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"
Te Quiero Dar
Natalia Lafourcade Lyrics
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Para encontrarme tus sueños
Tengo un poco de miedo
Pueden hacer, que me quede ahí
Tengo arroz, sentimientos
Que puedo yo cocinarte a ti
Tengo sazón, pensamientos
Que puedo ya, regalarte a ti
Te quiero dar, quiero jugar
A enamorarme, una vez más
Quiero soñar, imaginarme
Y que al final, no quedes mal
Analizar los momentos, en que te callas
Quieres mirar, interpretar movimientos
Se que tu cuerpo, me puede hablar
Tengo canciones, secretos
Muchos colores, te puedo dar
Un poco de mis recuerdos
Que cada noche yo te puedo contar a ti
Te quiero dar, quiero jugar
A enamorarme, una vez más
Quiero soñar, imaginarme
Y que al final, no quedes mal (quiero tocar)
Imaginarme
No me quedes mal
Quiero soñar, imaginarme
Y que al final, y que al final
No quedes mal, no quedes mal
Quiero soñar,(no quedes mal) imaginar (no quedes mal)
Quiero soñar,(no quedes mal) imaginar (no quedes mal)
Quiero soñar,(no quedes mal) imaginar (no quedes mal)
Que no quedes mal, no me quedes mal
In Natalia Lafourcade's song "Te Quiero Dar" (which translates to "I Want to Give You"), the singer is expressing her desire to explore and connect with her partner's innermost thoughts and dreams. She longs to find the secret to accessing and understanding his subconscious, while acknowledging her own fear of getting lost in his dreamscape. The lyrics suggest a vulnerability and tenderness on behalf of the singer, as she offers up her own emotional and creative resources (rice as a metaphor for feelings, seasoning as a metaphor for thoughts and perspective) as gifts to her lover.
Lafourcade's use of imagery in the lyrics emphasizes sensory and emotional experience - colors, dreams, songs, and memories all point to ways in which the singer seeks to connect with her partner beyond just physical touch. The repetition of the phrase "quiero soñar, imaginarme" (I want to dream, imagine) throughout the song further emphasizes this desire for transcendent connection.
Line by Line Meaning
Quiero encontrar el secreto
I want to discover the secret to finding your dreams.
Para encontrarme tus sueños
To find your dreams, I first have to find myself.
Tengo un poco de miedo
I'm a bit afraid of what might happen.
Pueden hacer, que me quede ahí
I'm afraid I might get stuck in a certain place.
Tengo arroz, sentimientos
I have simple yet deep feelings that I can offer to you.
Que puedo yo cocinarte a ti
I can cook something meaningful for you with these feelings.
Tengo sazón, pensamientos
I have rich and diverse thoughts that I can give to you.
Que puedo ya, regalarte a ti
I can already give you these thoughts as a gift.
Te quiero dar, quiero jugar
I want to give you something and play with the idea of falling in love once again.
A enamorarme, una vez más
I want to fall in love again.
Quiero soñar, imaginarme
I want to dream and imagine a beautiful future with you.
Y que al final, no quedes mal
I hope that in the end, things will turn out okay.
Analizar los momentos, en que te callas
I want to analyze the moments when you are quiet to understand you better.
Quieres mirar, interpretar movimientos
I want to observe your movements and understand your unspoken feelings.
Se que tu cuerpo, me puede hablar
I know that your body can communicate with me.
Tengo canciones, secretos
I have songs and secrets that I want to share with you.
Muchos colores, te puedo dar
I can give you many colors and experiences to brighten your life.
Un poco de mis recuerdos
I want to share a little bit of my memories with you.
Que cada noche yo te puedo contar a ti
I want to tell you a story every night.
Quiero tocar
I want to touch you.
Imaginarme
I want to imagine a future together.
No me quedes mal
I hope you won't let me down.
Que no quedes mal, no me quedes mal
I hope that we won't disappoint each other.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: SILVA
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