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Natasha Bedingfield Unwritten

Bedingfield was born in England on the 26th November She later moved to south London. Natasha has three siblings: 2 brothers- Daniel, Joshua and a younger sister called Nikola.

Her interest in music was encouraged by her parents and she took guitar and piano lessons when she was younger.

When Bedingfield was a teenager, she and her siblings formed the dance/electronic group called The DNA Algorithm. The group provided Bedingfield with the opportunity to explore different musical genres and expand her songwriting abilities.

She sang for the group which primarily performed dance-pop music about independence and empowerment. These themes would be found in her own solo compositions later.

Natasha released her debut album, Unwritten, in It was internationally successful with more than 2.3 million copies sold worldwide.

Bedingfield received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the title track “Unwritten”, and at the 2005 and 2006 Brit Awards she was nominated for the Best British Female Artist award.

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