At the age of 16, she began to perform at hotels and restaurants in Torrevieja, mainly performing classic songs by Frank Sinatra or Nina Simone.
On September 29 this year, I wrote an article about Nathy Peluso’s magnificent song Envidia (eng. Envious) and how she had been nominated for 3 Latin Grammy awards for the following: Best Rap/Hip Hop Song with Aprender a Amar, Best Alternative Song with El Día Que Perdí Mi Juventud and Best Long Form Music Video – Grasa. I described how much heat I received in individual circles when I started circulating her music in particular her rap songs Nasty Girl and Sana Sana.
On Thursday, November 14, 2024, the 25th edition of the Latin Grammys were presented in Miami to recognise the work achieved in the Latin music industry. Well, low and behold Nathy Peluso took home all 3 statuettes in which she was nominated. “Art is about that, about putting your heart into it, putting your faith into it and giving yourself,” she said in her first appearance on stage. Excuse my obtuseness, but do I feel vindicated (not the least of all her)? – Yes, too right I (we) do!
Those who have followed underground Spanish music like ‘yours truly’ have known the name Nathy Peluso for quite a while as my previous articles demonstrate. In 2020 the Argentine-Spanish artist came to the attention of a broader audience. That year, the rapper and singer released her official debut album Calambre, which won a Latin Grammy for Best Alternative Album and received a Grammy nomination for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album in 2021. Both visually and aurally, Nathy Peluso is part cinematic diva and part underworld kingpin. Her tough, independent persona was on full display on her now-multimillion streamed 2020 sessions as I aforementioned.
I’ll continue to follow Nathy Peluso’s development as an artist with much attentiveness as I do all my favourite singer-songwriters. I have especially admired watching how she has transfigured her artistry and changed the music landscape as we speak with such brashness and authenticity.
‘Nathy Peluso is a genuine Latin Pop polymath in the modern Latina music world; a sort of Jekyll and Hyde figure battling between herself and her bold pop star persona. She opens her latest album Grasa (Eng: Fat) with a lyric suggesting her ambition is killing her, but the scope and execution of the whole album suggest an artist who is very much alive.‘
Watch below Nathy Peluso getting her ‘look’ prepared for the 2024 Grammys. You could do worse. They got this right.
References:
1. Latin Grammy 2024: Nathy Peluso, la gran ganadora de la noche – Indie Club
2. Nathy Peluso Is ‘Grasa’: How Hard-Earned Lessons, The Mafia & A Lost Album Led To Her Most Vulnerable Work – Grammy Awards
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