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Natalia Tena

Natalia Tena sings and plays accordion in Molotov Jukebox, bringing Latin and Eastern European influences to the band alongside an acting career that includes Harry Potter and Game of Thrones.

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Overview

From
London, with Spanish family roots
Music
Lead singer and accordionist, Molotov Jukebox
Band formed
2008
Screen debut
Ellie in About a Boy (2002)
Breakout roles
Nymphadora Tonks in Harry Potter; Osha in Game of Thrones

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How it started.

Born in London to Spanish parents, Natalia grew up between English and Spanish. Music began with piano lessons from her mother, and she later learned accordion while working with Kneehigh theatre. Busking on the London Underground gave her practice playing through indifference and helped her earn a living.

Building the band.

Natalia and violinist Sam Apley met in another band before starting their own. Molotov Jukebox formed in 2008, gradually gathering its members. Their sound draws on Latin American and Eastern European music, with accordion, violin and trumpet at its heart. Carnival Flower arrived in 2014, followed by Tropical Gypsy in 2016.

Two creative lives.

Her screen career began with About a Boy in 2002. Playing Tonks in the Harry Potter films and Osha in Game of Thrones brought her to a wider audience, while 10,000 km earned major acting awards. In a 2023 interview, she described the difficulty of fitting film auditions around concerts booked months ahead. In January 2026, she said she wanted to focus that year on Molotov Jukebox’s next album.

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Quotes

I often get asked this and I don’t think you really need to choose.Natalia Tena, Essential Surrey

Asked in a December 2016 interview whether she would choose acting or music.

Trivia

  1. She and Sam Apley were listening to Gogol Bordello when they started Molotov Jukebox.
  2. She played a mermaid in the band’s Just the Thrill video, directed by Carlos Marqués-Marcet.
  3. She told The Untitled Magazine that her canal boat life helped inspire Marqués-Marcet’s film Anchor and Hope.
  4. She walked the Camino in Spain in 2020 to raise money for the Orchid Project.

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