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{{short description|English singer and songwriter (born 1981)}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|11|26|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|11|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Cuckfield]], [[West Sussex]], England
| birth_place = [[Cuckfield]], [[West Sussex]], England
| genre = <!--Genres must be sourced. Aim for generality and use two to four genres: [[Template:Infobox_musical_artist/doc#genre]]--> {{hlist||[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]<ref name="BT">{{cite web|url=https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/natasha-bedingfield-motherhood-changed-my-perception-of-life-it-felt-different-but-incredible-to-be-back-on-stage/38448331.html|title=Natasha Bedingfield: 'Motherhood changed my perception of life... it felt different, but incredible, to be back on stage'|publisher=[[Belfast Telegraph]]|last=Green|first=Alex|date=30 August 2019|accessdate=19 March 2024|archive-date=8 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808205059/https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/natasha-bedingfield-motherhood-changed-my-perception-of-life-it-felt-different-but-incredible-to-be-back-on-stage/38448331.html|url-status=live}}</ref>|[[Pop music|pop]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/cmalone/2019/08/30/natasha-bedingfield-returns-to-pop-music-with-roll-with-me-album/amp/|title=Natasha Bedingfield Returns to Pop Music with 'Roll with Me' Album|work=[[Forbes (magazine)|Forbes]]|last=Malone-Mendez|first=Chris|date=30 August 2019|accessdate=19 March 2024|archive-date=19 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240319084213/https://www.forbes.com/sites/cmalone/2019/08/30/natasha-bedingfield-returns-to-pop-music-with-roll-with-me-album/amp/|url-status=live}}</ref>|[[dance-pop]]<ref name="AMBio">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/natasha-bedingfield-mn0000558954|title=Natasha Bedingfield - ''AllMusic'' Biography|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|work=[[RhythmOne]]|last=Loftus|first=Johnny|date=1 January 2004|accessdate=19 March 2024|archive-date=30 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730073502/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/natasha-bedingfield-mn0000558954|url-status=live}}</ref>|[[blue-eyed soul]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2024/03/13/astrid-sonne-great-doubt-babies/|title=Astrid Sonne knows that baby-making music should be weird|newspaper=[[Washington Post]]|last=Richards|first=Chris|date=13 March 2024|accessdate=19 March 2024|quote=Until recently, the strangest pop song I'd ever heard about procreation was "I Wanna Have Your Babies," a bubbly reproductive prelude from 2007, delivered with giddy-horny gusto by the British blue-eyed soul singer Natasha Bedingfield}}</ref>}}
| genre = <!--Genres must be sourced. Aim for generality and use two to four genres: [[Template:Infobox_musical_artist/doc#genre]]--> {{hlist||[[Pop music|Pop]]|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]|[[dance-pop]]|[[blue-eyed soul]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|record producer}}
| years_active = 2001–present
| years_active = 2001–present
| label = {{hlist|[[Phonogenic Records|Phonogenic]]|[[Epic Records|Epic]]|[[We Are Hear]]}}
| label = {{hlist|[[Phonogenic Records|Phonogenic]]|[[Epic Records|Epic]]|[[We Are Hear]]}}
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| spouse = {{marriage|Matt Robinson|21 March 2009}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Matt Robinson|21 March 2009}}
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| relatives = [[Daniel Bedingfield]] (brother)<br>[[Nikola Bedingfield]] (sister)
| relatives = [[Daniel Bedingfield]] (brother)<br />[[Nikola Bedingfield]] (sister)
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| website = {{URL|natashabedingfield.com}}
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'''Natasha Anne Bedingfield''' (born 26 November 1981) is an English singer and songwriter. She released her debut album, ''[[Unwritten (album)|Unwritten]]'', in 2004, which contained primarily up-tempo [[Pop music|pop]] songs and was influenced by [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] music.<ref name="allmusicreview">{{cite web|author=Loftus, Johnny|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r778399|title=Review of ''Unwritten''|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=18 July 2008|archive-date=30 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730073451/https://gum.criteo.com/syncframe?origin=publishertagids&topUrl=www.allmusic.com|url-status=live}}</ref> It enjoyed international success with more than 2.3&nbsp;million copies sold worldwide.<ref name="sales">Stuart Clarke. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070305113653/http://img476.imageshack.us/my.php?image=snewalbum0qo.jpg Staggered Plan for Bedingfield Return]. ''[[Music Week]]''. 10 June 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2007.</ref> Bedingfield received a [[Grammy Award]] nomination for [[Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]] for the title track "[[Unwritten (song)|Unwritten]]", and at the 2005 and 2006 [[Brit Awards]], she was nominated for Best British Female Artist.<ref>[http://www.brits.co.uk/artist/natasha-bedingfield "Natasha Bedingfield: BRITs Profile"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201131013/http://www.brits.co.uk/artist/natasha-bedingfield |date=1 February 2012 }}. Brit Awards. Retrieved 21 November 2012</ref><ref>[http://www.ursongspk.com/raaz-reboot-2016-film-mp3-songs/ "Raaz Reboot (2016) Mp3 Songs"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708051224/http://www.ursongspk.com/raaz-reboot-2016-film-mp3-songs/ |date=8 July 2016 }}. UrSongsPK. Retrieved 7 July 2016</ref> ''Unwritten'' also produced her only UK number one, "[[These Words]]".
'''Natasha Anne Bedingfield''' (born 26 November 1981) is a British singer, songwriter and record producer. She released her debut album, ''[[Unwritten (album)|Unwritten]]'', in 2004, which contained primarily up-tempo [[Pop music|pop]] songs and was influenced by [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] music.<ref name="allmusicreview">{{cite web|author=Loftus, Johnny|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r778399|title=Review of ''Unwritten''|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=18 July 2008|archive-date=30 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730073451/https://gum.criteo.com/syncframe?origin=publishertagids&topUrl=www.allmusic.com|url-status=live}}</ref> It enjoyed international success with more than 2.3&nbsp;million copies sold worldwide.<ref name="sales">Stuart Clarke. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070305113653/http://img476.imageshack.us/my.php?image=snewalbum0qo.jpg Staggered Plan for Bedingfield Return]. ''[[Music Week]]''. 10 June 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2007.</ref> Bedingfield received a [[Grammy Award]] nomination for [[Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]] for the title track "[[Unwritten (song)|Unwritten]]", and at the 2005 and 2006 [[Brit Awards]], she was nominated for Best British Female Artist.<ref>[http://www.brits.co.uk/artist/natasha-bedingfield "Natasha Bedingfield: BRITs Profile"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201131013/http://www.brits.co.uk/artist/natasha-bedingfield |date=1 February 2012 }}. Brit Awards. Retrieved 21 November 2012</ref><ref>[http://www.ursongspk.com/raaz-reboot-2016-film-mp3-songs/ "Raaz Reboot (2016) Mp3 Songs"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708051224/http://www.ursongspk.com/raaz-reboot-2016-film-mp3-songs/ |date=8 July 2016 }}. UrSongsPK. Retrieved 7 July 2016</ref> ''Unwritten'' also produced her only UK number one, "[[These Words]]".


