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{{Short description|Australian musician, singer-songwriter (born 1981)}}
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| caption = Gauci at Westpoint Shopping Centre, [[Blacktown, New South Wales|Blacktown]], January 2008.
| caption = Gauci at Westpoint Shopping Centre, [[Blacktown, New South Wales|Blacktown]], 29 January 2008.
| background = solo_singer
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Natalie Rose Gauci
| birth_name = Natalie Rose Gauci
| alias = Natalie Cowan, Nellie Bell
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|11|26|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|11|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Melbourne, Victoria]], [[Australia]]
| birth_place = [[Melbourne, Victoria]], [[Australia]]
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| genre = [[Jazz]], [[Pop music|pop]], [[Soul music|soul]], [[Dance music|dance]], [[House music|house]], [[Electronic music|electronic]]
| genre = [[Jazz]], [[Pop music|pop]], [[Soul music|soul]], [[Dance music|dance]], [[House music|house]], [[Electronic music|electronic]]
| occupation = [[Musician]], [[teacher]], [[Record producer|producer]]
| occupation = [[Musician]], [[teacher]], [[Record producer|producer]]
| instrument = [[Piano]], [[Singing|vocals]], [[Stage piano|keyboard]]
| instrument = [[Piano]], [[Singing|vocals]], [[Stage piano|keyboard]]
| years_active = 2002–present
| years_active = 1996–present
| label = [[Sony Music Australia|Sony]], Adaptor, Sorry Shoes, OneLove, The Gauch
| label = [[Sony Music Australia|Sony]], Adaptor, Sorry Shoes, OneLove, The Gauch
| associated_acts = [[Tune in Tokyo (band)|Tune in Tokyo]]
| associated_acts = [[Tune in Tokyo (band)|Tune in Tokyo]]
| website = {{URL|nataliegauciofficial.com/}}
| website = {{URL|natalierosegauci.com/}}
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'''Natalie Rose Gauci''' (born 26 November 1981) is an Australian musician, producer and teacher. Gauci undertook music tuition at the [[Victorian College of the Arts]], formed her own band that played gigs in Melbourne, while also working as a music teacher. After an appearance on national radio station [[Triple J]]'s talent contest, ''[[Unearthed (talent contest)|Unearthed]]'', she successfully auditioned for the [[Australian Idol 2007|fifth series]] of ''[[Australian Idol]]'' in 2007 and went on to win the series.
'''Natalie Rose Gauci''' (born 26 November 1981) is an Australian musician, producer and teacher. Gauci undertook music tuition at the [[Victorian College of the Arts]], formed her own band that played gigs in Melbourne, while also working as a music teacher. After an appearance on national radio station [[Triple J]]'s talent contest, ''[[Unearthed (talent contest)|Unearthed]]'', she successfully auditioned for the [[Australian Idol 2007|fifth series]] of ''[[Australian Idol]]'' in 2007 and went on to win the series.


Gauci subsequently signed a record deal with [[Sony Music Australia|Sony BMG Australia]] and in November that year released her debut single, "[[Here I Am (Natalie Gauci song)|Here I Am]]", which reached number&nbsp;two on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Singles Chart]] and gained a gold accreditation. The next month her debut album, ''[[The Winner's Journey (Natalie Gauci album)|The Winner's Journey]]'', followed. It peaked at number&nbsp;eleven on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified platinum. In 2010 she formed [[Tune in Tokyo (band)|Tune in Tokyo]], an electro-pop band, with producer Paul Brandoli, they released two singles, "[[Dreamer (Tune in Tokyo song)|Dreamer]]" (November 2010) and "Ray of Love" (April 2012). On 1 July 2012 Gauci released her second studio album, jazz-oriented ''[[Ha Ha Ha (album)|Ha Ha Ha]]'', on The Gauch Records and followed on 3 September with an alternative-electronic EP, ''Elektrik Field''. By August that year Gauci was living and working in London both as a recording artist and music teacher.
Gauci subsequently signed a record deal with [[Sony Music Australia|Sony BMG Australia]] and in November that year released her debut single, "[[Here I Am (Natalie Gauci song)|Here I Am]]", which reached number&nbsp;two on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Singles Chart]] and gained a gold accreditation. The next month her debut album, ''[[The Winner's Journey (Natalie Gauci album)|The Winner's Journey]]'', followed. It peaked at number&nbsp;eleven on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified platinum. In 2010 she formed [[Tune in Tokyo (band)|Tune in Tokyo]], an electro-pop band, with producer [[Paul Brandoli]], they released two singles, "[[Dreamer (Tune in Tokyo song)|Dreamer]]" (November 2010) and "Ray of Love" (April 2012). On 1 July 2012 Gauci released her second studio album, jazz-oriented ''[[Ha Ha Ha (album)|Ha Ha Ha]]'', on The Gauch Records and followed on 3 September with an alternative-electronic EP, ''Elektrik Field''. By August that year Gauci was living and working in London both as a recording artist and music teacher.


==Early life==
==Early life==


Natalie Gauci was born on 26 November 1981 and grew up in Melbourne.<ref name="APRA When">{{cite web | publisher = [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) | title = 'When I Left You' at APRA search engine | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=When%20I%20Left%20You | accessdate = 3 April 2013 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140408211504/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=When%20I%20Left%20You | archivedate = 8 April 2014 | df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="allmusic"/> Her father is Maltese and was born in [[Marsa, Malta]] and her mother is [[Italian people|Italian]].<ref name=TimesofMalta/> Gauci is the eldest child with two siblings.<ref name=TimesofMalta/> Gauci started secondary school at [[Emmaus College (Melbourne)|Emmaus College, Vermont South]] and completed her final two years at [[Box Hill Institute of TAFE]],<ref name="Ready">{{cite news | url = http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22768276-5006022,00.html | title = Melbourne's Natalie Gauci Ready for ''Australian Idol'' Final | publisher = [[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]] | work = [[Herald Sun]] | date = 16 November 2007 | accessdate = 17 August 2008 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090212100611/http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22768276-5006022,00.html | archivedate = 12 February 2009 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> before studying music at the [[Victorian College of the Arts]].<ref name="MusicTheatre">{{cite web | title = Natalie Gauci | url = http://www.musictheatreaustralia.com.au/component/entertainers/natalie_gauci/4607 | publisher = Music Theatre Australia | accessdate = 30 July 2012}}</ref> In August 1996 Gauci acted as 'ORCA Girl' on Australian science fiction TV series, [[List of Ocean Girl episodes#Season 3|''Ocean Girl'', Season 3]], Episode 3, "Draining the Spaceship".<ref name="Zuk">{{cite web | url = http://www.australiantelevision.net/oceangirl/series3.html | title = ''Ocean Girl'': Episode Guide: Series 3: 'Episode 3:03 (29)' | last = Zuk | first = Tony | publisher = Australian Television Information Archive (Tony Zuk) | accessdate = 4 April 2013 }}</ref><ref name="TVCom">{{cite web | url = http://www.tv.com/people/natalie-gauci/ | title = Natalie Gauci | publisher = [[TV.com]] | accessdate = 4 April 2013 }}</ref> From the age of 17, she began writing songs.<ref name="MusicTheatre"/><ref name="HeraldSun">{{cite news | url = http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22912718-5006024,00.html | title = ''Australian Idol'' Natalie Gauci Tuned in for Success | publisher = [[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]] | work = [[Herald Sun]] | first = Cameron | last = Adams | date = 13 December 2007 | accessdate = 14 April 2008 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20071219180257/http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22912718-5006024,00.html | archivedate = 19 December 2007 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
Natalie Gauci was born on 26 November 1981 and grew up in [[Melbourne]].<ref name="APRA When">{{cite web | publisher = [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) | title = 'When I Left You' at APRA search engine | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=When%20I%20Left%20You | access-date = 3 April 2013 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140408211504/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=When%20I%20Left%20You | archive-date = 8 April 2014}}</ref><ref name="allmusic"/> Her father is Maltese and was born in [[Marsa, Malta]] and her mother is [[Italian people|Italian]].<ref name=TimesofMalta/> Gauci is the eldest child with two siblings.<ref name=TimesofMalta/> Gauci started secondary school at [[Emmaus College (Melbourne)|Emmaus College, Vermont South]] and completed her final two years at [[Box Hill Institute of TAFE]],<ref name="Ready">{{cite news | url = http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22768276-5006022,00.html | title = Melbourne's Natalie Gauci Ready for ''Australian Idol'' Final | publisher = [[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]] | work = [[Herald Sun]] | date = 16 November 2007 | access-date = 17 August 2008 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090212100611/http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22768276-5006022,00.html | archive-date = 12 February 2009}}</ref> before studying music at the [[Victorian College of the Arts]].<ref name="MusicTheatre">{{cite web | title = Natalie Gauci | url = http://www.musictheatreaustralia.com.au/component/entertainers/natalie_gauci/4607 | publisher = Music Theatre Australia | access-date = 30 July 2012}}</ref> In August 1996 Gauci acted as 'ORCA Girl' on Australian science fiction TV series, [[List of Ocean Girl episodes#Season 3|''Ocean Girl'', Season 3]], Episode 3, "Draining the Spaceship".<ref name="Zuk">{{cite web | url = http://www.australiantelevision.net/oceangirl/series3.html | title = ''Ocean Girl'': Episode Guide: Series 3: 'Episode 3:03 (29)' | last = Zuk | first = Tony | publisher = Australian Television Information Archive (Tony Zuk) | access-date = 4 April 2013 }}</ref><ref name="TVCom">{{cite web | url = http://www.tv.com/people/natalie-gauci/ | title = Natalie Gauci | publisher = [[TV.com]] | access-date = 4 April 2013 }}</ref> From the age of 17, she began writing songs.<ref name="MusicTheatre"/><ref name="HeraldSun">{{cite news | url = http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22912718-5006024,00.html | title = ''Australian Idol'' Natalie Gauci Tuned in for Success | publisher = [[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]] | work = [[Herald Sun]] | first = Cameron | last = Adams | date = 13 December 2007 | access-date = 14 April 2008 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071219180257/http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22912718-5006024,00.html | archive-date = 19 December 2007}}</ref>


