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Natalia Lacunza

Natalia Lacunza Sanabdón, (born 10 January 1999) is a Spanish singer-songwriter. She first gained national recognition in 2018, placing third in series 10 of the Spanish reality television talent competition Operación Triunfo, behind Alba Reche and Famous Oberogo. While competing in Operación Triunfo, anuncia gira y actuará en Córdoba. In spring 2019, she signed a record deal with Universal Music Spain and released her debut extended play "Otras Alas" in June 2019. The EP featured her debut single "Nana Triste", which features Spanish indie pop singer Guitarricadelafuente.[1] The song reached the fourth position on the PROMUSICAE chart while the EP topped it for two consecutive weeks and earned a gold certification in less than a month.[2] Her second EP, which she titled EP2, was released on March 13, 2020, topped the Spanish Albums chart for a week and spawned three singles.[3]

Natalia Lacunza
Background information
Birth nameNatalia Lacunza Sanabdón
Born (1999-01-10) 10 January 1999 (age 25)
Pamplona, Spain
Genres
OccupationsSinger, model
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • fiddle
  • piano
Years active2018–present
PartnerMikel D. Etxeberría (2017–2018)

Alba Reche (2018–2019)

María Lázaro (2020–2021)

Early life

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Natalia Lacunza was born in Pamplona, Spain in January 1999. Even since her early years, Natalia felt an emotional connection to music. As a child, she studied fiddle at her local conservatory. Coming from a family of musicians and actors, Natalia started playing minor roles in small theatre productions, since one of her uncles owned a theatre company. That was when she discovered her passion for entertainment and musical theatre. As a teen, she also learned to play the guitar and continued attending dance lessons, something she had been doing since childhood. Even though she did ballet at first, Natalia has shown a particular love for contemporary and modern dance.

Barely two years into university life, she quit studying Audiovisual Communication at the University of Navarra to focus on her musical career. She started as a singer under the stage name Elian Bay which was inspired by James Bay, one of her favorite artists. In 2017 she auditioned for the musical television contest La Voz. She sang 'I Lived' by One Republic but was disqualified after the blind auditions.[4] In June 2018 she auditioned for series ten of the Spanish reality television musical contest Operación Triunfo. She auditioned with the release of self-written track "Don't Ask", which was written in English. The audition was successful and she entered the show in September 2018. Natalia would end up becoming one of the contest's favorite acts, which would eventually get her to the finale, shortly before Christmas. She earned herself third place overall. In January 2019, she was picked as a candidate to represent Spain at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. In the end, Lacunza's spot was taken by Miki Núñez, which didn't seem to bother her in the slightest. When asked why, Natalia told the media about the pressure and liability of partaking in such a prolific contest as a new artist.

Career

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2019–2021: Otras Alas and EP2

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After leaving Operación Triunfo in December 2018 and failing to represent Spain at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest, the singer began working on her solo projects. In February a co-headlining tour with her talent show peers started in Madrid. Said tour ended in Cádiz in August, comprising 13 concerts and reuniting over 120,000 fans.[5] In Spring, Lacunza signed a record deal with Universal Music Spain to release an extended play. Thus, on June 4, 2019, the singer revealed that she would be releasing her debut single alongside Spanish guitarist and novel artist Guitarricadelafuente on June 14. "Nana Triste" received very positive reviews by press and general public and impulsed the careers of both artists.[6] One week later, on June 21, she released her debut EP "Otras Alas" which featured underground artists Guitarricadelafuente and Marem Ladson and drew comparisons to Billie Eilish.[7][8] The project was certified gold in Spain for selling over 20,000 copies after two weeks. The EP also topped the Spanish Album charts for two consecutive weeks. In July "Tarántula" was released as its second single.[9] Throughout the year, the singer promoted her record at a special gala at Joy Eslava, at the Coca-Cola Music Experience or even at the 2019 New Year's Eve special TVE programme.

In January 2020 Lacunza was nominated for 'Best New Artist', 'Best Female Act' and 'Best Album' for Otras Alas at the 2020 Premios Odeón.[10] She also started teasing her next project. On January 24 she released its respective lead single "Olvídate de Mí" on streaming and music download platforms. She performed the song at Operación Triunfo's eleventh edition.[11] In February she released its second single titled 'Algo Duele Más' featuring BRONQUIO and collaborated on "En Llamas" alongside 2018 X-Factor winner Pol Granch.[12][13] The EP, which she titled EP2 (and a raining cloud emoji) was released on March 13, 2020, physically and digitally. Lacunza was scheduled to do a few signing parties in selected cities in Spain and to tour the country from March 26 to late summer. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all these plans were cancelled.[14] The tour is set to begin in October 2020. EP2 debuted atop the Spanish Album chart.[15] On June 19, Lacunza released a live extended play titled "En Casa", which includes four songs from EP2 performed in an acoustic version at her house.[16] That same day a 2-side single vinyl that includes "Olvídate de Mí" and "Algo Duele Más" was commercialized in selected stores as part of the "Record Store Day" campaign, which hopes to save CD stores from closing.[17]

2022–2023: Debut album and Duro EP

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On June 10, 2022, Lacunza released their debut studio album, "Tiene Que Ser Para Mí" after being announced in May and being preceded by the single "Todo Va A Cambiar". On November 11, Natalia began the Tiene Que Ser Para Mí Tour, starting in Zaragoza and ending on March 2 in Pamplona, after 12 shows. The songs "Intro (Duro)" and "Nunca Llega 05" were released on June 9 and June 30, respectively. Both songs featured on their third EP, "DURO", released on September 29. Before its release, a third single "Verdadero" was released on the September 27. The EP was released on digital platforms and 10" vinyl format only.

