# Natalia Jiménez

Natalia Altea Jiménez Sarmento (born 29 December 1981) is a Spanish singer-songwriter who started her musical career in the 2000s as vocalist of La Quinta Estación. Her first disc as a soloist was titled Natalia Jiménez. She has received Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards and has sold more than 3 million albums worldwide, during her solo career. 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 | Billboard | Billboard | Sales | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | Billboard 200 | Top Latin Albums | Latin Pop Albums | Sales | Certifications |
| Natalia Jiménez | Released: 20 June 2011 Formats: CD, Digital | — | 4 | — | US: 3,000 | |
| Creo en Mi | Released: 17 March 2015 Formats: CD, Digital | 157 | 2 | 2 | US: 4,000 | |
| Homenaje a La Gran Señora | Released: 9 December 2016 Formats: CD, Digital | — | 2 | 2 | | |
| México de Mi Corazón | Released: 30 August 2019 Formats: CD, download, streaming | — | — | — | | AMPROFON: Platinum RIAA: Gold (Latin) |
| México de Mi Corazón, Vol. 2 | Released: September 10, 2021 Formats: CD, download, streaming | — | — | — | | |

### Studio albums with La Quinta Estacion

| Year | Title | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Sales/certifications |
| Year | Title | United States | Mexico | Spain | Sales/certifications |
| 2001 | Primera Toma 1st studio album Released: 3 December 2001 Formats: CD | - | - | - | |
| 2004 | Flores de Alquiler 2nd studio album Released: 22 June 2004 Formats: CD, digital | 7 | 5 | - | AMPROFON: Platinum+Gold RIAA: 2× Platinum (Latin) |
| 2006 | El Mundo Se Equivoca 3rd studio album Released: 22 August 2006 Formats: CD, digital | 13 | 4 | 3 | AMPROFON: Platinum+Gold PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum RIAA: Platinum (Latin) |
| 2009 | Sin Frenos 4th studio album Released: 17 March 2009 Formats: CD, digital | 1 | 3 | 2 | AMPROFON: Gold PROMUSICAE: Gold |

### Compilations and live albums

| Year | Title | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Sales/certifications |
| Year | Title | United States | Mexico | Spain | Sales/certifications |
| 2005 | Acústico 1st live album Released: 1 November 2005 Formats: CD/DVD | 28 | - | - | AMPROFON: Platinum |
| 2007 | La Quinta Estación (La Caja) Greatest hits collection Released: 27 November 2007 Formats: CD, digital | - | - | - | |
Footnotes:
* $^1$ Based on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart.

### Special appearances

* 2002 - Clase 406 soundtrack
* 2002 - Tributo a los Hombres G
* 2003 - Dame Tu Cuerpo soundtrack
* 2006 - Now Esto Es Musica! Latino
* 2015 - La Voz Kids
* 2018 - La Voz... México

### Singles

As a solo artist:
| Title | Year | Billboard | Billboard | Billboard | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | Hot Latin Songs | Latin Airplay | Latin Pop Songs | Certifications | Album |
| "Por Ser Tu Mujer" | 2011 | 36 | 36 | 19 | | Natalia Jiménez |
| "Creo en Mi" | 2014 | 12 | 4 | 2 | AMPROFON: Diamond+2× Platinum RIAA: 8× Platinum (Latin) | Creo en Mi |
| "Quédate Con Ella" | 2015 | 17 | 8 | 4 | | Creo en Mi |
| "Algo Brilla en Mi" | 2015 | 44 | 19 | 13 | | Creo en Mi |
| "Querida Socia" | 2017 | — | 40 | 22 | | Homenaje a la Gran Señora |
| "Una Mentira Más" (with Yuri) | 2019 | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Qué Bueno Es Tenerte" | 2021 | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold (Latin) | México de Mi Corazón, Vol. 2 |
with La Quinta Estación:
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Year | Single | HLT | LPA | MEX | SPA | PER | CAL | Certifications | Album |
| 2002 | "Dónde Irán" | — | — | 11 | — | — | 30 | | Primera Toma |
| 2002 | "Perdición" | 24 | 6 | — | — | — | 37 | | Primera Toma |
| 2003 | "No Quiero Perderte" | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Primera Toma |
| 2004 | "El Sol No Regresa" | 37 | 21 | 3 | 19 | — | 5 | | Flores de Alquiler |
| 2005 | "Algo Más" | 3 | 2 | 1 | 32 | — | 1 | | Flores de Alquiler |
| 2005 | "Daría" | 13 | 3 | 4 | 15 | — | 11 | | Flores de Alquiler |
| 2005 | "Niña" | — | 36 | 9 | — | — | 22 | | Flores de Alquiler |
| 2006 | "Tu Peor Error" | 18 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 64 | 16 | AMPROFON: Gold | El Mundo Se Equivoca |
| 2006 | "Me Muero" | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | AMPROFON: Platinum PROMUSICAE: 6× Platinum | El Mundo Se Equivoca |
| 2007 | "Sueños Rotos" | — | 27 | 6 | 1 | — | 8 | | El Mundo Se Equivoca |
| 2007 | "Ahora Que Te Vas" | 26 | 6 | — | — | 60 | — | | El Mundo Se Equivoca |
| 2008 | "La Frase Tonta De La Semana" | — | — | 73 | — | — | 8 | | El Mundo Se Equivoca |
| 2009 | "Que te Quería" | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | PROMUSICAE: Platinum | Sin Frenos |
| 2009 | "Recuérdame" ft. Marc Anthony | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | 12 | PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum | Sin Frenos |
| 2009 | "Me Dueles" | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Sin Frenos |

