Natalie (born Natalie Nicole Alvarado on September 2, 1979) is an American pop and R&B singer. Natalie made her debut as a singer with her hit 2005 single “Goin’ Crazy”; the song reached #13 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Her self-titled debut album Natalie was released in May 2005 and reached #16 on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart. Her second single from the album, “Energy” (featuring Baby Bash), peaked at #66. Natalie has also collaborated with Baby Bash on the songs “Bubbalicious” and “Throwed Off” from his 2005 album Super Saucy. She joined the Latium World Tour with Baby Bash and Frankie J in 2005. She also has appeared on Chamillionaire’s The Sound of Revenge in the song “Think I’m Crazy”. Natalie is currently working on her new album, “Everything New”. It was released on September 19, 2006. Along with a new album, she has a new hair color; it is now blonde. The first single of “Everything New” is “What You Gonna Do” with the latter featuring Bun B. The second single is “Love You So”. The album did receive good reviews but was not as lucky on the Billboard 200 chart, being 2 copies short of charting.
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原名Natalie Alvarado的Natalie，从小就对音乐相当着迷，可是苦无门路一展长才下，还是学生的她，选择攻读犯罪学作为未来出社会的目标。但是命运仍没放弃她对音乐的资优敏锐度，幸运的进入NBA美国职篮为休士顿火箭队献上曼妙舞技，成为啦啦队一员！一边跳舞的Natalie，也一边尝试创作，更进一步参与同样来自休士顿的饶舌/节奏蓝调歌手伴舞之机会，终于在音乐上出现重大转机！一场俱乐部现场饶舌之演出，煞到休士顿当地相当知名，也是对拉丁籍艺人推广有加的音乐厂牌Latium Entertainment负责人Charles Chavez，立刻签下他眼前正在卖力演出的瑰宝。
04年首支单曲“Goin' crazy”荣登销售冠军+电台点播TOP5，一经推出就吸引了大批的听众，很快在全美各大电台中成为点播最多的曲目之一；同时在Apple网上音乐店I-Tunes中，也成为排行榜上升速度最快的一个。