Everything about Natasha Bedingfield totally explained
Natasha Anne Bedingfield (
November 26,
1981) is an
English pop singer-
songwriter, based in
London,
England.
She originally debuted in the 1990s as a member of the Christian
dance/
electronic group
The DNA Algorithm with her
siblings Daniel Bedingfield and
Nikola Rachelle. Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, Bedingfield recorded
rock and
gospel songs for the
Hillsong London Church.
Daniel Bedingfield went on to enjoy success with hits “
Gotta Get Thru This” and “
If You're Not The One”. Natasha and Daniel share the
Guinness World Record for being the only
siblings to have had solo number-ones in UK chart history.
Bedingfield recorded her first album
Unwritten in 2004. The album contained primarily uptempo
pop songs and was influenced by
R&B music; it enjoyed international success with over 2.5 million sold worldwide. In 2007, she received a
Grammy Award nomination for "
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" for the song "
Unwritten". Bedingfield's second album
N.B. (2007) yielded the singles "
I Wanna Have Your Babies", "
Soulmate" and "
Say It Again". Bedingfield has achieved 5 top ten singles in the
United Kingdom to date and as of April 2008, she's sold over 10 million singles and albums worldwide.
Bedingfield has promoted humanitarian causes throughout the world, and is noted for her work with children in the "Stop the Traffik" campaign through her mother's charity,
Global Angels. While she isn't politically outspoken in the US, her song "Unwritten" has been used by
Barack Obama on the campaign trail in 2008.
Early life
Bedingfield was born in the
Lewisham district of
London to
New Zealand-born Molly and John Bedingfield who are both charity workers. She has three siblings; two brothers:
Daniel and Joshua and a younger sister
Nikola. Both Daniel and Nikola are also pop singers. Her interest in music was encouraged by her parents and growing up she took
guitar and
piano lessons. As a teenager, Bedingfield and her siblings, Daniel and Nikola, formed the dance/electronic group, The DNA Algorithm. The group provided Bedingfield with the opportunity to explore different musical genres and expand her songwriting abilities. She provided vocals for the group which primarily performed
dance-pop music about religion, independence and empowerment, themes that would later be found in her own solo compositions. The DNA Algorithm performed at several Christian music festivals before disbanding.
Bedingfield attended a year at the
University of Greenwich, where she studied
psychology to "make [her] a better songwriter." Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, Bedingfield composed and recorded songs for the
Hillsong London Church. In 2004, her recordings appeared on the church's
live album Shout God's Fame and the
children's album Jesus Is My Superhero by
Hillsong Music Australia.
Music career
2004–2006: Unwritten
Bedingfield signed a recording contract with
Sony BMG in 2003. Her first album
Unwritten was released in September 2004 and features collaborations with
Steve Kipner,
Danielle Brisebois, Wayne Rodrigues, Nick Lashley,
Andrew Frampton, Wayne Wilkins,
Kara DioGuardi,
Guy Chambers,
Patrick Leonard and
rapper
Bizarre. The album contained uptempo
pop rock songs and influences from
R&B music. Reviews of the album were generally positive and it was described as a "well-made pop album for the new millennium" by
All Music Guide. It sold well, reaching multi-platinum status in the
United Kingdom and the
U.S. At the 2005
Brit Awards, Bedingfield was nominated for four awards, she was also nominated for an award at the 2006
Brit Awards and in 2007 she was nominated for "
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" at the
2007 Grammy Awards. The song's lyrics, and its accompanying
music video, depict Bedingfield's single lifestyle. "
These Words" was released as the album's second single. The song became Bedingfield's first UK number one and U.S. top twenty single. "
Unwritten" was released as the album's third single in 2004, the song reached number six on the
UK Singles Chart and it also became the most played song on U.S. radio in 2006. The songs lyrics discuss "living your own life without other people telling you how to live it". "
I Bruise Easily" was released as the album's fourth single, it didn't perform as well as its predecessors but was still a moderate success, reaching number twelve on the
UK Singles Chart.
In November 2006, Bedingfield released the
DVD Live in New York City, which contained a live concert performance as well as music videos and a documentary. That month she recorded the
Diane Warren-penned song "Still Here" for the film
Rocky Balboa. The song, however, didn't appear on the soundtrack; although it was included on her second album.
