Natalia Jiménez
Natalia Altea Jiménez Sarmento, known professionally as Natalia Jiménez is a Spanish singer-songwriter. Her powerful voice and musical versatility have made her one of the most important female figures of the song in Spanish. She has been awarded in the Grammy, Latin Grammy and has sold more than 3 million albums worldwide. She has recorded duets with the main stars of Latin music, including Marc Anthony, Daddy Yankee and Ricky Martin among others.
Career
She began her career playing in the subway and on the streets of Madrid at age 15, and since then she has dedicated herself completely to that artistic passion that is music.In 2001, she signed an important agreement with Sony Music and became the lead singer of La Quinta Estación, with which she managed to achieve success in Spain, Mexico and the United States thanks to the albums Flores de Alquiler, El Mundo Se Equivoca y Sin Frenos.
After living in Mexico for more than eight years, Natalia began a new stage and moved to Miami to devote time to one of her most ambitious and significant projects: the album with which she debuted as a soloist, Natalia Jiménez, released on 21 June 2011. The album debuted at the number one position on the iTunes Latin Pop list and with it, the singer received the “Female artist of the year” nomination for the Billboard Latin Music Awards, and in early 2012 she won the Premio Lo Nuestro for "Revelation of the year ".
Her second solo album, Creo en Mi, was released on 17 March 2015 and reached the number one position in Puerto Rico and number two on the Billboard's Latin Albums chart. In addition, he received two Latin Grammy nominations in the categories Album of the Year and Song of the year.
In 2016, Natalia Jiménez celebrated the work of the Mexican-American diva, Jenni Rivera, in her third solo album: Tributo a la gran señora.
For 2019, the Spanish woman returned to the scene with the single "Nunca Es Tarde", which she recorded with Jesús Navarro, vocalist of Reik, and composed with Claudia Brant and Jayson DeZuzio. The same theme became the main song of the second season of the Televisa and Univision serie, Amar Sin Ley.
In August 2019, Natalia Jiménez released the album of rancheras entitled México de mi corazón, produced by Armando Ávila. In just seven months, the material reached the top positions of popularity in the lists of musical successes in Mexico and the United States, and it has earned it a Gold Record and more than 55 million reproductions worldwide.
México de mi corazón is an album that honors the Mexican song and features duets with voices such as Carlos Rivera, Pedro Fernández, Paquita la del Barrio, Lila Downs, El Bebeto and Banda MS. Mariachi Gama Mil provides musical accompaniment, and Natalia was granted permission to incorporate choirs with Juan Gabriel.
Natalia Jiménez served as coach for three seasons of La Voz Kids USA, where she won twice and also as coach of La Voz...Mexico. In 2020, Natalia returned to Spain where she served as judge of the reality show Operación Triunfo.
Personal life
Natalia Jiménez was born on 29 December 1981 in Madrid to a Spanish father and Portuguese-Romani mother.In 2009, Jiménez had a wedding scheduled with her fiancé, businessman Antonio Alcol. The wedding got canceled for personal reasons and the couple broke up.
In 2016, Jiménez announced her surprise wedding at last minute with her longtime boyfriend and manager, Daniel Trueba. She states she wanted something private for her wedding without the media knowing until after the event. She and Trueba have a daughter named Alessandra Trueba Jiménez, who was born on 21 October 2016.
Natalia Jiménez resides between Miami, Florida and Mexico City, Mexico with frequent visits to her family in Madrid.
Discography
Studio albums
- Homenaje a la Gran Señora is a tribute album to late singer Jenni Rivera.
Studio albums with La Quinta Estacion
Compilations and live albums
Footnotes:- 1 Based on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart.
Special appearances
- 2002 - Clase 406 soundtrack
- 2002 - Tributo a los Hombres G
- 2003 - Dame Tu Cuerpo soundtrack
- 2006 - Now Esto Es Musica! Latino
- 2015 - La Voz Kids
- 2018 - La Voz... México
Singles
with La Quinta Estación:
Featured singles
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Result |
2011 | Latin Grammy | Collaboration of the Year for "Lo Mejor de mi Vida Eres Tú" with Ricky Martin | |
2011 | Latin Grammy | Song of the Year for "Lo Mejor de mi Vida Eres Tú" with Ricky Martin | |
2012 | Premios Lo Nuestro | Female Artist of the Year | |
2012 | Premio Lo Nuestro | Breakthrough Soloist or Group of the Year | |
2012 | Oye! Awards | Pop Revelation | |
2012 | Premio Casandra Internacional | Outstanding foreign artists in the Dominican Republic | |
2012 | - Latin Billboard Awards | Female Artist of the Year, Album | |
2013 | La Musa Elena Casals Award | Outstanding young songwriter in the Latin industry | |
2015 | Latin Billboard Awards | Female Artist of the Year | |
2014 | Neox Fan Awards | This is my song "Creo En Mí" | |
2015 | ASCAP Award | Composers Award for the theme "Creo En Mí" | |
2016 | Premio Lo Nuestro | Female Artist of the Year |