Nathy Peluso

Natalia "Nathy" Peluso (born 12 January 1995) is an Argentine and Spanish singer.

Born in Argentina and raised in Spain, Peluso became interested in the performing arts at an early age, performing cover songs at musical bars in her teenage years.

Peluso was born in 1995 in Luján, Argentina and was raised in the Saavedra neighbourhood in Buenos Aires.

While growing up she listened to a variety of artists like Ella Fitzgerald and Ray Charles, as well as artists such as João Gilberto, Ray Barretto or Atahualpa Yupanqui.

She has Italian ancestry.

In 2004, at 9 she emigrated to Spain with her family.

She first resided in Alicante.

At the age of 16, she began to perform at hotels and restaurants in Torrevieja, mainly performing classic songs by Frank Sinatra, Etta James or Nina Simone.

As a teenager she began uploading versions to her YouTube channel.

She moved to Murcia shortly after, where she entered the city's local university to study a degree in Audiovisual Communication.

After leaving the degree program, she moved to Madrid to study Fine Arts at the King Juan Carlos University.

She specialized in Pedagogy of Visual Arts and Dance.

While studying, she worked in the hospitality industry as a waitress at VIPS and Domino's Pizza, among others.

After leaving her studies, she moved to Barcelona, where she currently resides.

After graduating King Juan Carlos University, Peluso relocated to Barcelona to pursue a professional career in music, with her first releases Esmeralda (2017) and La Sandunguera (2018) being confected independently.

Peluso slowly started to become recognized in Spain.

In October 2017, Peluso independently released a seven-track extended play titled Esmeralda, which included the single "Corashe".

The track aroused the interest of many music critics and independent music magazines like Mondo Sonoro and Rockdelux.

In April 2018, she released a second EP, La Sandunguera, with Everlasting Records, which spawned the singles "La Sandunguera" and "Estoy Triste".

She later embarked on a tour with her band Big Menu that had over a hundred concerts, including gigs at BBK Live, Sónar and the Festival Internacional de Benicàssim.

The tour visited Spain and selected parts of Europe and Latin America.

She was nominated at the Independent Music Awards (MIN) for Song of the Year and Best Music Video for "La Sandunguera" She also received the Discovery Artist award at the Latin Alternative Music Conference in New York City.

In 2019 she released her debut book "Deja Que te Combata", a compilation of her thoughts, reflections, stories and past and upcoming projects.

During that year she continued promoting herself through new releases like "Natikillah" and appearances at major festivals such as Primavera Sound.

She also partnered with Samsung to be part of their Somos Smart Girl campaign alongside Blanca Suárez, Sandra Barneda and Carolina Marín.

In December 2019, Peluso signed a record deal with Sony Music Spain.

Her first release as a signed artist was the independent single "Copa Glasé".

After signing Sony Music, she started working on her breakthrough album Calambre (2020) for which she won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album in 2021.

Distinguished for her theatrical personality onstage, and her fusion of hip hop, soul, and world music, Peluso's popularity expanded after collaborating with Bizarrap on "Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 36" (2020), achieving commercial success and social media traction in Latin America.

She has also collaborated with Christina Aguilera, Karol G, and C. Tangana, with the latter one's duet "Ateo" debuting atop the Spanish charts.

Peluso's artistry has been awarded six Premios Gardel, one Premio Odeón and two Latin Grammys out of eleven nominations, including Best New Artist, among many others.

In 2020 she reached the attention of the general public and the mainstream audience after Operación Triunfo contestant Anaju sang "La Sandunguera" on prime time to keep participating in the show.

After that, Peluso was invited to the show on Women's Day to promote her new single "Business Woman", defined as a feminist anthem.

During the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Peluso released a musical collaboration with urbano artist Rels B titled "No Se Perdona", which had great commercial success.

Another single "Buenos Aires" was released shortly after.

It received critical acclaim for its message and sound and scored a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Song.

She also received a Premio Gardel and a Latin Grammy nomination for Best New Artist.

She was also covered in The Guardian for the first time.

In September 2020 she announced that she would be releasing her debut studio album Calambre on 2 October and released a new single "Sana Sana".

Briefly before releasing her album, her performance of "Sana Sana" at the German music platform Colors "which features exceptional talent from around the world" went viral on Twitter, reaching over twelve million views.