Mon Laferte

Norma Monserrat Bustamante Laferte (born 2 May 1983) better known as Mon Laferte, is a Chilean and Mexican musician. Her musical style spans genres including pop, rock, bolero, cumbia, and salsa, reflecting her versatility. She gained recognition during the 2010s for her melodramatic style and stage presence. In 2025, Billboard named her one of the best female Latin pop artists of all time.

Laferte has sold more than 4.8 million album-equivalent units in Mexico, making her the best-selling Chilean artist of the digital era. Her releases Mon Laferte, Vol. 1 (2015), La Trenza (2017), "Tu Falta De Querer", "Amárrame", and "Mi Buen Amor" have been certified diamond or higher by the Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON). Her accolades include five Latin Grammy Awards (the most for a Chilean artist), a Musa Award, two MTV Europe Music Awards, four MTV MIAW Awards, and three Grammy Awards nominations.

Early life and education

Laferte grew up with her mother Myriam Laferte Herrera, her maternal grandmother Norma, and her younger sister Solange, in their hometown of Viña del Mar, Chile. In 1992, at the age of nine, she won first prize in a contest organized by Orlando Peña Carvajal school. She was given a guitar, on which she first began to compose her own songs. At the age of thirteen she got a scholarship to study music for a year and a half at the conservatory in her hometown, although she preferred the self-taught path to the academic one. She honed her skills by playing in bars in Viña del Mar and Valparaiso.

In August 2007, Laferte emigrated to Mexico. In 2008, she began performing in Veracruz and Mexico City as Mon Laferte. On November 30, 2022, after living and working in Mexico for more than 15 years, Laferte was granted Mexican citizenship.