Her second album, ''[[N.B. (album)|N.B.]]'' (2007), yielded the UK top 10 singles "[[I Wanna Have Your Babies]]" and "[[Soulmate (Natasha Bedingfield song)|Soulmate]]". ''N.B.'' was not released in North America, but six tracks from it were included with seven new ones and released in 2008 under the name ''[[N.B. (album)|Pocketful of Sunshine]]'', with the singles "[[Love Like This (Natasha Bedingfield song)|Love Like This]]" and "[[Pocketful of Sunshine]]" earning success on the charts. In December 2010, Bedingfield released her third album in North America, ''[[Strip Me]]'', with the [[Strip Me (song)|song of the same name]] charting on the [[Billboard Hot 100|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100]] at 91. Bedingfield has sold over 10 million albums and 10 million singles worldwide, totalling over 20 million records worldwide. In 2012, [[VH1]] ranked Bedingfield number 66 on the list of 100 Greatest Women in Music.<ref>{{cite web|last=Graham |first=Mark |url=http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2012-02-13/vh1s-100-greatest-women-in-music-complete-list/ |title=VH1's 100 Greatest Women in Music [COMPLETE LIST&#93; – &#124; VH1 Tuner |publisher=VH1 |date=13 February 2012 |access-date=2 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214233543/http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2012-02-13/vh1s-100-greatest-women-in-music-complete-list/ |archive-date=14 February 2012 }}</ref>
Her second album, ''[[N.B. (album)|N.B.]]'' (2007), yielded the UK top 10 singles "[[I Wanna Have Your Babies]]" and "[[Soulmate (Natasha Bedingfield song)|Soulmate]]". ''N.B.'' was not released in North America, but six tracks from it were included with seven new ones and released in 2008 under the name ''[[N.B. (album)|Pocketful of Sunshine]]'', with the singles "[[Love Like This (Natasha Bedingfield song)|Love Like This]]" and "[[Pocketful of Sunshine]]" earning success on the charts. In December 2010, Bedingfield released her third album in North America, ''[[Strip Me]]'', with the song "[[Strip Me (song)|Strip Me]]" charting on the [[Billboard Hot 100|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100]] at 91. Bedingfield has sold over 10 million albums and 10 million singles worldwide, totalling over 20 million records worldwide. In 2012, [[VH1]] ranked Bedingfield number 66 on the list of 100 Greatest Women in Music.<ref>{{cite web|last=Graham |first=Mark |url=http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2012-02-13/vh1s-100-greatest-women-in-music-complete-list/ |title=VH1's 100 Greatest Women in Music [COMPLETE LIST&#93; – &#124; VH1 Tuner |publisher=VH1 |date=13 February 2012 |access-date=2 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214233543/http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2012-02-13/vh1s-100-greatest-women-in-music-complete-list/ |archive-date=14 February 2012 }}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Bedingfield was born in England to New Zealander parents and grew up both in London and [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tailor |first=Leena |date=25 May 2017 |title=Natasha Bedingfield on How Her Struggling Parents Fed a Family of 6 on $6 a Day |url=https://www.etonline.com/music/218160_natasha_bedingfield_on_how_her_struggling_parents_fed_a_family_of_6_on_6_a_day |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=Entertainment Tonight |language=en-US |archive-date=30 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730073456/https://www.etonline.com/music/218160_natasha_bedingfield_on_how_her_struggling_parents_fed_a_family_of_6_on_6_a_day |url-status=live }}</ref> Later she attended [[Lynfield College]].<ref name="Roskill">{{cite Q|Q116775081|page=98}}</ref> When Bedingfield was a teenager, she and her siblings, [[Daniel Bedingfield|Daniel]] and [[Nikola Rachelle|Nikola]], formed a dance/electronic group, The DNA Algorithm.<ref>[http://www.bmi.com/musicworld/entry/533085 Natasha Bedingfield] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209045954/http://www.bmi.com/musicworld/entry/533085 |date=9 February 2009 }}. [[Broadcast Music Incorporated|BMI]]. 22 February 2006. Retrieved 8 March 2007.</ref> The group provided Bedingfield with the opportunity to explore different musical genres and expand her songwriting abilities.<ref>Bill Lamb. [http://top40.about.com/od/artistsac/p/natashabed.htm Natasha Bedingfield Biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070817081436/http://top40.about.com/od/artistsac/p/natashabed.htm |date=17 August 2007 }}. [[About.com]]. Retrieved 10 June 2007.</ref> 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. At age 14, Bedingfield sang vocals on Origins ''Refined Intricacy'' (Steelyard Records).
Natasha Anne Bedingfield was born in England to New Zealander parents and grew up both in London and [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tailor |first=Leena |date=25 May 2017 |title=Natasha Bedingfield on How Her Struggling Parents Fed a Family of 6 on $6 a Day |url=https://www.etonline.com/music/218160_natasha_bedingfield_on_how_her_struggling_parents_fed_a_family_of_6_on_6_a_day |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=Entertainment Tonight |language=en-US |archive-date=30 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730073456/https://www.etonline.com/music/218160_natasha_bedingfield_on_how_her_struggling_parents_fed_a_family_of_6_on_6_a_day |url-status=live }}</ref> Later she attended [[Lynfield College]].<ref name="Roskill">{{cite Q|Q116775081|page=98}}</ref> When Bedingfield was a teenager, she and her siblings, [[Daniel Bedingfield|Daniel]] and [[Nikola Rachelle|Nikola]], formed a dance/electronic group, The DNA Algorithm.<ref>[http://www.bmi.com/musicworld/entry/533085 Natasha Bedingfield] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209045954/http://www.bmi.com/musicworld/entry/533085 |date=9 February 2009 }}. [[Broadcast Music Incorporated|BMI]]. 22 February 2006. Retrieved 8 March 2007.</ref> The group provided Bedingfield with the opportunity to explore different musical genres and expand her songwriting abilities.<ref>Bill Lamb. [http://top40.about.com/od/artistsac/p/natashabed.htm Natasha Bedingfield Biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070817081436/http://top40.about.com/od/artistsac/p/natashabed.htm |date=17 August 2007 }}. [[About.com]]. Retrieved 10 June 2007.</ref> 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. At age 14, Bedingfield sang vocals on Origins ''Refined Intricacy'' (Steelyard Records).


