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Born | Natalie Taylor August 7, 1986 |
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Years active | 2010-present |
Spouse | Jon Howard |
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Website | natalietaylormusic |
Natalie Taylor is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for her emotionally-driven songs. Her songs have soundtracked many television shows, commercials, and viral videos.[1]
Taylor started singing when she was a child and when she was a teenager started writing songs.[1]
In 2014, Taylor's song "Love Life" was featured in a BareMinerals commercial which kicked-off a long-standing marriage of Natalie's music with film and television.[2]
In 2015, Taylor's EP Wildfire was released independently. In the same year, her song "I Want It All" was featured in the documentary The True Cost.[3]
Taylor released the single "Surrender" on October 29, 2015, which she co-wrote with her husband Jon Howard.[1][4] The song became a sleeper hit in 2020 after receiving virality. The song was certified Platinum in the US and Canada.[5] "Surrender" also spent time on radio's Hot AC Top 30.[6] In 2020, it was reissued under an exclusive license by Columbia Records.[7]
In 2020, her version of the Steppenwolf song "Born to Be Wild" was featured in an advertisement for Volvo cars.[8][9]
In 2021, Taylor released an EP titled Covers, Vol. 1 including various covers of hers as heard in television shows such as Grey's Anatomy, Lucifer and World of Dance.[10]
in July 2021, Taylor appeared on the track "Fragments" with American DJ Illenium which was featured on his fourth album, "Fallen Embers". "Fallen Embers" was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2022 for Best Dance/Electronic Album.[11]
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Wildfire |
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Title | Year | Peak position | Certifications | ||
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US Digital [15] |
AUS [16] |
UK [17] | |||
"Love Life"[18] | 2014 | — | — | — | |
"Latch"[19] | — | — | — | ||
"Come to This"[20] | — | — | — | ||
"I Want it All"[21] | 2015 | — | — | — | |
"Amen"[22] | 2016 | — | — | — | |
"Loved You Before"[23] | — | — | — | ||
"In the Air Tonight"[24] | — | — | — | ||
"Control" (Piano version)[25] | 2017 | — | — | — | |
"Collapsed"[26] | 2018 | — | — | — | |
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"[27] | — | — | — | ||
"Jumper"[28] | 2019 | — | — | — | |
"Iris"[29] | — | — | — | ||
"You Were Mine"[30] | — | — | — | ||
"I'll Stand by You"[31] | — | — | — | ||
"Surrender"[32] | 33 | 79 | 58 | ||
"Secondhand"[35] | 2020 | — | — | — | |
"For a Reason"[36] | 2021 | — | — | — | |
"Wrecked"[37] | — | — | — | ||
"Love Is the Answer"[38] | — | — | — | ||
"Fragments" (with Illenium)[39] | — | — | — | 64th Annual Grammy Awards nomination[11] | |
"More Than a Feeling" | 2022 | — | — | — | |
"Hang On To Me" (featuring Donovan Woods)[40] | — | — | — | ||
"White Christmas" | — | — | — | ||
"Walls" | 2023 | — | — | — | |
"Pure Imagination" | — | — | — | ||
"I Wanna Know" (with Seven Lions and MiTis)[41] | 2024 | — | — | — |
Natalie resides in Franklin, Tennessee, alongside her husband and collaborator, Jon Howard, and their two children.