2007–present: N.B. and Pocketful of Sunshine
Bedingfield's second album
N.B. was released in April 2007 in Europe. Bedingfield recollaborated with Kipner along with
Eve and
Maroon 5 singer
Adam Levine. The album takes influence from a variety of music styles such as R&B,
reggae and
electronica. Bedingfield commented that it differed from
Unwritten because it represented her shifting priorities from being a single young woman to "dating, searching for a partner" and "looking for Mr Right".
"
I Wanna Have Your Babies", the album's
lead single, was about finding the right man to father her children and became criticized by fans and critics alike. The song was moderately successful, reaching number seven in the
UK, number eight in
Ireland and the top fifty in most other markets. "
Soulmate" was released as the album's second single on
July 2,
2007 and also peaked at number seven in the
UK. "
Say It Again" was confirmed as the third single to be released from
N.B. on
October 8,
2007.
In July 2007, she appeared on an online
YouTube music video of
Esmée Denters singing "Unwritten". Bedingfield sang backing vocals off-screen for most of the video, but joined Denters in front of the camera at the end of the song. In September 2007, it was announced that the lead single "
I Wanna Have Your Babies" would in fact not be the lead single in North America. A new track titled "
Love like This" would serve as the lead American single. The track, which features Jamaican reggae act
Sean Kingston didn't appear on the original pressings of
N.B..
To promote
N.B., Bedingfield embarked on the
FutureSex/LoveShow tour in May 2007, supporting
Justin Timberlake and on
July 1,
2007, Bedingfield performed "Unwritten" at the
Concert for Diana at
Wembley Stadium in
London.
Bedingfield's live session at
Abbey Road Studios was recorded for
Live from Abbey Road and the performance was screened on an episode shared with
Iron Maiden and
Gipsy Kings. The show was screened on
Channel 4 in the UK and the
Sundance Channel in the United States.
On
October 3,
2007, Bedingfield won an award for "Best Pop Artist" at the 2007 BT Digital Music Awards held at
The Roundhouse in
Camden,
North London, she also performed her latest single "
Say It Again" at the ceremony.
Bedingfield has stated on
TRL that the U.S. version of her second album will be titled
Pocketful of Sunshine. The album featured six songs from
N.B. alongside seven new ones. The album was released on
January 22 2008, with the lead single, "
Love like This" being released a few months earlier. The title track is set to be the second single and was played on the season finale of MTV's
The Hills.
On
January 18,
2008, Bedingfield's forthcoming UK tour was cancelled for the second time, one month before it was supposed to start. It has now been officially scrapped, so she can spend more time in the U.S. promoting her album. However, she'll perform a number of free acoustic gigs in the spring to compensate for the cancellation. Bedingfield has been back in the UK recently to promote new single "Love Like This" which recently made the top 20 in the UK chart, with the album
Pocketful of Sunshine to follow later this year.
Non-musical projects
Bedingfield is a
philanthropist who has donated time and money to organizations such as the
Global Angels, an international children's charity founded by her mother, Molly Bedingfield. She became associated with the organization in 2006 because of her celebrity status which she could use to help "people around the world, particularly children, who live in conditions that would horrify us". Bedingfield is now an ambassador for Global Angels and in November 2006 she visited
India for three weeks in support of the charity. She visited an
orphanage in
Calcutta and a
refugee camp for former child prostitutes in
Mumbai to learn more about the situation and the conditions in these areas. Bedingfield later expressed her shock at what she'd witnessed. She is also an advocate for Stop the Traffik, a global coalition which works to end
human trafficking Bedingfield commented that she'd like to do more acting, but only if the film "was good enough, and it was a role that [would] fit me."
Personal life and image
In 2006, the media incorrectly reported that Bedingfield was dating
Nick Lachey and
Maroon 5 lead singer,
Adam Levine.
Referring to the media reports, Bedingfield commented that "Adam is lovely but I didn't date him or Nick. As soon as you talk to a famous guy, you're immediately waking up in his bed the next morning after having sexual intercourse." Bedingfield is currently dating estate agent Matt Robinson, and he's shown up with her to support her at various events.
Discography
Studio albums
N.B.
Pocketful of Sunshine (Only available in North America.)
Chart history
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