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Natasha Maria Hamilton (born
July 17,
1982,
Liverpool,
Merseyside,
England) is an
English singer and member of
Atomic Kitten.
Biography
Natasha Hamilton grew up in the
Kensington area of
Liverpool, and started singing and performing from the age of 12 in the Starlight Show Group. Hamilton says she was inspired by
Marvin Gaye,
Barry White and
Quincy Jones.
After
Heidi Range left the early
Atomic Kitten, Hamilton was offered the opportunity to replace her.
Hamilton dated
Fran Cosgrave, a
club owner and former
bodyguard of
Westlife. Natasha announced in
April 2002 that she was pregnant, but she'd no intention of leaving the group and wanted the scheduled 2002 tour to continue. She was featured in the video "
The Tide Is High" with her last duty being the
2002 Party in the Park before finally going on maternity leave. On
August 24,
2002 she gave birth to a boy, Josh Cosgrave. The pair split shortly after.
Hamilton decided to take her baby with her on the
2003 tour with Atomic Kitten, however on
January 23,
2004, she decided to take a break from Atomic Kitten to spend more time with her son, since then they've released several singles. On
December 31,
2004, Hamilton gave birth to her second son, Harry Hatcher, whose father is dancer Gavin Hatcher. In
July 2005, Hamilton and Hatcher split up, and she briefly returned to live with Cosgrave. By
February 2006, they'd split for a second time.
Hamilton made a return to music after appearing on the
BBC1 television show,
Just the Two of Us, which paired celebrities with
recording artists to compete in a duet singing showdown. Eight couples competed before a panel of judges and the voting public. Hamilton was paired with
Mark Moraghan, famous for his portrayal of Doctor Owen Davies in
Holby City, and the pair came second. They performed classic songs like "
Over the Rainbow" and "
Do You Love Me". This was one of the first times that Natasha didn't perform pop songs and showed that she could perform
Rock and roll and
soul as well. The overall setting complete with
petticoats gave the performance a 1960s feeling.
In addition to this, Hamilton is preparing to release her debut solo album in, her first material released since she was part of Atomic Kitten. The album will be in
Motown-style and has been co-written with
Christopher and Anthony Griffiths, Ciaron Bell, among others.
Since
June 29,
2006, Hamilton has embarked on a road safety campaign with
Brum and Minister
Stephen Ladyman in order to make the streets safer for children under six years old. When Natasha was just three years old, she survived being hit by a car and is therefore passionate about making the roads safer for children.
On
September 27,
2006, Hamilton announced her engagement to Riad Erraji. The couple married on
November 24,
2007 at
Crewe Hall Hotel with both of her Atomic Kitten members
Jenny Frost and
Liz McClarnon present. Hamilton has since said that
Kerry Katona hasn't been invited stating that the two of them have drifted too far apart. In January 2008 Natasha found out she was expecting her third child but 6 weeks into the pregnancy she unfortunately miscarried.
Im March 2008 she was on of the many celebrities to be given the title of Yummy Mummy by the UK media. This was used by UK baby charity Tommy’s in a campain called ‘Give Babies a Helping Hand’.
More recently, Natasha, under the name "Tash" has recorded a track with Mischa Daniels called 'Round and Round (Take Me Higher),' whose riff salutes to Crystal Waters 'Gypsy Woman.' The track has been included on the Ministry of Sound Compilation "Housexy: The Afterparty."
Discography
Albums
Singles
Further Information
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