she started out on a different path but eventually she would find her way back to her first love
music things started out great only for her to disappear soon after
many years later when fans least expected it she would make a surprise return
let's find out whatever happened to mexican-american r b singer-songwriter natalie
natalie nicole alvarado was born on september 2nd 1979 in clear lake texas and raised with her three
siblings her interest in the art started at a very young age when she would put on performances
in her living room for her family singing and dancing to whatever song she was into at the time
but she also grew up a tomboy and enjoyed playing baseball with the boys at school
her mother was the one who decided to get her involved in the world of dance and put her on
a drill team at the age of 12. she hated it she cried and didn't want to go to practice
that all changed after her team entered a competition and won first place she also
had a passion for music and regularly listened to the tunes of her favorite hip-hop and r b
artists such as jadakiss usher and fellow texan beyonce she would get into the creative side of
dance in high school when she got the opportunity to choreograph a routine for the dance team that
performance would gain natalie another award win and further solidify her love with the art form
her big dream however was to embark on a singing career but it felt like an impossible task to
her since she didn't know anyone connected to the music industry so after she graduated high
school she accepted a dance scholarship offer and began studying criminal justice in college
after she got one year of college under her belt she felt music calling her name again and decided
to seek out work at local recording studios as a freestyle rapper under the name seven
fresh out of college she would secure a spot on the professional cheerleading team for the now
folded houston thunderbears and arena football team she then transitioned to the nba where she
became a power dancer now known as clutch city dancer for the houston rockets she also did some
backup dancing work for various houston-based r b and hip-hop artists fun fact natalie's nickname
nat boogie was given to her by houston rapper and ghetto boys member scarface he would sit courtside
at rockets games eventually got to know who she was and decided she needed a new moniker with some
flavor even though her dance career was going very well natalie's passion for music
never left her she started incorporating her lyric writing and wrapping skills
into some of her dance performances it turned out to be a very smart decision when the ceo
of latiam entertainment charles chavez took notice
as someone already affiliated with other artists like rappers baby bash and chamillionaire
and latin r b singer frankie j he knew talent when he saw it he would introduce
her to grammy-winning producers happy perez and duo playing skills natalie was first signed to
latium entertainment as a rapper but later it was determined she'd have more potential for success
as an r b singer her debut single and subsequent hit going crazy was released in february 2005.
natalie wrote the song in just 30 minutes in her car while wearing her cheerleading uniform it
peaked at number 13 on the billboard hot 100 singles chart and a spanish version was also
created universal records took notice signed her right away and her self-titled debut album
dropped three months later climbing all the way to the number 16 position on the albums chart
she was off to a great start but she wouldn't be able to maintain it the follow-up single
peaked far out of the top 40 and the third and final single off the album didn't chart at all
one positive move natalie would make would be to venture into the world of modeling
hoping it would springboard her into an acting career
she signed on to be the face of zalia cosmetics a complete makeup line by latina created for latinas
she's also collaborated with her label mates baby bash and chameleon air on tracks off both
of their albums in september 2006 her second album titled everything new was released the
album was produced by happy perez who also worked on her debut the planned first single called love
you so was released to itunes one month before the album release and was then replaced with the
track what you gonna do which was sent to radio stations due to the lack of promotion by the label
minimal radio play of the singles and having major issues with her manager during the making
the album became an inevitable flog failing to make it onto the billboard 200 album chart
over the next few years natalie continued recording and meeting with labels
but the music business was changing and things weren't moving along as easily as it did years
prior when she first started all the while since she maintained a connection with her nba friends
she was frequently being contacted for various coaching and choreographing jobs however she
turned them all down because she didn't want to let go of her dream of reviving her singing career
by the time 2011 rolled around and offered a coach and choreographed for the minnesota timberwolves
would come through and she took it she completed one and a half seasons with them and then her
dream offer presented itself a position back home with the houston rockets organization
opened up to be the coach and choreographer for the revamped clutch city dancers and director for
houston rockets entertainment for which natalie happily accepted and currently still holds
a few years later she was selected to choreograph and manage the 2016 nba all-star dance team it was
a huge task to bring together three dancers one from each team who had never performed
together before and create a brand new team and an entertaining show but she did it it
was actually the first time the organization chose not to go with a contracted choreographer
and instead chose someone who does this for a living 15 years after her last album hit the
streets natalie made her fans dreams come true with new music and a new album in january 2021
she teamed up once again with houston rocket's official announcer and dj t gray for the six
song ep r b effort titled winter he also serves as executive producer on the project
it's a full circle moment since they first connected at the beginning of her singing career
and actually recorded going crazy in a closet at his house
there was no better time to make a comeback since the 2020 pandemic
caused the whole world to slow down and natalie finally had the time to listen to
beats and write again the duo also teamed up to create their own record label which winter came
out on and they're also working to develop other recording artists sign with them on january 29th
2021 natalie dropped the official music video for the track i don't want to wait abbreviated to idw
the full video can be seen on her youtube channel not boogie tv
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