Gauci performed as a [[session musician]], and in 2002, she began writing her debut three-track [[extended play]], ''Take It or Leave It'',<ref name="Take It"/> which was released in 2006.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/natalie-gauci-p1018943/biography |title=Natalie Gauci > Overview | publisher = [[Allmusic]]. ([[All Media Guide]]) | first = Chris | last = True | accessdate = 14 April 2008 }}</ref><ref name="MusicTheatre"/> As well as lead vocals Gauci also provided piano; on the EP she was backed by Simon Burke on Hammond organ and Rhodes keyboard, John Castle on bass guitar and producer, Michael Carmona on percussion, Cory Jach on lead guitar, Barney Loveland on bass guitar and Haydn Meggitt on drums.<ref name="Take It">{{cite AV media notes | title = Take It or Leave It | others = Gauci, Natalie | year = 2006 | type = EP liner notes |publisher = |id= }}</ref><ref name="Unearthed Bio"/> It had been recorded at Castle's home studio, The Shed, in [[Camberwell, Victoria|Camberwell]].<ref name="Gauci Biog">{{cite web | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070204093708/http://www.nataliegauci.com.au/biography.php | url = http://www.nataliegauci.com.au/biography.php | title = Biography | last = Gauci | first = Natalie | publisher = Natalie Gauci Official Website | archivedate = 4 February 2007 | date = | accessdate = 2 March 2016 }}</ref>
Gauci performed as a [[session musician]], and in 2002, she began writing her debut three-track [[extended play]], ''Take It or Leave It'',<ref name="Take It"/> which was released in 2006.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/natalie-gauci-p1018943/biography |title=Natalie Gauci > Overview | publisher = [[Allmusic]]. ([[All Media Guide]]) | first = Chris | last = True | access-date = 14 April 2008 }}</ref><ref name="MusicTheatre"/> As well as lead vocals Gauci also provided piano; on the EP she was backed by Simon Burke on Hammond organ and Rhodes keyboard, John Castle on bass guitar and producer, Michael Carmona on percussion, Cory Jach on lead guitar, Barney Loveland on bass guitar and Haydn Meggitt on drums.<ref name="Take It">{{cite AV media notes | title = Take It or Leave It | others = Gauci, Natalie | year = 2006 | type = EP liner notes }}</ref><ref name="Unearthed Bio"/> It had been recorded at Castle's home studio, The Shed, in [[Camberwell, Victoria|Camberwell]].<ref name="Gauci Biog">{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070204093708/http://www.nataliegauci.com.au/biography.php | url = http://www.nataliegauci.com.au/biography.php | title = Biography | last = Gauci | first = Natalie | publisher = Natalie Gauci Official Website | archive-date = 4 February 2007 | access-date = 2 March 2016 }}</ref>


In 2006 she formed the Natalie Gauci Band with herself on lead vocals and keyboards, Jules Pascoe on electric and double bass, Conrad Tracey on drums and percussion, and Kumar Shome on electric and acoustic guitar.<ref name="Destra">{{cite web | url = http://trove.nla.gov.au/people/681056?c=people | title = Natalie Gauci | publisher = Destra Media. [[National Library of Australia]] | accessdate = 3 April 2013 }}</ref> They played [[soul music|soul]], [[pop music|pop]], and [[jazz]] at local pubs, clubs, weddings, and corporate functions.<ref name="HeraldSun"/><ref name="Destra"/> Gauci uploaded work from ''Take It or Leave It'' to the national radio station, [[Triple J]]'s website, and was subsequently chosen for the ''[[Unearthed (talent contest)|Unearthed]]'' talent competition and gained radio airplay and coverage.<ref name="MusicTheatre"/><ref name="HeraldSun"/><ref name="Unearthed Bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.triplejunearthed.com/artists/View.aspx?artistid=5186 |title=Natalie Gauci|publisher=[[Triple J]]|work=[[Unearthed (talent contest)|Unearthed]]|accessdate=14 April 2008}}</ref> To help fund her work, Gauci worked as a vocals teacher at the [[Academy of Mary Immaculate]], [[Fitzroy, Victoria|Fitzroy]];<ref name="MusicTheatre"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.academy.vic.edu.au/teaching/performing_arts.html|title=Performing Arts Staff and Students|publisher=Academy of Mary Immaculate|accessdate=14 April 2008|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720035823/http://www.academy.vic.edu.au/teaching/performing_arts.html|archivedate=20 July 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and Assumption College, Kilmore.
In 2006 she formed the Natalie Gauci Band with herself on lead vocals and keyboards, Jules Pascoe on electric and double bass, Conrad Tracey on drums and percussion, and Kumar Shome on electric and acoustic guitar.<ref name="Destra">{{cite web | url = http://trove.nla.gov.au/people/681056?c=people | title = Natalie Gauci | publisher = Destra Media. [[National Library of Australia]] | access-date = 3 April 2013 }}</ref> They played [[soul music|soul]], [[pop music|pop]], and [[jazz]] at local pubs, clubs, weddings, and corporate functions.<ref name="HeraldSun"/><ref name="Destra"/> Gauci uploaded work from ''Take It or Leave It'' to the national radio station, [[Triple J]]'s website, and was subsequently chosen for the ''[[Unearthed (talent contest)|Unearthed]]'' talent competition and gained radio airplay and coverage.<ref name="MusicTheatre"/><ref name="HeraldSun"/><ref name="Unearthed Bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.triplejunearthed.com/artists/View.aspx?artistid=5186 |title=Natalie Gauci|publisher=[[Triple J]]|work=[[Unearthed (talent contest)|Unearthed]]|access-date=14 April 2008}}</ref> To help fund her work, Gauci worked as a vocals teacher at the [[Academy of Mary Immaculate]], [[Fitzroy, Victoria|Fitzroy]];<ref name="MusicTheatre"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.academy.vic.edu.au/teaching/performing_arts.html|title=Performing Arts Staff and Students|publisher=Academy of Mary Immaculate|access-date=14 April 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720035823/http://www.academy.vic.edu.au/teaching/performing_arts.html|archive-date=20 July 2008}}</ref> and Assumption College, Kilmore.


==''Australian Idol''==
==''Australian Idol''==


In 2007 Natalie Gauci auditioned in Melbourne for the [[Australian Idol 2007|fifth series]] of TV talent competition, ''[[Australian Idol]]''.<ref name=TimesofMalta/> She performed an original song, "Free Falling", co-written by Gauci with James Kempster;<ref name="APRA Free">{{cite web | publisher = [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) | title = 'Free Falling' at APRA search engine | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=Free%20Falling | accessdate = 3 April 2013 }} {{Dead link|date=July 2017}}</ref> and a rendition of [[Gloria Gaynor]]'s "[[I Will Survive]]".<ref name=TimesofMalta/> Judges, [[Ian Dickson (music mogul)|Ian Dickson]] and [[Mark Holden]], were impressed by Gauci's latter performance, with Dickson commenting "I think you can win this competition". Fellow judge, [[Marcia Hines]], warned that such a comment had been "the kiss of death" for contestants in the past.<ref name=TimesofMalta>{{cite web | url = http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20071210/interview/down-to-earth-singer-living-life-of-the-stars | title = Down-to-earth Singer Living Life of the Stars | work = [[The Times (Malta)|The Times]] | publisher = Allied Newspapers Limited | location = [[Malta]] | date = 10 December 2007 | first = Jennifer | last = Mifsud | accessdate = 14 April 2008 }}</ref> Gauci advanced to the next round, and continued to impress the judges, resulting in her selection in the [[Australian Idol (season 5)#Semi Finals|top 24]]. Her performance of "[[Hurt (Christina Aguilera song)|Hurt]]" by [[Christina Aguilera]] did not gain enough public votes to proceed to the [[Australian Idol (season 5)#The Top 12 Finalists|top 12]]. However, she was selected by the judges to perform in the wildcard, an episode from which four contestants would be chosen to complete the top&nbsp;12. Gauci performed "[[Feeling Good]]" by [[Nina Simone]]. She did not gain enough votes, but was selected by the judges to be the final top&nbsp;12 member.<ref name="Wildcard">{{cite news | url = http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,23663,22360120-5000660,00.html | title = Wildcard Entrants Complete ''Australian Idol'' Top 12 | last = Staff Writers | publisher = [[news.com.au]]. ([[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]]) | date = 4 September 2007 | accessdate = 29 September 2008 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090212103113/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,23663,22360120-5000660,00.html | archivedate = 12 February 2009 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
In 2007 Natalie Gauci auditioned in Melbourne for the [[Australian Idol 2007|fifth series]] of TV talent competition, ''[[Australian Idol]]''.<ref name=TimesofMalta/> She performed an original song, "Free Falling", co-written by Gauci with James Kempster;<ref name="APRA Free">{{cite web | publisher = [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) | title = 'Free Falling' at APRA search engine | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=Free%20Falling | access-date = 3 April 2013 }} {{Dead link|date=July 2017}}</ref> and a rendition of [[Gloria Gaynor]]'s "[[I Will Survive]]".<ref name=TimesofMalta/> Judges, [[Ian Dickson (music mogul)|Ian Dickson]] and [[Mark Holden]], were impressed by Gauci's latter performance, with Dickson commenting "I think you can win this competition". Fellow judge, [[Marcia Hines]], warned that such a comment had been "the kiss of death" for contestants in the past.<ref name=TimesofMalta>{{cite web | url = http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20071210/interview/down-to-earth-singer-living-life-of-the-stars | title = Down-to-earth Singer Living Life of the Stars | work = [[The Times (Malta)|The Times]] | publisher = Allied Newspapers Limited | location = [[Malta]] | date = 10 December 2007 | first = Jennifer | last = Mifsud | access-date = 14 April 2008 }}</ref> Gauci advanced to the next round, and continued to impress the judges, resulting in her selection in the [[Australian Idol (season 5)#Semi Finals|top 24]]. Her performance of "[[Hurt (Christina Aguilera song)|Hurt]]" by [[Christina Aguilera]] did not gain enough public votes to proceed to the [[Australian Idol (season 5)#The Top 12 Contestants|top 12]]. However, she was selected by the judges to perform in the wildcard, an episode from which four contestants would be chosen to complete the top&nbsp;12. Gauci performed "[[Feeling Good]]" by [[Nina Simone]]. She did not gain enough votes, but was selected by the judges to be the final top&nbsp;12 member.<ref name="Wildcard">{{cite news | url = http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,23663,22360120-5000660,00.html | title = Wildcard Entrants Complete ''Australian Idol'' Top 12 | last = Staff Writers | publisher = [[news.com.au]]. ([[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]]) | date = 4 September 2007 | access-date = 29 September 2008 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090212103113/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,23663,22360120-5000660,00.html | archive-date = 12 February 2009}}</ref>