Bedingfield attended a year at the [[University of Greenwich]], where she studied [[psychology]],<ref name="emi">[http://www.emimusicpub.com/worldwide/artist_profile/natasha-bedingfield_profile.html Artist Profile: Natasha Bedingfield] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070612045450/http://www.emimusicpub.com/worldwide/artist_profile/natasha-bedingfield_profile.html |date=12 June 2007 }}. [[EMI]] Music Publishing. Retrieved 8 March 2007.</ref><ref name="sundaytimes">John Harlow. [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article696673.ece Bill Gates Puts Bedingfield in His Xbox] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814024325/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article696673.ece |date=14 August 2011 }}. ''[[The Sunday Times (UK)|The Sunday Times]]''. 26 March 2006. Retrieved 8 March 2007.</ref> then left to concentrate on singing and songwriting. At first, she recorded demos in the garages of friends who had recording studios, which she presented to record companies. In the early 2000s, Bedingfield composed, wrote and recorded songs for [[Hillsong Church UK]]. Her songs appeared on the live albums ''[[Blessed (Hillsong album)|Blessed]]'', ''[[Shout God's Fame]]'', and the [[children's music|children's album]] ''Jesus Is My Superhero'' by [[Hillsong Music (label)|Hillsong Music Australia]].<ref>Tony Cummings. [http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/music/Hillsong_London_Shouting_Gods_Fame_and_Proclaiming_Jesus_Is/24681/p1/ Hillsong London: Shouting God's Fame and Proclaiming Jesus Is] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215222428/http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/music/Hillsong_London_Shouting_Gods_Fame_and_Proclaiming_Jesus_Is/24681/p1/ |date=15 December 2018 }}. Cross Rhythms. 12 November 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2007.</ref>
Bedingfield attended a year at the [[University of Greenwich]], where she studied [[psychology]],<ref name="emi">[http://www.emimusicpub.com/worldwide/artist_profile/natasha-bedingfield_profile.html Artist Profile: Natasha Bedingfield] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070612045450/http://www.emimusicpub.com/worldwide/artist_profile/natasha-bedingfield_profile.html |date=12 June 2007 }}. [[EMI]] Music Publishing. Retrieved 8 March 2007.</ref><ref name="sundaytimes">John Harlow. [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article696673.ece Bill Gates Puts Bedingfield in His Xbox] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814024325/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article696673.ece |date=14 August 2011 }}. ''[[The Sunday Times (UK)|The Sunday Times]]''. 26 March 2006. Retrieved 8 March 2007.</ref> then left to concentrate on singing and songwriting. At first, she recorded demos in the garages of friends who had recording studios, which she presented to record companies. In the early 2000s, Bedingfield composed, wrote and recorded songs for [[Hillsong Church UK]]. Her songs appeared on the live albums ''[[Blessed (Hillsong album)|Blessed]]'', ''[[Shout God's Fame]]'', and the [[children's music|children's album]] ''Jesus Is My Superhero'' by [[Hillsong Music (label)|Hillsong Music Australia]].<ref>Tony Cummings. [http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/music/Hillsong_London_Shouting_Gods_Fame_and_Proclaiming_Jesus_Is/24681/p1/ Hillsong London: Shouting God's Fame and Proclaiming Jesus Is] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215222428/http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/music/Hillsong_London_Shouting_Gods_Fame_and_Proclaiming_Jesus_Is/24681/p1/ |date=15 December 2018 }}. Cross Rhythms. 12 November 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2007.</ref>
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==Career==
==Career==
===2003–2006: professional career and ''Unwritten''===
===2003–2006: professional career and ''Unwritten''===
[[File:Natasha june06.jpg|thumb|left|Bedingfield performing in June 2006]] Bedingfield was introduced to Phonogenic founder and A&R Paul Lisberg by the artist's manager Gary Wilson.<ref name="hitquarters">{{cite web |url=http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_PaulLisberg_int.html |title=Interview with Paul Lisberg |publisher=HitQuarters |date=20 September 2004 |access-date=30 August 2011 |archive-date=27 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727221855/http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_PaulLisberg_int.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Lisberg was initially hesitant, later telling [[HitQuarters]]: "[They] were good but weren't right for us ... "<ref name="hitquarters"/> However, it was when, at a meeting together, Lisberg heard her singing ability and creative vocal ad-libbing first-hand that he became excited by Bedingfield's potential. Label interest was later confirmed when a trial studio session together with writers Steve Kipner and Andrew Frampton produced songs that were in keeping with Lisberg's vision for Phonogenic.<ref name="hitquarters"/> Bedingfield signed a recording contract with [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]] UK & Ireland, through its imprint [[Phonogenic Records]], in July 2003.<ref name="hitquarters"/><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060910121508/http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/bedingfield_natasha/bio.jhtml Biography]. [[VH1]]. Retrieved 7 March 2007.</ref>
[[File:Natasha june06.jpg|thumb|left|Bedingfield performing in June 2006]] Bedingfield was introduced to [[Phonogenic Records|Phonogenic]] founder and [[Artists and repertoire|A&R]] Paul Lisberg by the artist's manager Gary Wilson.<ref name="hitquarters">{{cite web |url=http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_PaulLisberg_int.html |title=Interview with Paul Lisberg |publisher=HitQuarters |date=20 September 2004 |access-date=30 August 2011 |archive-date=27 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727221855/http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_PaulLisberg_int.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Lisberg was initially hesitant, later telling [[HitQuarters]]: "[They] were good but weren't right for us ... "<ref name="hitquarters"/> However, it was when, at a meeting together, Lisberg heard her singing ability and creative vocal ad-libbing first-hand that he became excited by Bedingfield's potential. Label interest was later confirmed when a trial studio session together with writers Steve Kipner and Andrew Frampton produced songs that were in keeping with Lisberg's vision for Phonogenic.<ref name="hitquarters"/> Bedingfield signed a recording contract with [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]] UK & Ireland, through its imprint [[Phonogenic Records]], in July 2003.<ref name="hitquarters"/><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060910121508/http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/bedingfield_natasha/bio.jhtml Biography]. [[VH1]]. Retrieved 7 March 2007.</ref>


