Natacha Atlas is an Egyptian-Belgian singer known for her fusion of Arabic and Western music, particularly hip-hop.
28 Facts About Natacha Atlas
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Natacha Atlas once termed her music "cha'abi moderne".
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Natacha Atlas's music has been influenced by many styles including Maghrebain, hip hop, drum and bass and reggae.
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Natacha Atlas has since released seven solo albums and been a part of numerous collaborations.
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Natacha Atlas was born in Brussels of Anglo Egyptian parentage.
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Natacha Atlas's British mother was born Christian becoming Buddhist in the 1970s.
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Natacha Atlas was raised listening to music from both east and west and in the course of her upbringing learned to be tolerant of all religions.
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Natacha Atlas grew up speaking French and English, and later learned Arabic and Spanish.
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Natacha Atlas returned to Belgium at age 24 and began her career with two jobs: belly dancing and being the lead singer of a Belgian salsa band.
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Natacha Atlas contributed extensive vocal work as well as keyboards and bass guitar.
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In 1999, Natacha Atlas collaborated with David Arnold on the song "One Brief Moment".
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Two years earlier, Natacha Atlas had collaborated with Arnold on the album Shaken and Stirred, recording the song "From Russia with Love" for the eponymous film.
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In 2003, Natacha Atlas provided vocals for the Kolo folk dance song "'Ajde Jano" on Nigel Kennedy and Kroke's album, East Meets East.
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In 2005, Natacha Atlas contributed the song "Just Like A Dream" to the charity album Voyces United for UNHCR.
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Natacha Atlas's music has been used in a number of soundtracks.
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Natacha Atlas's cover of I Put a Spell On You was used in the 2002 film Divine Intervention by Palestinian director Elia Suleiman.
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Natacha Atlas was originally billed to star in and provide the soundtrack to the film Whatever Lola Wants, directed by Nabil Ayouch.
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Natacha Atlas participated in the piece "Light of Life " for the soundtrack of Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven.
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In 2007, Natacha Atlas collaborated with Belinda Carlisle for Carlisle's seventh album Voila.
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On 23 May 2008 Natacha Atlas released a new album, Ana Hina, which was well received by critics.
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Natacha Atlas is composing the music for Francoise Charpat's upcoming film.
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In May 2013, Natacha Atlas released Expressions: Live in Toulouse, an album which showcased her expressive voice using largely orchestral arrangements augmented by Middle Eastern percussion.
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Natacha Atlas has recently moved into the jazz genre with Myriad Road and Strange Days.
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Natacha Atlas has said in the past that she is "technically Muslim" and that she identifies with Sufism.
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Natacha Atlas stated that her father has some Sephardic Jewish ancestry.
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Natacha Atlas was a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Conference Against Racism.
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Natacha Atlas included clips from Zeitgeist: Addendum in her 2010 album Mounqaliba.
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In March 2011, Natacha Atlas announced that she had joined the boycott of Israel and had withdrawn from a scheduled performance in Israel.