Norma Monserrat Bustamante Laferte (born 2 May 1983) better known as Mon Laferte, is a Chilean-born Mexican musician, singer, composer and painter. Her musical style is diverse, spanning across different genres such as pop, rock, bolero, cumbia, and salsa, showcasing her versatility and creativity.[2] Throughout the 2010s, she gained widespread recognition for her melodramatic style and "captivating stage persona".[3][4]
With over 1.5 million digital records sold in Latin America between albums and singles, she has established herself as the best-selling Chilean artist of the 21st century. Some of her hits include "Tormento", "Amor completo", "Si tú me quisieras", "Tu falta de querer", "Amárrame," and "Mi buen amor." Laferte has won four Latin Grammy Awards (the most for a Chilean artist), two MTV Europe Music Awards and has been nominated twice for the Grammy Awards.
Early life and education
Laferte grew up with her mother Myriam Laferte Herrera, her maternal grandmother Norma, and her younger sister Solange, in their hometown of Viña del Mar, Chile.[5] In 1992, at the age of nine, she won first prize in a contest organized by Orlando Peña Carvajal school.[6] She was given a guitar, on which she first began to compose her own songs.[7] At the age of thirteen she got a scholarship to study music for a year and a half at the conservatory in her hometown, although she preferred the self-taught path to the academic one. She honed her skills by playing in bars in Viña del Mar and Valparaiso.[8][9][10]
In August 2007, Laferte emigrated to Veracruz, Mexico. In 2008, she began performing as Mon Laferte.[11] On November 30, 2022, after living and working in Mexico for more than 15 years, Laferte was granted Mexican citizenship.[12]
Career
In 2003, Laferte, then known as Monserrat Bustamante, entered the Chilean reality competition series Rojo. That same year, she released her first studio album, La Chica de Rojo. The album had great success in Chile, receiving Gold and Platinum certifications. She became part of the Clan Rojo and was on the television series for four seasons.
In 2007, Laferte decided to start a new chapter in her musical career by moving from Chile to Mexico City, where she began singing in nightclubs and recording cover songs.[13] In 2009, she released a single titled "Lo mismo que yo", which was to be the lead single from an upcoming album.[14] The same year, Laferte was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, effectively putting a halt to her album.[15]
Around the time of her battle with cancer, she abandoned her original stage name and introduced the world to Mon Laferte, expressing that the name represented a new beginning for her:
"Mi cambio de nombre no es por querer ser otra persona, es que las circunstancias de la vida me han llevado a cambiar mucho y sentí que tenía que empezar de cero."[16]
Laferte decided to scrap the album she was recording in 2009, and returned two years later with her second studio album, titled Desechable. The next year, in 2012, she was invited to judge the second season of the Chilean version of The X Factor, called Factor X, along with Karen Doggenweiler, Tito Beltrán and José Luis Rodríguez.
It is also at this time her presentation at the beginning of 2012 as a vocalist of the Mexican heavy metal female band Mystica Girls, with whom in February 2014 she recorded the album titled Gates of Hell.[17][18]
Laferte released her fifth album La Trenza, her most acclaimed album to date, in 2017. Her single with Colombian rock star Juanes, "Amárrame", won the Best Alternative Song award at the 18th Latin GRAMMYs,[20] in which she was also nominated for Best Alternative Music Album, Song of the Year, Album of the Year, and Record of the Year.[21] She also wins the category "Best North Latin Artist" in the 2017 MTV Europe Music Awards.[22][23][24]
In February 2018 she released the single "Antes de Ti" that was nominated to the 19th Annual Latin Grammy Awards as "Song of the Year". The video for the single was also Mon Laferte's directorial debut.[25] In June 2018, she co-hosted the 2018 MTV Millennial Awards in Mexico City at the Mexico City Arena along with the Venezuelan YouTube personality La Divaza.[26] During the year 2018, Mon worked on her sixth studio album, Norma, which was recorded in a single session in studio A of Capitol Studios of Los Angeles, the recording was made in one shot, without using the overdubbing technique of audio layers, but all the instruments playing simultaneously to give the material the feeling of live recording. In this recording 13 musicians participated. The production of this album was in charge of Omar Rodríguez-López, the recording engineer was Bruce Botnick. The album was released on 9 November 2018.
Mon Laferte in 2020
On 26 October, a collaboration was published for the new Christmas album of the American singer Gwen Stefani, in a version of the song "Feliz Navidad" by the Puerto Rican singer-songwriter José Feliciano. At the end of 2018, the international television network HTV nominated Mon Laferte in the "Best Southern Artist" category of the Heat Latin Music Awards 2019.