Her debut studio album ''[[Unwritten (album)|Unwritten]]'' was released in September 2004 and featured collaborations with [[Steve Kipner]], [[Danielle Brisebois]], [[Nick Lachey]], [[Jim Reilly|James Reilly]], Andrew Frampton, [[Wayne Wilkins]], [[Kara DioGuardi]], [[Guy Chambers]], [[Patrick Leonard]] and the [[Hip hop music|rapper]] [[Bizarre (rapper)|Bizarre]]. The album contained uptempo [[pop rock|pop-rock]] songs and influences from [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] music.<ref name="allmusicreview"/> Bedingfield's [[lyrics]] focused on independence, opportunism and female empowerment.<ref name="emi"/> Reviews of the album were generally positive,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Natasha Bedingfield: Unwritten {{!}} OMM {{!}} The Observer|url=https://www.theguardian.com/observer/omm/reviews/story/0,13875,1261351,00.html|access-date=2020-08-06|website=www.theguardian.com|archive-date=30 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730073514/https://www.theguardian.com/observer/omm/reviews/story/0,13875,1261351,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hooper|first=David|title=BBC - Music - Review of Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/xc9x/#:~:text=A%20Trumpton-like%20acoustic%20guitar,Natasha%20can%20do%20slow%20too.|access-date=2020-08-06|website=www.bbc.co.uk|language=en-GB|archive-date=30 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730075032/https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/xc9x/#:~:text=A%20Trumpton-like%20acoustic%20guitar,Natasha%20can%20do%20slow%20too.|url-status=live}}</ref> and it was described as a "well-made pop album for the new millennium" by [[Allmusic]].<ref name="allmusicreview"/> The album debuted on the [[UK Albums Chart]] at number one and reached the top thirty in the U.S.<ref>[http://acharts.us/album/14008 Unwritten World Charts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714191419/http://acharts.us/album/14008 |date=14 July 2011 }}. acharts.us. Retrieved 10 June 2007.</ref> It sold well, reaching multi-platinum status in the UK<ref>[http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=32046 Certified Awards] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080308142820/http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=32046 |date=8 March 2008 }}. The BPI. Retrieved 20 March 2007.</ref> and Gold status in the U.S.<ref>[https://www.riaa.com/default.asp Searchable Database] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070609212747/http://www.riaa.com/default.asp |date=9 June 2007 }}. The RIAA. Retrieved 20 March 2007.</ref> The first single released from the album was "[[Single (Natasha Bedingfield song)|Single]]", which reached number three on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>[http://www.musicsquare.net/charts/song/1552 "Single" World Charts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929115055/http://www.musicsquare.net/charts/song/1552 |date=29 September 2007 }}. musicsquare.net. Retrieved 11 June 2006.</ref> The song's lyrics and accompanying music video depict Bedingfield's single lifestyle.<ref name="capgains">Elle J. Small. [http://www.bluesandsoulmagazine.co.uk/feature/79/natasha_bedingfield/ "Natasha Bedingfield: Capital Gains"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070702024543/http://www.bluesandsoulmagazine.co.uk/feature/79/natasha_bedingfield/ |date=2 July 2007 }}. ''Blues and Soul Music Magazine''. Issue 997. Retrieved 11 June 2006.</ref> "[[These Words]]" was released as the album's second single. The song became Bedingfield's first UK number one and US top twenty single.<ref>[http://www.musicsquare.net/charts/song/840 "These Words" World Charts] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929111122/http://www.musicsquare.net/charts/song/840 |date=29 September 2007 }}. musicsquare.net. Retrieved 11 June 2006.</ref> "[[Unwritten (song)|Unwritten]]" was released as the album's third single in 2004: the song reached number six on the UK Singles Chart and it also became the most played song on US radio in 2006.<ref>[http://www.nielsenmedia.com/nc/portal/site/Public/menuitem.55dc65b4a7d5adff3f65936147a062a0/?vgnextoid=7c8e8ee7af0af010VgnVCM100000ac0a260aRCRD "Nielsen Issues Most Popular Lists for 2006"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070707202828/http://www.nielsenmedia.com/nc/portal/site/Public/menuitem.55dc65b4a7d5adff3f65936147a062a0/?vgnextoid=7c8e8ee7af0af010VgnVCM100000ac0a260aRCRD |date=7 July 2007 }}. nielsenmedia.com. 20 December 2006. Retrieved 15 June 2007.</ref> "[[I Bruise Easily]]" was released as the album's fourth single, it did not perform as well as its predecessors but was still a moderate success, reaching number twelve on the UK Singles Chart.
Her debut studio album ''[[Unwritten (album)|Unwritten]]'' was released in September 2004 and featured collaborations with [[Steve Kipner]], [[Danielle Brisebois]], [[Nick Lachey]], [[Jim Reilly|James Reilly]], Andrew Frampton, [[Wayne Wilkins]], [[Kara DioGuardi]], [[Guy Chambers]], [[Patrick Leonard]] and the [[Hip hop music|rapper]] [[Bizarre (rapper)|Bizarre]]. The album contained uptempo [[pop rock|pop-rock]] songs and influences from [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] music.<ref name="allmusicreview"/> Bedingfield's [[lyrics]] focused on independence, opportunism and female empowerment.<ref name="emi"/> Reviews of the album were generally positive,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Natasha Bedingfield: Unwritten {{!}} OMM {{!}} The Observer|url=https://www.theguardian.com/observer/omm/reviews/story/0,13875,1261351,00.html|access-date=2020-08-06|website=www.theguardian.com|archive-date=30 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730073514/https://www.theguardian.com/observer/omm/reviews/story/0,13875,1261351,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hooper|first=David|title=BBC - Music - Review of Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/xc9x/#:~:text=A%20Trumpton-like%20acoustic%20guitar,Natasha%20can%20do%20slow%20too.|access-date=2020-08-06|website=www.bbc.co.uk|language=en-GB|archive-date=30 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730075032/https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/xc9x/#:~:text=A%20Trumpton-like%20acoustic%20guitar,Natasha%20can%20do%20slow%20too.|url-status=live}}</ref> and it was described as a "well-made pop album for the new millennium" by [[Allmusic]].<ref name="allmusicreview"/> The album debuted on the [[UK Albums Chart]] at number one and reached the top thirty in the U.S.<ref>[http://acharts.us/album/14008 Unwritten World Charts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714191419/http://acharts.us/album/14008 |date=14 July 2011 }}. acharts.us. Retrieved 10 June 2007.</ref> It sold well, reaching multi-platinum status in the UK<ref>[http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=32046 Certified Awards] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080308142820/http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=32046 |date=8 March 2008 }}. The BPI. Retrieved 20 March 2007.</ref> and Gold status in the U.S.<ref>[https://www.riaa.com/default.asp Searchable Database] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070609212747/http://www.riaa.com/default.asp |date=9 June 2007 }}. The RIAA. Retrieved 20 March 2007.</ref> The first single released from the album was "[[Single (Natasha Bedingfield song)|Single]]", which reached number three on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>[http://www.musicsquare.net/charts/song/1552 "Single" World Charts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929115055/http://www.musicsquare.net/charts/song/1552 |date=29 September 2007 }}. musicsquare.net. Retrieved 11 June 2006.</ref> The song's lyrics and accompanying music video depict Bedingfield's single lifestyle.<ref name="capgains">Elle J. Small. [http://www.bluesandsoulmagazine.co.uk/feature/79/natasha_bedingfield/ "Natasha Bedingfield: Capital Gains"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070702024543/http://www.bluesandsoulmagazine.co.uk/feature/79/natasha_bedingfield/ |date=2 July 2007 }}. ''Blues and Soul Music Magazine''. Issue 997. Retrieved 11 June 2006.</ref> "[[These Words]]" was released as the album's second single. The song became Bedingfield's first UK number one and US top twenty single.<ref>[http://www.musicsquare.net/charts/song/840 "These Words" World Charts] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929111122/http://www.musicsquare.net/charts/song/840 |date=29 September 2007 }}. musicsquare.net. Retrieved 11 June 2006.</ref> "[[Unwritten (song)|Unwritten]]" was released as the album's third single in 2004: the song reached number six on the UK Singles Chart and it also became the most played song on US radio in 2006.<ref>[http://www.nielsenmedia.com/nc/portal/site/Public/menuitem.55dc65b4a7d5adff3f65936147a062a0/?vgnextoid=7c8e8ee7af0af010VgnVCM100000ac0a260aRCRD "Nielsen Issues Most Popular Lists for 2006"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070707202828/http://www.nielsenmedia.com/nc/portal/site/Public/menuitem.55dc65b4a7d5adff3f65936147a062a0/?vgnextoid=7c8e8ee7af0af010VgnVCM100000ac0a260aRCRD |date=7 July 2007 }}. nielsenmedia.com. 20 December 2006. Retrieved 15 June 2007.</ref> "[[I Bruise Easily]]" was released as the album's fourth single, it did not perform as well as its predecessors but was still a moderate success, reaching number twelve on the UK Singles Chart.
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===2018–present: ''Roll with Me''===
===2018–present: ''Roll with Me''===
Bedingfield released a new record, "Let Go" with Nestea on 17 March 2018. She signed a record deal with [[Linda Perry]]'s record label [[We Are Hear]] in the same year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Natasha Bedingfield: These Words Are Her Own |url=https://contrastmag.co/natasha-bedingfield-the-words-are-her-own/ |website=Contrast |access-date=13 Jul 2021 |date=23 December 2018 |archive-date=30 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730075527/https://contrastmag.co/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Bedingfield co-wrote the song "Black Sky" with [[Kimbra]] for her 2018 album ''[[Primal Heart]]''. In July 2019, Bedingfield announced that her fourth studio album and first studio release in nearly nine years, ''[[Roll with Me (album)|Roll with Me]]'', which was released on 30 August 2019.<ref name="AM">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/nz/album/roll-with-me/1473532947|title=Roll With Me by Natasha Bedingfield|website=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=19 July 2019|archive-date=19 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719110839/https://music.apple.com/nz/album/roll-with-me/1473532947|url-status=dead}}</ref> Before the announcement, she had released the song "Roller Skate" as the album's lead single on 19 July and was preceded by its second single "Kick It".<ref name="AM" /> In 2022 she featured as the opening act for Lewis Capaldi.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Grogan |first=Siobhan |date=2024-06-04 |title=Natasha Bedingfield: ‘Prince told me to come over any time – but didn’t give me his number’ |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/interviews/natasha-bedingfield-interview-unwritten-daniel/ |access-date=2024-08-09 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> In 2023, the song "[[Unwritten (song)|Unwritten]]" featured in the film [[Anyone but You|Anyone But You]], which generated renewed interest in the song.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Bayfield |first=Polly |last2=Collins |first2=Riyah |date=2024-08-09 |title=Natasha Bedingfield: I felt my music wasn't wanted in England |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c623gq19npro |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> She perfomed the song together with stars of the movie, [[Sydney Sweeney]] and [[Glen Powell]], at the [[People's Choice Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leeson |first=Lucy |date=19 February 2024 |title=Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell sing with Natasha Bedingfield in award show surprise |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/culture/sydney-sweeney-glen-powell-natasha-bedingfield-unwritten-b2498468.html |website=Independent.co.uk}}</ref>
Bedingfield released a new record, "Let Go" with Nestea on 17 March 2018. She signed a record deal with [[Linda Perry]]'s record label [[We Are Hear]] in the same year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Natasha Bedingfield: These Words Are Her Own |url=https://contrastmag.co/natasha-bedingfield-the-words-are-her-own/ |website=Contrast |access-date=13 Jul 2021 |date=23 December 2018 |archive-date=30 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730075527/https://contrastmag.co/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Bedingfield co-wrote the song "Black Sky" with [[Kimbra]] for her 2018 album ''[[Primal Heart]]''. In July 2019, Bedingfield announced that her fourth studio album and first studio release in nearly nine years, ''[[Roll with Me (album)|Roll with Me]]'', which was released on 30 August 2019.<ref name="AM">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/nz/album/roll-with-me/1473532947|title=Roll With Me by Natasha Bedingfield|website=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=19 July 2019|archive-date=19 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719110839/https://music.apple.com/nz/album/roll-with-me/1473532947|url-status=dead}}</ref> Before the announcement, she had released the song "Roller Skate" as the album's lead single on 19 July and was preceded by its second single "Kick It".<ref name="AM" /> In 2022 she featured as the opening act for Lewis Capaldi.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Grogan |first=Siobhan |date=2024-06-04 |title=Natasha Bedingfield: 'Prince told me to come over any time – but didn't give me his number' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/interviews/natasha-bedingfield-interview-unwritten-daniel/ |access-date=2024-08-09 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> In 2023, the song "[[Unwritten (song)|Unwritten]]" featured in the film [[Anyone but You|Anyone But You]], which generated renewed interest in the song.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last1=Bayfield |first1=Polly |last2=Collins |first2=Riyah |date=2024-08-09 |title=Natasha Bedingfield: I felt my music wasn't wanted in England |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c623gq19npro |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> She performed the song together with stars of the movie, [[Sydney Sweeney]] and [[Glen Powell]], at the [[People's Choice Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leeson |first=Lucy |date=19 February 2024 |title=Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell sing with Natasha Bedingfield in award show surprise |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/culture/sydney-sweeney-glen-powell-natasha-bedingfield-unwritten-b2498468.html |website=Independent.co.uk}}</ref>


