\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMaria-Juliana Rojas<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tAll the while, Venegas was also revisiting old memories and drafting bits and pieces of the memoir. For her, that\u2019s a lot of history to retrace: When she first came onto the scene, there wasn\u2019t anyone quite like her. She was one of very few women in a male-dominated Latin pop landscape, plus a multi-instrumentalist (she identifies as a pianist, though she plays 17 total instruments, including the accordion) with a more roots-driven sound. \u201cIt was funny because I feel like the accordion opened a door at least,\u201d she says, laughing. \u201cPeople were curious when I would go out onstage. They were disconcerted, like, \u2018What is she gonna do?\u2019\u2026 But I think following my intuition was always important for me. I didn\u2019t even know what I was doing, but it was really clear that I was just gonna do my thing.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tAs she catapulted into the spotlight with heartfelt songs like \u201cMe Voy\u201d and \u201cLimon Y Sal,\u201d she showed that Latin artists could find huge success through honest, less commercial songs. One person who has cited her as a massive influence is Lafourcade, who appears on Norte\u00f1a <\/em>on the song \u201cTengo Que Contarte.\u201d \u201cI think she sounds super wise in the song,\u201d Venegas says, noting that Lafourcade was just weeks away from giving birth to her first child when they joined forces in the studio. \u201cShe\u2019s from Veracruz and she does music from the south, so I loved having her come into my territory.\u201d<\/p>\n