Natalie Powers
| Natalie Powers | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Natalie Powers |
| Born | Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England |
| Genres | Pop, Bubblegum, Trance |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1998 - |
| Labels | EMI, Almighty, Warner Bros. |
| Associated acts | Scooch |
| Website | www |
Natalie Powers is a British solo recording artist and lead vocalist of the pop group Scooch, who represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007.
Natalie Powers began acting at the age of seven when she played the youngest orphan in the first run of the hit musical Annie. Natalie was brought up with her two brothers in Sutton Coldfield in Birmingham. Natalie's parents, Peter and Gloria, recognised her talent and took her to audition for the lead role in Annie. Natalie toured around the country and between the ages of seven and 14 she starred in a number of musicals and pantomimes.
Natalie left school at 16 and moved to London to further her study. Upon leaving college, Natalie moved into the West End to take a principal role in Starlight Express at the Apollo Victoria Theatre. She later appeared alongside Kim Wilde in Tommy at the Shaftesbury Theatre before returning to Starlight.
It was during this period that Natalie spotted an advert in The Stage newspaper for a new pop act. Natalie was called for an audition and after singing and dancing in front of , she was offered a place in the group.Caroline Barnes, David Ducasse and Russ Spencer completed the group.
After signing a recording contract with Accolade, the pop imprint of EMI, Scooch set about recording their debut single, "When My Baby" featuring Natalie on lead vocals. The song gave Scooch their first top 40 single. The group embarked on an arena tour supporting B*witched and later Five to promote their follow-up single "More Than I Needed To Know". The single was released in January 2000 and entered the top 5.
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