Natasha Anne Bedingfield (born 26 November 1981) is a British singer and songwriter. Bedingfield released her debut album, '' Unwritten'', in 2004, which contained primarily up-tempo pop songs and was influenced by R&B music. It enjoyed international success with more than 2.3 million copies sold worldwide.Stuart Clarke
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''. 10 June 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2007. Bedingfield received a

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nomination for

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for the title track " Unwritten", and at the 2005 and 2006

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, she was nominated for Best British Female Artist. ''Unwritten'' also produced her only UK number one, "

These Words "These Words" (also known as "These Words (I Love You, I Love You)") is a song by British singer-songwriter Natasha Bedingfield. It was written by Steve Kipner, Andrew Frampton, Wayne Wilkins and Bedingfield for her 2004 debut album, '' Unwritt ...

". Her second album, ''

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'' (2007), yielded the UK top 10 singles "

I Wanna Have Your Babies "I Wanna Have Your Babies" is a song by British recording artist Natasha Bedingfield. It was written by Steve Kipner, Andrew Frampton, Wayne Wilkins and Bedingfield for her second album, '' N.B.'' (2007). The song's musical-style and production ...

" and "

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". ''N.B.'' was not released in North America, but six tracks from it were included with seven new ones and released in 2008 as her third studio album, ''

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'', with the singles " Love Like This" and "

" earning success on the charts. In December 2010, Bedingfield released her third album in North America, ''

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'', with the song of the same name 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,

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ranked Bedingfield number 66 on the list of 100 Greatest Women in Music.

Early life

When Bedingfield was a teenager, she and her siblings,

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, formed the dance/electronic group, The DNA Algorithm. The group provided Bedingfield with the opportunity to explore different musical genres and expand her songwriting abilities. She provided vocals for the group which primarily performed

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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

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, where she studied

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,Artist Profile: Natasha Bedingfield
.

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Music Publishing. Retrieved 8 March 2007.John Harlow
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''. 26 March 2006. Retrieved 8 March 2007. 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 early 2000s, Bedingfield composed, wrote and recorded songs for

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. Her songs appeared on the live albums ''

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'', and the

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''Jesus Is My Superhero'' by

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Career

2003–2006: Early years and ''Unwritten''

Bedingfield was introduced to Phonogenic founder and A&R Paul Lisberg by the artist's manager Gary Wilson. Lisberg was initially hesitant, later telling

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: "

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were good but weren't right for us ... " 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. Bedingfield signed a recording contract with

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UK & Ireland, through its imprint

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, in July 2003. Her debut studio album '' Unwritten'' was released in September 2004 and featured collaborations with

Steve Kipner Stephen Alan Kipner (born 1950) is an American-born Australian songwriter and record producer, with hits spanning a 40-year period, including chart-topping songs such as Olivia Newton-John's "Physical", Natasha Bedingfield's "These Words", an ...

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, James Reilly, Andrew Frampton,

Wayne Wilkins Wayne Wilkins is a British record producer, songwriter, record engineer and record mixer. He has produced and written for artists such as Rick Astley ("Cry for Help"), Natasha Bedingfield (" These Words", "Single" and " Love Like This"), Beyon ...

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and the

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Bizarre. The album contained uptempo

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songs and influences from R&B music. Bedingfield's

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focused on independence, opportunism and female empowerment. Reviews of the album were generally positive, and it was described as a "well-made pop album for the new millennium" by

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. The album debuted on the

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at number one and reached the top thirty in the U.S. It sold well, reaching multi-platinum status in the UK and Gold status in the U.S. The first single released from the album was "

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", which reached number three on the

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. The song's lyrics and accompanying music video depict Bedingfield's single lifestyle.Elle J. Small
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" was released as the album's second single. The song became Bedingfield's first UK number one and US top twenty single. " 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. "

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" 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

, Bedingfield was nominated for four awards, though did not win any of her nominated categories. She was also nominated for an award at the

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, and in 2007, she was nominated for "

" at the

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, though was again unsuccessful in winning in any of her nominated categories.

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

Bedingfield's second album, ''

'', was released in Europe in April 2007. The album received mixed reviews by critics and peaked at number nine in the UK. "

", the album's

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, was moderately successful, reaching number seven in the UK, number eight in Ireland and the top fifty in various other markets."I Wanna Have Your Babies" Charts
. ''Music Square''. Retrieved 22 April 2007. "

" was released as the album's second single on 2 July 2007 and also peaked at number seven in the UK. To promote ''N.B.'', Bedingfield embarked on the

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tour in May 2007. On 1 July 2007, Bedingfield performed "Unwritten" at the

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, London, an event which celebrated the life of

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almost ten years after her death. 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

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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. In August 2008, Bedingfield and other singers including

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and

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recorded the charity single, "

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and

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, to support "

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". On 5 September 2008, the singers performed it live on TV.