In January 2019, she was announced to participate in the American Music Festival Coachella. In February 2019, Mon Laferte received her first nomination at the Billboard Latin Music Awards in the Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year category, Female. Also the Album Norma received a Gold record in Mexico for 30,000 copies sold. In May 2019, the singer announced her U.S. tour, under the headline "La Gira de Norma". The first tour date is set for 10 August 2019, in Seattle's Neptune Theatre, following a European tour that same Summer.[27] On 14 November 2019, Mon Laferte made headlines with her act of political protest, exposing her breasts at the Latin Grammys to display the message "En Chile Torturan Violan y Matan" (English translation: In Chile they torture, rape and kill) on her bare chest.[28][29][30]
On 19 November 2019, Laferte was interviewed by Patricia Janiot from Univision. In that interview, Mon Laferte justified the looting and burning of numerous supermarkets and other buildings by saying that "they were only material goods". When asked if she condemned violence, she said, "I do not approve of any kind of violence. Now, if you ask me personally, if I have to go burn down a supermarket that has robbed from me my entire life to demand the basic rights I feel I deserve, I will do it!" She accused the police and armed forces of burning the dozens of subway stations that were burnt by rioters on 18 October 2019.[31]
On 30 November 2019, Laferte was subpoenaed by Chilean prosecutors to give a statement regarding the evidence she may or may not have to support her accusation that Chilean police and armed forces actively participated in the burning of subway stations. Chilean police announced that, depending upon her statement, they might press criminal charges against her.[32] The charges were later dropped.[29]
In 2021, Laferte contributed a cover of the Metallica song "Nothing Else Matters" to the charity tribute album The Metallica Blacklist.[33] In June 2022, she announced her Mexican citizenship during a press conference stating “Llevo 15 años en México, tengo un hijo mexicano, mi pareja es mexicana. Pero esto es hermoso, es la cereza del pastel!” The now Chilean Mexican singer stated that she was happy to have her new nationality since she has called Mexico her home for the past 15 years. During which time she built up and created her career as the persona we now know as Mon Laferte.
Visual arts
Mon Laferte at her solo exhibition in Mexico City
On 11 March 2020, she debuted as a visual artist in the solo exhibit entitled Gestures at the Museum of the City of Mexico, containing 76 art pieces. Laferte commented she has painted for ten years as a self-taught artist with some lessons from her father, a painter himself.[34]
In January 2023, she performed for the first time at the Olmué Huaso Festival, returning to the Patagual stage, where she had performed when she was little. On the occasion she was accompanied by the traditional Oaxacan female group Mujeres del Viento Florido in the entirety of her show, playing her greatest hits.[35] At the concert she invited the singer Chabelita Fuentes, with whom she sang "La Enagüita", a classical Chilean tune.[36] She also took the opportunity to sing "Canción sin miedo" by the Mexican singer Vivir Quintana, provoking the admiration of the public.[37]
The SHOCK awards held annually in Colombia. They recognize artistic and technical excellence in the arts and sciences of recorded music, through public voting. It has become a prestigious award in national and international music.
The Viña del Mar International Song Festival is a music festival that has been held annually during the third week of February in Viña del Mar, Chile. Started in 1960, it is the oldest and largest music festival in Latin America.
The Copihue de Oro is an award created by the Chilean newspaper La Cuarta to recognize the figures of the world of entertainment and entertainment in the country.
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
2007
Mon Laferte
Female Artist
Won
2017
Best Group or Popular/Tropical Singer
Won
Revelation
Nominated
2021
Mon Laferte
Artist of the Decade
Won
Pulsar Awards
The Pulsar Awards were created in 2015 by the Chilean Copyright Society (SCD) of Chile to recognize the best of the musical creation of that country in the period of one year.
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
2018
Mon Laferte
Artist of the Year
Nominated
Best Pop Artist
Won
La Trenza
Album of the year
Nominated
"Amárrame"
Song of the Year
Won
"Amárrame"
Song most listened to on Chilean radiosSong of the Year
Won
2019
Mon Laferte
Artist of the Year
Nominated
Best Pop Artist
Nominated
Norma
Album of the year
Won
"El Beso"
Song of the Year
Nominated
"El Beso"
Video of the Year
Nominated
"Amárrame"
Song most listened to on Chilean radiosSong of the Year
Won
2020
"El Beso"
Song most listened to on Chilean radiosSong of the Year
Won
Gardel Awards
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
2019
"Amor" feat. Los Auténticos Decadentes
"Collaboration of the Year"
Nominated
Lunas del Auditorio
"Lunas del Auditorio" is a recognition granted by the National Auditorium to the best live shows in Mexico.
