Natalie La Rose
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11 July 1988 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Genres | R&B |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
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| Website | natalielarose.com |
Natalie La Rose (born 11 July 1988) is a Dutch singer, songwriter and dancer. In 2013, she signed a recording contract with American musician Flo Rida's International Music Group imprint and Republic Records.
Natalie La Rose was born on 11 July 1988, in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Her parents are of Surinamese ancestry. She has a sister, with whom she would dance and sing during her childhood. She also has two older brothers, who are not dancers nor singers. She graduated in 2008 at the Lucia Marthas Dance Academy in Amsterdam, where she had studied singing and dancing. In 2009, La Rose appeared in the Dutch musical version of High School Musical, playing the role Taylor Mckessie. La Rose cites Aaliyah, Beyoncé, Shakira, Selena, Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Musiq Soulchild, Stevie Wonder and Whitney Houston among her musical influences.
At the age of 20, Natalie moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue her dreams of becoming a singer and dancer. She explained: "I didn’t feel like I was getting anywhere in the Netherlands. I’d always had this belief that America was the place to be for me." In 2010, she got her first opportunity when she signed a deal with Blackground Records, while being distributed by Interscope Records, as part of the musical duo Amsterdam with Sigourney Korper, who appeared together in the music video for label mate J. Lewis and Flo Rida's "Dancing For Me". However, La Rose says of this situation: "The group didn’t work out, and no music was released. It just wasn’t the right time." In 2011, she appeared as the leading female dancer in Lloyd's "Dedication to My Ex (Miss That)".
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