Bedingfield collaborated on the Other Girl Version of "Alibi", with [[Ella Henderson]] and [[Rudimental]]; the single was released on 5 April 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://planetradio.co.uk/hits-radio/entertainment/music/ella-henderson-alibi/|title=Ella Henderson releases new collab version of 'Alibi' featuring Natasha Bedingfield and Rudimental|website=Planet Radio|first=Anna Sky|last=Magliola|date=8 April 2024|access-date=9 April 2024|archive-date=30 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730075640/https://hellorayo.co.uk/hits-radio/entertainment/music/ella-henderson-alibi/|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2024, Beddingfield performed for the British athletes at the Paris Olympics together with [[Cat Burns]].<ref name=":0" />
Bedingfield collaborated on the Other Girl Version of "Alibi", with [[Ella Henderson]] and [[Rudimental]]; the single was released on 5 April 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://planetradio.co.uk/hits-radio/entertainment/music/ella-henderson-alibi/|title=Ella Henderson releases new collab version of 'Alibi' featuring Natasha Bedingfield and Rudimental|website=Planet Radio|first=Anna Sky|last=Magliola|date=8 April 2024|access-date=9 April 2024|archive-date=30 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730075640/https://hellorayo.co.uk/hits-radio/entertainment/music/ella-henderson-alibi/|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2024, Beddingfield performed for the British athletes at the Paris Olympics together with [[Cat Burns]].<ref name=":0" />
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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
On 21 March 2009, Bedingfield married American businessman Matt Robinson in [[Malibu, California]], US.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/natasha-bedingfield-is-married/|title=Natasha Bedingfield Is Married|work=People|first1=Pernilla|last1=Cedenheim|first2=Ulrica|last2=Wihlborg|first3=Jennifer|last3=Garcia|date=21 March 2009|access-date=10 March 2019|archive-date=5 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005194945/https://people.com/celebrity/natasha-bedingfield-is-married/|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2017, their son, Solomon Dylan, was born.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/natasha-bedingfield-welcomes-son-solomon-dylan/|title=Natasha Bedingfield Welcomes Son Solomon Dylan|work=People|date=3 January 2018|access-date=10 March 2019|archive-date=5 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005195103/https://people.com/parents/natasha-bedingfield-welcomes-son-solomon-dylan/|url-status=live}}</ref> She resides in New York.<ref name=":0" />
On 21 March 2009, Bedingfield married American businessman Matt Robinson in [[Malibu, California]], US.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/natasha-bedingfield-is-married/|title=Natasha Bedingfield Is Married|work=People|first1=Pernilla|last1=Cedenheim|first2=Ulrica|last2=Wihlborg|first3=Jennifer|last3=Garcia|date=21 March 2009|access-date=10 March 2019|archive-date=5 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005194945/https://people.com/celebrity/natasha-bedingfield-is-married/|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2017, their son, Solomon Dylan, was born.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/natasha-bedingfield-welcomes-son-solomon-dylan/|title=Natasha Bedingfield Welcomes Son Solomon Dylan|work=People|date=3 January 2018|access-date=10 March 2019|archive-date=5 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005195103/https://people.com/parents/natasha-bedingfield-welcomes-son-solomon-dylan/|url-status=live}}</ref> She resides in New York.


==Discography==
==Discography==
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==Awards and nominations==
==Awards and nominations==


Bedingfield's debut album ''Unwritten'' contained primarily uptempo pop songs and was influenced by [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] music.<ref name="allmusicreview"/> It enjoyed international success with over three million copies sold worldwide.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Staggered plan for Bedingfield return|work=MusicWeek|date=6 October 2006}}</ref> In 2007, she received a [[Grammy Award]] nomination for "[[Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]]" for the song "[[Unwritten (song)|Unwritten]]", the third single from the album of the same name.<ref name=grammy /> Bedingfield's second album ''N.B.'' yielded the singles "[[Soulmate (Natasha Bedingfield song)|Soulmate]]"; "[[Say It Again (Natasha Bedingfield song)|Say It Again]]"; and "[[I Wanna Have Your Babies]]", written and produced by Natasha Bedingfield, [[Wayne Wilkins]], Andrew Frampton and Steve Kipner.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=21 July 2008|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=622537&aid=903137|title=Artist Chart History|work=Billboard|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080419070114/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=622537&aid=903137|archivedate=19 April 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> Bedingfield has received four nominations from the BRIT Awards but has won none.<ref name=brit /> {{As of|2008|07}}, she has won five awards from eleven nominations.
Bedingfield's debut album ''Unwritten'' contained primarily uptempo pop songs and was influenced by [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] music.<ref name="allmusicreview"/> It enjoyed international success with over three million copies sold worldwide.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Staggered plan for Bedingfield return|work=MusicWeek|date=6 October 2006}}</ref> In 2007, she received a [[Grammy Award]] nomination for "[[Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]]" for the song "[[Unwritten (song)|Unwritten]]", the third single from the album ''Unwritten''.<ref name=grammy /> Bedingfield's second album ''N.B.'' yielded the singles "[[Soulmate (Natasha Bedingfield song)|Soulmate]]"; "[[Say It Again (Natasha Bedingfield song)|Say It Again]]"; and "[[I Wanna Have Your Babies]]", written and produced by Natasha Bedingfield, [[Wayne Wilkins]], Andrew Frampton and Steve Kipner.<ref>{{cite magazine|accessdate=21 July 2008|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=622537&aid=903137|title=Artist Chart History|magazine=Billboard|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080419070114/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=622537&aid=903137|archivedate=19 April 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> Bedingfield has received four nominations from the BRIT Awards but has won none.<ref name=brit /> {{As of|2008|07}}, she has won five awards from eleven nominations.