Gauci progressed through the top&nbsp;12 knockout phase; it was not until the eighth week, with five contestants remaining, that she appeared in the [[Australian Idol (season 5)#Elimination chart|bottom three]]—those with the three lowest number of votes for that week. Her performances have earned acclaim; ''[[The Courier-Mail]]'' noted her renditions of [[Rihanna]]'s "[[Umbrella (song)|Umbrella]]", [[Kate Bush]]'s "[[Running Up that Hill]]", and [[Gnarls Barkley]]'s "[[Crazy (Gnarls Barkley song)|Crazy]]" as highlights.<ref name="Courier">{{cite news | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090211035053/http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22821408-5003402,00.html | url = http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22821408-5003402,00.html | title = Best Birthday Gift for Idol Winner | work = [[The Courier-Mail]] | publisher = [[Queensland Newspapers]] ([[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]]) | archivedate = 11 February 2009 | date = 26 November 2007 | accessdate = 4 April 2013 }}</ref> Her performances of "Umbrella", [[Divinyls]]' "Boys in Town", and [[Morgan Lewis (songwriter)|Morgan Lewis]]'s "[[How High the Moon]]" earned "[[Australian Idol#Touchdowns|touchdowns]]" from Holden.<ref name=TimesofMalta />
Gauci progressed through the top&nbsp;12 knockout phase; it was not until the eighth week, with five contestants remaining, that she appeared in the [[Australian Idol (season 5)#Elimination chart|bottom three]]—those with the three lowest number of votes for that week. Her performances have earned acclaim; ''[[The Courier-Mail]]'' noted her renditions of [[Rihanna]]'s "[[Umbrella (song)|Umbrella]]", [[Kate Bush]]'s "[[Running Up that Hill]]", and [[Gnarls Barkley]]'s "[[Crazy (Gnarls Barkley song)|Crazy]]" as highlights.<ref name="Courier">{{cite news | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090211035053/http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22821408-5003402,00.html | url = http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22821408-5003402,00.html | title = Best Birthday Gift for Idol Winner | work = [[The Courier-Mail]] | publisher = [[Queensland Newspapers]] ([[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]]) | archive-date = 11 February 2009 | date = 26 November 2007 | access-date = 4 April 2013 }}</ref> Her performances of "Umbrella", [[Divinyls]]' "Boys in Town", and [[Morgan Lewis (songwriter)|Morgan Lewis]]'s "[[How High the Moon]]" earned "[[Australian Idol#Touchdowns|touchdowns]]" from Holden.<ref name=TimesofMalta />


Gauci and [[Matt Corby]] were the two contestants on the show's grand finale. At the conclusion of each series, a "Winner's Single" is released. The 2007 winner's single, "[[Here I Am (Natalie Gauci song)|Here I Am]]", was written by [[Lindy Robbins]] and Tom Leonard,<ref name="APRA Here">{{cite web | publisher = [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) | title = 'Here I Am' at APRA search engine | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=Here%20I%20Am | accessdate = 4 April 2013 }}</ref> who had previously written for the [[Backstreet Boys]]. Both Corby and Gauci were critical of the track, with Gauci professing confusion as the demo version had male vocals – she adapted it to be consistent with her jazz music style.<ref name="Adamson">{{cite news | url = http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22775368-5001026,00.html | title = Idol Single a Dud | publisher = [[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]] | work = [[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]] | first = Kate | last = Adamson | date = 18 November 2007 | accessdate = 30 September 2008 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090212102818/http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22775368-5001026,00.html | archivedate = 12 February 2009 | df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="Savage">{{cite web | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090211032656/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=326088 | url = http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=326088 | title = Idol Finalists Pan Winner's Single | publisher = [[ninemsn]] | first = Jay | last = Savage | archivedate = 11 February 2009 | date = 18 November 2007 | accessdate = 4 April 2013 }}</ref> While Corby felt it was "not something I'd choose to release ... Yes, I'm being diplomatic. Even though this competition has made me look like I'm into pop, I'm really not".<ref name="Adamson"/><ref name="Savage"/> On 25 November 2007, Gauci was declared the winner of ''Australian Idol 2007''.<ref name="Courier"/> She became the first contestant to progress to the top&nbsp;12 through a judges' lifeline and then win the competition.<ref name="HeraldSun"/>
Gauci and [[Matt Corby]] were the two contestants on the show's grand finale. At the conclusion of each series, a "Winner's Single" is released. The 2007 winner's single, "[[Here I Am (Natalie Gauci song)|Here I Am]]", was written by [[Lindy Robbins]] and Tom Leonard,<ref name="APRA Here">{{cite web | publisher = [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) | title = 'Here I Am' at APRA search engine | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=Here%20I%20Am | access-date = 4 April 2013 }}</ref> who had previously written for the [[Backstreet Boys]]. Both Corby and Gauci were critical of the track, with Gauci professing confusion as the demo version had male vocals – she adapted it to be consistent with her jazz music style.<ref name="Adamson">{{cite news | url = http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22775368-5001026,00.html | title = Idol Single a Dud | publisher = [[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]] | work = [[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]] | first = Kate | last = Adamson | date = 18 November 2007 | access-date = 30 September 2008 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090212102818/http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22775368-5001026,00.html | archive-date = 12 February 2009}}</ref><ref name="Savage">{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090211032656/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=326088 | url = http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=326088 | title = Idol Finalists Pan Winner's Single | publisher = [[ninemsn]] | first = Jay | last = Savage | archive-date = 11 February 2009 | date = 18 November 2007 | access-date = 4 April 2013 }}</ref> While Corby felt it was "not something I'd choose to release ... Yes, I'm being diplomatic. Even though this competition has made me look like I'm into pop, I'm really not".<ref name="Adamson"/><ref name="Savage"/> On 25 November 2007, Gauci was declared the winner of ''Australian Idol 2007''.<ref name="Courier"/> She became the first contestant to progress to the top&nbsp;12 through a judges' lifeline and then win the competition.<ref name="HeraldSun"/>


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===2007–2008: ''The Winner's Journey''===
===2007–2008: ''The Winner's Journey''===


[[File:Natalie Gauci crop.jpg|thumb|160px|right|Gauci on her Winner's Journey Tour, January 2008.]] On 25 November 2007 Natalie Gauci released her winner's single, "Here I Am", as a [[music download|digital download]]. It was then issued as a [[CD single]] on 28 November 2007,<ref name="AAP1">{{cite news | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090212103455/http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22818713-1702,00.html | url = http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22818713-1702,00.html | title = Crowd Gathering at Opera House for Idol Final | agency = [[Australian Associated Press]] (AAP) | publisher = [[news.com.au]] ([[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]]) | archivedate = 12 February 2009 | date = 25 November 2007 | accessdate = 4 April 2013 }}</ref> which included as a B-side, her original track, "All in My Mind".<ref name="LostLove">{{cite news | url = http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22897733-5012980,00.html | title = Natalie Gauci's Idol Search for Lost Love | publisher = [[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]] | work = [[The Courier-Mail]] | date = 9 December 2007 | accessdate = 4 April 2013 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090211035058/http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22897733-5012980,00.html | archivedate = 11 February 2009 | df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="APRA AllMind">{{cite web | publisher = [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) | title = 'All in My Mind' at APRA search engine | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=All%20In%20My%20Mind | accessdate = 5 April 2013 }}</ref> "Here I Am" debuted on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Singles Chart]] at number&nbsp;two.<ref name="AUS"/> It was the first debut single by an ''Australian Idol'' winner that did not reach number&nbsp;one. "Here I Am" sold 7,463 copies in its first week, lower than all previous winners' debut singles.<ref name="sales">{{cite web | url = http://www.undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=3552 | first = Paul | last = Cashmere | authorlink = Paul Cashmere | title = Australia Has Spoken, Idol Sales a Disaster | publisher = Undercover (Paul Cashmere, Ros O'Gorman) | accessdate = 4 April 2013 | date = 3 December 2007 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090211051324/http://www.undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=3552 | archivedate = 11 February 2009 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
[[File:Natalie Gauci crop.jpg|thumb|160px|right|Gauci on her Winner's Journey Tour, January 2008.]] On 25 November 2007 Natalie Gauci released her winner's single, "Here I Am", as a [[music download|digital download]]. It was then issued as a [[CD single]] on 28 November 2007,<ref name="AAP1">{{cite news | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090212103455/http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22818713-1702,00.html | url = http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22818713-1702,00.html | title = Crowd Gathering at Opera House for Idol Final | agency = [[Australian Associated Press]] (AAP) | publisher = [[news.com.au]] ([[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]]) | archive-date = 12 February 2009 | date = 25 November 2007 | access-date = 4 April 2013 }}</ref> which included as a B-side, her original track, "All in My Mind".<ref name="LostLove">{{cite news | url = http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22897733-5012980,00.html | title = Natalie Gauci's Idol Search for Lost Love | publisher = [[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]] | work = [[The Courier-Mail]] | date = 9 December 2007 | access-date = 4 April 2013 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090211035058/http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22897733-5012980,00.html | archive-date = 11 February 2009}}</ref><ref name="APRA AllMind">{{cite web | publisher = [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) | title = 'All in My Mind' at APRA search engine | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=All%20In%20My%20Mind | access-date = 5 April 2013 }}</ref> "Here I Am" debuted on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Singles Chart]] at number&nbsp;two.<ref name="AUS"/> It was the first debut single by an ''Australian Idol'' winner that did not reach number&nbsp;one. "Here I Am" sold 7,463 copies in its first week, lower than all previous winners' debut singles.<ref name="sales">{{cite web | url = http://www.undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=3552 | first = Paul | last = Cashmere | author-link = Paul Cashmere | title = Australia Has Spoken, Idol Sales a Disaster | publisher = Undercover (Paul Cashmere, Ros O'Gorman) | access-date = 4 April 2013 | date = 3 December 2007 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090211051324/http://www.undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=3552 | archive-date = 11 February 2009}}</ref>


