They went on to record an albums worth of material over the course of the following 2 years. 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.īedingfield was spotted in London by Nathan Winkler and Michael Tafaro, song writing and production duo who were looking for a singer to demo their compositions and productions. Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, Bedingfield composed and recorded songs for the Hillsong London Church. At first she recorded demos in the garages of friends who had recording studios, which she presented to record companies. At age 14, Bedingfield sang vocals on Origins Refined Intricacy (Steelyard Records).īedingfield attended a year at the University of Greenwich, where she studied psychology, then left to concentrate on singing and songwriting. She 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. The group provided Bedingfield with the opportunity to explore different musical genres and expand her songwriting abilities.
When Bedingfield was a teenager, she and her siblings, Daniel and Nikola, formed the dance/electronic group, The DNA Algorithm. Her interest in music was encouraged by her parents and she took guitar and piano lessons when she was younger. Bedingfield has three siblings: brothers Daniel, Joshua and a younger sister Nikola. and Pocketful of Sunshineīedingfield was born in Haywards Heath, West Sussex (later moving to Lewisham, south London) to New Zealand-born Molly and John Bedingfield, who worked in the international charity sector focused on inner-city projects in education, reconciliation, addiction rehab and longterm community development, alongside local government initiatives and faith-based communities in Europe, Asia and Latin America. In 2012, VH1 ranked Bedingfield number 66 on the list of 100 Greatest Women in Music.Ģ Life and career 2.1 2001–06: Early years and UnwrittenĢ.2 2007–08: N.B. In December 2010, Bedingfield released her third album in North America, named Strip Me. was not released in North America, but six tracks from it were included with seven new ones and released in 2008 as her third studio album, Pocketful of Sunshine, with the singles "Love Like This" and "Pocketful of Sunshine" earning success on the charts. (2007), yielded the UK top 10 singles "I Wanna Have Your Babies" and "Soulmate". Bedingfield received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the title track "Unwritten", and at the 20 Brit Awards she was nominated for Best British Female Artist.
It enjoyed international success with more than 2.3 million copies sold worldwide. Bedingfield released her debut album, Unwritten, in 2004, which contained primarily up-tempo pop songs and was influenced by R&B music. Natasha Anne Bedingfield (born 26 November 1981) is an English singer and songwriter.