Natalia (Belgian singer)

Natalia Druyts (born 3 December 1980), best known simply as Natalia, is a Flemish recording artist and performer. She has sold over 500,000 albums, and over 1 million concert tickets between 2003 and 2015 in Flanders.

Natalia
Background information
Birth nameNatalia Druyts
Born (1980-12-03) 3 December 1980
Oevel, Flanders, Belgium
OriginBelgium
GenresR&B, pop, rock
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2003–present
LabelsSony Music Belgium 2003–2013 Universal 2013–present
Websitenataliamusic.be

Early life and career

Natalia was born on 3 December 1980 in Oevel, Flanders, Belgium. She has graduated as a translator in English and Spanish.

In 2003 Natalia released her first single "Without You", the single peaked at number two in the charts and went gold in sales.

Not much later, Natalia provided two songs for the Belgian movie Team Spirit II, releasing "I've Only Begun To Fight" as her second single and the soundtrack for the movie. The song peaked at number one in the charts and went gold in sales.

Shortly after, she recorded her first full-album, This Time. It went platinum in sales, and Natalia started her first tour, the This Time Live Tour. Originally planned as a 20 date tour, it was extended to 90 dates due to massive ticket demands.

At the same time as that tour, she performed at the pre-selections for the Eurovision Song Contest with "Higher Than The Sun", which was released as her third single. It peaked at number two in the charts.

The fourth and last single of the This Time album was "I Want You Back", which peaked at number three in the charts.

In October 2005, Natalia released a single together with The Pointer Sisters, "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves", which reached number two in the Belgian charts. She performed 10 concerts with The Pointer Sisters in January 2006 during Natalia Meets The Pointer Sisters in the Sportpaleis, Antwerp, attended by more than 130,000 people.

Natalia released a single together with En Vogue called "Glamorous" in October 2007; it reached number two on the Belgian charts. In January 2008 she performed with En Vogue and Shaggy during Natalia Meets En Vogue, Feat Shaggy at the Sportpaleis in Antwerp. 75,000 people attended the six shows.

In 2009 she asked the French designer Frédéric Luca Landi to design her dress for her concert at the Sportpaleis.

In January 2011, Natalia planned a new concert series with an international superstar, this time she chose Anastacia. They recorded a single called "Burning Star", and in January 2011 toured as Natalia Meets Anastacia, selling over 75.000 tickets.

Discography

Studio albums

Year Title Chart positions Certifications
BEL
[1]
2003 This Time
  • 1st studio album
  • Released: 3 November 2003
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • Versions: original version, New Version

(including "Higher Than The Sun")

  • Genre: Pop
  • Label: Sony BMG
4
Belgium: 2× Platinum
2004 Back For More
  • 2nd studio album
  • Released: 30 August 2004
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • Versions: original version, New Version

(including "You Are" and "Heart Of Gold")

  • Genre: Pop
  • Label: Sony BMG
1
Belgium: 3× Platinum
2007 Everything and More
  • 3rd studio album
  • Released: 28 May 2007
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • Versions: original version, New Version

(including "Drop A Little (Single Version)", "All That I Am", "Where She Belongs")

  • Genre: Pop
  • Label: Sony BMG
1
Belgium: 2× Platinum
2009 Wise Girl
  • 4th studio album
  • Released: 17 April 2009
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • Versions: original version, New Version

(including "Feeling", "Soul Divided", "Mind, Body and Soul")

  • Genre: Pop
  • Label: Sony BMG
1
Belgium: Platinum
2010 Acoustelicious
  • 1st live album
  • Released: 16 February 2010
  • Formats: CD
  • Genre: Pop
  • Label: Sony BMG
1
Belgium: Platinum
2013 Overdrive
  • 5th studio album
  • Released: 26 April 2013
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • Genre: Pop, Dance
  • Label: Universal Music Belgium
2
Belgium: Gold
2016 In My Blood
  • 6th studio album
  • Released: 29 April 2016
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • Genre: Pop, soul
  • Label: Natalia Music
2
Belgium: Gold
2017 The Sound of Me
  • 7th studio album
  • Released: 9 June 2017
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • Label: Natalia Music
3