Her debut album, ''[[The Winner's Journey (Natalie Gauci album)|The Winner's Journey]]'', was released on 8 December 2007.<ref name="Winners">{{cite web | url = https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/the-winners-journey/id269763567 | title = ''The Winner's Journey'' – Natalie Gauci – Album | publisher = [[iTunes Store]]. ([[Apple Inc]]) | accessdate = 15 December 2010 }}</ref> Unlike [[Damien Leith]]'s ''Winners Journey'' of the previous year, Gauci's CD/DVD did not include ''Australian Idol'' stage performances. Instead it had an interview with [[John Foreman (musician)|John Foreman]] and recorded versions of the songs performed during her time on the show.<ref name="herald sun2"/> This drew criticism with [[Fremantle Media]], producers of ''Australian Idol'', suggesting Gauci's record label, [[Sony BMG]], had deliberately excluded the material.<ref name="herald sun2">{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/sunday-heraldsun/nats-album-idles/story-e6frf92x-1111115124518 |title=Australian Idol winner Natalie Gauci's Poor Sales |work = [[Herald Sun]] | publisher = [[News Limited]] ([[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]]) | accessdate = 15 December 2010 }}</ref> The album debuted on the ARIA Albums Chart at number&nbsp;twelve, before reaching its peak of number&nbsp;eleven in its second week on the chart.<ref name="aus chart">{{cite web | url = http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Natalie+Gauci&titel=The+Winner%27s+Journey&cat=a | title = Natalie Gauci – ''The Winner's Journey'' | publisher = Australian Charts Portal (Hung Medien) | last = Hung | first = Steffen | accessdate = 4 April 2013 }}</ref> The album sold 11,489 copies in its first week, compared to Leith's 89,257 copies the previous year.<ref name="undercover"/>{{Dead link|date=July 2017}}<ref name="Turner"/>{{Dead link|date=July 2017}} [[Paul Cashmere]] of the Undercover website criticised the show for its commercialism, accusing it of using Gauci as a "victim to feed the corporations and their shareholders".<ref name="undercover">{{cite web | url = http://www.undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=3655 | title = Idol Album Fizzes | first = Paul | last = Cashmere | publisher = Undercover (Paul Cashmere, Ros O'Gorman | date = 17 December 2007 | accessdate = 4 April 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091024144649/http://undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=3655 | archive-date = 24 October 2009 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
Her debut album, ''[[The Winner's Journey (Natalie Gauci album)|The Winner's Journey]]'', was released on 8 December 2007.<ref name="Winners">{{cite web | url = https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/the-winners-journey/id269763567 | title = ''The Winner's Journey'' – Natalie Gauci – Album | date = 8 December 2007 | publisher = [[iTunes Store]]. ([[Apple Inc]]) | access-date = 15 December 2010 }}</ref> Unlike [[Damien Leith]]'s ''Winners Journey'' of the previous year, Gauci's CD/DVD did not include ''Australian Idol'' stage performances. Instead it had an interview with [[John Foreman (musician)|John Foreman]] and recorded versions of the songs performed during her time on the show.<ref name="herald sun2"/> This drew criticism with [[Fremantle Media]], producers of ''Australian Idol'', suggesting Gauci's record label, [[Sony BMG]], had deliberately excluded the material.<ref name="herald sun2">{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/sunday-heraldsun/nats-album-idles/story-e6frf92x-1111115124518 |title=Australian Idol winner Natalie Gauci's Poor Sales |work = [[Herald Sun]] | publisher = [[News Limited]] ([[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]]) | access-date = 15 December 2010 }}</ref> The album debuted on the ARIA Albums Chart at number&nbsp;twelve, before reaching its peak of number&nbsp;eleven in its second week on the chart.<ref name="aus chart">{{cite web | url = http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Natalie+Gauci&titel=The+Winner%27s+Journey&cat=a | title = Natalie Gauci – ''The Winner's Journey'' | publisher = Australian Charts Portal (Hung Medien) | last = Hung | first = Steffen | access-date = 4 April 2013 }}</ref> The album sold 11,489 copies in its first week, compared to Leith's 89,257 copies the previous year.<ref name="undercover"/>{{Dead link|date=July 2017}}<ref name="Turner"/>{{Dead link|date=July 2017}} [[Paul Cashmere]] of the Undercover website criticised the show for its commercialism, accusing it of using Gauci as a "victim to feed the corporations and their shareholders".<ref name="undercover">{{cite web | url = http://www.undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=3655 | title = Idol Album Fizzes | first = Paul | last = Cashmere | publisher = Undercover (Paul Cashmere, Ros O'Gorman | date = 17 December 2007 | access-date = 4 April 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091024144649/http://undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=3655 | archive-date = 24 October 2009 | url-status = dead}}</ref>


Sony BMG then released a second DVD titled, ''The Final Two'', on 17 December 2007.<ref name="ezydvd">{{cite web |url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/797883 |title=''Australian Idol - The Final Two'': Natalie Gauci/ Matt Corby @ EzyDVD |publisher=[[EzyDVD]] |accessdate=15 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080926161219/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/797883 |archivedate=26 September 2008 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> It had separate performances on the show by Gauci and Corby.<ref name="herald sun2"/> In January 2008 Gauci commenced her Winner's Journey Tour across Australia. She took three musicians from the Natalie Gauci Band, as well as a long time keyboard collaborator and music director, while she sang and played the piano.<ref name="Turner">{{cite web | last = Turner | first = Tonya | url = http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22975662-5003421,00.html | title = Natalie Gauci is a Realistic ''Australian Idol'' | publisher = [[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]] | work = [[The Courier Mail]] | date = 29 December 2007 | accessdate = 3 October 2008 }}</ref>
Sony BMG then released a second DVD titled, ''The Final Two'', on 17 December 2007.<ref name="ezydvd">{{cite web |url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/797883 |title=''Australian Idol - The Final Two'': Natalie Gauci/ Matt Corby @ EzyDVD |publisher=[[EzyDVD]] |access-date=15 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080926161219/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/797883 |archive-date=26 September 2008}}</ref> It had separate performances on the show by Gauci and Corby.<ref name="herald sun2"/> In January 2008 Gauci commenced her Winner's Journey Tour across Australia. She took three musicians from the Natalie Gauci Band, as well as a long time keyboard collaborator and music director, while she sang and played the piano.<ref name="Turner">{{cite web | last = Turner | first = Tonya | url = http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22975662-5003421,00.html | title = Natalie Gauci is a Realistic ''Australian Idol'' | publisher = [[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]] | work = [[The Courier-Mail]]| date = 29 December 2007 | access-date = 3 October 2008 }}</ref>


===2009–present: New label, Tune in Tokyo and solo===
===2009–2020: New label, Tune in Tokyo and solo===


