Natalia Alexandra Gutiérrez Batista (born December 10, 1986), better known by her stage name Natti Natasha, is a Dominican singer. She was signed to

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's label Orfanato Music Group. Her debut EP, ''All About Me'', was released on March 28, 2012, by Orfanato Music Group. Her debut album, '' Iluminatti'', was released on February 15, 2019, by

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and Sony Music Latin.

Early life

Gutiérrez was born on December 10, 1986 in

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, Dominican Republic 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

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and

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, and especially

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, whom she still names as one of her favorites. Natasha also expressed that she has followed and admired

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since the beginning of Queen's career, with Queen responding via

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: "Thanks for the respect, admiration. That's having class and more than anything intelligence". When she was 18, she moved to the Bronx hoping to make it in the "City of Dreams". There she met reggaeton veteran

who then signed her to his record label. She also was an engineer and worked at a

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factory. At the age of 18, 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. As of 2022, Natasha has been a

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for more than seven years.

Career

2010–2016: Career beginnings

Natasha was signed to Orfanato Music Group for a few songs, in 2010 released "Hold Ya (Remix)" with

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and

. She was featured in a song by

, called " Dutty Love", recorded in 2011 and released in March 2012 and worked with

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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

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released the song "Otra Cosa" with Natasha. She released the single " Criminal", with

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, 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,

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released "

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", 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

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, R.K.M & Ken-Y,

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, and

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. Natasha is currently signed to

2019–present: ''Iluminatti'', ''Nattividad'' and further collaborations

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 two of them being features, "Te Lo Dije" with

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and "Soy Mía" with

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. In 2019, she collaborated with Daddy Yankee, the

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and

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on " Runaway". On September 24, 2021, at Billboard’s 2021 Latin Music Week, Natasha returned to the stage for the first time in two years, performing a medley of her hit songs. Her six-episode docuseries '' Everybody Loves Natti'' premiered on November 19, 2021. On January 13, 2022, Natasha collaborated with South Korean girl group

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on the song "Yummy Yummy Love", marking her return to singing in English since her debut EP and her first time collaborating with an Asian act.

Personal life

In 2021, she became engaged to her longtime manager, Raphy Pina, founder of Pina Records. On February 18, 2021, she announced that she was pregnant with Pina's child. On May 22, 2021, she gave birth to their daughter, Vida Isabelle Pina Gutiérrez.

Discography

* '' Iluminatti'' (2019) * '' Nattividad'' (2021)

Tours

* Natti Natasha Europe Tour (2018) * IlumiNatti Tour (2019) * NattiVidad Tour (2022)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Natti Natasha 1986 births Living people 21st-century Dominican Republic women singers Dominican Republic people of Spanish descent Mixed-race Dominicans People from Santiago de los Caballeros Reggaeton musicians Women in Latin music Sony Music Latin artists Latin music songwriters