### Featured singles

| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Year | Single | HLT | LPA | LTA | MEX | SPA | Certifications | Album |
| 2008 | "No" (Ednita Nazario featuring Natalia Jiménez) | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | Real |
| 2010 | "Lo Mejor De Mi Vida Eres Tu" (Ricky Martin featuring Natalia Jiménez) | 1 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 27 | — | Música + Alma + Sexo |
| 2013 | "La Noche De Los Dos" (Daddy Yankee featuring Natalia Jiménez) | 19 | 6 | 19 | — | — | — | Prestige |

## Awards and nominations

With La Quinta Estación :
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
| 2004 | MTV Latinoamérica Awards | Best New Artist-Mexico | Nominee |
| 2005 | Orgullosamente Latino Awards | Latino Group of the Year | Won |
| 2006 | Oye! Awards | Best Spanish Group | Nominee |
| 2006 | Premio Lo Nuestro | Best Group or Duo of the Year | Nominee |
| 2006 | Billboard Awards | Latin Pop Album, Duo or Group | Nominee |
| 2006 | Billboard Awards | Latin Pop Airplay of the Year, Duo or Group | Nominee |
| 2006 | Billboard Awards | Latin Pop Airplay of the Year, New Artist | Won |
| 2006 | Latin Grammy | Best Pop Vocal Album Duet or Group | Nominee |
| 2007 | 40 Principales Awards | Best Music Video Clip | Nominee |
| 2007 | 40 Principales Awards | Best song | Won |
| 2007 | 40 Principales Awards | Best Album | Won |
| 2007 | 40 Principales Awards | Revelation Artist | Won |
| 2007 | Orgullosamente Latino Awards | Latino Group of the Year | Nominee |
| 2007 | Ondas Award | Best Latin Video | Won |
| 2007 | Ondas Award | Best Latino Group | Won |
| 2007 | Latin Grammy | Best Pop Vocal Album Duet or Group | Won |
| 2007 | Amigo Awards | Best-Selling Revelation Artist | Won |
| 2007 | Amigo Awards | Best Selling Spanish Artist | Nominee |
| 2007 | MTV Europa Awards | Best Spanish Artist | Nominee |
| 2007 | Premio Lo Nuestro | Best Group or Duo of the Year | Won |
| 2007 | Premio Lo Nuestro | Best Pop Vocal Album Duet or Group | Won |
| 2008 | Orgullosamente Latino Awards | Latin Song of the Year | Nominee |
| 2008 | Awards Orgullosamente Latino | Latino Group of the Year | Nominee |
| 2008 | Billboard Awards | Latin Pop Airplay of the Year, Duo or Group | Nominee |
| 2008 | Premio Lo Nuestro | Best Song | Nominee |
| 2008 | Premio Lo Nuestro | Best Group or Duo of the Year | Nominee |
| 2009 | People en Español Awards | Collaboration of the Year (for "Recuérdame" with Marc Anthony) | Nominee |
| 2009 | People en Español Award | Best Pop Singer or Group | Nominee |
| 2009 | 40 Principales Awards | Best Album | Nominee |
| 2009 | 40 Principales Awards | Best Group or Duo | Nominee |
| 2009 | Awards Hey! | Best Spanish Pop Group | Won |
| 2009 | Orgullosamente Latino Awards | Latino Group of the Year | Nominee |
| 2009 | Grammy | Best Latin Pop Album | Won |
| 2010 | Billboard Awards | Latin Pop Album, Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Won |
| 2010 | Premio Lo Nuestro | Best Group or Duo of the Year | Won |
| 2010 | Premio Lo Nuestro | Album of the Year | Won |
| 2010 | Latin Grammy | Best Pop Duo or Group Vocal Album | Won |
As soloist :
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
| 2011 | Latin Grammy | Collaboration of the Year for "Lo Mejor de mi Vida Eres Tú" with Ricky Martin | Nominee |
| 2011 | Latin Grammy | Song of the Year for "Lo Mejor de mi Vida Eres Tú" with Ricky Martin | Nominee |
| 2012 | Premios Lo Nuestro | Female Artist of the Year | Nominee |
| 2012 | Premio Lo Nuestro | Breakthrough Soloist or Group of the Year | Won |
| 2012 | Oye! Awards | Pop Revelation | Nominee |
| 2012 | Premio Casandra Internacional | Outstanding foreign artists in the Dominican Republic | Won |
| 2012 | - Latin Billboard Awards | Female Artist of the Year, Album | Nominee |
| 2013 | La Musa Elena Casals Award | Outstanding young songwriter in the Latin industry | Won |
| 2015 | Latin Billboard Awards | Female Artist of the Year | Won |
| 2014 | Neox Fan Awards | This is my song "Creo En Mí" | Won |
| 2015 | ASCAP Award | Composers Award for the theme "Creo En Mí" | Won |
| 2016 | Premio Lo Nuestro | Female Artist of the Year | Won |
| Year | Category | Title of Work | Result |
| 2012 | Breakout Artist or Duo of the Year | Natalia Jiménez | Won |

### Latin Billboard Music Awards

| Year | Category | Title of work | Result |
| 2015 | Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Female | Natalia Jiménez | Won |