
The distance makes the artist miss her beloved.
Pinto melodías con tus paisajes
The artist makes melodies inspired by the landscapes of her beloved's hometown.
Con tus paisajes de verde limón
The artist refers to the green lime-colored landscapes.
Un rosa guayaba que uso pal' amor
The singer uses the color of guava, pink, for love.
Un rojo amarillo pitaya y la flor
The artist uses the colors of pitaya, red and yellow, and the color of the flower to express passion.
Azul de tu golfo y rojo pasión
The singer uses the blue of the gulf and red color for passion again.
Yo te quiero querer
The singer wants to love Veracruz.
Cafe con pan
Literal translation: Coffee with bread.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Maria Natalia Lafourcade Silva
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