Vickie Lynn Natale (born December 20, 1985 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American singer, best known as a winner on CBS's version of the '' Star Search'' television program in 2003. A native of Brooklyn, New York, she grew up in a single-parent home. Early in 2002, while performing at the Sugar Bar, owned by

songwriters A songwriter is a musician who professionally composes musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music g ...

Ashford & Simpson, Vickie was approached by a CBS ''Star Search'' casting director. She became the winner of the 2003 ''Star Search'' Adult Competition, and was invited back to ''Star Search'' in 2004 to compete in its Winner's Circle Competition. In 2011 Vickie auditioned for the test pilot of '' The Next: Fame Is at Your Doorstep'' and was chosen by Dave Broome and Queen Latifah to play herself in the pilot, which never aired.

Album/Song Releases

2004 Vickie released her first major label single "Like no other" on A&M Records Co-written with pianist and producer John Rule Beasley and executive-produced by Ron Fair. 2004 Recorded 5 songs with Sony records which were never released due to creative differences. 2005 Vickie released, "Never Gonna Stop"" which includes the song "Forbidden Love" co-written with producer

Narada Michael Walden Narada Michael Walden ( ; Michael Walden; born April 23, 1952) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He acquired the nickname Narada from Sri Chinmoy. He began his career as a drummer, working primarily in the jazz ...

Performance Appearances

2nd annual Grammy Brunch - performed a tribute to

Chaka Khan Yvette Marie Stevens (born March 23, 1953), better known by her stage name Chaka Khan (), is an American singer. Her career has spanned more than five decades, beginning in the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the funk band Rufus. Known as the " Qu ...

at the request of music lawyer

L. Londell McMillan L. Londell McMillan (born in August 5, 1966 in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York) is an American entertainment attorney, producer, and publisher. History He graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School in 1983 and received his underg ...

and the Artist Empowerment Coalition (a non profit coalition, founded by Prince,

Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Morris ( Judkins; May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, who is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that include rhythm and blues, Pop musi ...

, Roberta Flack, Alicia Keys and many other industry professionals).

Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall ( ) is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It is at 881 Seventh Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh Avenue, occupying the east side of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street (Manhattan), 56th and 57th Street (Manhatta ...

May 10, 2004 - performed in a concert entitled "New Faces of '04"

Stadium of Fire The Stadium of Fire is a nearly annual event held in the Brigham Young University's LaVell Edwards Stadium on or very near the United States' Independence Day. It is one of the main events for the America's Freedom Festival. This patriotic extravag ...

May 25, 2005 - opened for country artist

Reba McEntire Reba Nell McEntire (born March 28, 1955), or simply Reba, is an American country music singer and actress. Dubbed " the Queen of Country", she has sold more than 75 million records worldwide. Since the 1970s, McEntire has placed over 100 single ...

Lincoln Center April 10, 2007 - performed a live tribute to two of her mentors Ashford & Simpson

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* Living people American women singers Singers from Brooklyn American rhythm and blues singers American soul singers Lafayette High School (New York City) alumni 1985 births 21st-century American women {{US-singer-stub