Maria Natalia Lafourcade Silva, who performs under the name Natalia Lafourcade, is one of the most influential Latin music artists of the 21st century. She is known for her unique lyric soprano voice, and her music blends pop, rock, jazz, and folk elements. She was named as one of the best female Latin pop artists of all time in 2025 by Billboard.

Lafourcade was born in Mexico City on February 26, 1984, and was raised surrounded by music in Coatepec, Veracruz. Her father, Gastón Lafourcade, was a popular Chilean musician, and her mother, María del Carmen Silva Contreras, was a famous pianist. Music was quite literally in her blood, and by the age of 10, Lafourcade was already singing in a mariachi group and studying piano, guitar, and saxophone. 

At 14, she briefly joined the girl group Twist, but decided to pursue a solo career when the group disbanded. In 2002, her self-titled debut album, Natalia Lafourcade, was released to major success. Her second album, Casa, was released a few years later in 2005. She has released a further 9 albums, including Hu Hu Hu (2009), Mujer Divina – Homenage a Agustín Lara (2012), Hasta la Raíz (2015), and De todas las Flores (2022). Her most recent album, Cancionera, was released in 2025. 

Her work has been nominated for and won many awards, including 16 Latin Grammy Awards and the 2026 Grammy for Best Latin Pop Album. She has also won Grammys for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album (2016, 2024), Best Regional Mexican Music Album (2021, 2023), and the Billboard Latin Music Award for Regional Mexican Song of the Year in 2020 for the song Nunca Es Suficiente.