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Natalie Williams is an exceptional singer/songwriter whose style is a unique blend of R&B, vocal jazz and soul. Natalie is a phenomenal talent who has received fantastic critical acclaim from the very start of her career, drawing comparisons to the likes of Jill Scott, Erykah Badu and Jill Scott, but with her own Jazz influenced twist. The recent release of her third album Secret Garden has “elevated her to premier league status in one fell swoop” (B&S magazine) and has gained rave reviews in music magazines.

Born and raised in Berlin, Germany with a Yugoslav-Hungarian mother and British father, Natalie attended the Hanns Eisler School of Music in Berlin where she studied with renowned US jazz vocalist, Judy Niemack. After moving to London, she graduated in 2001 from the prestigious Guildhall School of Music & Drama, having been the first person to study both classical and jazz singing on the undergraduate course.

Since moving to the UK, Natalie has also performed in some of the country’s most famous venues headlining at The Jazz Café, Café de Paris, Cargo, The Barbican Centre and she also runs her own monthly event, “Soul Family Sundays” at London’s prestigious Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, where she performs with her incredible 10 piece band. Every month features invited special guests and the last few shows have included Jamie Cullum, Vula (Bassment Jaxx), Eska, Nate James, Lucie Silvas and Lee Ryan among others.

Natalie has played all over the UK on high profile support tours, such as Grammy-nominated US R&B star Joe on his 2004 national tour (Birmingham NIA, Manchester Apollo, Hammersmith Apollo etc). She’s performed alongside Sunshine Anderson, City High, Dwele, Terri Walker, Amy Winehouse and Lemar, has played the London Jazz Festival, Berlin and Montreux Jazz Festivals and has also toured internationally in Europe, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Nepal.

She was a featured guest artist on the Bugz In The Attic tour (V2 records) in 2006, sings in the Heritage Orchestra (signed to Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Records) and regularly appears at all the ‘insiders’ live soul nights like Michelle Escoffery’s ‘Kindred Spirit’, Patrick Alan’s ‘Music Box’ and ‘CocoButta’ at Cargo.

With extensive airplay on Kiss Fm, Capital Fm, Smooth FM, Galaxy Fm, Radio 1’s Trevor Nelson, Gilles Peterson and Ras Kwame supporting her, a 2 month playlist on Radio 2, championed by Terry Wogan, Ken Bruce and Jeremy Vine and the Urban BBC1 Xtra ‘s G-Child and Ronnie Herel regularly getting behind Natalie’s music, not to mention the Myspace community, she has become a highly respected artist who’s profile and fanbase is growing immensely by the day worldwide.

In 2008, Natalie has continued her extremely successful residency at Ronnie Scott's as one of the Ronnie Scott’s All Stars, as well as promoting Soul Family Sundays every month, supporting Kyle Eastwood’s UK tour in Germany and will be touring the UK and abroad with her 10-piece band. Natalie is currently working on her 3rd album with Hip-Hop producer Drew Horley amongst others and wants to make a record that captures the same energy of her live shows.

Natalie’s versatility and ability to fuse styles has made her a singer to watch out for. Her talent has been warmly welcomed and praised by critics. She is a natural live performer, comfortable on stage, and has fantastic knack for engaging her audience. Her relaxed style and her rapport with her accompanying musicians always guarantees a night to remember!

www.nataliewilliams.net
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