Natasha (entertainer)

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Natasha Bradley
Birth nameNatasha Bradley
Born (1988-11-25) November 25, 1988 (age 30)
Origin Galloway Township, New Jersey, United States
Genres R&B, hip hop, soul, pop, dance
Occupation(s) Musician, model
Years active2006–present
LabelsJive, Water Music
Associated acts Chris Brown, Lil Mama, Darkchild, Ciara, The Clipse
Website NatashaIsHere.com

Natasha Bradley (born November 25, 1988) is an American R&B singer from New Jersey who, during her junior year in high school, while working at a Subway sandwich shop, was introduced to producer Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins. [1] After seeing her sing and dance, Jerkins invited Natasha to his studio to record her first two singles. [2] She signed to Jive Records through Jerkins' Darkchild Entertainment. Natasha was dropped from Jive Records on February 23, 2010.

Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of rhythm and blues, pop, soul, funk, hip hop and electronic music.

Rodney Jerkins American record producer, songwriter, and record executive

Rodney Roy Jerkins, also known by his stage name Darkchild, is an American record producer, rapper, and songwriter. He has collaborated with a broad range of popular artists, including Brandy, Mary J. Blige, Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Destiny's Child, Monica, Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez, Toni Braxton, Britney Spears, Ludacris, Ciara, Lady Gaga, Baekhyun, and Justin Bieber.

Jive Records American record label

Jive Records was an American record label under the RCA Music Group formed in 1981 by Zomba Records. Formerly headquartered in New York City, the label was best known for a string of successes with hip hop artists in the 1980s, and also in teen pop and boy bands during the 1990s and early 2000s.

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Release history

"Hey Hey Hey", released in 2006, was Natasha's first single. Due to a lack of promotion it failed to chart and got little airplay alongside, "So Sick", released in 2007 which had the same minimal impact. A music video for a third song, "Sidekick" (Written by Cynthia Lissette & Tawana "Frankie Storm" Dabney), was released via YouTube on December 22, 2008, and was promoted to radio in March 2009. "Sidekick" reached #90 on the R&B Chart.

Singles

YearTitleChart positionsAlbum
U.S. Hot 100 U.S. R&B UK
2007"Hey Hey Hey"Uncontrollable
"So Sick" (featuring Clipse)
2009"Sidekick"90
2010"Blue"

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References

  1. Gaddis, Anicee, "Natasha: in R&B's new bumper crop of schoolgirls-gone-gold, this singer's gunning for head of the class with a debut that's all thump, soul, and sizzle." [ dead link ], Interview , April 1, 2007.
  2. Staff. "Life: Short List", The Press of Atlantic City , June 7, 2007. Accessed November 19, 2013. "Galloway teen on radio Natasha Bradley, 18, of Galloway Township, has received radio airplay this spring for her first two singles during the DJ Do It All show on WZBZ-FM 99.3. out of West Atlantic City."
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