Natasha Anne Bedingfield was born on 26 November 1981 and is a British singer and songwriter.
48 Facts About Natasha Bedingfield
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Natasha Bedingfield received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the title track "Unwritten", and at the 2005 and 2006 Brit Awards, she was nominated for Best British Female Artist.
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In December 2010, Natasha Bedingfield released her third album in North America, Strip Me, with the song of the same name charting on the US Billboard Hot 100 at 91.
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Natasha Bedingfield has sold over 10 million albums and 10 million singles worldwide, totalling over 20 million records worldwide.
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Natasha Bedingfield spent time in Auckland, New Zealand during her childhood, and attended Lynfield College.
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Natasha Bedingfield provided vocals for the group which primarily performed dance-pop music about independence and empowerment, themes that would later be found in her own solo compositions.
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At age 14, Natasha Bedingfield sang vocals on Origins Refined Intricacy.
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Natasha Bedingfield attended a year at the University of Greenwich, where she studied psychology, then left to concentrate on singing and songwriting.
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In early 2000s, Natasha Bedingfield composed, wrote and recorded songs for Hillsong Church UK.
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Natasha Bedingfield's songs appeared on the live albums Blessed, Shout God's Fame, and the children's album Jesus Is My Superhero by Hillsong Music Australia.
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At the 2005 Brit Awards, Natasha Bedingfield was nominated for four awards, though did not win any of her nominated categories.
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Natasha Bedingfield was 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, though was again unsuccessful in winning in any of her nominated categories.
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On 1 July 2007, Natasha Bedingfield performed "Unwritten" at the Concert for Diana held at Wembley Stadium, London, an event which celebrated the life of Princess Diana almost ten years after her death.
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Natasha Bedingfield stated on her blog that she would start work on her new album in early 2009.
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Natasha Bedingfield stated that Wyclef Jean, Sam Sparro and Mike Elizondo would be working on the record.
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Natasha Bedingfield performed the song on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on 24 May 2010.
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Natasha Bedingfield appeared on rapper Nicki Minaj's debut album, Pink Friday, on a track called "Last Chance", and on Rascal Flatts' album Nothing Like This on a track called "Easy", released as the album's third single.
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In 2010, Natasha Bedingfield joined forces with Avon as a celebrity judge for Avon Voices, Avon's first-ever global, online singing talent search for women and songwriting competition for men and women.
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On 6 April 2011, Natasha Bedingfield visited Radio Hamburg and confirmed that the song "Pocketful of Sunshine" would be the first European single from the forthcoming European release of Strip Me.
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Filipino singer Jake Zyrus confirmed that Natasha Bedingfield had written a song for her called "Lighthouse", which is included on her second studio album Infinity.
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On 9 November 2011, Natasha Bedingfield wowed American audiences when she joined Rascal Flatts to perform "Easy," on the Country Music Awards show on ABC.
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In September 2012, Natasha Bedingfield was featured on Lifehouse's single "Between the Raindrops".
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In 2013, Natasha Bedingfield composed the music of "Non mi ami", a single by Italian singer-songwriter Giorgia, included on the album Senza Paura.
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In 2014, Natasha Bedingfield contributed to the soundtrack for the Disney animated film, The Pirate Fairy, with a track titled "Who I Am".
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On 13 January 2015, Natasha Bedingfield released a charity single with Philosophy Skin Care titled "Hope".
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Later in 2015, Natasha Bedingfield contributed to Band of Merrymakers' album Welcome to Our Christmas Party and toured with the group in 2015 and 2016.
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Natasha Bedingfield collaborated with Belgian record producer Basto during this time.
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Natasha Bedingfield toured Europe in late 2016 with Night of the Proms.
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Natasha Bedingfield released a new record, "Let Go" with Nestea on 17 March 2018.
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Natasha Bedingfield signed a record deal with Linda Perry's record label We Are Hear in the same year.
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Natasha Bedingfield co-wrote the song "Black Sky" with Kimbra for her 2018 album Primal Heart.
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In July 2019, Natasha Bedingfield announced that her fourth studio album and first studio release in nearly nine years, Roll with Me, was scheduled for release on 30 August 2019.
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Natasha Bedingfield has donated time and money to organisations such as the Global Angels, an international children's charity founded by her mother, Molly Natasha Bedingfield.
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Natasha Bedingfield became associated with the organisation in 2006 and said she hoped to help "people around the world, particularly children, who live in conditions that would horrify us".
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Natasha Bedingfield is an ambassador for Global Angels, and in November 2006 she visited India for three weeks in support of the charity.
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Natasha Bedingfield visited an orphanage in Kolkata and a refugee camp for former child prostitutes in Mumbai to learn more about the situation and the conditions in these areas.
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Natasha Bedingfield later expressed her shock at what she had witnessed.
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Natasha Bedingfield is an advocate for Stop the Traffik, a global coalition which works to end human trafficking and a member of the campaign.
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In 2004, Natasha Bedingfield showed interest in acting and made her debut in the James Bond video game From Russia with Love in November 2005.
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Natasha Bedingfield voiced the character Elizabeth Stark, the British Prime Minister's daughter who is kidnapped in the opening sequence.
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Natasha Bedingfield guest-starred on Nickelodeon's mockumentary series The Naked Brothers Band "Christmas Special" alongside Whoopi Goldberg and Leon Thomas III.
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Natasha Bedingfield has made guest appearances on the NBC series Lipstick Jungle.
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Natasha Bedingfield guest-starred on Nickelodeon's True Jackson, VP in November 2009.
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In 2012, Natasha Bedingfield made an appearance in three episodes of Web Therapy's fourth season.
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In December 2012, VH1 announced that Natasha Bedingfield would perform at their 2012 VH1 Divas show, a concert benefiting the Save The Music Foundation charity.
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On 22 September 2014, Natasha Bedingfield performed a song titled "Love Song to the Earth" at the United Nations 2014 Equator Prize Gala in New York City.
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On 21 March 2009, Natasha Bedingfield married American businessman Matt Robinson in Malibu, California, US.
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Natasha Bedingfield has received four nominations from the BRIT Awards but has won none.