Natalie Brown | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Natalie Frances Brown |
Born | December 19, 1978 |
Origin | San Francisco, California |
Genres | Pop, blue-eyed soul |
Occupation(s) | singer-songwriter |
Instruments | voice |
Years active | 1998–present |
Labels | Identity Music Group, Inc. |
Website | http://www.natalie-brown.com |
Natalie Brown is a Canadian-born pop and blue-eyed soul singer-songwriter.
In 2000, Brown released her debut album Let the Candle Burn. Her single Run Away was featured along with songs from major-Label artists in Promo-Only's Rhythm Radio series. Her songs have been played on online and commercial radio world-wide.[ citation needed ] Billboard Magazine featured her in an article about emerging [1] Her track Confused received an honorable-mention in the 2001 Billboard Song contest. Let the Candle Burn won the Just Plain Folks Music Organization award for Best R&B Song of 2001. [2] The album was runner-up for JPF's Best R&B Album 2001. [3] In 2003, Christmas album A Cool Christmas, a ten-song R&B/pop-influenced collection of holiday favorites was released online, followed by the release of Brown's singles "I Wonder" and "Queen of Me"; "Queen of Me" was released by AVEX Records, Japan on Soul Essentials 7, together with songs by Rahsaan Patterson, Earth Wind & Fire, and others.
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