In August 2009 Natalie Gauci left Sony Music<ref name="LeavesSony">{{cite web | url = http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/confidential/australian-idol-natalie-gauci-goes-her-own-way-parts-with-sony/story-e6frf96o-1225767712908 | title = ''Australian Idol'' Natalie Gauci Goes Her Own Way, Parts with Sony | work = [[Herald Sun]] | publisher = [[The Herald and Weekly Times]] ([[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]]) | accessdate = 15 December 2010}}</ref> because "she felt pushed and prodded" by the label.<ref name="herald sun 3">{{cite news | url = http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad-application/idol-natalie-tuned-in-to-do-it-her-way/story-fn6bn80a-1225961726405 | title = Idol Natalie doing it her way | work = [[Herald Sun]] | publisher = [[The Herald and Weekly Times]] ([[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]]) | date = 27 November 2010 | accessdate = 29 November 2010 }}</ref> In January 2010 Gauci collaborated with a European record label, Sorry Shoes,<ref name="Sharp">{{Cite web | title = Natalie Gauci's Single About to Drop, Two Years After ''Australian Idol'' | last1 = Reines | first1 = Ros | last2 = Christie | first2 = Joel | last3 = Harris | first3 = Amy | last4 = Moran | first4 = Jonathon | last5 = Halliwell | first5 = Elle | last6 = Sharp | first6 = Annette | work = Sydney Confidential. [[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]] | publisher = [[News Limited]] ([[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]]) | date = 29 January 2010| url = http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/natalie-gaucis-single-about-to-drop-two-years-after-australian-idol/story-e6frewz0-1225824472417| accessdate = 7 February 2010 }}</ref> and issued a new single, "Without You", in May.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sorryshoes.com/2.html|title=2009/10 - Sorry Shoes Records, Radio Shows, Events & Mixed Media Artists|last=|first=|date=2017|website=Sorry Shoes|access-date=2017-07-17}}</ref><ref name="Without">{{cite web | url = https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/without-you/id370134844 | title = 'Without You' – Single – Natalie Gauci | publisher = [[iTunes Store]]. ([[Apple Inc]]) | accessdate = 29 November 2010 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20121110171532/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/without-you/id370134844 | archivedate = 10 November 2012 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
In August 2009 Natalie Gauci left Sony Music<ref name="LeavesSony">{{cite web | url = http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/confidential/australian-idol-natalie-gauci-goes-her-own-way-parts-with-sony/story-e6frf96o-1225767712908 | title = ''Australian Idol'' Natalie Gauci Goes Her Own Way, Parts with Sony | work = [[Herald Sun]] | publisher = [[The Herald and Weekly Times]] ([[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]]) | access-date = 15 December 2010}}</ref> because "she felt pushed and prodded" by the label.<ref name="herald sun 3">{{cite news | url = http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad-application/idol-natalie-tuned-in-to-do-it-her-way/story-fn6bn80a-1225961726405 | title = Idol Natalie doing it her way | work = [[Herald Sun]] | publisher = [[The Herald and Weekly Times]] ([[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]]) | date = 27 November 2010 | access-date = 29 November 2010 }}</ref> In January 2010 Gauci collaborated with a European record label, Sorry Shoes,<ref name="Sharp">{{Cite web | title = Natalie Gauci's Single About to Drop, Two Years After ''Australian Idol'' | last1 = Reines | first1 = Ros | last2 = Christie | first2 = Joel | last3 = Harris | first3 = Amy | last4 = Moran | first4 = Jonathon | last5 = Halliwell | first5 = Elle | last6 = Sharp | first6 = Annette | work = Sydney Confidential. [[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]] | publisher = [[News Limited]] ([[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]]) | date = 29 January 2010| url = http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/natalie-gaucis-single-about-to-drop-two-years-after-australian-idol/story-e6frewz0-1225824472417| access-date = 7 February 2010 }}</ref> and issued a new single, "Without You", in May.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sorryshoes.com/2.html|title=2009/10 - Sorry Shoes Records, Radio Shows, Events & Mixed Media Artists|date=2017|website=Sorry Shoes|access-date=17 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="Without">{{cite web | url = https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/without-you/id370134844 | title = 'Without You' – Single – Natalie Gauci | publisher = [[iTunes Store]]. ([[Apple Inc]]) | access-date = 29 November 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121110171532/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/without-you/id370134844 | archive-date = 10 November 2012 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>


In 2010 Gauci formed [[Tune in Tokyo (band)|Tune in Tokyo]], an electro-pop and dance music band, with producer Paul Brandoli.<ref name="herald sun 3"/> As the group's lead singer, Gauci's look and sound had changed. She told the ''[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|Daily Telegraph]]'' that she had changed her style after hanging out in Melbourne's gay dance clubs with musician, and her then-husband, Hamish Cowan ([[Cordrazine (band)|Cordrazine]]).<ref name="digital spy">{{cite web|last=Davies |first=Rebecca |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a292870/ex-idol-winner-launches-new-dance-act.html |title=Ex Idol winner launches new dance act |work=[[Digital Spy]] |date=12 December 2010 |publisher=Digital Spy Limited |accessdate=15 December 2010}}</ref> Gauci explained, "That's where I came out of my shell. I didn't have anyone telling me what to do. Tune in Tokyo is just one part of what I want to do. We got a lot of feedback straight away, which was great because it gave me confidence about the project".<ref name="digital spy"/> On 4 November 2010 they released their debut single, "[[Dreamer (Tune in Tokyo song)|Dreamer]]",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/dreamer-radio-edits-single/id407905526 | title = 'Dreamer' (Radio Edits) – Single – Tune in Tokyo |publisher = [[iTunes Store]]. [[Apple Inc]] |accessdate=14 December 2010}}</ref> which peaked at No.&nbsp;3 on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Clubs Chart]].<ref>{{cite web|last=McCabe |first=Kathy |url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/former-idol-winner-natalie-gauci-relaunches-career-in-tune-in-tokyo/story-e6frfmqr-1225969752968 |title=Former Idol winner Natalie Gauci relaunches career in Tune in Tokyo |work=[[News.com.au]] |date=12 December 2010 |publisher=[[News Limited]] |accessdate=15 December 2010}}</ref> It was co-written by Brandoli and Gauci.<ref name="APRA Dreamer">{{cite web | publisher = [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) | title = 'Dreamer' at APRA search engine | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=Dreamer | accessdate = 5 April 2013 }}</ref> She revealed that she was working on the group's debut album and that she had made a cameo for a 2011 film, ''Big Mamma's Boy'', which stars actress, [[Holly Valance]].<ref name="herald sun 3"/> Tune in Tokyo's second single, "Ray of Love", appeared in April 2012.<ref name="RayLove">{{cite web | url = https://www.amazon.com/Ray-of-Love-Remixes/dp/B007TP6J7C | title = 'Ray of Love' (Remixes): Tune in Tokyo | publisher = [[Amazon.com]] | date = 13 April 2012 | accessdate = 5 April 2013 }} {{Dead link|date=July 2017}}</ref>
In 2010 Gauci formed [[Tune in Tokyo (band)|Tune in Tokyo]], an electro-pop and dance music band, with producer Paul Brandoli.<ref name="herald sun 3"/> As the group's lead singer, Gauci's look and sound had changed. She told the ''[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|Daily Telegraph]]'' that she had changed her style after hanging out in Melbourne's gay dance clubs with musician, and her then-husband, Hamish Cowan ([[Cordrazine (band)|Cordrazine]]).<ref name="digital spy">{{cite web|last=Davies |first=Rebecca |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a292870/ex-idol-winner-launches-new-dance-act.html |title=Ex Idol winner launches new dance act |work=[[Digital Spy]] |date=12 December 2010 |publisher=Digital Spy Limited |access-date=15 December 2010}}</ref> Gauci explained, "That's where I came out of my shell. I didn't have anyone telling me what to do. Tune in Tokyo is just one part of what I want to do. We got a lot of feedback straight away, which was great because it gave me confidence about the project".<ref name="digital spy"/> On 4 November 2010 they released their debut single, "[[Dreamer (Tune in Tokyo song)|Dreamer]]",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/dreamer-radio-edits-single/id407905526 | title = 'Dreamer' (Radio Edits) – Single – Tune in Tokyo |publisher = [[iTunes Store]]. [[Apple Inc]] |access-date=14 December 2010}}</ref> which peaked at No.&nbsp;3 on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Clubs Chart]].<ref>{{cite web|last=McCabe |first=Kathy |url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/former-idol-winner-natalie-gauci-relaunches-career-in-tune-in-tokyo/story-e6frfmqr-1225969752968 |title=Former Idol winner Natalie Gauci relaunches career in Tune in Tokyo |work=[[News.com.au]] |date=12 December 2010 |publisher=[[News Limited]] |access-date=15 December 2010}}</ref> It was co-written by Brandoli and Gauci.<ref name="APRA Dreamer">{{cite web | publisher = [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) | title = 'Dreamer' at APRA search engine | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=Dreamer | access-date = 5 April 2013 }}</ref> She revealed that she was working on the group's debut album and that she had made a cameo for a 2011 film, ''Big Mamma's Boy'', which stars actress, [[Holly Valance]].<ref name="herald sun 3"/> Tune in Tokyo's second single, "Ray of Love", appeared in April 2012.<ref name="RayLove">{{cite web | url = https://www.amazon.com/Ray-of-Love-Remixes/dp/B007TP6J7C | title = 'Ray of Love' (Remixes): Tune in Tokyo | website = Amazon | date = 13 April 2012 | access-date = 5 April 2013 }} {{Dead link|date=July 2017}}</ref>


In 2011 Gauci travelled to Europe, where she worked with producers and DJ's, by August 2012 she had moved to London where she continued her recording and teaching music careers.<ref name="Chin">{{cite news | title = More Bang for Your Buck: ''Australian Idol'' Natalie Gauci Offers Music Lessons in London | last = Chin | first = Talitha | work = Cultural Economist | publisher = Talitha Chin | date = 5 October 2012 }}</ref><ref name="Chiswick">{{cite web | url = http://www.chiswickw4.com/default.asp?section=trading&page=chiswicktheatrearts010.htm | title = Chiswick Theatre Arts Open Day | work = Chiswick | date = 29 August 2012 | accessdate = 2 March 2016 }}</ref> She has performed under the name Nellie Bell from about 2013 to mid-2015.<ref name="Lambie">{{cite news | url = http://t-hud.co.uk/2015/10/28/interview-natalie-gauci/ | title = Interview: Natalie Gauci | last = Lambie | first = Paige | work = T'hud | date = 28 October 2015 | accessdate = 2 March 2016 }}</ref><ref name="A NZ Fest">{{cite news | url = https://issuu.com/ausnzfestival/docs/anz-programme-2015-online | title = 27. Nellie Bell Showcase | work = Aus & NZ Festival Program 2015 | page = 17 | date = May 2015 | accessdate = 2 March 2016 }}</ref>
In 2011 Gauci travelled to Europe, where she worked with producers and DJ's, by August 2012 she had moved to London where she continued her recording and teaching music careers.<ref name="Chin">{{cite news | title = More Bang for Your Buck: ''Australian Idol'' Natalie Gauci Offers Music Lessons in London | last = Chin | first = Talitha | work = Cultural Economist | publisher = Talitha Chin | date = 5 October 2012 }}</ref><ref name="Chiswick">{{cite web | url = http://www.chiswickw4.com/default.asp?section=trading&page=chiswicktheatrearts010.htm | title = Chiswick Theatre Arts Open Day | work = Chiswick | date = 29 August 2012 | access-date = 2 March 2016 }}</ref> She has performed under the name Nellie Bell from about 2013 to mid-2015.<ref name="Lambie">{{cite news | url = http://t-hud.co.uk/2015/10/28/interview-natalie-gauci/ | title = Interview: Natalie Gauci | last = Lambie | first = Paige | work = T'hud | date = 28 October 2015 | access-date = 2 March 2016 }}</ref><ref name="A NZ Fest">{{cite news | url = https://issuu.com/ausnzfestival/docs/anz-programme-2015-online | title = 27. Nellie Bell Showcase | work = Aus & NZ Festival Program 2015 | page = 17 | date = May 2015 | access-date = 2 March 2016 }}</ref>


