Natalie Horler
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Natalie Christine Horler (born 23 September 1981) is an English
-German
singer and television presenter born in Bonn
, Germany. She is known internationally as the lead singer of Eurodance
/Eurotrance group Cascada
. She is popular in Europe
and America
, as well as in several Asian countries. Cascada
consists of Horler and DJs DJ Manian
and DJ Yanou. She is bilingual and speaks German
and English
fluently.
, then West Germany
, to English parents who moved there in 1980. Her father, David Horler
, is a jazz
musician and her mother, Christine, is a foreign languages teacher. Horler grew up with her siblings and has stated that she had a very English childhood. Natalie soon began singing jazz songs in her father's studio as well as songs from Disney movies.
in 2004.
and Dominique van Hulst
, "Heaven", released in 2002), and began touring with her dancers Essa and Falk.
On 21 February 2006, Cascada's 14-track album entitled Everytime We Touch
was released in the United States. Her most successful song in the U.S remains the band's U.S. debut single "Everytime We Touch
".
It was a worldwide hit, peaking at #10 on the US Hot 100. In addition, it peaked at #2 in the UK Charts, #1 in Israel for 2 weeks and #1 in Ireland for an impressive 6 weeks. Horler has stated that at that time that they were overwhelmed at the success they had, suggesting they came along at the right time, and were very lucky (particularly in the tough American market, where Eurodance music hardly ever accomplishes mainstream chart-success). The success of the album gained them a World Music Award, winning them World's Best Selling German Artist in 2007. Other well-known Cascada songs include "Bad Boy
", "Miracle
", "Evacuate The Dancefloor
", and covers such as "Truly Madly Deeply
" and "What Hurts The Most
".
The band's second album, Perfect Day
, was released on 3 December 2007. The album charted well across Europe, peaking at #9 in the UK Album Charts. The single "What Hurts the Most
" was a success in countries like U.S., Canada, and Germany. It climbed to #10 in the UK Charts, did even better in the Swedish charts, peaking at #5. But its highest peak was in France at #2, the same position it first entered. It also peaked at #3 in the Austria Singles Charts. Other singles from the album include "Faded
", "What Do You Want From Me?
", and "Because The Night
".
Cascada's third studio album, Evacuate The Dancefloor, was released in the United Kingdom on 6 July 2009. It spawned out one of the act's most successful singles "Evacuate the Dancefloor
" which was number one in the United Kingdom
and the Netherlands
. The album itself made it to #8 in the UK Albums Chart
and #7 in the U.S. Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums. Other singles from this album include Fever
, which failed to chart in the United Kingdom
probably due to no physical release. However the single reached #18 in the Slovak Airplay Chart and did reach #3 in the UK Dance Chart
, and the final single from this album was Dangerous
which made it to #2 in the Dutch Tipparade (Bubbling Under) Chart and #10 in the Finnish Singles Chart, the song also had minor success in the United Kingdom
charting at #67 in the UK Singles Chart
.
Horler often shows off her Southern-English accent when she speaks some lyrics of her songs, such as "A Neverending Dream", "How Do You Do", "What About Me" and "Stalker".
as the guest host of the viewer request show Back @ Ya on bpm:tv
, a Toronto, Canada-based cable channel that broadcasts all across Canada and some parts of the United States. bpm:tv specializes in playing dance
and electronica
music videos. Also in 2006, she appeared on Live with Regis and Kelly
to promote her album, Everytime We Touch. She's also presented The Clubland Top 50, exclusively to the music channel, 4Music
and has performed on countless television shows, mainly in Europe, one of which was promoting the UK version of Perfect Day on the UK breakfast show GMTV
in 2007, performing Last Christmas live. Horler then returned to GMTV on 28 July 2008, performing "Because The Night
" live. She returned to the GMTV studios in June 2009 to perform her new single "Evacuate The Dancefloor
" with Carlprit
. Horler has also made numerous appearances on the Dome
, mostly to perform Cascada's latest singles although she did a one-off performance with her co-stars during the 52nd installment where she covered Heal the World
. In 2012, Horler will be one of the new judges of the 9th season
of Deutschland sucht den Superstar
.
