Natti Natasha

Natalia Alexandra Gutiérrez Batista (born December 10, 1986), known professionally as Natti Natasha, is a Dominican singer and songwriter. She was signed to Don Omar's label Orfanato Music Group. Her debut EP, All About Me, was released on March 28, 2012, by Orfanato Music Group.[2] Her debut album, Iluminatti, was released on February 15, 2019, by Pina Records and Sony Music Latin.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Gutiérrez and the second or maternal family name is Batista.
Natti Natasha
Natasha in April 2018
Background information
Birth nameNatalia Alexandra Gutiérrez Batista
Born (1986-12-10) December 10, 1986[1]
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2006–present
Labels
Associated acts
Websitewww.nattinatasha.com

Early life

Gutiérrez was born on December 10, 1986 in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic,[3] where she started her involvement in music. When she was seven, Natasha registered at the school of Fine Arts in Santiago, where she took classes for singing and developed her singing abilities, which she has described as one of the best times in her life. From a very young age, she had admired artists such as Bob Marley and Jerry Rivera, and especially Lauryn Hill, whom she still names as one of her favorites.[4] Natasha also expressed that she has followed and admired Ivy Queen since the beginning of Queen's career,[5] with Queen responding via Twitter: "Thanks for the respect, admiration. That's having class and more than anything intelligence".[6] When she was 18, she moved to the Bronx hoping to make it in the "City of Dreams". There she met reggaeton veteran Don Omar who then signed her to his record label. She's also engineer and worked at a Makeup factory.[7]

As of 2018, Natasha has been a vegetarian for more than three years.[8][9]

Career

2006–2009: D'Style

At the age of 14, Natalia began to compose and record her own songs, performing different musical performances that took place in her native Santiago and together with her friends, she decided to form the musical group "D'Style", arriving to record some musical themes, the grouping did not achieve the expected results and eventually disintegrated. As a result, Natalia decides to put in a brief pause her short musical career.[10][11]

2010–2016: Career beginnings

Natasha was signed to Orfanato Music Group for a few songs, in 2010 released "Hold Ya (Remix)" with Gyptian and Don Omar. She was featured in a song by Don Omar, called "Dutty Love", recorded in 2011 and released in March 2012 and worked with Farruko on "Crazy in Love". The former's success led to another collaboration with Omar, "Tus Movimientos". Both songs are featured on Omar's album Don Omar Presents MTO²: New Generation, released in 2012.

2017–2018: Breakthrough and collaborations

In 2017, Puerto Rican singer Daddy Yankee released the song "Otra Cosa" with Natasha. She released the single "Criminal", with Ozuna, which became an instant hit, reaching the top five of the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart and being the most watched music video overall in 2017. In April 2018, Becky G released "Sin Pijama", a collaboration with Natasha. The song was Natasha's second global hit, peaking at number three on the Hot Latin Songs chart, being certified platinum within three weeks of release, and reaching one billion views in six months, being the most watched female song of the year. She has also collaborated with Bad Bunny, R.K.M & Ken-Y, Thalía, and Cosculluela. Natasha is currently signed to Pina Records.

2019–present: Iluminatti

She released her debut album, Iluminatti on February 15, 2019, by Pina Records and Sony Music Latin.The album has a total of 15 songs, with 2 of them being features, “Te Lo Dije” with Anitta & “Soy Mía” with Kany Garcia It is officially certified Latin platinum by the RIAA. In 2019, she collaborated with Daddy Yankee, the Jonas Brothers and Sebastián Yatra on the song "Runaway".

Discography
Main article: Natti Natasha discography

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2018 Billboard Latin Music Awards Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Female Herself Nominated [12]
Latin American Music Awards Favorite Artist – Female Nominated [13]
Heat Latin Music Awards Best Female Artist Pending [14]
Best Collaboration "Criminal" Pending
2019 Telemundo's Tu Musica Urban Awards International Female Artist Herself Won [15]
International Artist Song "Sin Pijama" Won
International Artist Video Won
"Quién Sabe" Nominated
Remix of the Year "Dura" Nominated
"Zum Zum (Remix)" Nominated
Premios Lo Nuestro Single of the Year "Quien Sabe" Nominated [16]
[17]
Remix of the Year "Dura (Remix)" Nominated
"El Baño (Remix)" Nominated
Collaboration of the Year "Justicia" Nominated
Urban Song of the Year "Dura (Remix)" Nominated
"El Baño (Remix)" Nominated
"Sin Pijama" Won
Female Urban Artist of the Year Herself Nominated
Urban Collaboration of the Year "Dura (Remix)" Nominated
"El Baño (Remix)" Nominated
"Sin Pijama" Won
Song of the Year – Tropical "Justicia" Nominated
"Quien Sabe" Won
Tropical Collaboration of the Year "Justicia" Won
Pop/Rock Collaboration of the Year "No Me Acuerdo" Nominated
Billboard Latin Music Awards New Artist of the Year Herself Pending [18]
Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Female Pending

References
  1. Montoya, Leydy (October 20, 2018). "Historia y biografía de Natti Natasha". Historia y biografía (in Spanish). Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  2. "Natti Natasha Finds Her Place Among the Men of Reggaeton | HispanicallySpeakingNews.com". 2013-10-20. Archived from the original on October 20, 2013.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  3. Exposito, Suzy (March 15, 2019). "Latin Pop Superstar Natti Natasha Taps Into the Power of Sisterhood". Rolling Stone Magazine. United States.
  4. "Biography Natti Natasha | Hasta Abajo Belgica". 2012-05-24. Archived from the original on May 24, 2012.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  5. Muñiz Ortiz, Jorge (2012-03-07). "Dominicana Natti Natasha se abre espacio en reguetón de la mano de Don Omar". Listin Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 2013-05-02.
  6. Dajer, Joan (2012-03-08). "Ivy Queen elogia a Natti Natasha". Wikiton (in Spanish). Retrieved 2013-05-02.
  7. "Natti Natasha is ushering in a brighter future for reggaeton". The FADER.
  8. "Natti Natasha, criticada por un "inocente" comentario". La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). July 25, 2018. Archived from the original on August 9, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  9. Muñoz, Johanna (April 3, 2018). "NATTI NATASHA, LA #POWERGIRL DE LA MÚSICA URBANA". Alo.co (in Spanish). Archived from the original on August 9, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  10. Trome, Redacción (27 August 2018). "Natti Natasha: Biografía de la cantante de "Criminal", "Sin Pijama" y "Buena vida"". trome.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  11. "Los inicios de Natti Natasha: La historia de la Cri-criminal". Heabbi.com (in Spanish). 9 January 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  12. "Billboard Latin Music Award Winners 2018: Complete List". Billboard. May 20, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  13. Cobo, Leila (September 18, 2018). "Latin American Music Awards 2018: Ozuna and J Balvin Lead Nominations". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  14. Suzette, Fernandez (November 21, 2018). "J Balvin Tops Heat Latin Music Awards Nominations: See Full List". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
  15. "Ozuna, Daddy Yankee & Natti Natasha Win Big at Inaugural Tu Música Urban Awards: See Full List". Billboard. March 21, 2019. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  16. Roiz, Jessica (January 8, 2019). "Premio Lo Nuestro 2019 Nominations: Natti Natasha, J Balvin, Bad Bunny Lead Nods". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  17. "Lista de ganadores de Premio Lo Nuestro 2019 foto a foto". Univision (in Spanish). February 21, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  18. Cobo, Leila (February 12, 2019). "Ozuna Leads 2019 Billboard Latin Music Awards Finalists: Complete List of Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
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