;Billboard Music Awards
;Billboard Music Awards
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;Hit FM Music Awards
;Hit FM Music Awards
The Hit FM Music Awards was established in 2008 to honour excellence in Western music based on a public-voted process.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20090420001259/http://hitfm.cri.cn/7813/2009/01/07/1525s440033.htm</ref>
The Hit FM Music Awards was established in 2008 to honour excellence in Western music based on a public-voted process.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://hitfm.cri.cn/7813/2009/01/07/1525s440033.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090420001259/http://hitfm.cri.cn/7813/2009/01/07/1525s440033.htm | archive-date=20 April 2009 | title=Hit FM - PLAYING THE HOTTEST HITS }}</ref>
{{award table}}
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==External links==
==External links==
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Natasha Bedingfield
Bedingfield at the 2013 Australian Hair Fashion Awards in Sydney, Australia
Bedingfield at the 2013 Australian Hair Fashion Awards in Sydney, Australia
Background information
Birth nameNatasha Anne Bedingfield
Born (1981-11-26) 26 November 1981 (age 43)
Cuckfield, West Sussex, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active2001–present
Labels
Spouse
Matt Robinson
​
(m. 2009)​
Websitenatashabedingfield.com
RelativesDaniel Bedingfield (brother)
Nikola Bedingfield (sister)

Natasha Anne Bedingfield (born 26 November 1981) is a British singer, songwriter and record producer. She released her debut album, Unwritten, in 2004, which contained primarily up-tempo pop songs and was influenced by R&B music.[5] It enjoyed international success with more than 2.3 million copies sold worldwide.[6] 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.[7][8] Unwritten also produced her only UK number one, "These Words".

Her second album, N.B. (2007), yielded the UK top 10 singles "I Wanna Have Your Babies" and "Soulmate". N.B. was not released in North America, but six tracks from it were included with seven new ones and released in 2008 under the name Pocketful of Sunshine, with the singles "Love Like This" and "Pocketful of Sunshine" earning success on the charts. In December 2010, Bedingfield released her third album in North America, Strip Me, with the song "Strip Me" charting on the US Billboard Hot 100 at 91. Bedingfield has sold over 10 million albums and 10 million singles worldwide, totalling over 20 million records worldwide. In 2012, VH1 ranked Bedingfield number 66 on the list of 100 Greatest Women in Music.[9]

Early life

[edit]

Natasha Anne Bedingfield was born in England to New Zealander parents and grew up both in London and Auckland, New Zealand.[10] Later she attended Lynfield College.[11] When Bedingfield was a teenager, she and her siblings, Daniel and Nikola, formed a dance/electronic group, The DNA Algorithm.[12] The group provided Bedingfield with the opportunity to explore different musical genres and expand her songwriting abilities.[13] 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. At age 14, Bedingfield sang vocals on Origins Refined Intricacy (Steelyard Records).

Bedingfield attended a year at the University of Greenwich, where she studied psychology,[14][15] then left to concentrate on singing and songwriting. At first, she recorded demos in the garages of friends who had recording studios, which she presented to record companies. In the early 2000s, Bedingfield composed, wrote and recorded songs for Hillsong Church UK. Her songs appeared on the live albums Blessed, Shout God's Fame, and the children's album Jesus Is My Superhero by Hillsong Music Australia.[16]

Career

[edit]

2003–2006: professional career and Unwritten

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Bedingfield performing in June 2006

Bedingfield was introduced to Phonogenic founder and A&R Paul Lisberg by the artist's manager Gary Wilson.[17] Lisberg was initially hesitant, later telling HitQuarters: "[They] were good but weren't right for us ... "[17] However, it was when, at a meeting together, Lisberg heard her singing ability and creative vocal ad-libbing first-hand that he became excited by Bedingfield's potential. Label interest was later confirmed when a trial studio session together with writers Steve Kipner and Andrew Frampton produced songs that were in keeping with Lisberg's vision for Phonogenic.[17] Bedingfield signed a recording contract with BMG UK & Ireland, through its imprint Phonogenic Records, in July 2003.[17][18]

Her debut studio album Unwritten was released in September 2004 and featured collaborations with Steve Kipner, Danielle Brisebois, Nick Lachey, James Reilly, Andrew Frampton, Wayne Wilkins, Kara DioGuardi, Guy Chambers, Patrick Leonard and the rapper Bizarre. The album contained uptempo pop-rock songs and influences from R&B music.[5] Bedingfield's lyrics focused on independence, opportunism and female empowerment.[14] Reviews of the album were generally positive,[19][20] and it was described as a "well-made pop album for the new millennium" by Allmusic.[5] The album debuted on the UK Albums Chart at number one and reached the top thirty in the U.S.[21] It sold well, reaching multi-platinum status in the UK[22] and Gold status in the U.S.[23] The first single released from the album was "Single", which reached number three on the UK Singles Chart.[24] The song's lyrics and accompanying music video depict Bedingfield's single lifestyle.[25] "These Words" was released as the album's second single. The song became Bedingfield's first UK number one and US top twenty single.[26] "Unwritten" was released as the album's third single in 2004: the song reached number six on the UK Singles Chart and it also became the most played song on US radio in 2006.[27] "I Bruise Easily" was released as the album's fourth single, it did not perform as well as its predecessors but was still a moderate success, reaching number twelve on the UK Singles Chart.

