 Biography |
CBS Star Search Grand Champion 2004
While watching Vickie perform you will undoubtedly see the spirit that this young woman embodies. This Brooklyn native has always been a dreamer, and as dreamers often do, Vickie insisted on transcending here humble beginnings. Growing up in a single parent home, nothing came easy to Vickie and her family. But instead of accepting her fate, Vickie chose to take all the negative around her and turn it into a positive. Using the strength and conviction that she learned from her mother, Vickie literally sang her way through school. We did not have money for rent, let alone music lessons.
Vickie tested her talents on many competitive stages, one of which was Amateur Night at the Apollo where she won three times. She then moved on to the New School University Jazz Program and After graduating, Vickie was determined as ever to follow her dreams, she decided to give back to the same community that helped her reach her goals. Vickie began teaching Music at Mark Twain JHS, (an intermediate school geared to groom students who were just like Vickie). It wasnt too long ago that I was sitting where they are, and dreaming about the same things. At their first concert they performed one of Vickies original songs entitled, Keep On, a musical tribute to those lost in the World Trade Center attacks.
But it wasnt long before fate called on Vickie-early in 2003, while performing at the Sugar Bar, Vickie was approached by a CBS Star Search casting director and invited to appear on the show. Before she could blink her eyes, she found herself on a plane returning to New York $200,000 richer and crowned the winner of the 2003 Star Search Adult Competition. Vickie was invited back to Star Search in 2004 to compete in its Winners Circle Competition, a format that had previous Star Search stand-outs challenged weekly by new contestants who set out to knock the previous winners out of the Winner Circle.. Vickie was invited by the Artist Empowerment coalition (A non Profit Coalition Founded by Prince, Stevie Wonder, Roberta Flack, The McMillan Firm and Many other industry professionals) to perform a tribute to Chaka Khan at the 2nd annual Grammy Brunch. Vickie was also featured alongside Prince on the Artist empowerment website. www.artistempowerment.com.
Vickies career is clearly on the rise, Last year she was bestowed the honor of being invited to perform at Carnegie Hall on May 10, 2004 in a concert entitled, "New Faces of '04." Vickie most recently was invited to open for the legendary country artist Reba Mcentire which she received rave reviews and wowed an audience of 65,000 people. Vickie has released her upcoming cd Never Gonna Stop and has worked with songwriters such as Narada Michael Walden and Ashford and Simpson. To find out more about Vickie Natale or to purchase Never Gonna Stop visit www.vickienatale.com. Never Gonna Stop can also be purchased at cdbaby.com, 1-800-BUY-MY-CD and at local music stores.
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| Location |
AMERICA NORTH: USA:New York (NY) |
| Influences |
Aretha Franklin, Alicia Keys, Patti Labelle, Christina Aguilera, Stevie Wonder |
| Artist Genre |
Urban-R&B/Funky R&B |
| Average Rating |
(Average Rating: 5) (Total Votes Cast: 1)
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| Total Song Plays |
Total Song Plays And Downloads: ( Total Plays: 82 )
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| Other Websites |
http://www.myspace.com/vickienatale
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