Natalie Bergman is an American singer-songwriter. She is one half of the duo Wild Belle, along with her brother Elliot Bergman. Her debut solo album, ''Mercy'', was released on

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on May 7, 2021. She is based in Los Angeles.

Early life

Bergman was raised in

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, a suburb of Chicago, to Judson and Susan Bergman. She is the niece of late actress Anne Heche. She attended Francis W. Parker School in Chicago, and studied at

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in Boston. Bergman is a devout Christian.

Career

After moving to New York, Bergman started out as a member of her brother Elliot's band Nomo, adding vocals to the 2011 Nomo and Shawn Lee single "Upside Down". She was fired from Nomo, but then she and Elliot formed the psychedelic pop duo Wild Belle. Wild Belle has released three albums: '' Isles'' (2013), '' Dreamland'' (2016), and '' Everybody One of a Kind'' (2019). In 2019, Bergman's father and stepmother were killed by a drunk driver in a car accident. Bergman then spent a week in a silent retreat at The Monastery of Christ in the Desert in Chama Valley in

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. The resulting gospel-folk album, ''Mercy'', is a reflection on the tragedy, and on Bergman's own spirituality. Her debut solo album, it was recorded in Los Angeles at her brother Elliot's home studio. In July 2021, she released two tracks with

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: a cover of Lion's 1975 soul single "You've Got a Woman" and Beck's remix of "Paint the Rain" from ''Mercy''. On September 30, 2021, she released the EP ''Live at Electric Lady'' on

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, part of a series of live performances at

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. It features seven songs from her album ''Mercy'' and a cover of

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's "Angel". On November 5, 2021, she released the four-song EP ''Keep Those Teardrops From Falling''. On July 29, 2022, she released the single "The Little Bird" as part of ''For the Birds: The Birdsong Project, Volume III''.

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

* "Talk to the Lord" (2021) * "Shine Your Light on Me" (2021) * "Home at Last" (2021) * "Paint the Rain (Pachyman Remix)" (2021) * "Paint the Rain (Beck Remix)" (2021) * "You've Got a Woman" feat.

(2021) * "The Little Bird" (2022)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bergman, Natalie Living people 21st-century American singers Third Man Records artists Musicians from Chicago People from Barrington, Illinois Berklee College of Music alumni Francis W. Parker School (Chicago) alumni 1980s births