At the 2005 Brit Awards, Bedingfield was nominated for four awards, though did not win any of her nominated categories. She was also 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.[28]

2007–2008: N.B. and Pocketful of Sunshine

[edit]
Bedingfield performing at Six Flags Over Georgia in Atlanta in July 2008

Bedingfield's second album, N.B., was released in Europe in April 2007. The album received mixed reviews by critics and peaked at number nine in the UK. "I Wanna Have Your Babies", the album's lead single, was moderately successful, reaching number seven in the UK, number eight in Ireland and the top fifty in various other markets.[29] "Soulmate" was released as the album's second single on 2 July 2007 and also peaked at number seven in the UK.[30] To promote N.B., Bedingfield embarked on the FutureSex/LoveShow tour in May 2007.[31]

On 1 July 2007, 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.[32][33] The North American version of her second album, titled Pocketful of Sunshine, featured six songs from N.B.. The album was released on 22 January 2008, after the lead single, "Love like This", was released in September 2007 and charted at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. The title track was released as the second single in February 2008 and peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. On 18 January 2008, Bedingfield's UK tour was cancelled for the second time, one month before it was supposed to start, so she could spend more time promoting her album in the U.S.[34][35] In August 2008, Bedingfield and other singers including Beyoncé, Rihanna, Melissa Etheridge, Carrie Underwood, Miley Cyrus, Leona Lewis and Mariah Carey recorded the charity single, "Just Stand Up" produced by Babyface and L.A. Reid, to support "Stand Up to Cancer". On 5 September 2008, the singers performed it live on TV.[36]

2009–2011: Strip Me and Strip Me Away

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Bedingfield at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in December 2009

Bedingfield stated on her blog that she would start work on her new album in early 2009.[37] She was confirmed to be writing for the new album while on holiday in New Zealand; she said "I'm here for a couple of weeks to do a bit of writing. It is such an inspiring place to write music. I love coming here as often as I can, usually once a year to fuel up on ideas for my next album".[38] She also confirmed she was working with Brian Kennedy, who produced/co-wrote Rihanna's hit single "Disturbia" and was writing songs with him while on tour[39][40] to have the album released by the end of 2009.[41] Bedingfield also stated that Wyclef Jean, Sam Sparro and Mike Elizondo would be working on the record.[42]

In an interview with IN:DEMAND Producer, Ryan Tedder said: "I'm gonna try and bring Natasha Bedingfield back here in the UK with some quirky, kinda weird stuff".[43] On 18 March Bedingfield stated on her official site that she was in Los Angeles and she was putting the finishing touches on her album.[44] "Touch", the lead single from the album, was made available as a digital download 18 May 2010. Bedingfield performed the song on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on 24 May 2010.[45] "Touch" was officially sent to US radio stations on 29 June 2010.[46][47] On 15 July Bedingfield announced via Twitter that the title of her new album would be Strip Me. The album was originally scheduled for release on 9 November 2010 but was released on 7 December.[48] The second single, also titled "Strip Me", was sent to US radio on 30 August 2010 and it became available as a digital download on 21 September 2010.[49] It was written by Bedingfield, Ryan Tedder and Wayne Wilkins. The song was selected to head the soundtrack for the 2010 comedy Morning Glory. 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. On New Year's Eve 2010–11, Bedingfield appeared on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve.[50]

In 2010, Bedingfield joined forces with Avon as a celebrity judge for Avon Voices,[51] Avon's first-ever global, online singing talent search for women and songwriting competition for men and women. On 6 April 2011, Bedingfield visited Radio Hamburg and confirmed that the song "Pocketful of Sunshine" (originally the second single from her US album Pocketful of Sunshine) would be the first European single from the forthcoming European release of Strip Me, titled Strip Me Away. The lead single "Pocketful of Sunshine" was released on 15 April in Germany. Strip Me Away was released on 13 May.[52] Bedingfield was featured on Simple Plan's new single from their new album Get Your Heart On!, released on 21 June 2011. The song, "Jet Lag" was released on 26 April 2011 as the band's first single from their fourth album.[53] On 5 July, Bedingfield performed her song "Weightless" from her "Strip Me" album on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Filipino singer Jake Zyrus confirmed that Bedingfield had written a song for him called "Lighthouse", which is included on his second studio album Infinity.[54] On 9 November 2011, Bedingfield wowed American audiences when she joined Rascal Flatts to perform "Easy," on the Country Music Awards show on ABC. Bedingfield has released a Christmas song 'Shake Up Christmas',[55] which has been confirmed to be on the 2011 Coca-Cola Christmas television advertisements.[56]

2012–2017: other projects

[edit]
Bedingfield at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival

In April 2012, Bedingfield announced that she was working on her fourth studio album, originally titled The Next Chapter, mentioning her plans to release the album worldwide,[57] not just focusing on America. The album was said to feature production from RedOne, Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco, Paul Williams and Marshall Altman.[58] The Next Chapter was presumably scrapped or shelved, given that it never materialized after that. In September 2012, Bedingfield was featured on Lifehouse's single "Between the Raindrops". On 13 May 2013, she appeared as a guest judge on the New Zealand version of The X Factor alongside her brother Daniel Bedingfield.[59]

In 2013, Bedingfield composed the music of "Non mi ami", a single by Italian singer-songwriter Giorgia, included on the album Senza Paura. In 2014, Bedingfield contributed to the soundtrack for the Disney animated film, The Pirate Fairy, with a track titled "Who I Am".[60] On 13 January 2015, Bedingfield released a charity single with Philosophy Skin Care titled "Hope".[61] With the release of "Hope", Bedingfield announced via Twitter that she would become more publicly active again, promising "many more music releases to come".[62][non-primary source needed] The release of the music video for "Hope" followed a day later.[63] Later in 2015, Bedingfield contributed to Band of Merrymakers' album Welcome to Our Christmas Party and toured with the group in 2015 and 2016.[64][65] Bedingfield also collaborated with Belgian record producer Basto during this time. The duo released a single titled "Unicorn" in March 2016.

Bedingfield toured Europe in late 2016 with Night of the Proms.[66][67][68][69] In January 2017 it was announced that Bedingfield would open for Train's 2017 summer concert tour.[70] On 10 March 2017 she appeared on the soundtrack of Tangled: Before Ever After in the track "More Of Me".[citation needed]

2018–present: Roll with Me

[edit]

Bedingfield released a new record, "Let Go" with Nestea on 17 March 2018. She signed a record deal with Linda Perry's record label We Are Hear in the same year.[71] Bedingfield co-wrote the song "Black Sky" with Kimbra for her 2018 album Primal Heart. In July 2019, Bedingfield announced that her fourth studio album and first studio release in nearly nine years, Roll with Me, which was released on 30 August 2019.[72] Before the announcement, she had released the song "Roller Skate" as the album's lead single on 19 July and was preceded by its second single "Kick It".[72] In 2022 she featured as the opening act for Lewis Capaldi.[73] In 2023, the song "Unwritten" featured in the film Anyone But You, which generated renewed interest in the song.[74] She performed the song together with stars of the movie, Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell, at the People's Choice Awards.[75]

Bedingfield collaborated on the Other Girl Version of "Alibi", with Ella Henderson and Rudimental; the single was released on 5 April 2024.[76] In August 2024, Beddingfield performed for the British athletes at the Paris Olympics together with Cat Burns.[74]

Philanthropy

[edit]

Bedingfield has donated time and money to organisations such as the Global Angels, an international children's charity founded by her mother, Molly Bedingfield.[77][78] She 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".[79]

Bedingfield is now an ambassador for Global Angels, and in November 2006 she visited India for three weeks in support of the charity. She 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. Bedingfield later expressed her shock at what she had witnessed.[80] Video diaries filmed during her trip were posted on her official website in early 2007.[81][failed verification] She is also an advocate for Stop the Traffik, a global coalition which works to end human trafficking[77] and a member of the (RED) campaign.[14] In a 2008 rockumentary, Call+Response, headed by Justin Dillon, Bedingfield performed acoustic versions of "Unwritten" and "Soulmate" in support of the film's cause: a movement against modern slavery and human trafficking.[82][failed verification]

Non-musical projects

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In 2004, Bedingfield showed interest in acting and made her debut in the James Bond video game From Russia with Love in November 2005. She voiced the character Elizabeth Stark, the British Prime Minister's daughter who is kidnapped in the opening sequence.[83] Bedingfield commented that she would like to do more acting, but only if the film "was good enough, and it was a role that [would] fit me."[83] She has made an appearance in the seventh-season finale of the Canadian television series Degrassi: The Next Generation.[84] Bedingfield also guest-starred on Nickelodeon's mockumentary series The Naked Brothers Band's "Christmas Special" alongside Whoopi Goldberg and Leon Thomas III. She has made guest appearances on the NBC series Lipstick Jungle.[85]