2009–2011: ''Strip Me'' and ''Strip Me Away''

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Bedingfield stated on her blog that she would start work on her new album in early 2009. She was confirmed to be writing for the new album while on holiday in

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; 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". She also confirmed she was working with Brian Kennedy, who produced/co-wrote

's hit single " Disturbia" and was writing songs with him while on tour to have the album released by the end of 2009. Bedingfield also stated that

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and

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would be working on the record. In an interview with IN:DEMAND Producer,

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said: "I'm gonna try and bring Natasha Bedingfield back here in the UK with some quirky, kinda weird stuff". 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. "

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", the lead single from the album, was made available as a digital download 18 May 2010. Bedingfield performed the song on ''

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'' on 24 May 2010. "Touch" was officially sent to US radio stations on 29 June 2010. On 15 July Bedingfield announced via Twitter that the title of her new album would be ''

''. The album was originally scheduled for release on 9 November 2010 but was released on 7 December. The second single, also titled "

", was sent to US radio on 30 August 2010 and it became available as a digital download on 21 September 2010. It was written by Bedingfield,

and

. The song was selected to head the soundtrack for the 2010 comedy ''

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''. Bedingfield appeared on rapper

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's debut album, ''

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'', on a track called "Last Chance", and on

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' 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

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. In 2010, Bedingfield joined forces with Avon as a celebrity judge for Avon Voices, 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''. The European version of ''Strip Me'' will be called ''Strip Me Away''. The lead single "Pocketful of Sunshine" was released on 13 May in Germany. The album "Strip Me Away" will be released in June. Bedingfield was featured on

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's new single from their new album ''

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'', released on 21 June 2011. The song, "

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" was released on 26 April 2011 as the band's first single from their fourth album. On 5 July, Bedingfield performed her song "Weightless" from her "Strip Me" album on ''

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''.

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singer

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confirmed that Bedingfield had written a song for her called "Lighthouse", which is included on her second studio album ''

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''. 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', which has been confirmed to be on the 2011

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Christmas television advertisements.

2012–2017: Other projects

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, not just focusing on America. The album was said to feature production from

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, Paul Williams and

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. ''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 "

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". On 13 May 2013, she appeared as a guest judge on the New Zealand version of ''

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'' alongside her brother

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. In 2013, Bedingfield composed the music of "Non mi ami", a single by Italian singer-songwriter

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, included on the album ''Senza Paura''. In 2014, Bedingfield contributed to the soundtrack for the

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animated film, ''

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'', with a track titled "Who I Am". On 13 January 2015, Bedingfield released a charity single with Philosophy Skin Care titled "Hope". With the release of "Hope", Bedingfield announced via Twitter that she would become more publicly active again, promising "many more music releases to come". The release of the music video for "Hope" followed a day later. Later in 2015, Bedingfield contributed to

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' album ''

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'' and toured with the group in 2015 and 2016. Bedingfield also collaborated with Belgian record producer

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during this time. The duo released a single titled "Unicorn" in March 2016. Bedingfield toured Europe in late 2016 with

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. In January 2017 it was announced that Bedingfield would open for

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's 2017 summer concert tour. On 10 March 2017 she appeared on the Soundtrack of Tangled: Before Ever After in the track "More Of 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

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's record label

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in the same year. Bedingfield co-wrote the song "Black Sky" with

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for her 2018 album ''

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''. In July 2019, Bedingfield announced that her fourth studio album and first studio release in nearly nine years, ''

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'', is scheduled for release on 30 August 2019. 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".

Philanthropy

Bedingfield has donated time and money to organisations such as the

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, an international children's charity founded by her mother, Molly Bedingfield."Natasha Bedingfield Becomes An Ambassador for 'Global Angels'"
Sony BMG UK. 5 April 2006. Retrieved 13 March 2007. 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". 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

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and a

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for former child prostitutes in

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to learn more about the situation and the conditions in these areas. Bedingfield later expressed her shock at what she had witnessed.Liz Jones
"Is Natasha Bedingfield God's gift to pop music?"
. you.co.uk. 12 May 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2007. Video diaries filmed during her trip were posted on her official website in early 2007. She is also an advocate for Stop the Traffik, a global coalition which works to end

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and a member of the (RED) campaign. 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.

Non-musical projects

In 2004, Bedingfield showed interest in acting and made her debut in the ''

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'' 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.Patrick Garratt
Natasha Bedingfield: EA's Latest Bond Girl
Eurogamer. 8 November 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2007. Bedingfield commented that she would like to do more acting, but only if the film "was good enough, and it was a role that

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fit me." She has made an appearance in the seventh-season finale of the Canadian television series '' Degrassi: The Next Generation''. Bedingfield also guest-starred on

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series '' The Naked Brothers Band'' "

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" alongside

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and

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. She has made guest appearances on the

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series '' Lipstick Jungle''. She guest-starred on Nickelodeon's ''

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'' in November 2009. She sang the song "These Words". In 2012, Bedingfield made an appearance in three

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of ''

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s fourth season. In December 2012,

announced that Bedingfield would perform at their 2012 VH1 Divas show, a concert benefiting the

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charity. Bedingfield performed

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's "

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" with

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and

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. 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. In 2021, Bedingfield competed in

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of ''

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'' as the wild card contestant "Pepper". At one point,

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hit the "Take It Off" button when he thought "Pepper" was

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and tried to remove the mask when he was proven wrong only to be intercepted by the

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. When Bedingfield was eliminated alongside

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as "Jester", she mentioned about her son getting treatment for his medical condition and also the fact that he got to see his mom portraying a contestant who was colored red which is the color he likes. She is set to host The Masked Singer National Tour in 2022.