During early 2012 Gauci toured Europe including Spain, Belgium, Italy, The Netherlands and Germany before settling in Sweden.<ref name="Bayliss"/> There she co-wrote a new single, "Just Dance", with local songwriters, Jonas and [[Jeanette Söderholm|Jeanette von der Burg]], which was issued on Four on the Floor Records in May.<ref name="Bayliss">{{cite news | url = http://www.escflashmalta.com/index.php/music-news/local-music-scene-news/item/1920-exclusive-natalie-gauci-releasing-new-single-in-malta | title = Natalie Gauci Releasing New Single in Malta | last = Bayliss | first = Marc Calleja | work = Esc Flash Malta | publisher = Marc Calleja Bayliss | date = 4 May 2012 | accessdate = 5 April 2013 }}</ref><ref name="APRA Just">{{cite web | publisher = [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) | title = 'Just Dance' at APRA search engine | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=Just%20Dance | accessdate = 5 April 2013 }}</ref> The actual release of the single however, was ultimately cancelled. On 20 November an Italian duo of DJ-producers, Jack & Joy (aka Max Bondino and Luca Loi) issued their single, "We Are the Stars" featuring Gauci, on Adaptor Recordings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/it/album/we-are-stars-feat.-natalie/id579014441 | title = 'We Are the Stars' (Original Album) – Single – Jack & Joy ft Natalie Gauci | publisher = [[iTunes Store]] ([[Apple Inc]]) | accessdate = 20 November 2012 }}</ref> In July Gauci released her second studio album, a jazz effort, ''[[Ha Ha Ha (album)|Ha Ha Ha]]'', on The Gauch Records.<ref name="Koha"/><ref name="HaHaHa">{{cite web | url = http://parx-e.com/?p=580 | title = Natalie Gauci – ''Ha Ha Ha'' Album Review | last = Chris | work = Parx-e Web Zine | publisher = Clear Springs Entertainment | date = 16 August 2012 | accessdate = 5 April 2013 }}</ref> In September she released an alternative-electronic EP, ''Elektrik Field''.<ref name="Elektrik">{{cite web | url = https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/elektrik-field/id564052678 | title = ''Elektrik Field'' – Natalie Gauci – Album | publisher = [[iTunes Store]]. ([[Apple Inc]]) | accessdate = 5 April 2013 }}</ref>
During early 2012 Gauci toured Europe including Spain, Belgium, Italy, The Netherlands and Germany before settling in Sweden.<ref name="Bayliss"/> There she co-wrote a new single, "Just Dance", with local songwriters, Jonas and [[Jeanette Söderholm|Jeanette von der Burg]], which was issued on Four on the Floor Records in May.<ref name="Bayliss">{{cite news | url = http://www.escflashmalta.com/index.php/music-news/local-music-scene-news/item/1920-exclusive-natalie-gauci-releasing-new-single-in-malta | title = Natalie Gauci Releasing New Single in Malta | last = Bayliss | first = Marc Calleja | work = Esc Flash Malta | publisher = Marc Calleja Bayliss | date = 4 May 2012 | access-date = 5 April 2013 }}</ref><ref name="APRA Just">{{cite web | publisher = [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) | title = 'Just Dance' at APRA search engine | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=Just%20Dance | access-date = 5 April 2013 }}</ref> The actual release of the single however, was ultimately cancelled. On 20 November an Italian duo of DJ-producers, Jack & Joy (aka Max Bondino and Luca Loi) issued their single, "We Are the Stars" featuring Gauci, on Adaptor Recordings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/it/album/we-are-stars-feat.-natalie/id579014441 | title = 'We Are the Stars' (Original Album) – Single – Jack & Joy ft Natalie Gauci | date = 20 November 2012 | publisher = [[iTunes Store]] ([[Apple Inc]]) | access-date = 20 November 2012 }}</ref> In July Gauci released her second studio album, a jazz effort, ''[[Ha Ha Ha (album)|Ha Ha Ha]]'', on The Gauch Records.<ref name="Koha"/><ref name="HaHaHa">{{cite web | url = http://parx-e.com/?p=580 | title = Natalie Gauci – ''Ha Ha Ha'' Album Review | last = Chris | work = Parx-e Web Zine | publisher = Clear Springs Entertainment | date = 16 August 2012 | access-date = 5 April 2013 }}</ref> In September she released an alternative-electronic EP, ''Elektrik Field''.<ref name="Elektrik">{{cite web | url = https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/elektrik-field/id564052678 | title = ''Elektrik Field'' – Natalie Gauci – Album | publisher = [[iTunes Store]]. ([[Apple Inc]]) | access-date = 5 April 2013 }}</ref>


In August 2017 she stated that she would release several EP:s, "over the coming months".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/aussie-idols-natalie-gauci-set-to-release-new-music-i-feel-like-i-am-free-to-be-whoever-i-want-to-be/news-story/ad0a154c4552ca6ca25a9f62c36851d3|title=Idol Gauci is back on song|publisher=|accessdate=28 August 2017}}</ref>
In August 2017 she stated that she would release several EP:s, "over the coming months".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/aussie-idols-natalie-gauci-set-to-release-new-music-i-feel-like-i-am-free-to-be-whoever-i-want-to-be/news-story/ad0a154c4552ca6ca25a9f62c36851d3|title=Idol Gauci is back on song|access-date=28 August 2017}}</ref>

In 2020 she was a contestant in [[The Voice (Australian season 9)|the ninth season]] of ''[[The Voice (Australian TV series)]]'', with the audition song "[[The Greatest (Sia song)|The Greatest]]" and choose team [[Guy Sebastian|Guy]]. Gauci was eliminated in the battle rounds.

===2021-present: ''Brand New Day''===
In October 2021, Gauci released "Pictures of Mars", the lead single from her album of the same name, which is set for release in 2022.<ref name="PicsofMars">{{cite web|url=https://www.noise11.com/news/natalie-gauci-wears-the-david-bowie-spacesuit-for-blackstar-for-her-pictures-of-mars-video-20211005 |title=Natalie Gauci Wears The David Bowie Spacesuit for ''Blackstar'' for Her "Pictures of Mars" Video|website= noise11.com|date=5 October 2021|access-date=9 October 2021}}</ref> ''Pictures of Mars'' was never released.

In July 2024, Gauci will release ''Brand New Day'' Gauci said "It's my truth, my story, which I feel many people will relate to. It's about searching for love, faith and looking for hope".<ref name="BND">{{cite web|url=https://www.noise11.com/news/natalie-gauci-to-release-book-and-album-brand-new-day-20240626|title=Natalie Gauci To Release Book and Album ‘Brand New Day’ |website=noise11|date=26 June 2024|access-date=30 June 2024}}</ref> A children's book of the same name will also be released.<ref name="BND"/>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==


On 28 March 2009 Gauci married Hamish Cowan, the lead singer of art rock band, [[Cordrazine (band)|Cordrazine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/natalie-gaucis-single-about-to-drop-two-years-after-australian-idol/story-e6frfmqr-1225824472417 |title=Natalie Gauci's single about to drop, two years after Australian Idol |work=[[News.com.au]] |publisher=[[News Limited]] |accessdate=16 December 2010}} {{Dead link|date=July 2017}}</ref><ref name="Wedding">{{cite news | url = http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/music/natalie-gauci-hamish-cowan-dont-sing-at-their-wedding/story-e6frexl9-1225692828487 | title = Natalie Gauci, Hamish Cowan Don't Sing at Their Wedding | work = [[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]] | date = 30 March 2009 | publisher = [[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]] | accessdate = 3 April 2013 }}</ref> Gauci provided backing vocals for "Some Day We'll All Come Together" on Cordrazine's second album, ''Always Coming Down'' (August 2010).<ref name="Always">{{cite web | url = http://www.livinginthelandofoz.com/howzat-11aug2010.html | title = ''Always Coming Down'' Cordrazine Come Back | work = Living in the Land of Oz | publisher = | date = 11 August 2010 | accessdate = 2 March 2016 }}</ref> Cowan declared "I would love to do a duet with her, she inspires me and is my muse... Nat's passion and unwillingness to compromise her art and vision keeps me focused and betters me in every way."<ref name="Always"/>
On 28 March 2009 Gauci married Hamish Cowan, the lead singer of art rock band, [[Cordrazine (band)|Cordrazine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/natalie-gaucis-single-about-to-drop-two-years-after-australian-idol/story-e6frfmqr-1225824472417 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120906002215/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/natalie-gaucis-single-about-to-drop-two-years-after-australian-idol/story-e6frfmqr-1225824472417 |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 September 2012 |title=Natalie Gauci's single about to drop, two years after Australian Idol |work=[[News.com.au]] |publisher=[[News Limited]] |access-date=16 December 2010}}</ref><ref name="Wedding">{{cite news | url = http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/music/natalie-gauci-hamish-cowan-dont-sing-at-their-wedding/story-e6frexl9-1225692828487 | title = Natalie Gauci, Hamish Cowan Don't Sing at Their Wedding | work = [[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]] | date = 30 March 2009 | publisher = [[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]] | access-date = 3 April 2013 }}</ref> Gauci provided backing vocals for "Some Day We'll All Come Together" on Cordrazine's second album, ''Always Coming Down'' (August 2010).<ref name="Always">{{cite web | url = http://www.livinginthelandofoz.com/howzat-11aug2010.html | title = ''Always Coming Down'' Cordrazine Come Back | work = Living in the Land of Oz | date = 11 August 2010 | access-date = 2 March 2016 }}</ref> Cowan declared "I would love to do a duet with her, she inspires me and is my muse... Nat's passion and unwillingness to compromise her art and vision keeps me focused and betters me in every way."<ref name="Always"/>


