Natalia was born on 3 December 1980 in
Geel, Belgium. Her parents had always lived in Oevel, a village close by the Geel municipality. 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 as part of the soundtrack for the movie. The song peaked at number one in the Belgian charts and was certified gold in Belgium. Shortly after, she recorded her first album,
This Time. It was certified platinum in Belgium, 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. While on 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 Belgian 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. 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. In January 2014, Natalia was on the screen as a presenter for the first time. Together with
Sam De Bruyn, she presented the
Music Industry Awards on
Eén. In the autumn of 2015 Natalia was a coach in the program
The Voice Kids. A candidate from Natalia's team, Mentissa, eventually won the program. In 2015 she continued with her role as a coach in
The Voice Kids. On 14 February 2015, Natalia was a guest at the
Ladies of Soul in the
Netherlands, singing the song
Lady Marmalade. In August 2015, she presented her new single "Smoking Gun" during the
Pop Up Live program on
Eén. == Discography ==