Natalie Jane Imbruglia (born February 4, 1975) is an Australian singer-songwriter, model and actress. In the early 1990s, Imbruglia was known to audiences as Beth Brennan Willis in the popular Australian soap Neighbours.
Three years after leaving the program, Natalie launched a singing career with the international hit, "Torn". The subsequent debut album Left of the Middle (1997) sold 7 million copies worldwide. While following releases, White Lilies Island (2001) and Counting Down the Days (2005), have been unable to match the commercial success of her debut, the latter became her first UK #1, and all got good reviews in Smash Hits. To date she has sold more than 10 million records worldwide. First of the four daughters to a Sicilian (Lipari) father and an Australian mother, Imbruglia grew up on the Central Coast, north of Sydney, south of Newcastle. Imbruglia studied ballet, tap, and highland dancing as a child, hoping to make a career out of it. She also sang in shopping malls and in school performances. At 14 her dance instructor encouraged her to sing with an all girl group but once at the audition, the managers saw that the strikingly pretty youngster with a beautiful voice could make it on her own. They wanted to sign her as a solo act but she refused. "They were like 'we're going to make you a star...' Even at that age you couldn't talk to me like that. I was like 'see you later..'
Personal life
On New Years Eve 2003, Imbruglia and her boyfriend of three and a half years, Silverchair frontman Daniel Johns, were married in a beach ceremony in Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia. While Imbruglia lived mainly in Windsor, Berkshire, UK, on an island named "White Lillies" (also the name of her second album), Johns lived in Newcastle, Australia. On January 4, 2008, Imbruglia and Johns released a statement announcing their divorce, citing the tyranny of distance as the main reason. However, the two remain friends.
Personal causes
* Imbruglia is an ambassador for Virgin Unite and supports campaigns to end poverty and to bring attention to the disease known as obstetric fistula.
* She appeared in a sketch at the Secret Policeman's Ball for Amnesty International on October 31, 2006.
* She has also spoken publicly of suffering from clinical depression to raise awareness about the disorder.
* 2008 saw Natalie step up to support the Fashion Targets Breast Cancer campaign in support of Breakthrough Breast Cancer, alongside fellow celebrities: comedian Alan Carr, DJ & presenter Edith Bowman, actress Anna Friel and supermodel Twiggy.
* She has also joined the anti-fur campaign for PETA.
Looks and fashion
Imbruglia was named 6th most naturally beautiful woman of all time in 2004. Audrey Hepburn topped the poll in which only experts like fashion editors, model agents and make-up artists could vote. The voting was decided on the "most naturally beautiful woman, inside and out". She was ranked 90th on the VH1 100 Sexiest Artists. She has been seen sporting tattoos of Sanskrit/Hindi inscription "Shreya" on her neck, Chinese word for courage on her left foot and Sanskrit Aum on her lower back, and has her left nipple pierced. Imbruglia stated that she has never had any plastic surgery but added "I wouldn't rule it out because I don't know how I'll feel in the future." She also stated she'd like to "grow old gracefully, wrinkles and all". Besides modelling for L'Oréal, Imbruglia also modelled Sass and Bide's "The Mad Ones" dress to raise money for cancer.
Discography
* Left of the Middle (1997)
* White Lilies Island (2001)
* Counting Down the Days (2005)
* Come To Life (2009)
Film career
* 2003 - Johnny English - Lorna Campbell
* 2009 - Closed for Winter - Elise Silverston
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