""I came to the conclusion that there's a perception of me as a woman who is really liberated - that's why it's dangerous. [She's] a person who is sure of herself and that generates a lot of insecurity in other people," said Laferte in a Zoom call, just after she attended the 2025 Fashion Awards with designer Willy Chavarria in London. ("I went to Camden and took a photo next to [Amy Winehouse's] statue," she noted, citing inspiration in the late R&B star.)"
"Laferte reckons with her dangerous womanhood on "Femme Fatale:" a compilation of jazzy, cabaret pop ballads, elevated by the roaring theatrical vocals she made famous in such past hits as "Tu Falta de Querer" and "Mi Buen Amor." Prior to releasing the album, Laferte notably starred as Sally Bowles in a Mexico City production of the famous American musical "Cabaret." It was a crash course on theater - which heavily influenced Laferte's now most penetrating record to date."
"Each song in "Femme Fatale" feels like a descent into a speakeasy. It tells stories of loves past - which at times feel nauseating for the 42-year-old singer, born Norma Monserrat Bustamante Laferte in Viña del Mar, Chile. Among them is "Otra Noche de Llorar," in which she mourns an unrequited love; then there's "El Gran Señor," in which she scorns a cowardly abuser of women."
The press has often labeled Mon Laferte a 'femme fatale,' a seductive woman who inflicts distress upon her love interests. Nearly two decades into her singing career, the Chilean singer-songwriter released her ninth studio album, Femme Fatale, in October. The album embraces the old-fashioned trope of the wizened seductress through jazzy, cabaret pop ballads and roaring theatrical vocals. Prior stage experience starring as Sally Bowles in a Mexico City production of Cabaret heavily influenced the record. Each song evokes a speakeasy atmosphere and recounts past loves, abuses, and indignation. Tracks such as "Otra Noche de Llorar," "El Gran Señor" and "1:30" confront unrequited love, scorn for abusers, and intertwined sexual and historical themes.
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