The couple separated in March 2011 with Gauci announcing in June, "I married Hamish and he was really supportive and encouraging. He gave me confidence and courage to pursue what I wanted, and not what others wanted ... We had a strong and passionate relationship. Very intense. It didn't work out the way we planned ... Hamish and I have separated and decided not to get back together".<ref name="Koha">{{cite news | url = http://www.heraldsun.com.au/archives/old-news-pages/natalie-gauci-laughing-it-off/story-fn52nri7-1226073684194 | title = Natalie Gauci Laughing It Off | last = Te Koha | first = Nui | work = [[Herald Sun|Sunday Herald Sun]] | publisher = [[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]] | date = 12 June 2011 | accessdate = 3 April 2013 }}</ref> Gauci's jazz album, ''Ha Ha Ha'' (July 2012), deals with the relationship, ''[[Herald Sun|Sunday Herald Sun]]''{{'}}s Nui Te Koha reported that it would "detail Gauci's personal and professional highs and lows, including a split from her husband of two years".<ref name="Koha"/> During the marriage (2009–11) she used the name Natalie Cowan.
The couple separated in March 2011 with Gauci announcing in June, "I married Hamish and he was really supportive and encouraging. He gave me confidence and courage to pursue what I wanted, and not what others wanted ... We had a strong and passionate relationship. Very intense. It didn't work out the way we planned ... Hamish and I have separated and decided not to get back together".<ref name="Koha">{{cite news | url = http://www.heraldsun.com.au/archives/old-news-pages/natalie-gauci-laughing-it-off/story-fn52nri7-1226073684194 | title = Natalie Gauci Laughing It Off | last = Te Koha | first = Nui | work = [[Herald Sun|Sunday Herald Sun]] | publisher = [[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]] | date = 12 June 2011 | access-date = 3 April 2013| url-status = live | archive-date = 10 April 2013 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130410013841/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/archives/old-news-pages/natalie-gauci-laughing-it-off/story-fn52nri7-1226073684194 }}</ref> Gauci's jazz album, ''Ha Ha Ha'' (July 2012), deals with the relationship, ''[[Herald Sun|Sunday Herald Sun]]''{{'}}s Nui Te Koha reported that it would "detail Gauci's personal and professional highs and lows, including a split from her husband of two years".<ref name="Koha"/> During the marriage (2009–11) she used the name Natalie Cowan.


Gauci had worked as a [[personal trainer]] for ''Australian Idol'' judge, Ian "Dicko" Dickson during 2009–10.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/svelte-dickos-shed-his-moobs-and-beergut/news-story/d761cef05b2fea8d947b5f893768eb99|title=Dicko sheds his moobs and beergut|last=Moran|first=Jonathon|date=2010-02-06|work=The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|access-date=2017-07-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Moran |first=Jonathon |url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/confidential/ian-dicko-dickson-drops-16kg-in-six-months-with-jen4men/story-e6freq7o-1225827373968 |title=Ian "Dicko" Dickson drops 16kg in six months with Jen4Men |work=[[The Courier-Mail]] |date=6 February 2010 |publisher=Queensland Newspapers |accessdate=15 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614042113/http://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/confidential/ian-dicko-dickson-drops-16kg-in-six-months-with-jen4men/story-e6freq7o-1225827373968 |archivedate=14 June 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
Gauci had worked as a [[personal trainer]] for ''Australian Idol'' judge, Ian "Dicko" Dickson during 2009–10.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/svelte-dickos-shed-his-moobs-and-beergut/news-story/d761cef05b2fea8d947b5f893768eb99|title=Dicko sheds his moobs and beergut|last=Moran|first=Jonathon|date=6 February 2010|work=The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|access-date=17 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Moran |first=Jonathon |url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/confidential/ian-dicko-dickson-drops-16kg-in-six-months-with-jen4men/story-e6freq7o-1225827373968 |title=Ian "Dicko" Dickson drops 16&nbsp;kg in six months with Jen4Men |work=[[The Courier-Mail]] |date=6 February 2010 |publisher=Queensland Newspapers |access-date=15 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614042113/http://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/confidential/ian-dicko-dickson-drops-16kg-in-six-months-with-jen4men/story-e6freq7o-1225827373968 |archive-date=14 June 2012}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
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Natalie Gauci
Gauci at Westpoint Shopping Centre, Blacktown, 29 January 2008.
Background information
Birth nameNatalie Rose Gauci
Born (1981-11-26) 26 November 1981 (age 43)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
GenresJazz, pop, soul, dance, house, electronic
Occupation(s)Musician, teacher, producer
Instrument(s)Piano, vocals, keyboard
Years active1996–present
LabelsSony, Adaptor, Sorry Shoes, OneLove, The Gauch
Websitenatalierosegauci.com

Natalie Rose Gauci (born 26 November 1981) is an Australian musician, producer and teacher. Gauci undertook music tuition at the Victorian College of the Arts, formed her own band that played gigs in Melbourne, while also working as a music teacher. After an appearance on national radio station Triple J's talent contest, Unearthed, she successfully auditioned for the fifth series of Australian Idol in 2007 and went on to win the series.

Gauci subsequently signed a record deal with Sony BMG Australia and in November that year released her debut single, "Here I Am", which reached number two on the ARIA Singles Chart and gained a gold accreditation. The next month her debut album, The Winner's Journey, followed. It peaked at number eleven on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified platinum. In 2010 she formed Tune in Tokyo, an electro-pop band, with producer Paul Brandoli, they released two singles, "Dreamer" (November 2010) and "Ray of Love" (April 2012). On 1 July 2012 Gauci released her second studio album, jazz-oriented Ha Ha Ha, on The Gauch Records and followed on 3 September with an alternative-electronic EP, Elektrik Field. By August that year Gauci was living and working in London both as a recording artist and music teacher.

Early life

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Natalie Gauci was born on 26 November 1981 and grew up in Melbourne.[1][2] Her father is Maltese and was born in Marsa, Malta and her mother is Italian.[3] Gauci is the eldest child with two siblings.[3] Gauci started secondary school at Emmaus College, Vermont South and completed her final two years at Box Hill Institute of TAFE,[4] before studying music at the Victorian College of the Arts.[5] In August 1996 Gauci acted as 'ORCA Girl' on Australian science fiction TV series, Ocean Girl, Season 3, Episode 3, "Draining the Spaceship".[6][7] From the age of 17, she began writing songs.[5][8]

Gauci performed as a session musician, and in 2002, she began writing her debut three-track extended play, Take It or Leave It,[9] which was released in 2006.[2][5] As well as lead vocals Gauci also provided piano; on the EP she was backed by Simon Burke on Hammond organ and Rhodes keyboard, John Castle on bass guitar and producer, Michael Carmona on percussion, Cory Jach on lead guitar, Barney Loveland on bass guitar and Haydn Meggitt on drums.[9][10] It had been recorded at Castle's home studio, The Shed, in Camberwell.[11]

In 2006 she formed the Natalie Gauci Band with herself on lead vocals and keyboards, Jules Pascoe on electric and double bass, Conrad Tracey on drums and percussion, and Kumar Shome on electric and acoustic guitar.[12] They played soul, pop, and jazz at local pubs, clubs, weddings, and corporate functions.[8][12] Gauci uploaded work from Take It or Leave It to the national radio station, Triple J's website, and was subsequently chosen for the Unearthed talent competition and gained radio airplay and coverage.[5][8][10] To help fund her work, Gauci worked as a vocals teacher at the Academy of Mary Immaculate, Fitzroy;[5][13] and Assumption College, Kilmore.

