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Natasha Anne Bedingfield (born 26 November 1981) is a British singer and songwriter. Natasha released her debut album, ''Unwritten'', in 2004, which contained primarily up-tempo pop songs and was influenced by R&B music.〔Johnny Loftus. (Review of ''Unwritten'' ). Allmusic. Retrieved 7 March 2007.〕 It enjoyed international success with more than 2.3 million copies sold worldwide.〔Stuart Clarke. (Staggered Plan for Bedingfield Return ). ''Music Week''. 10 June 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2007.〕 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 Best British Female Artist.〔("Natasha Bedingfield: BRITs Profile" ). Brits.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2012〕〔()〕 Her second album, ''N.B.'' (2007), yielded the UK top 10 singles "I Wanna Have Your Babies" and "Soulmate". ''N.B.'' was not released in North America, but six tracks from it were included with seven new ones and released in 2008 as her third studio album, ''Pocketful of Sunshine'', with the singles "Love Like This" and "Pocketful of Sunshine" earning success on the charts. In December 2010, Bedingfield released her third album in North America, named ''Strip Me''. In 2012, VH1 ranked Bedingfield number 66 on the list of 100 Greatest Women in Music. ==Early life== Bedingfield was born in Haywards Heath, West Sussex (later moving to Lewisham, south London) to New Zealand-born Molly and John Bedingfield, who worked in the international charity sector focused on inner-city projects in education, reconciliation, addiction rehab and longterm community development, alongside local government initiatives and faith-based communities in Europe, Asia and Latin America. Natasha has three siblings: brothers Daniel, Joshua and a younger sister Nikola. Her interest in music was encouraged by her parents and she took guitar and piano lessons when she was younger.〔(Artist Profile: Natasha Bedingfield ). EMI Music Publishing. Retrieved 8 March 2007.〕 When Bedingfield was a teenager, she and her siblings, Daniel and Nikola, formed the dance/electronic group, The DNA Algorithm.〔(Natasha Bedingfield ). BMI. 22 February 2006. Retrieved 8 March 2007.〕 The group provided Bedingfield with the opportunity to explore different musical genres and expand her songwriting abilities.〔Bill Lamb. (Natasha Bedingfield Biography ). About.com. Retrieved 10 June 2007.〕 She provided vocals for the group which primarily performed dance-pop music about independence and empowerment, themes that would later be found in her own solo compositions. At age 14, Natasha sang vocals on Origins ''Refined Intricacy'' (Steelyard Records). Bedingfield attended a year at the University of Greenwich, where she studied psychology,〔〔John Harlow. (Bill Gates Puts Bedingfield in His Xbox ). ''The Sunday Times''. 26 March 2006. Retrieved 8 March 2007.〕 then left to concentrate on singing and songwriting. At first she recorded demos in the garages of friends who had recording studios, which she presented to record companies.〔Simon Cage. (Sister Doing It For Herself ). ''The Scotsman''. 19 December 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2007.〕 Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, Bedingfield composed and recorded songs for the Hillsong London Church. In 2004, her recordings appeared on the church's live album ''Shout God's Fame'' and the children's album ''Jesus Is My Superhero'' by Hillsong Music Australia.〔Tony Cummings. (Hillsong London: Shouting God's Fame and Proclaiming Jesus Is ). Cross Rhythms. 12 November 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2007.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Natasha Bedingfield」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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