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
BEL
[1]
"Without You" 2003 2 This Time
"I've Only Begun to Fight" 1
"Higher Than the Sun" 2004 2
"I Want You Back" 3
"Risin'" 2 Back For More
"Fragile, Not Broken" 11
"Shelter" 2005 28
"Ridin' By/You Are" 12
"Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves"
(with The Pointer Sisters)
2 Non-album single
"Rid of You" 2006 14
"Gone to Stay" 2007 9 Everything & More
"Glamorous/Where She Belongs"
(with En Vogue)
2
"I Survived You"[A] 2008 26
"Drop a Little" 7
"All or Nothing" 13 Wise Girl
"Heartbreaker"[A] 2009 48
"Feeling" 36
"Still with Me"[A] 63
"Hallelujah"
(with Gabriel Rios)
2010 1 Non-album single
"On The Radio" Wise Girl
"Burning Star"
(with Anastacia)
45 Non-album single
"1 Minute" 2011 58
"Angel"
(Lionel Richie featuring Natalia)
2012 32
"Overdrive" 2013 19 Overdrive
"Boom" 10
"A Girl Like Me" 52
"Ride Like the Wind/Cavalgaré" 2014 55
"Downtown"
(with Paul Michiels)
41 "A Singer's Heart"
(Paul Michiels)
"Smoking gun" 2015 13 In My Blood
"You Are So Beautiful" 9 Non-album single
"In My Blood" 2016 16 In My Blood
"Razorblade"
(with Lara Fabian)
[B]
"Anyone Out There" [C]
"Synchronize" [D] The Sound of Me
"You've Got a Friend" (live) 2017 9
"How I Danced" (live) 31
"Conqueror" [E]
"Hear That Sound" 2018 [F] Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes A. ^ ^ ^ "I Survived You", "Heartbreaker" and "Still with Me" were only released digitally.
B. ^ "Razorblade" did not enter the Flemish Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 5 on the Ultratip chart.
C. ^ "Anyone Out There" did not enter the Flemish Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 15 on the Ultratip chart.
D. ^ "Synchronize" did not enter the Flemish Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 12 on the Ultratip chart.
E. ^ "Conqueror" did not enter the Flemish Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 16 on the Ultratip chart.
F. ^ "Hear That Sound" did not enter the Flemish Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 2 on the Ultratip chart.

DVDs

  • Back For More live (2005) (#1)
  • Natalia Meets En Vogue feat. Shaggy (2008)
  • Natalia Live in Hasselt – 10 Year Anniversary Concert (2013)

Awards

YearAward-ShowAwardResult
2003TMF AwardsBest New Artist NationalNominated
2003Tien Om Te Zien summer (vtm)Best song ("Without You")Won
2003Tien Om Te Zien winter (vtm)Best song ("I've Only Begun To Fight")Won
2003Jommeke's NewspaperBest Female SingerWon
2004Tien Om Te Zien summer (vtm)Best Song ("I Want You Back")Nominated
2004Tien Om Te Zien summer (vtm)Best Song ("Risin'")Won
2004ZAMU Music AwardsMost PopularWon
2004TMF AwardsBest Female Artist NationalWon
2004TMF AwardsBest Pop NatinonalWon
2004Jommeke's NewspaperBest Female SingerWon
2004éénBest Song of the year ("Risin'")Won
2004Online Men Magazine "Feliks"Most Desirable Woman of BelgiumNominated
2005Tien Om Te Zien summerBest Song ("You Are")Nominated
2005TMF AwardsBest Female Artist NationalNominated
2005TMF AwardsBest Pop NationalWon
2005TMF AwardsBest Album National ("Back For More")Won
2005Online Men Magazine "Feliks"Most Desirable Woman of BelgiumWon
2005Kids AwardsChick of the YearWon
2006ZAMU Music AwardsBest Live ActNominated
2006TMF AwardsBest Female Artist NationalWon
2006TMF AwardsBest Pop NationalNominated
2006Radio 2Best Concert ("Natalia meets The Pointer Sisters")Won
2007Radio 2Best Summer Song ("Gone To Stay")Won
2007Radio 2Best PerformanceNominated
2007Tien Om Te Zien summerBest Song ("Gone To Stay")Nominated
2007TMF AwardsBest Pop NationalNominated
2007TMF AwardsBest Album National (Everything & More)Nominated
2007TMF AwardsBest Female Artist NationalWon
2007TMF AwardsBest Live NationalNominated
2007Golden Flip AwardBest Female SingerWon'
2007Showbizz-Site of 2007Best website http://www.nataliamusic.beWon
2008Music Industry AwardsBest Live actNominated
2008Music Industry AwardsBest Solo ArtistWon
2008Music Industry AwardsBest PopNominated
2008Music Industry AwardsBest Song (Gone to Stay)Nominated
2008Kids AwardsMusic of the YearNominated
2008Kids AwardsChick of the YearNominated
2008TMF AwardsBest Female ArtistWon
2008TMF AwardsBest Live ActNominated
2008TMF AwardsBest Pop ActWon
2008Radio 2Best Song (I Survived You & Drop a Little)Nominated
2008Radio 2Best Performance (Natalia meets En Vogue ft. Shaggy)Nominated
2008Radio 2Best Video Clip (I Survived You)Nominated
2009Radio 2Best Performance (Glamorous Arena Tour)Won
2009Radio 2Best Song (All Or Nothing, Heartbreaker)Nominated
2009TMF AwardsBest Album (Wise Girl)Nominated
2009TMF AwardsBest Live ActNominated
2009TMF AwardsBest FemaleWon
2009TMF AwardsBest PopNominated
2009Music Industry AwardsBest PopNominated
2009Music Industry AwardBest Female soloNominated
2009Music Industry AwardBest Song (All Or Nothing)Nominated
2014Music Industry AwardBest Female soloNominated
2014Music Industry AwardBest PopNominated

