Natalie Imbruglia

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Natalie Imbruglia : biography

4 February 1975 –

Natalie Jane Imbruglia ( born 4 February 1975) is an Australian singer-songwriter, model and actress. In the early 1990s, Imbruglia was known to audiences as Beth Brennan in the popular Australian soap opera Neighbours. Three years after leaving the programme, Imbruglia launched a singing career with the international hit "Torn". Her subsequent debut album, Left of the Middle (1997), sold over 6 million copies worldwide. Further releases, White Lilies Island (2001) and Counting Down the Days (2005), have been unable to match the commercial success of her debut, although the latter did become her first UK No. 1. Her latest album to date, Come to Life (2009), proved the least commercially successful in Australia and Europe, with a UK release cancelled altogether. She co-starred in the 2003 film Johnny English and made her leading actress debut in the 2009 film Closed for Winter.

Endorsements

Year Name Media Notes
1989 Twisties Television She starred in a TV advertisement for Twisties as a waitress.
1991 Bubblicious Television She was a pineapple princess for the advertisement.
2002 Gap Print She modelled for various advertisements from the Summer to Winter.
2002–2006 L’oreal Print & Television Imbruglia became a worldwide spokesperson for L’Oréal after the release of White Lilies Island. She was a model for many cosmetic products by L’Oréal, particularly mascaras and skincare products. She also appeared in several TV commercials for L’Oréal. In July 2007, her five-year contract with L’Oréal expired and was not prolonged, because, in her words during an appearance on The Graham Norton Show, she’s "apparently … not worth it anymore".[7] (The quote refers to the company’s slogan "Because You’re Worth It".)
2005 Make Poverty History Television She was one of the stars that appeared in the European version of the advertisement.
2008 PETA Print What’s the difference between a full-length fur coat and just a little fur trim? Nothing, says famed Australian singer, actor, and model Natalie Imbruglia, who took time out of her busy schedule to pose for a sexy new anti-fur ad for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). In the ad, Imbruglia is holding a rabbit to her naked chest next to the tagline "Try Telling Him It’s Just a Little Fur Trim."
2009 Oxfam Print Oxfam’s "Sustain Me" campaign that featured Imbruglia as one of their models, aimed at highlighting Oxfam as a fashionable and more sustainable alternative to the high street. She donned second-hand clothes that were restyled by designer Katie Shillingford.
2011 Kailis Print/Television Natalie has signed a 2-year contract with Australian luxury brand Kailis. She will be the feature model and spokesperson during this period.

Career

1997–2000: Left of the Middle

She received an MTV Award for Best New Artist in 1998, and 3 constitutive Grammy Award nominations in 1999. That same year, she also won two Brit Awards for Best International Newcomer and Best International Female. She has sold over 9 million albums worldwide. She was ranked No. 11 on Rock on the Net’s list of single artists of the year in 1998, and No. 76 in 2001. Imbruglia has tied up her 4-album record deal with BMG after the delivery of her compilation album, Glorious: The Singles 1997–2007.

Imbruglia’s first internationally released single, "Torn" (1997) (original version from Danish singer Lis Sørensen "Brændt"), was a cover of an Ednaswap song. Instantly the single became one of the biggest hits of the 90s, reaching number two in the UK Singles Chart in November 1997Roberts, David. Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums. Guinness World Records Ltd 17th edition (2004), p. 267 ISBN 0-85112-199-3 and number one on airplay around the world and was number one on the Billboard Airplay chart for 14 weeks. The single went on to sell over a million copies in the United Kingdom alone.