In the midst of a successful international tour, life surprised Natalia Lafourcade and presented her with what might be her biggest challenge yet: becoming a mother.
The 41-year-old Mexican singer/songwriter shared the unexpected announcement of her first pregnancy on Monday (July 7) on social media, along with a series of photographs in which she looks loving and proud of her growing baby bump as she awaits the arrival of her first child.
“Five months and still on tour, five months and still growing. There is a beautiful being inside my body, and I truly didn’t see this coming,” she wrote in the post. “What a gift from life, all while I sing and sing and keep singing for you, my beautiful people. See you very soon in Spain. In the meantime, we’ll keep growing.”
A wave of congratulatory messages from her colleagues and friends quickly followed the happy news.
“So excited! How beautiful,” wrote fellow singer/songwriter Julieta Venegas in the comments section.
“What a marvel,” echoed musician Juan Manuel Torreblanca.
“Congratulations!” added Colombian singer/songwriter Pedrina.
Lafourcade is expecting her first child with her partner, Mexican-Venezuelan filmmaker Juan Pablo López-Fonseca, with whom she shares both a professional and personal relationship.
The four-time Grammy and 18-time Latin Grammy winner — who was included this year among Billboard’s 50 Best Female Latin Pop Artists of All Time — is embracing motherhood while touring cities across the Americas and Europe to perform her latest album, CANCIONERA. The LP follows De Todas Las Flores, her critically acclaimed 2022 album which earned her a Grammy and three Latin Grammys.
Lafourcade is set to perform a series of shows in Europe throughout July and August. She will return to Mexican stages in a couple of months to fulfill two scheduled dates at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City on Sept. 9 and 11.