Autobiography

Met Hart En Soul (English: With Heart and Soul) was written by Natalia and a ghost-writer. It is about her early life and career. The book was released on 8 October 2007.

Tours

  • Her 1st tour, This Time, began on 13 January 2004 and was her first live tour (with live band). The original 20 shows were expanded to a 90-date tour.
  • Her 2nd tour, Back For More, started on 5 November 2004. The show played over 100 dates. and included her own songs and some covers, such as an Elvis medley, Tina Turner medley and "Hanky Panky" by Madonna. This tour was released on DVD.
  • Her 3rd tour was the Natalia Summer Live tour during the summer of 2005.
  • Her 4th tour, Me & My Producer, started on 1 November 2005, in which her producer appeared on stage. This show featured fewer musicians and more backing vocals.
  • Her 5th tour, Natalia MeetsThe Pointer Sisters in January 2006 Natalia and The Pointer Sisters gave 10 sold-out shows in Belgium's largest concert hall, Sportpaleis in Antwerp. More than 130,000 people attended the shows.
  • Her 6th tour, Everything & More Summertour, in the summer of 2007, played to over 200,000 people.
  • Her 7th tour, Natalia Meets En Vogue, Feat Shaggy, at the Sportpaleis in Antwerp Six dates (75,000 tickets) were sold out. This was released on DVD and went platinum in sales.
  • Her 8h tour, Glamorous Arena Tour in the fall of 2008, was the largest moving tour ever by a Belgian artist. The tour played in cities across Belgium, selling 60,000 tickets.
  • Her 9th tour, Wise Girl Summertour in the summer of 2009, played in both open air and venues to over 100,000 people.
  • Her 10th tour, Acoustelicious in the fall of 2009, played in venues all over Belgium to over 30,000 people. A live recording of one of the shows was released.
  • Her 11th tour, Natalia Summertour in summer of 2010 plays both open air and inside venues in cities across Belgium.
  • Her 12th tour, Natalia Meets Anastacia, sold 75,000 tickets during six dates at the Sportpaleis in Antwerp for January 2011.
  • Her 13th tour, Natalia Best of Summertour, was a tour playing in both open air and venues all over Belgium during the summer of 2011.
  • Her 14th tour, Natalia Overdrive Summertour, played to over 100,000 people in the summer of 2013.
  • Her 15th tour, 10 Years Natalia, played 10-year anniversary concerts at the Lotto and Ethias Arena between May and October 2013. The show was filmed at Ethias Arena and released on DVD in the Overdrive Deluxe Edition version of the Overdrive album.

References

  1. "ultratop.be – Natalia – 1 Minute". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 December 2013.

Official sites:

Official site for Natalia Meets Anastacia

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