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"
Veracruz
Natalia Lafourcade Lyrics
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Y nací con alma de pirata
He nacido rumbero jarocho
Trovador de veras
Y me fui
Lejos de Veracruz
Veracruz
Las olas del mar
Veracruz
Pedacito de patria que sabe sufrir y cantar
Veracruz
Son tus noches diluvio de estrellas, palmera y mujer
Veracruz
Vibra en mi ser
Algún día hasta a tus playas lejanas
Tendré que volver
Larararararai-rerere
Lararara
Veracruz
Son tus noches diluvio de estrellas, palmera y mujer
Veracruz
Vibra en mi ser
Algún día hasta a tus playas lejanas
Tendré que volver
The first verse of Natalia Lafourcade's song Veracruz talks about the singer's origins - she was born in the light of the silver moon, with a pirate's soul, and a true troubadour from the coastal Mexican state of Veracruz. The city of Veracruz is a bustling port town with a rich history that was instrumental in shaping the country's culture and identity. The lyrics then move on to Lafourcade's departure from the city, suggesting that she has moved away from the place that she originally came from. This could be interpreted as a longing for her roots and the desire to return home someday.
The chorus is a love letter to the city of Veracruz where the waves of the sea make their home and where the people know how to suffer and sing. The city is described as a piece of the country's heritage that resonates deeply within the singer's soul. The nights in Veracruz are like a deluge of stars, palm trees sway in the wind, and women walk the streets. The city vibrates within the singer's being, and she knows she must return to its distant shores one day.
Overall, the song Veracruz is a tribute to the singer's hometown and the love that she has for her roots. The lyrics are filled with images of her childhood, the place where she grew up, and the sights and sounds that shape who she is today. It's a song that celebrates the unique culture and traditions of Veracruz, and the deep connection that people have with their homeland.
Line by Line Meaning
Yo nací con la luna de plata
I was born under the silver moon
Y nací con alma de pirata
And I was born with the soul of a pirate
He nacido rumbero jarocho
I was born a jarocho rumba player
Trovador de veras
A true troubadour
Y me fui
And I left
Lejos de Veracruz
Far from Veracruz
Veracruz
Veracruz
Rinconcito donde hacen su nido
A little corner where the waves of the sea nest
Las olas del mar
The waves of the sea
Pedacito de patria que sabe sufrir y cantar
A piece of homeland that knows how to suffer and sing
Son tus noches diluvio de estrellas, palmera y mujer
Your nights are a deluge of stars, palms, and women
Veracruz
Veracruz
Vibra en mi ser
Vibrates within me
Algún día hasta a tus playas lejanas
One day even to your distant beaches
Tendré que volver
I will have to return
Larararararai-rerere
Larararararai-rerere
Lararara
Lararara
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Maria Teresa Lara Aguirre
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@fatimarebeca8578
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
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
@janethernandez8336
Like si eres veracruzano y Está canción te llena de alegría emoción y unas lágrimas en los ojos de lo orgulloso que se siente ser parte de nuestro hermoso estado Veracruz 👍😊
@anaaurorasotogonzalez2517
Así es.
@FM-eg7bs
Janet Hernandez
Solo Veracruz es bello 💕
@adrianquintero7163
Soy de Tamaulipas...pero me encanta esta cancion
@juliozavaleta4134
De tlapacoyan veracruz... Que bella canción y esta voz que enamora!!!
@cu9424
Claro que sí, veracruzano hasta el tope y Natalia Lafourcade orgullo para todos. Xalapa.❤️
@yericyeric
No soy de México pero al escuchar esta canción siento un amor y sentimiento enorme por Veracruz y México, es hermosa toda la música de Natalia, viva México!!! ❤🇲🇽
@adolfoacch4558
De donde eres
@chicovaca2001
No se que tienes México que me llegas al alma. México ha veces siento que mi amor por vos es irracional y honestamente México no dejes que las Autoridades de la Embajada de México en Nicaragua me vean indigno de conocerte como en el 2015 lo hicieron y me negaron la visa para verte e hicieron pedazos mi corazón. Sueño con besar tu tierra y arrodillar me ante la Virgen de Guadalupe, sueño despierto llegar a tus brazos Oh México y gritarle al mundo que aunque no me paristes me has adoptado con tu música. México estoy llorando porque no quiero cerrar mis ojos sin algún dia verte. Viva México!!!
@rogeliomerino5077
Ánimo carnal aquí te esperamos con los brazos abiertos mi casa tu casa