Natalia Lafourcade

Natalia Lafourcade is a contemporary musical artist, songwriter, singer, and producer from the state of Veracruz. She began writing songs at an early age and launched her first solo album in 2002. Throughout her nearly 20-year career she has been part of countless musical projects and among her most popular songs are En el 2000, Un derecho de nacimiento, Hasta la Raíz, Nunca es suficiente and Tú sí sabes quererme. As a composer she has been recognized on various occasions by SACM (Society of Authors and Composers of Mexico) and ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers). Natalia has won several national and international awards for her work: 14 Latin Grammys, 2 Grammy Awards, a Billboard award and 3 MTV Awards, among others. She has taken part in multiple ceremonies of the Latin Recording Academy’s Person of the Year, honoring Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Miguel Bosé and Alejandro Sanz, and various Latin Grammy awards ceremonies. She participated in the 2018 Oscar Awards ceremony where she performed the theme song from the Pixar movie, Coco, with actor Gael García and musical artist Miguel. In 2019, she took part in the Grammy Awards ceremony, singing with Aída Cuevas and Ángela Aguilar. Although well-known for her own songwriting, Natalia also interprets songs by iconic Latin American composers. She has collaborated as arranger, producer and performer with national and international musical artists such as Juan Gabriel, Los Ángeles Azules, Omara Portuondo, Jorge Drexler, Pepe Aguilar, Leonel García, Kevin Johansen, Rubén Blades and Devendra Banhart, to name a few.

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