Discography

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EPs

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  • otras alas (2019)
  • ep2 (2020)
  • DURO (2023)

Albums

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  • Tiene Que Ser Para Mí (2022)

Live albums

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  • En Casa (2020)

Singles

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Lead

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Year Single Collaboration Best positions

in the tables

ESP

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Albums
2018 Don't Ask — - —
2019 Nana Triste Guitarricadelafuente 4 Otras Alas
Tarantula — 52
2020 Olvídate de Mí — 64 EP2
Algo Duele Más BRONQUIO -
A Otro Lado — 91
Nuestro Nombre — - —
2021 Quiero Dormir Contigo Trashi - —
Cuestión de Suerte — - -
Todo Lamento — - -

Other Songs

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Collaborations

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  • Nadie se salva (with Miki Núñez) (2019)
  • "Otras Alas" (with Marem Ladson) (2019)
  • "llueve" (with Mori) (2020)
  • "Modo avión" (with Cariño) (2020)
  • "Enfance80" (with Videoclub) (2020)
  • "Cuando Te Fuiste" (with Aitana) (2020)
  • "Si Volvemos a Querernos" (with Chill Chicos) (2020)
  • "No estás" (with Maria Blaya) (2021)
  • "Pensar en Ti" (with Gange) (2022)
  • "Me He Pillao x Ti" (with Ana Mena) (2023)

Tours

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Headlining

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  • Tiny Tour (2020)
  • A Otro Lado Tour (2020–2021)
  • Tiene Que Ser Para Mí Tour (2022–2023)

Co-headlining

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  • OT 2018 en concierto (2019)

References

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  1. ^ "Natalia Lacunza y Guitarricadelafuente, top 4 en la lista de singles española con 'Nana triste'". jenesaispop.com (in Spanish). 2019-06-25. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  2. ^ Navarra, Diario de (2019-07-03). "Natalia Lacunza consigue el disco de oro y el número uno en ventas con 'Otras alas'". diariodenavarra.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  3. ^ Música, El portal de, ep2 - NATALIA LACUNZA | EPDM, retrieved 2020-04-29
  4. ^ "La actuación de Natalia (OT 2018) hace un año en La Voz que no conquistó a los coaches". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  5. ^ Soto, Vanesa (2019-08-12). "OT 2018 pone un (¿agridulce?) punto y final a su gira. Así se han despedido los triunfitos". vanidad.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  6. ^ "El portal de Música". www.elportaldemusica.es. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  7. ^ "Natalia Lacunza: 'Un disco es algo muy serio con su principio y su fin; yo un disco no voy a hacer ahora mismo". jenesaispop.com (in Spanish). 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  8. ^ "¿Realmente es tan importante que 'Tarántula' de Natalia Lacunza se parezca demasiado a 'Bad Guy'?". Odi O'Malley (in Spanish). 2019-07-16. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  9. ^ Navarra.com. "Así suena 'Tarántula', el nuevo single de la pamplonesa Natalia Lacunza". Navarra.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  10. ^ Navarra, Diario de (2019-12-21). "Marea, Natalia Lacunza y Amaia, candidatos a los premios Odeón". diariodenavarra.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  11. ^ OT 2020 | Natalia Lacunza interpreta "Olvídate de mí" en la Gala 2 de "Operación Triunfo 2020" (in Spanish), 2020-01-26, retrieved 2020-04-29
  12. ^ "Pol Granch y Natalia Lacunza lanzan juntos "En llamas"". Sony Music España (in European Spanish). 2020-02-07. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  13. ^ AGENCIAS (2020-02-28). "Natalia Lacunza lanza su nueva canción 'algo duele más'". diariodenavarra.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  14. ^ "Natalia Lacunza aclara qué ocurrirá con su próxima gira y firmas de discos por el coronavirus". CADENA 100 (in Spanish). 2020-03-12. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  15. ^ "Natalia Lacunza, número 1 de ventas en la primera semana de cuarentena". jenesaispop.com (in Spanish). 2020-03-25. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  16. ^ Musical, El Rescate (2020-06-19). "Natalia Lacunza publica 'En Casa', canciones en acústico desde casa". El Rescate Musical (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  17. ^ "Natalia Lacunza | Olvídate De Mí / Algo Duele Más (Vinilo)". Discos Alta Fidelidad (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  18. ^ "spanishcharts.com - Spanish charts portal". spanishcharts.com. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
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