Natalia Jiménez

Natalia Jiménez
Background information
Birth name	Natalia Jiménez Sarmiento
Also known as	Natalia Jiménez
Born	December 29, 1981 (1981-12-29) (age 29)
Origin	Madrid, Spain
Genres	Pop, Latin pop, rock
Occupations	Singer-songwriter
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Sony Music
Website	La 5ª Estación

Natalia Jiménez Sarmiento (Born December 29, 1981 in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish singer. She is the lead singer of the Spanish pop band La 5a Estacion.

Early life

Jiménez was born to a Spanish father who was a singer; and her mother is Portuguese.

Career

In 2007, Natalia had a participation (featuring) in the album "Real" of the Puerto Rican singer Ednita Nazario, performed a duet song "No", (composed by Armando Avila and self Natalia). This song only appears on the album Ednita Nazario.^[1]

"The Best Thing About Me Is You" is Ricky Martin's new single with the original English version of the song features singer Joss Stone, while its Spanish version, "Lo Mejor De Mi Vida Eres Tú", replaces Stone's vocals with Natalia Jiménez.^[2]

On November 12, 2010, after appearing and performing at the 2010 Latin Grammys with Ricky Martin, Natalia announced her solo album and said she hopes to release her first single in January. She also announced that the band, La Quinta Estacion was not broken up and that her and Angel Reyero, her bandmate, were focusing on solo projects. She said "The band is still there, everything is still there, one day we will release another album [as La Quinta Estacion]".^[3]

Natalia's first single as a solo artist "Por Ser Tu Mujer" was released on April 5, 2011. Her self-titled debut album "Natalia Jimenez" was released on June 21, 2011 in the United States.

First Solo Concert

On June 10, 2011 Natalia made her debut solo concert in "Bonaire". She was welcomed at the airport by a big crowd and tweeted :

"Estoy en Bonaire y lo único que puedo decir es que no me quiero ir! Me encanta! Gracias por el recibimiento en el aeropuerto!" :)

After giving a big and beautiful performance on June 10, 2011 at the plaza resort hotel, Her twitter followers count grew with a lot of Bonairean Fans.

Discography

Studio albums

Natalia Jimenez Debut as Solo Artist Released: June 21, 2011[4] Formats: CD

Studio albums with La Quinta Estacion

Year	Title	Chart positions			Sales/certifications
		United States	Mexico	Spain
2001	Primera Toma 1st Studio album Released: December 3, 2001 Formats: CD	-	-	-
2004	Flores de Alquiler 2nd Studio album Released: June 22, 2004 Formats: CD, digital	7	5	-	USA: 2x Multi-Platino Mexico: 3x Platinum Spain: Gold
2006	El Mundo Se Equivoca 3rd Studio album Released: August 22, 2006 Formats: CD, digital	13	4	3	USA: Platino Mexico: Platinum + Gold Spain: 2xPlatinum
2009	Sin Frenos 4th Studio album Released: March 17, 2009 Formats: CD, digital	1	3	2	Mexico: Gold Spain: Gold

Compilations and live albums

Year	Title	Chart positions			Sales/certifications
		United States	Mexico	Spain
2005	Acústico 1st Live album Released: November 1, 2005 Formats: CD/DVD	28	-	-
2007	La Quinta Estación (La Caja) Greatest Hits Collection Released: November 27, 2007 Formats: CD, digital	-	-	-	USA: Mexico: Spain:

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

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions						Certifications	Album
		HLT	LPA	MEX	SPA	PER	COL
2002	"Dónde Irán"	—	—	—	—	—	—		Primera Toma
	"Perdición"	24	6	—	—	—	—
2003	"No Quiero Perderte"	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	"El Sol No Regresa"	37	21	10	19	—	—		Flores de Alquiler
2005	"Algo Más"	3	2	1	32	—	—
	"Daría"	13	3	9	15	—	—
	"Niña"	—	36	19	—	—	—
2006	"Tu Peor Error"	18	17	3	16	64	—		El Mundo Se Equivoca
	"Me Muero"	10	2	1	1	3	3
2007	"Sueños Rotos"	—	27	6	1	—	—
	"Ahora Que Te Vas"	26	6	—	—	60	—
2008	"La Frase Tonta De La Semana"	—	—	73	—	—	10
2009	"Que te Quería"	4	1	1	1	—	18	SPA: 1× Platinum	Sin Frenos
	"Recuérdame" ft. Marc Anthony	5	3	28	8	—	—
	"Me Dueles"	—	—	—	—	—	—

Featured singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions					Certifications	Album
		HLT	LPA	LTA	MEX	SPA
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

References

1. ^ Ednita Nazario - Real Album
2. ^ quemovida.excite.es
3. ^ http://www.laquintaestacionfancluboficial.com/foro/viewtopic.php?t=4018
4. ^ "Natalia Jimenez (Bonus Tracks)- Only at Target". http://www.target.com/Natalia-Jimenez-Bonus-Tracks-Target/dp/B0052EUYM8. Retrieved 2011-06-13. 

Persondata
Name	Jiménez, Natalia
Alternative names	Sarmiento, Natalia Jiménez
Short description	Singer-songwriter
Date of birth	1980-12-24
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Date of death
Place of death