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http://www.calgaryherald.com/touch/story.html?id=8594400

Feeling Latin after receiving a kidney from a Salvadorian donor, Natalie Cole sings in Spanish
BY E.J. TAMARA

It's been four years since Natalie Cole received a kidney from a Salvadorian donor, and the singer says it not only connected her to Hispanic culture, it has given her the strength to record her first post-operation album — totally in Spanish.

"I don't believe in coincidences. I believe everything happens for a reason. That this was a Latin family, I feel like I'm part Latino now. That (made) the desire to make this record became even stronger," Cole said recently during a private listening session of "Natalie Cole En Espanol," released this week.

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