Natasha Hamilton
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Natasha Maria Hamilton (born 17 July 1982 in Liverpool)[1] is an English singer and member of Atomic Kitten.[2]
Early life and career
Hamilton grew up in Kensington, Liverpool, and started singing and performing from the age of 12 in the Starlight Show Group.[3] Hamilton says she was inspired by Marvin Gaye, Barry White and Quincy Jones.[4] After Heidi Range left the early incarnation of Atomic Kitten, Hamilton was offered the opportunity to replace her.
Hamilton decided to take her baby with her on the 2003 tour with Atomic Kitten. However, on 23 January 2004, she decided to take a break from Atomic Kitten to spend more time with her son. Since then they have released several singles.
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".
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. More recently, Hamilton, 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 (She's Homeless)". The track has been included on the Ministry of Sound compilation Housexy: The Afterparty.
Charity work
Since 29 June 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 Hamilton was just three years old, she survived being hit by a car and is therefore passionate about making the roads safer for children.[5]
Im March 2008 she was one of the many celebrities to be given the title of Yummy Mummy by the UK media.[6] This was used by UK baby charity Tommy’s in a campaign called ‘Give Babies a Helping Hand’.
On 1 November 2008 Hamilton appeared on TV show, All Star Family Fortunes with her husband, dad, sister and uncle.[7] She won £10,000 for the charity Marie Curie.
Personal life
Hamilton dated Fran Cosgrave, nightclub owner and former bodyguard of Westlife. She announced in April 2002 that she was pregnant, but she had no intention of leaving the group and wanted the scheduled 2002 tour to continue. She was featured in the video "The Tide Is High (Get the Feeling)" with her last duty being the 2002 Party in the Park[8] before finally going on maternity leave. On 24 August 2002 she gave birth to a boy, Josh Cosgrave. The pair split shortly after.
On 31 December 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.[9] By February 2006, they had split for a second time.[10]
On 27 September 2006, Hamilton announced her engagement to Riad Erraji. The couple married on 24 November 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 has not been invited stating that the two of them have drifted too far apart.[11] In January 2008, Hamilton found out she was expecting her third child but six weeks into the pregnancy, she miscarried.[12]
References
- ↑ Local Pop Star Turns On Christmas Lights
- ↑ Summer pops 2005
- ↑ BBC Liverpool: Natasha Hamilton interview 2005/06/15 (Accessed: 29 November 2006)
- ↑ BBC: Just the Two of Us (Accessed 30 July 2006)
- ↑ Natasha Hamilton's official site - News section (Accessed July 29, 2006)
- ↑ http://www.southportreporter.com/334/334-8.shtml Newspaper quote, "..yummy mummies.."
- ↑ UK-TVGuide.com
- ↑ Fun trivia: Atomic Kitten (Accessed 29 July 2006)
- ↑ http://strictmochine.blogspot.com/2005_09_01_archive.html Strict Mochine
- ↑ HighBeem.com
- ↑ Kerry's Wedding Snub. Sunday Mirror (2007-05-13). Retrieved on 2007-05-17.
- ↑ [1]
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