Natalia Jiménez

Natalia Altea Jiménez Sarmento (born 29 December 1981) is a Spanish singer who started her musical career in the 2000s as vocalist of . Her first disc as a soloist was titled Natalia Jiménez. She has received Grammy and Latin Grammy She has recorded duets with the main stars of Latin music, including Marc Anthony, Daddy Yankee and Ricky Martin among others.

Career Jimenez began her career playing in the subway and on the streets of Madrid at age 15.

In 2001, she signed an agreement with BMG Entertainment 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 moved to Miami to devote time to an album on 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. 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 Latin Albums chart. In addition, she received two Latin Grammy nominations in the categories Album of the Year ("Creo en mí") and Song of the year ("Quédate con ella").

In 2016, Jiménez celebrated the work of the Mexican-American diva, Jenni Rivera, in her third solo album: Tributo a la gran señora.

In 2019, she released 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, Jiménez released an album of rancheras entitled México de mi corazón, produced by Armando Ávila. In seven months, the material reached the top positions 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.

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.. In 2021, she was on the Colombian Kids and Senior version of La Voz, winning both of the series. She is currently tied with the 2nd most wins female coach on The Voice, same as Sarah Geronimo, Kelly Clarkson and Pelageya on Philippine, American and Russian series.

Personal life Natalia Jiménez was born on 29 December 1981 in Madrid to a Spanish father and Portuguese mother (who were both musicians).

In 2009, Jiménez had a wedding scheduled with her fiancé, businessman Antonio Alcol. The wedding was canceled and the couple broke up.

In 2016, Jiménez announced her surprise wedding with Daniel Trueba. She has a daughter, Alessandra, from that Marriage who was born on 21 October 2016. On 8 January 2021, she announced the divorce from that relationship and that they had been separated for several months.

Natalia is engaged to her fiancé and manager Arnold Hemkes. Jiménez resides between Miami, Florida and Mexico City, Mexico with frequent visits to her family in Madrid.

Discography

Studio albums Title Album details Billboard Sales Certifications Natalia JiménezReleased: 20 June 2011 Formats: CD, digital US: 3,000 Creo en MiReleased: 17 March 2015 Formats: CD, digital US: 4,000 Formats: CD, download, streaming AMPROFON: Platinum RIAA: Gold (Latin) México de Mi Corazón, Vol. 2Released: September 10, 2021 Formats: CD, download, streaming

Studio albums with La Quinta Estacion 1st studio album Released: 3 December 2001 Formats: CD———2004Flores de Alquiler 2nd studio album Released: 22 June 2004 Formats: CD, digital75—AMPROFON: Platinum+Gold RIAA: 2× Platinum (Latin) 2006El Mundo Se Equivoca 3rd studio album Released: 22 August 2006 RIAA: Platinum (Latin)

Compilations and live albums 1st live album Released: 1 November 2005 Formats: CD/DVD28——AMPROFON: Platinum 2019 Non-album single "Qué Bueno Es Tenerte" 2021 RIAA: Gold (Latin) Sin Frenos "Recuérdame" 5 3 4 8 — 12PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum "Me Dueles" — — — — — —

Featured singles

Awards and nominations

Latin Billboard Music Awards