She guest-starred on Nickelodeon's True Jackson, VP in November 2009. She sang the song "These Words". In 2012, Bedingfield made an appearance in three episodes of Web Therapy's fourth season.[86]

In December 2012, VH1 announced that Bedingfield would perform at their 2012 VH1 Divas show, a concert benefiting the Save The Music Foundation charity. Bedingfield performed Deee-Lite's "Groove Is in the Heart" with Bootsy Collins and Iggy Azalea.[87]

On 22 September 2014, Bedingfield performed a song titled "Love Song to the Earth" at the United Nations 2014 Equator Prize Gala in New York City. The song is a special anthem she and Toby Gad co-wrote for the United Nations Climate Summit 2014.[88]

In 2021, Bedingfield competed in season six of The Masked Singer as "Pepper". She was eliminated alongside John Lydon as "Jester".[89]

Personal life

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On 21 March 2009, Bedingfield married American businessman Matt Robinson in Malibu, California, US.[90] In November 2017, their son, Solomon Dylan, was born.[91] She resides in New York.

Discography

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Main article: Natasha Bedingfield discography

Tours

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Headlining
Co-headlining
Opening act

Filmography

[edit]

Television

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Lipstick Jungle Herself Soundtrack
Degrassi: The Next Generation Seventh season finale
The Naked Brothers Band Christmas special
2009 True Jackson, VP
2012 Web Therapy Gemma Pankhurst-Jones Season four
2014 Hell's Kitchen Herself Attended Season 12's final service as a chef's table guest in Scott Commings' kitchen.
2016 The New Celebrity Apprentice Performed as a part of the final task for Boy George's team
2017 Tangled: The Series Soundtrack
2021 The Masked Singer Herself/Pepper Season 6 contestant; Eliminated in eighth episode

Video games

[edit]
Year Title Voice Role Notes
2005 James Bond 007: from Russia with Love Elizabeth Stark Also Likeness

Awards and nominations

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Bedingfield's debut album Unwritten contained primarily uptempo pop songs and was influenced by R&B music.[5] It enjoyed international success with over three million copies sold worldwide.[99] In 2007, she received a Grammy Award nomination for "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" for the song "Unwritten", the third single from the album Unwritten.[100] Bedingfield's second album N.B. yielded the singles "Soulmate"; "Say It Again"; and "I Wanna Have Your Babies", written and produced by Natasha Bedingfield, Wayne Wilkins, Andrew Frampton and Steve Kipner.[101] Bedingfield has received four nominations from the BRIT Awards but has won none.[102] As of July 2008, she has won five awards from eleven nominations.

Billboard Music Awards

The Billboard Music Awards honor artists for commercial performance in the U.S., based on record charts published by Billboard.[103] The awards are based on sales data by Nielsen SoundScan and radio information by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems.[104] The award ceremony was held from 1990 to 2007, until its reintroduction in 2011.[105][106]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2006 "Unwritten" Pop 100 Airplay Song of the Year Nominated
2008 Herself Top Hot Dance Club Play Artist Nominated
Top Hot Dance Airplay Artist Nominated
Billboard Touring Awards

Established in 2004, the Billboard Touring Awards is an annual meeting sponsored by Billboard magazine which also honors the top international live entertainment industry artists and professionals.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2011 Natasha Bedingfield Less Is More Tour Presented By Freschetta Concert Marketing & Promotion Award Nominated
BRIT Awards

The BRIT Awards are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. Bedingfield has received four nominations.[102]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2005 Natasha Bedingfield British Female Solo Artist Nominated
British Breakthrough Act Nominated
British Pop Act Nominated
"These Words" British Single Nominated
BT Digital Music Awards

The BT Digital Music Awards honour music distributed digitally by methods such as mobile devices, online downloads and blogging. Bedingfield has won one award.[107][108][109]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2005 Natasha Bedingfield Best Use of Mobile Won
2007 Artist of the Year Nominated
Best Pop Artist Won
Disney Channel Kids Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2004 Natasha Bedingfield Best Newcomer Nominated [110]
"These Words" Best Single Nominated
Glamour Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2005 Natasha Bedingfield UK Solo Artist Won [111]
Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Bedingfield has received one nomination.[100][112]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2007 "Unwritten" Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Nominated
Groovevolt Music and Fashion Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2006 Natasha Bedingfield Best New Artist Nominated [113]
Hit FM Music Awards

The Hit FM Music Awards was established in 2008 to honour excellence in Western music based on a public-voted process.[114]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2009 "Pocketful of Sunshine" Song of the Year Nominated
Ivor Novello Awards

The Ivor Novello Awards are awarded for songwriting and composing. The awards, named after the Cardiff born entertainer Ivor Novello, are presented annually in London by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA).[115]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2005 "These Words" Best Song Musically And Lyrically Nominated
MTV Europe Music Awards

The MTV Europe Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony established in 1994 by MTV Europe. Bedingfield has received one nomination.[116]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2004 Natasha Bedingfield Best UK and Ireland act Nominated
Meteor Music Awards

Launched in 2001, the Meteor Music Awards are awarded for achievements in the Irish and international record industry.[117]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2005 Herself Best International Female Nominated
Music Video Production Awards

The MVPA Awards are annually presented by a Los Angeles-based music trade organization to honor the year's best music videos.[118]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2006 "These Words" Best Pop Video Nominated
Best Colorist/Telecine Nominated
Best Special Effects Nominated
New Music Awards

The New Music Awards are given for excellence in music to both recording artists and radio stations by New Music Weekly magazine.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2006[119] "Unwritten" AC Single of the Year Won
2008[120] Natasha Bedingfield AC Female Artist of the Year Won
People's Choice Awards

The People's Choice Awards is an American awards show recognising the people and the work of popular culture. The show has been held annually since 1975 and is voted on by the general public.[121]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2009 "Love Like This" (feat. Sean Kingston) Favourite Combined Forces Nominated
Pop Awards

Pop Magazine is an online music magazine created by Hotspot Entertainment and published by A-Z Publishings. The magazine was launched on April 24, 2014. In 2018, Pop Magazine launched the first annual Pop Awards with 25 nominees across 5 categories.[122]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2020 "Roller Skate" Song of the Year Nominated
Radio Disney Music Awards

The Radio Disney Music Awards (RDMA) is an annual awards show which is operated and governed by Radio Disney, an American radio network. Beginning in 2013, the ceremony began to be televised on Disney Channel.[123]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2006 "Unwritten" Best Song to Listen to While Getting Ready for School Nominated
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party

The Smash Hits Poll Winners Party was an awards ceremony which ran from 1988 to 2005. Each award winner was voted by readers of the Smash Hits magazine.[124]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2004 Herself Hot New Talent Won
"These Words" Favorite Download Nominated
TMF Awards

The TMF Awards is an annual television awards show broadcast live on The Music Factory. Bedingfield has received one award.[125]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2005 Natasha Bedingfield Best International New Artist Won
Teen Choice Awards

The Teen Choice Awards were established in 1999 to honor the year's biggest achievements in music, movies, sports and television, being voted by young people aged between 13 and 19.[126]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2006 Natasha Bedingfield Choice Music: Breakout Artist - Female Nominated
Žebřík Music Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2004 Natasha Bedingfield Best International Surprise Nominated [127]

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