17 Facts About Natalie Duncan

Natalie Alexis Duncan is a British soul musician from Nottingham, England, currently signed to British music producer and DJ Goldie's record imprint Fallen Tree 1Hundred.

Natalie Duncan has been compared to the likes of Alicia Keys, Amy Winehouse, Norah Jones and Nina Simone.

Natalie Duncan's mother is Jamaican and her father half English, half Greek.

Natalie Duncan moved to Nottingham in 1991, where she grew up.

Natalie Duncan displayed a keen interest in music as a child and at age 3 composed her first original tune on a tiny toy keyboard.

Natalie Duncan commenced piano lessons at age 5 and, preferring to learn by ear rather than by conventional sight reading, she pursued the ABRSM Jazz Piano syllabus, obtaining her grade 5 qualification when she was 14.

Natalie Duncan first sang in public at age 10 in Junior school, and at age 15 she won the year 11 music competition at her Secondary school, singing and playing an Alicia Keys cover.

Natalie Duncan had been writing her own songs from quite an early age.

Natalie Duncan left school to attend New College Nottingham where she obtained a BTEC HNC in music in 2007.

Natalie Duncan's break came in 2010 when she featured in a programme the BBC were making about 12 young musicians from around the UK, who had used music as a means to overcome various difficulties they had all experienced.

Natalie Duncan provided vocals for the Disclosure track "Apollo", from Settle: The Remixes.

Natalie Duncan included a cover of the Etta James hit "At Last" on her Find Me a Home EP.

In 2014, Natalie Duncan parted ways with her record label Verve Records.

The EP marks a new direction for Natalie Duncan offering a more overall electronic influence than her previous material.

Natalie Duncan released another single, "Kingston", on 24 July 2015 under UX Records.

Natalie Duncan released a new single titled "Lies" on 28 August 2015.

In July 2020, Natalie Duncan released her second studio album Free under Goldie's Fallen Tree 1Hundred label.