Born:
July 17, 1982
in
Liverpool
Best Known For:
Being a member of girl group Atomic Kitten.
Early-life:
Natasha Maria Hamilton was born in Liverpool on July 17, 1982 and started singing from an early age. Her big break came in 1998 when Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark frontman Andy McCluskey formed girl group Atomic Kitten, which Natasha was part of with Liz McClarnon and Kerry Katona.
Career:
Atomic Kitten's debut album, Right Now, was released in October 2000 but only peaked at number 39 in the UK album chart. Katona was replaced by Jenny Frost and their next single, Whole Again, topped the UK singles chart. A re-release of their debut album, with some tracks re-recorded with Frost's vocals, topped the album chart and went on to sell more than 600,000 copies in the UK. The group took a break from recording and touring in 2004. The original line-up reunited in 2013 for the ITV2 series The Big Reunion. A planned 2015 greatest hits tour was cancelled in mid-May 2015 without a reason given. Away from Atomic Kitten, Hamilton made her pantomime debut at Liverpool Empire in 2009 and had a spell playing the lead role in the West End production of Blood Brothers. In August 2015, she entered the Celebrity Big Brother house.
Quote:
"I am a bit of a clean freak. Mess gets me agitated."
Trivia:
In 2014, Hamilton appeared on the ITV game show Big Star's Little Star, where she won £15,000 for the Dogs Trust charity.