She was born in
Glasgow, Scotland, and after winning a dance competition moved to London in the early 1970s to develop a career in the music business. She worked as a dancer and formed her own band, playing in clubs, while also working behind the scenes in the management of such stars as
Marc Bolan,
Rod Stewart and
David Bowie. They also set up the Towerbell
record label, and discovered and managed the band
Darts, who had a series of hits after being signed to
Magnet Records. Later, the pair were responsible for setting up the Rockney label for
Chas and Dave. Natasha formed a girl group, Flirts, with sisters Betty and Jackie Burns. They recorded for Magnet in the late 1970s but with little commercial success. She then recorded for
Decca as
Natasha and the Delites. and her album
Captured reached number 53 on the
UK albums chart. However, later singles on Towerbell, and a second, largely self-penned album ''Don't Walk Away'', had less success. Natasha's version of "Iko Iko" enjoyed a resurgence after
Platform Records licensed it to the soundtrack of the highest-grossing Italian film of 2014,
Un Boss In Salotto. A new single and 13-track album were released on 10 August 2018, entitled
Somehow. A 21 track compilation album was released on August 20, 2021, entitled
Iko Iko - The Best Of Natasha England. Natasha's song "Running" was included in the soundtrack to 2023 American crime drama television series
Snowfall and was also heard in a 2024 episode of the American drama mystery show
Pretty Little Liars. ==References==