With a number 1 single in America, a number 1 UK debut album, and over 6.5 million units shifted worldwide, Natasha Bedingfield is the UK s biggest female pop star bar none - a bold, blonde, beautiful home grown answer to US Uber-Divas Christina Aguilera and Pink.
Natasha took the US by storm last year with the first British chart topping hit by a female in almost twenty years.
Vanity Fair singled her out as the spearhead of a new Britpop invasion; Bono enlisted her for his (RED) campaign; and her song Unwritten proved to be the most played song on mainstream American radio in 2006.
The 25 year old blasted her way up the British charts in 2004 and is just about ready to release her second collection of songs entitled NB, which are, apparently, very much reflective of the "different place" she s in now.
Recorded in Los Angeles, Natasha has co-written and co-produced her new CD, working with a stellar team of talent including Mike Elizondo of Eminem/Dre/50 Cent fame, Adam Levine (Maroon 5), Greg Kurstin (Beck, Lily Allen), previous collaborators Steve Kipner, Andrew Frampton, Wayne Wilkins, Danielle Brisebois and Wayne Rodrigues and long time Madonna collaborator Pat Leonard.
FemaleFirst were able to have a chat with this fabulously feisty musician about fashion, Frida and dog food amongst other things. Find out what she had to say below: Well my new album is mostly about relationships and the many different stages, ups and downs and questions that come with them. It s got a very live feel and is very influenced from being on tour.
Some of the songs are quite fun and some of them are more serious.
You have been one of the faces of the clothing label Gap, alongside Mia Farrow and Common recently - can you splurge your very own fashion secrets to us
Oh! Well I like clothes that are flattering on your figure - they can be designer stuff or not you know.It s quite fun to mix the high street with vintage - maybe one designer item or something. I used to just think that quantity was better but sometimes if you buy a really classic thing - even if it s going to cost a little bit more, you end up wearing it. You can finish up mixing and matching a lot with other things.
Erm, I don t think about it all. I enjoy it more. I enjoy the fact that you get to try different styles.
For instance in my most recent music video I dress up, because I wanted to show how a girl sometimes changes for each guy that she s with.
Recent reports say you were disappointed that you didn t get to do the Rocky Six Soundtrack. Do you have a favourite film soundtrack of your own though
Yeah I got asked to be involved in it but I think the scene it was going to be in ended up being cut out of the movie.So the song wasn t on there in the end. But I love the soundtrack from the movie Frida.
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