Since she was very young, Natalia had a great interest in music, partly because her parents were musicians. At three years old she began to sing and at four, she realized that she wanted to be an artist.
She attended Instituto Anglo Español, a Catholic middle school. In her childhood and adolescence she studied painting, flute, theater, music, acting, piano, guitar, saxophone and singing. When she was 10, Natalia sang in a Mariachi group.
She lived many years in Coatepec, Veracruz, Mexico, where she studied music with her mother, imitating artists like Gloria Trevi and Garibaldi.
In 1998, Natalia was part of a girl trio called Twist. Unfortunately, the group was unsuccessful and they split up the next year.
Soon after, she began preparing to be a solo artist. When she was 17, Loris Ceroni gave Natalia the opportunity to be in a pop/rock group under his guidance, but when she wasn't sure, he encouraged her to go solo.
Although LaFourcade didn't join the group, Loris Ceroni 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, Mirame, Mirate, and her biggest hit, En El 2000.
In 2003, she was nominated for a Latin Grammy in the Best New Artist category (she lost to David Bisbal) for her debut album. Also, she collaborated on the soundtrack of the Mexican movie Amarte Duele and Un Pato for the movie Temporada de patos.
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.
In 2006, after a tour through Mexico and parts of the U.S., on June 2, Natalia announced that she will be leaving La Forquetina to once again work as a solo artist. Natalia y la Forquetina's final show was played on August 18, 2006 in San Luis Potosi. Following the group's break-up, Casa won the Latin Grammy for Best Rock Album by a Duo or Group with Vocal in September.
Natalia Lafourcade has also appeared on other songs with various other artists. These include Liquit's Jardin, Kalimba's Dia de Suerte, Control Machete's El Apostador, and Reik's rendition of a Lafourcade song Amarte Duele. Also she along with her former band have appeared on various compilation disks with previously unreleased tracks such as Y Todo Para Que on Intocable's X and on the Tin Tan tribute album, Viva Tin Tan, with the hit "Piel Canela" a cover of a 60s Spanish evergreen made famous by Eydie Gorme & Trio Los Panchos.
O Pato
Natalia y La Forquetina Lyrics
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Que va cantando alegremente, qua, qua
Cuando se encuentra a un lindo gato, miau, miau
Para cantar bossa-nova
Un ganso
Se entusiasmo alegremente, qua, qua
Para cantar hacia la gente, qua, qua
Empezó a cantar
Cuando quería ensayar
El pobre pato se desafinó
Cuchi, cuchi, cu, no le sale
Sus notas feas eran peor que las del gato
La voz del pato era más que un desacato
Y en la nota final lo empujaron al agua
Y se puso a nadar
Qui, qui, qui, qui
La-ra-na, qui, qui, qui
Qui, qui, qui, qui
Un pato
Se entusiasmo alegremente, qua, qua
Para cantar hacia la gente, qua, qua
Y les canta bossa-nova (qua, qua, qua)
M-mm, m-mm, m-mm-mm
Cuando quería ensayar
El pobre pato se desafinó
Cuchi, cuchi, cu, no le sale
Sus notas feas eran peor que las del gato
La voz del pato era más que un desacato
Y en la nota final lo empujaron al agua
Y se puso a nadar
Qui, qui, qui, qui
La-ra-na, qui, qui, qui
Qui, qui, qui
Un pato
Un pato
Tibiribi, unabani
Parara, pa, pa
Qui, qui, ah
Qui, qui, qui
Qui, qui, qui
Tibiribinabisubiru
Yeah
The song "Un Pato" by Natalia Lafourcade is a lighthearted and playful tune that tells the story of a duck who loves to sing bossa nova. The first verse describes a scene where the duck meets a cat and together they start singing in harmony. The second verse introduces a goose and a dog who join the duck in song. However, when the time comes to rehearse, the poor duck finds that he can't sing a single note in tune. His voice is so terrible that the other animals push him into the water, where he starts swimming and singing happily once more.
At its core, "Un Pato" appears to be a song about embracing your own unique quirks and talents, even if others may not appreciate them. The duck's terrible singing voice is not a hindrance to his joy in performing, nor does it diminish his love of music. He keeps singing and swimming, spreading joy and excitement wherever he goes.
The upbeat rhythm and playful lyrics of "Un Pato" make it a popular song among children and adults alike. It has been covered numerous times by different artists and is considered a classic among Latin American children's songs.
Line by Line Meaning
Un pato
A duck
Que va cantando alegremente, qua, qua
Who goes singing cheerfully, qua, qua
Cuando se encuentra a un lindo gato, miau, miau
When he meets a pretty cat, meow, meow
Para cantar bossa-nova
To sing bossa-nova
Un ganso
A goose
Se entusiasmo alegremente, qua, qua
He was excited cheerfully, qua, qua
Para cantar hacia la gente, qua, qua
To sing towards people, qua, qua
Y un perrito que ahí estaba
And a little dog that was there
Empezó a cantar
Started to sing
Cuando quería ensayar
When he wanted to rehearse
El pobre pato se desafinó
The poor duck got off key
Cuchi, cuchi, cu, no le sale
Coo, coo, coo, doesn't come out
Sus notas feas eran peor que las del gato
His unpleasant notes were worse than the cat's
La voz del pato era más que un desacato
The duck's voice was more than a disrespect
Y en la nota final lo empujaron al agua
And in the final note they pushed him into the water
Y se puso a nadar
And he started to swim
Qui, qui, qui, qui
Quack, quack, quack, quack
La-ra-na, qui, qui, qui
Frogs, quack, quack, quack
Un pato
A duck
Se entusiasmo alegremente, qua, qua
He was excited cheerfully, qua, qua
Para cantar hacia la gente, qua, qua
To sing towards people, qua, qua
Y les canta bossa-nova (qua, qua, qua)
And he sings bossa-nova to them (qua, qua, qua)
M-mm, m-mm, m-mm-mm
Hmm, hmm, hmm-hmm
Tibiribi, unabani
Tibiribi, unabani
Parara, pa, pa
Parara, pa, pa
Yeah
Yeah
Lyrics © Editora e Importadora Musical Fermata do Brasil Ltda.
Written by: Jayme Silva, Neuza Teixeira
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