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
2018
Mon Laferte
Pop in Spanish
Nominated
Eliot Awards
"Eliot Awards" is a recognition in México to Spanish-speaking digital leaders who through their talent, effort, originality and impact are generating highly relevant content on social networks.
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
2019
Mon Laferte
Social Sound
Won
Fans Choice Awards
"Fans Choice Awards" is an Award for the Best Signature of Autographs and / or Showcase of the Year in Mexico, organized by Showcase Entertainment S.A.
Musa Awards was created to distinguish the best of music in Chile.
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
2020
Que Se Sepa Nuestro Amor
"National Collaboration of the Year"
Nominated
"La Danza de Las Libélulas"
Nominated
"Plata Ta Tá"
"Song of the Year"
Nominated
Mon Laferte
"Muse Artist of the Year"
Won
Society of Authors and Composers of Mexico (SACM)
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
2018
"Tu falta de querer"
"Presea Exito SACM"
Won
"Amárrame"
Won
2019
"Mi Buen Amor"
"Presea Exito SACM"
Won
Natida Awards
Natida, Chilean of the Year Awards are a set of recognition awards given to individuals based on contributions of excellence, exceptional achievements and / or outstanding behavior.
María Natalia Lafourcade Silva is a Mexican singer and songwriter who performs in genres such as pop rock, jazz, and folk music. Since her debut in 2002, she has been one of the most successful singers in Latin America. Lafourcade's voice has been categorized as a lyric soprano.
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La Trenza is the fifth studio album by Chilean and Mexican singer Mon Laferte, released on 28 April 2017, through Universal Music México. The album was produced by Laferte alongside Manú Jalil, and features collaborations with Enrique Bunbury, Juanes and Manuel García. A deluxe version of the album was released on 10 November 2017, with four new songs including a collaboration with Caloncho.
"Amárrame" is a song by Chilean and Mexican singer Mon Laferte featuring Colombian singer Juanes. It released on 10 February 2017 through Universal Music Group as part of Laferte's fifth studio album La Trenza. The song was written by Laferte, produced by herself and Manuel Soto.
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Chilean-Mexican singer Mon Laferte has released 8 studio albums, 32 singles and three promotional singles.
Norma is the sixth studio album by Chilean and Mexican singer Mon Laferte, released on 9 November 2018. The album was published through Universal Music México.
"Antes de Ti" is a song by Chilean and Mexican singer Mon Laferte released originally on 2 February 2018 through Universal Music Group as a non-album single. The song was written and produced by Laferte and Manuel Soto. A Japanese version of "Antes de Ti" was released on 4 May 2018 and both versions were released in vinyl format on 23 May 2018. It received a Latin Grammy nomination for Song of the Year.
"El Beso" is a song by Chilean and Mexican singer Mon Laferte released originally on 7 September 2018 through Universal Music Group as part of her fifth studio album Norma. The song was written by Laferte, Héctor Lavoe and Willie Colón and produced by Omar Rodríguez-López. It was a success in Chile and Mexico, topped the Chile Monitor Latino chart, becoming her first number one and best-ranking song on the chart, and also reached number 6 in Mexico in Monitor Latino chart, becoming her second best-ranking song on that chart, after "Amárrame".
"Tu Falta de Querer" is a song by Chilean and Mexican singer Mon Laferte released in 2015, through Universal Music Group as part of her third studio album Mon Laferte Vol.1. The song was written and produced by Laferte.
"Plata Ta Tá" is a protest song by Chilean and Mexican singer Mon Laferte and Puerto Rican rapper Guaynaa written as a response to repression by government at the 2019-2020 Chilean protests. It was released on 15 November 2019 through Universal Music Group as a non-single album. The song was written by Laferte and Guaynaa, and it was produced by Manu Jalil. A music video was released on 5 December 2019, featuring Guaynaa and Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio.
Natalia "Nathy" Peluso is an Argentine and Spanish singer. Born in Argentina and raised in Spain, Peluso became interested in the performing arts at an early age, performing cover songs at musical bars in her teenage years. After graduating King Juan Carlos University, Peluso relocated to Barcelona to pursue a professional career in music, with her first releases Esmeralda (2017) and La Sandunguera (2018) being confected independently. Peluso slowly started to become recognized in Spain. After signing Sony Music, she started working on her breakthrough album Calambre (2020) for which she won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album in 2021.
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