Mon Laferte facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Mon Laferte
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Norma Monserrat Bustamante Laferte
2 May 1983 Viña del Mar, Chile
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| Other names | Monserrat Bustamante |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
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Joel Orta
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Norma Monserrat Bustamante Laferte (born on May 2, 1983), known as Mon Laferte, is a talented musician, singer, composer, and painter from Chile and Mexico. She is known for her amazing voice and exciting performances on stage. Her music mixes many styles like pop, rock, bolero, cumbia, and salsa.
Mon Laferte has sold over 1.5 million digital songs and albums in Latin America. This makes her the best-selling Chilean artist of the 21st century! Some of her popular songs include "Tu falta de querer," "Amárrame," and "Mi buen amor." She has won four Latin Grammy Awards, which is more than any other Chilean artist. She also has two MTV Europe Music Awards and has been nominated for the Grammy Awards twice. A Netflix documentary about her 2021-22 tour and her journey to motherhood, called MON LAFERTE, te amo, will be released in August 2024.
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Early Life and Musical Start
Mon Laferte was born in Viña del Mar, Chile. Her grandmother, who sang bolero songs, was one of her first musical inspirations. Mon remembers going with her grandmother to tango clubs in Valparaíso when she was very young.
She started her music journey at age 9 after winning a guitar in a singing contest. When she was 13, she earned a scholarship to a music school in Viña del Mar. Soon after, she began performing in bars in Valparaíso and Santiago.
Mon Laferte became a vegetarian in 2013. By 2017, she became a vegan.
Her Music Career
In 2003, Mon Laferte, then known as Monserrat Bustamante, joined a Chilean TV singing competition called Rojo. That same year, she released her first album, La Chica de Rojo. The album was very successful in Chile, earning Gold and Platinum awards. She stayed with the Clan Rojo TV show for four seasons.
In 2007, Mon Laferte moved to Mexico City to start a new part of her music career. She began singing in nightclubs and recording cover songs. In 2009, she released a song called "Lo mismo que yo." Later that year, she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, which paused her music plans.
After recovering, Mon Laferte released her second album, Desechable, in 2011. The next year, in 2012, she was a judge on the Chilean version of The X Factor, called Factor X. She also became a singer for the Mexican heavy metal band Mystica Girls and recorded an album with them in 2014.
In 2013, she released her third album, Tornasol. She became very popular in 2015 with her song "Tu falta de querer" from the album Mon Laferte, Vol.1. In 2016, she won an MTV Millennial Award for "Latin Video of the Year." She also received two nominations at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2016.
Her fifth album, La Trenza, came out in 2017 and was highly praised. Her song "Amárrame" with Colombian rock star Juanes won the Best Alternative Song award at the 18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards. She also won "Best North Latin Artist" at the 2017 MTV Europe Music Awards.
In February 2018, she released "Antes de Ti," which was nominated for "Song of the Year" at the 19th Annual Latin Grammy Awards. Mon Laferte also directed the music video for this song. In June 2018, she co-hosted the 2018 MTV Millennial Awards in Mexico City.
Mon Laferte recorded her sixth album, Norma, in 2018. It was recorded in one session with all instruments playing together, like a live performance. The album was released on November 9, 2018. She also collaborated with Gwen Stefani on a Christmas song, "Feliz Navidad."
In January 2019, she was announced to perform at the American Music Festival Coachella. In February 2019, she was nominated for a Billboard Latin Music Awards. Her album Norma also received a Gold record in Mexico. In May 2019, she announced her U.S. tour, "La Gira de Norma."
In June 2022, Mon Laferte announced she had become a Mexican citizen. She shared that she had lived in Mexico for 15 years, had a Mexican child, and her partner was Mexican. She felt happy to have this new nationality, as Mexico had become her home and where she built her career.
Visual Arts
On March 11, 2020, Mon Laferte showed her art for the first time in a solo exhibition called Gestures at the Museum of the City of Mexico. The exhibit featured 76 art pieces. She shared that she had been painting for ten years, learning on her own and from her father, who is also a painter.
In January 2023, she performed at the Olmué Huaso Festival in Chile. She was joined by the traditional Oaxacan female group Mujeres del Viento Florido. She also invited singer Chabelita Fuentes to sing a classic Chilean song. Mon Laferte also performed "Canción sin miedo" by Mexican singer Vivir Quintana, which was greatly admired by the audience.
Personal Life
Mon Laferte lived in Los Angeles, California, for a short time in 2021. Her husband is Joel Orta, a guitarist for the Mexican rock band Celofán. They got married in October 2022, eight months after their son was born. She had fertility treatments in California to have her son, due to radiation treatment she received for thyroid cancer in 2009.
Even though some songs on her album 1940 Carmen are in English, she doesn't speak English very well. She used Google Translate to write those songs. Mon Laferte is a supporter of women's rights (feminist) and LGBTQ+ rights.
Music Albums
- La Chica de Rojo (2003)
- Desechable (2011)
- Tornasol (2013)
- Mon Laferte Vol.1 (2015)
- La Trenza (2017)
- Norma (2018)
- Seis (2021)
- 1940 Carmen (2021)
- Autopoiética (2023)
Awards and Recognitions
Mon Laferte has received many awards and nominations throughout her career. She has won several Latin Grammy Awards, MTV Europe Music Awards, and Premios Pulsar. These awards celebrate her talent as a singer, songwriter, and artist.
See also
In Spanish: Mon Laferte para niños
- "Canción sin miedo"
