Natasha Bedingfield
Natasha Anne Bedingfield (born November 26, 1981) is a Grammy Award-nominated British pop singer-songwriter. Bedingfield grew up in Lewisham, England and came to fame in 2004, after the release of her pop rock debut album Unwritten. In the United Kingdom, Bedingfield has achieved three top ten singles, including the number one, "These Words", in 2004. Her debut album has sold over 2.3 million copies worldwide and in 2006 she received a Grammy Award nomination for "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" for "Unwritten".[1] She is currently signed to Sony BMG and her sophomore album, N.B., is scheduled for release on April 30, 2007.[2]
Bedingfield is the sister of pop-singers Daniel Bedingfield and Nikola Rachelle. She 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.
Bedingfield was born in Sussex, England to New Zealand-born Molly and John Bedingfield (former Christian missionaries).[3] She has three siblings; an older brother Daniel and a younger sister Nikola, who are both pop singers, and a younger brother, Joshua. Bedingfield grew up in the south-east London district of Lewisham, moving there as a child.[3] As a teenager, Bedingfield and her siblings, Daniel and Nikola, formed the Christian rock group, The DNA Algorithm.[4] Her interest in music was encouraged by her parents and growing up she also took guitar and piano lessons.[5]
Bedingfield attended a year at the University of Greenwich, where she studied psychology.[3] Commenting on her choice of study, Bedingfield said: "I was interested in psychology because I knew that'd make me a better songwriter. It'd give me a deeper insight into people."[5] After a year of studying psychology, Bedingfield left university to concentrate on singing and songwriting. She began to record demos in the garages of friends who had recording studios, which she eventually took to record companies.[6]
In 2004, Bedingfield wrote and recorded songs for the Hillsong London Church live album Shout God's Fame.[7] Her recordings have also appeared on Hillsong's children's album Jesus Is My Superhero (2004).
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