Personal life

On 21 March 2009, Bedingfield married American businessman Matt Robinson in

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, US. In November 2017, their son was born.

Discography

* '' Unwritten'' (2004) * ''

'' (2007) * ''

'' (2010) * ''

'' (2019)

Tours

;Headlining *

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Less Is More Tour The Less Is More Tour is the second headlining concert tour by British recording artist Natasha Bedingfield. Primarily visiting the United States, the tour will support the singer's third studio album, ''Strip Me''. Joining Bedingfield on tour w ...

*Roll With Me Tour ;Co-headlining *Energy Music Tour *

;Opening act *C'mon C'mon Tour *

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* Play That Song Tour

Filmography

Television

Video games

Awards and nominations

Bedingfield's debut album ''Unwritten'' contained primarily uptempo pop songs and was influenced by R&B music. It enjoyed international success with over three million copies sold worldwide. In 2007, she received a

nomination for "

" for the song " Unwritten", the third single from the album of the same name. Bedingfield's second album ''N.B.'' yielded the singles "

"; " Say It Again"; and "

", written and produced by Natasha Bedingfield,

, Andrew Frampton and Steve Kipner. Bedingfield has received four nominations from the BRIT Awards but has won none. 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 ''

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''. The awards are based on sales data by

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and radio information by

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. The award ceremony was held from 1990 to 2007, until its reintroduction in 2011. , - ,

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, " Unwritten" , Pop 100 Airplay Song of the Year , , - , rowspan=2,

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, rowspan=2, Herself , Top Hot Dance Club Play Artist , , - , Top Hot Dance Airplay Artist , ;Billboard Touring Awards Established in 2004, the

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is an annual meeting sponsored by ''Billboard'' magazine which also honors the top international live entertainment industry artists and professionals. , - , 2011 , Natasha Bedingfield Less Is More Tour Presented By Freschetta , Concert Marketing & Promotion Award , ;BRIT Awards The

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are the

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's annual pop music awards. Bedingfield has received four nominations. , - , rowspan=4, , , rowspan=3, Natasha Bedingfield , , British Female Solo Artist , , , - ,

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, , , - , British Pop Act , , , - , "

" , , British Single , , ;BT Digital Music Awards The

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honour music distributed digitally by methods such as mobile devices, online downloads and blogging. Bedingfield has won one award. , - , 2005 , rowspan=3, Natasha Bedingfield , Best Use of Mobile , , - , rowspan=2, 2007 , , Artist of the Year , , , - , Best Pop Artist , , ;Glamour Awards !Ref. , - , 2005 , Natasha Bedingfield , UK Solo Artist , , ;Grammy Awards The

s are awarded annually by the

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. Bedingfield has received one nomination. , - , , , " Unwritten" , ,

, , ;Ivor Novello Awards The

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are awarded for songwriting and composing. The awards, named after the

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born entertainer

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, are presented annually in London by the

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(BASCA). , - , 2005 , "

" , Best Song Musically And Lyrically , ;MTV Europe Music Awards The

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. Bedingfield has received one nomination. , - , 2004 , , Natasha Bedingfield , , Best UK and Ireland act , , ;Meteor Music Awards Launched in 2001, the

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are awarded for achievements in the Irish and international record industry. , - ,

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, Herself , Best International Female , ;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. , - , rowspan=3 , 2006 , rowspan=3 , "

" , Best Pop Video , , - , Best Colorist/Telecine , , - , Best Special Effects , ;New Music Awards The New Music Awards are given for excellence in music to both recording artists and radio stations by ''

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'' magazine. , - , 2006 , " Unwritten" , AC Single of the Year , , - , 2008 , Natasha Bedingfield , AC Female Artst of the Year , ;People's Choice Awards The

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, " Love Like This" (feat.

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, an American radio network. Beginning in 2013, the ceremony began to be televised on

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. , - , 2006 , " Unwritten" , Best Song to Listen to While Getting Ready for School , ;Smash Hits Poll Winners Party The

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was an awards ceremony which ran from 1988 to 2005. Each award winner was voted by readers of the ''

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" , Favorite Download , ;TMF Awards The

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. Bedingfield has received one award. , - , 2005 , , Natasha Bedingfield , , Best International New Artist , , ;Teen Choice Awards The

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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. , - ,

, Natasha Bedingfield , Choice Music: Breakout Artist - Female , ;Žebřík Music Awards !Ref. , - , 2004 , Natasha Bedingfield , Best International Surprise , ,

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bedingfield, Natasha 1981 births Living people English people of New Zealand descent Alumni of the University of Greenwich British contemporary R&B singers English dance musicians English women singer-songwriters Hillsong musicians English expatriates in the United States English women pop singers Third British Invasion artists 21st-century English women singers 21st-century English singers BT Digital Music Awards winners