NATALIE CHAPMAN
email Natalie on natalie@nataliechapman.co.za

 

Natalie Chapman
Solid Blond
Wednesday
22:00 - 24:00


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Natalie started her music career at the age of 8 in Musical Theatre and she was awarded on many occasions for her outstanding performances. After studying Singing, Drama and Dance she continued her work as a performer until she left for the UK. Natalie has backpacked through Europe and Africa and uses her experiences as inspiration. Once she was back in South Africa she started working on her own independent short films and documentaries and worked for 4 years in Film Production. At the same time she began work on her debut album, which she financed personally and through private investors. Three years of fundraising and hard work have paid off and Natalie has received great response to her Contemporary original blend of Acoustic, Folk Rock sound. Her hit single "Are you coming home?" broke all expectations by industry standards, when reaching No 2 on OFM's Top 20 hit list. The response from the public was immediate and her fan base began to grow around the country. She was placed on high frequency play lists on top radio stations like Highveld, Jacaranda and Algoa. As her album launch grew closer Natalie made the big decision to move from her home in Cape Town to the exciting and promising world of Johannesburg in April 2006. Her long awaited debut album released in October 2007 through Sting Music is a lifelong dream realised. All of the material is original work, 80% of it written by Natalie herself. Since the move Natalie has appeared on Weekend Live, Weekend Edition, Homebrew, Reverb, been interviewed and reviewed by some of the top publications like Fair Lady, Get It, You and The Citizen, not to mention supporting Arno Carstens and receiving a nomination for Best Female newcomer at the Crystal Awards. She is now involved in 2 World Class Projects: The Eric Clapton ‘Slowhand’ Tribute Show and The Broadway Musical ‘The Full Monty’. Besides her music Natalie is a professional actress and voice-over artiste, you will have heard her on radio and seen her on adverts such as General Motors “My name is Suzi” ad. Now Natalie is fulfilling another dream, to be radio DJ and use her contacts and knowledge of the local music industry to promote and raise awareness of South African Music. She has just started work at Radio Today and plans to move forward in this very exciting industry too!