Australian Idol

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In 2007 Natalie Gauci auditioned in Melbourne for the fifth series of TV talent competition, Australian Idol.[3] She performed an original song, "Free Falling", co-written by Gauci with James Kempster;[14] and a rendition of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive".[3] Judges, Ian Dickson and Mark Holden, were impressed by Gauci's latter performance, with Dickson commenting "I think you can win this competition". Fellow judge, Marcia Hines, warned that such a comment had been "the kiss of death" for contestants in the past.[3] Gauci advanced to the next round, and continued to impress the judges, resulting in her selection in the top 24. Her performance of "Hurt" by Christina Aguilera did not gain enough public votes to proceed to the top 12. However, she was selected by the judges to perform in the wildcard, an episode from which four contestants would be chosen to complete the top 12. Gauci performed "Feeling Good" by Nina Simone. She did not gain enough votes, but was selected by the judges to be the final top 12 member.[15]

Gauci progressed through the top 12 knockout phase; it was not until the eighth week, with five contestants remaining, that she appeared in the bottom three—those with the three lowest number of votes for that week. Her performances have earned acclaim; The Courier-Mail noted her renditions of Rihanna's "Umbrella", Kate Bush's "Running Up that Hill", and Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" as highlights.[16] Her performances of "Umbrella", Divinyls' "Boys in Town", and Morgan Lewis's "How High the Moon" earned "touchdowns" from Holden.[3]

Gauci and Matt Corby were the two contestants on the show's grand finale. At the conclusion of each series, a "Winner's Single" is released. The 2007 winner's single, "Here I Am", was written by Lindy Robbins and Tom Leonard,[17] who had previously written for the Backstreet Boys. Both Corby and Gauci were critical of the track, with Gauci professing confusion as the demo version had male vocals – she adapted it to be consistent with her jazz music style.[18][19] While Corby felt it was "not something I'd choose to release ... Yes, I'm being diplomatic. Even though this competition has made me look like I'm into pop, I'm really not".[18][19] On 25 November 2007, Gauci was declared the winner of Australian Idol 2007.[16] She became the first contestant to progress to the top 12 through a judges' lifeline and then win the competition.[8]

Australian Idol performances

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Week Theme Song choice Original artist Result
Top 24 Contestant's Choice "Hurt" Christina Aguilera Wildcard
Wildcard Contestant's Choice "Feeling Good" Cy Grant Judge's choice
Top 12 Contestant's Choice "(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind" Powderfinger Safe
Top 11 Rock "Sweet Child o' Mine" Guns N' Roses Safe
Top 10 Disco "I Will Survive" Gloria Gaynor Safe
Top 9 Acoustic "Man in the Mirror" Michael Jackson Safe
Top 8 Brit pop "Rehab" Amy Winehouse Safe
Top 7 Year you were born "Endless Love" Lionel Richie/Diana Ross Safe
Top 6 Judge's Choice – Hines
Contestant's Choice 		"Nothing Compares 2 U"
"Umbrella" 		The Family
Rihanna 		Safe, Touchdown
Top 5 Australian Made "Boys in Town" Divinyls Bottom 2, Touchdown
Top 4 Big Band
Big Band 		"Orange Colored Sky"
"How High the Moon" 		Janet Brace
Alfred Drake and Frances Comstock 		Safe, Touchdown
Top 3 Audience Choice
Contestant's Choice 		"Ray of Light"
"Nobody Knows" 		Madonna
Pink 		Safe
Finale Contestant's Choice
Contestant's Choice
Winner's Single
Grand Final performance 		"Apologize"
"Running Up that Hill"
"Here I Am"
"Man in the Mirror" 		OneRepublic
Kate Bush
Natalie Gauci
Michael Jackson 		Winner

Recording career

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2007–2008: The Winner's Journey

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Gauci on her Winner's Journey Tour, January 2008.

On 25 November 2007 Natalie Gauci released her winner's single, "Here I Am", as a digital download. It was then issued as a CD single on 28 November 2007,[20] which included as a B-side, her original track, "All in My Mind".[21][22] "Here I Am" debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart at number two.[23] It was the first debut single by an Australian Idol winner that did not reach number one. "Here I Am" sold 7,463 copies in its first week, lower than all previous winners' debut singles.[24]

Her debut album, The Winner's Journey, was released on 8 December 2007.[25] Unlike Damien Leith's Winners Journey of the previous year, Gauci's CD/DVD did not include Australian Idol stage performances. Instead it had an interview with John Foreman and recorded versions of the songs performed during her time on the show.[26] This drew criticism with Fremantle Media, producers of Australian Idol, suggesting Gauci's record label, Sony BMG, had deliberately excluded the material.[26] The album debuted on the ARIA Albums Chart at number twelve, before reaching its peak of number eleven in its second week on the chart.[27] The album sold 11,489 copies in its first week, compared to Leith's 89,257 copies the previous year.[28][dead link‍][29][dead link‍] Paul Cashmere of the Undercover website criticised the show for its commercialism, accusing it of using Gauci as a "victim to feed the corporations and their shareholders".[28]

Sony BMG then released a second DVD titled, The Final Two, on 17 December 2007.[30] It had separate performances on the show by Gauci and Corby.[26] In January 2008 Gauci commenced her Winner's Journey Tour across Australia. She took three musicians from the Natalie Gauci Band, as well as a long time keyboard collaborator and music director, while she sang and played the piano.[29]

2009–2020: New label, Tune in Tokyo and solo

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In August 2009 Natalie Gauci left Sony Music[31] because "she felt pushed and prodded" by the label.[32] In January 2010 Gauci collaborated with a European record label, Sorry Shoes,[33] and issued a new single, "Without You", in May.[34][35]

In 2010 Gauci formed Tune in Tokyo, an electro-pop and dance music band, with producer Paul Brandoli.[32] As the group's lead singer, Gauci's look and sound had changed. She told the Daily Telegraph that she had changed her style after hanging out in Melbourne's gay dance clubs with musician, and her then-husband, Hamish Cowan (Cordrazine).[36] Gauci explained, "That's where I came out of my shell. I didn't have anyone telling me what to do. Tune in Tokyo is just one part of what I want to do. We got a lot of feedback straight away, which was great because it gave me confidence about the project".[36] On 4 November 2010 they released their debut single, "Dreamer",[37] which peaked at No. 3 on the ARIA Clubs Chart.[38] It was co-written by Brandoli and Gauci.[39] She revealed that she was working on the group's debut album and that she had made a cameo for a 2011 film, Big Mamma's Boy, which stars actress, Holly Valance.[32] Tune in Tokyo's second single, "Ray of Love", appeared in April 2012.[40]

In 2011 Gauci travelled to Europe, where she worked with producers and DJ's, by August 2012 she had moved to London where she continued her recording and teaching music careers.[41][42] She has performed under the name Nellie Bell from about 2013 to mid-2015.[43][44]

During early 2012 Gauci toured Europe including Spain, Belgium, Italy, The Netherlands and Germany before settling in Sweden.[45] There she co-wrote a new single, "Just Dance", with local songwriters, Jonas and Jeanette von der Burg, which was issued on Four on the Floor Records in May.[45][46] The actual release of the single however, was ultimately cancelled. On 20 November an Italian duo of DJ-producers, Jack & Joy (aka Max Bondino and Luca Loi) issued their single, "We Are the Stars" featuring Gauci, on Adaptor Recordings.[47] In July Gauci released her second studio album, a jazz effort, Ha Ha Ha, on The Gauch Records.[48][49] In September she released an alternative-electronic EP, Elektrik Field.[50]

In August 2017 she stated that she would release several EP:s, "over the coming months".[51]

In 2020 she was a contestant in the ninth season of The Voice (Australian TV series), with the audition song "The Greatest" and choose team Guy. Gauci was eliminated in the battle rounds.

2021-present: Brand New Day

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In October 2021, Gauci released "Pictures of Mars", the lead single from her album of the same name, which is set for release in 2022.[52] Pictures of Mars was never released.

In July 2024, Gauci will release Brand New Day Gauci said "It's my truth, my story, which I feel many people will relate to. It's about searching for love, faith and looking for hope".[53] A children's book of the same name will also be released.[53]

Personal life

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On 28 March 2009 Gauci married Hamish Cowan, the lead singer of art rock band, Cordrazine.[54][55] Gauci provided backing vocals for "Some Day We'll All Come Together" on Cordrazine's second album, Always Coming Down (August 2010).[56] Cowan declared "I would love to do a duet with her, she inspires me and is my muse... Nat's passion and unwillingness to compromise her art and vision keeps me focused and betters me in every way."[56]

The couple separated in March 2011 with Gauci announcing in June, "I married Hamish and he was really supportive and encouraging. He gave me confidence and courage to pursue what I wanted, and not what others wanted ... We had a strong and passionate relationship. Very intense. It didn't work out the way we planned ... Hamish and I have separated and decided not to get back together".[48] Gauci's jazz album, Ha Ha Ha (July 2012), deals with the relationship, Sunday Herald Sun's Nui Te Koha reported that it would "detail Gauci's personal and professional highs and lows, including a split from her husband of two years".[48] During the marriage (2009–11) she used the name Natalie Cowan.

Gauci had worked as a personal trainer for Australian Idol judge, Ian "Dicko" Dickson during 2009–10.[57][58]

Discography

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Natalie Gauci discography
Studio albums3
EPs5
Singles6

Studio albums

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List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart
positions 		Certifications
AUS
[23]
The Winner's Journey 11
Ha Ha Ha
  • Released: 1 July 2012
  • Format: Digital
  • Label: The Gauch
 —
Brand New Day
  • Scheduled: 5 July 2024[53]
  • Format: Digital
  • Label: Natalie Gauci
 TBA
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Extended plays

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List of EPs, with selected details
Title Album details
Take It or Leave It
  • Released: 2006[2]
  • Format: CD, digital download
  • Label: Independent
I'm Ready
  • Released: 25 June 2010
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: Rubber Music
Free Falling
  • Released: 2 January 2011
  • Format: Digital download
Elektrik Field
  • Released: 3 September 2012
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: The Gauch
Pictures of Mars: Part 1 - Back To Life
  • Released: June 2017
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: Independent
Happiness
  • Released: 24 April 2020[60]
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
  • Label: NATG

Singles

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List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart
positions 		Certifications Album
AUS
[23]
"Here I Am" 2007 2 The Winner's Journey
"Without You" 2010 — Non-album singles
"C U Later" 2011 —
"Pictures of Mars"[62] 2021 —
"I Thought It Was You" 2024 — Brand New Day
"Fame" —
"How You Feel"[53] —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
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List of featured singles
Title Year
"We Are the Stars"
(Jack & Joy featuring Natalie Gauci) 		2012
"Part Time Lover"
(Voltaxx & Mike Kelly featuring Natalie Gauci)
"Kandy Kandy"
(Alexander Fog featuring Natalie Gauci) 		2013

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