Natalie Fernandez

Natalie Fernandez was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, into a family of artists and successful entrepreneurs. From her mother, the actress and tango singer Stella Millano, she inherited her artistic sensitivity that began to show at a very young age.She and her family moved to United States when she was 4 years old, and by the time she was 10, she was an integral part of her mother’s performances, which introduced her to the world of show business.Later, she studied dance, corporal expression, and began her musical career playing various instruments from the bass clarinet to the tuba in her school bands.At the tender age of 15, Natalie began to sing and was selected as the first graduating class of the prestigious STAR Academy (Students Training in the Arts Repertoire) where she refined her natural vocal skills.Which allowed her to be the youngest member of the show “New Age Tango”, directed by Stella Milano, in which she interpreted her own version of “El Dia Que Me Quieras” by Gardel and Le Pera accompanied by the bandoneonist Richard Scofano.After graduating from the STAR Academy, she was accepted to study in Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, where she studied for 4 years and graduated with a Bachelor of Music in Music Business and Management.During her time in Berklee she had the opportunity to share the stage with legendary artists such as Chaka Khan, Juan Luis Guerra, Anita Baker, Sheila E., Eguie Castrillo (percussionist for Jennifer Lopez and Gloria Estefan).,With a solid professional foundation, she accompanied her mother on tours around the US and abroad, places like Los Angeles, Detroit, Washington D.C., and Dominican Republic.With her first album “Insanity,” shows her songwriting talents, demonstrating her Argentinean origins mixed with rhythmic Afro-Latin influences. The result is a combination of rhythms and colors that she calls “Latin Tango.”With the collaboration of young talent Zaccai Curtis, pianist and arranger (student of Danilo Perez), they have found the true spirit where tango-candombe, Afro Latin rhythms, and Latin Jazz harmonies combine. Using fresh new talent that have played alongside legends such as Herbie Hancock, Gary Burton, Eddie Palmieri, and Lauryn Hill.“It’s Insanity! That’s why I called it “Insanity”…. It’s just crazy!! It has everything, jazz, pop, classical, Afro-Latin, tango. Ah! Everything!!!…” Says Natalie Fernandez about her debut album.Created with mySpace Profile Editor