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"
Todo Lo Que Tengo es Real
Natalia Lafourcade Lyrics
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Quiero una mañana para inventar Una melodía y enamorar...
Tus ojos son estrellas de colores
Para mis ojos, tus rodillas
Llevan el ritmo de melancolía
Nunca es tiempo malo para regalar
Nunca es tiempo malo para pedir más
Lo que a tí un día te voy a cantar...
En tus oídos, son galletas de sabores
Que no olvido nuestras noches Esos momentos sin pedirlos
Que tuvimos...
The lyrics of Natalia Lafourcade's song "Todo Lo Que Tengo es Real" celebrate the power of love, and the desire of the singer to express her emotions to her loved one. The first verse emphasizes the importance of honesty in the relationship, with the singer declaring that everything she has is real, and that she does not wish to make her partner cry. She then expresses her wish to create a new melody to convey her love, and to enchant her partner.
The second verse describes the beauty of her partner's eyes, which the singer compares to multicolored stars. She also admires the way her partner's knees move, which reminds her of a melancholic rhythm. The singer then emphasizes the importance of giving and receiving in the relationship, stating that there is never a bad time to give or ask for more. The final lines of the song allude to the singer's upcoming performance, where she will sing her love to her partner once more.
Overall, "Todo Lo Que Tengo es Real" is a heartwarming song that celebrates the beauty of love and the importance of expression in a relationship. The lyrics are romantic yet grounded, invoking vivid imagery to convey deep emotions.
Line by Line Meaning
Todo lo que tengo es real
Everything I have is true and genuine
Lo que no deseo es hacerte llorar
I don't want to make you cry
Quiero una mañana para inventar
I want a morning to come up with something new
Una melodía y enamorar...
A melody and to fall in love...
Tus ojos son estrellas de colores
Your eyes are colorful stars
Para mis ojos, tus rodillas llevan el ritmo de melancolía
To my eyes, your knees march to the rhythm of melancholy
Nunca es tiempo malo para regalar
It's never a bad time to give a gift
Nunca es tiempo malo para pedir más
It's never a bad time to ask for more
Solo quiero recordarte una vez más
I just want to remind you once again
Lo que a tí un día te voy a cantar...
What I'm going to sing to you one day...
En tus oídos, son galletas de sabores
In your ears, they are cookies of different flavors
Que no olvido nuestras noches
That I don't forget our nights
Esos momentos sin pedirlos que tuvimos...
Those moments we had without asking for them...
Contributed by Chase T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@yaobtd
Esta se acaba de convertir en mi top ten de Natalia!!!!!!!
@J.G.M...87
Awww nati x 1mil ❤️❤️❤️❤️
@DulcerezaPankecita
Se la quiero dedicar al amor de mi vida.. Darío, te amo! <3
@sanm7995
De mis favoritas de hace muchooo
@samenci
This was the first song I heard by Natalia like 4 years ago and I fell in love.
@richardgrpuga
excelente, esta melodia me enkanta me pone de buen humor :D y me enamora cada vez k la escucho
@vanesafranco3740
Excelente tema, se lo dedico a mi entrañable compañera de vida Andrea Restrepo 😍
@punkwestlife
Vanesa Franco que hermosas palabras 💖😍
@paolaandreafranco3642
y cuando la escucho la reproduzco miles de veces, es divina!!
@diegosuazo2110
También me pasa, la escucho miles de veces!