, Germany
. In a German article published in early 2010, it was shown that Horler was engaged to a man known as Maurice, a banker and former model who comes from North Rhine-Westphalia. They were privately married in Italy in May 2011, with Horler wearing a dress she had designed herself. She appeared on the cover of the German August 2011 issue of Playboy Magazine.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
-German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
singer and television presenter born in Bonn
Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
, Germany. She is known internationally as the lead singer of Eurodance
Eurodance
Eurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco...
/Eurotrance group Cascada
Cascada
Cascada is a German Eurodance act most famous for their hit singles "Everytime We Touch", "What Hurts the Most", and "Evacuate the Dancefloor"...
. She is popular in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, as well as in several Asian countries. Cascada
Cascada
Cascada is a German Eurodance act most famous for their hit singles "Everytime We Touch", "What Hurts the Most", and "Evacuate the Dancefloor"...
consists of Horler and DJs DJ Manian
DJ Manian
DJ Manian is a German producer, DJ, owner of Zooland Records label and a member of the award-winning music dance trio Cascada, alongside fellow DJ Yanou and Natalie Horler...
and DJ Yanou. She is bilingual and speaks German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
fluently.
Early life and family
Natalie was born in BonnBonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
, then West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
, to English parents who moved there in 1980. Her father, David Horler
David Horler
David Ronald Horler is an English jazz trombonist and is the brother of John Horler.-Biography:Horler's father was a professional trumpeter. He studied piano from age five and trombone from age 14, and attended the Royal Academy of Music from 1963-66...
, is a jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
musician and her mother, Christine, is a foreign languages teacher. Horler grew up with her siblings and has stated that she had a very English childhood. Natalie soon began singing jazz songs in her father's studio as well as songs from Disney movies.
Musical beginnings
Horler began her musical career by singing in bars and casinos. At 18, she then went on to working with different DJs recording a number of tracks in a studio. This is how she met future bandmembers Manian and Yanou. Her most notable song of her pre-Cascada era is "Piece Of Heaven" as Akira. In addition, Horler appeared on the German adaptation of Star SearchStar Search
Star Search is a television show that was produced from 1983-95, hosted by Ed McMahon, and created by Alfred Masini. A relaunch was produced in 2003-04. The show was originally filmed at the old Earl Carroll Theatre at 6230 Sunset Blvd...
in 2004.
Breakthrough with Cascada
In 2004, she formed the group Cascada with DJ Manian and Yanou (the latter known for his smash hit with DJ SammyDJ Sammy
Samuel Bouriah , professionally known as DJ Sammy Is a DJ and producer. He has released five albums and has had five Top 10 hits with "Heaven" reaching number one in the UK in 2002. His career started with former spouse Marie José in the making of his first singles, under the stage name of DJ Sammy...
and Dominique van Hulst
Dominique van Hulst
Dominique Rijpma van Hulst is a Dutch singer known by her stage name Do . She is best known for singing the vocals of DJ Sammy's worldwide top 10 hit in 2002-2003, "Heaven", a cover of the 1980s hit by Bryan Adams....
, "Heaven", released in 2002), and began touring with her dancers Essa and Falk.
On 21 February 2006, Cascada's 14-track album entitled Everytime We Touch
Everytime We Touch (album)
Sharon Mawer from Allmusic gave the album a mixed review and said the album's songs were for "dancing to" in a "club with lights flashing and people all around" but said that "after an hour of the same repetitive beat, one's senses can become a little jaded." Dom Passantino from Stylus Magazine...
was released in the United States. Her most successful song in the U.S remains the band's U.S. debut single "Everytime We Touch
Everytime We Touch (Cascada song)
"Everytime We Touch" is the debut single by German dance act Cascada, which borrows the chorus from Maggie Reilly's song of the same name. The song was produced by Manuel Reuter and Yann Pfeiffer. It was a worldwide dance-hit in early 2006...
".
It was a worldwide hit, peaking at #10 on the US Hot 100. In addition, it peaked at #2 in the UK Charts, #1 in Israel for 2 weeks and #1 in Ireland for an impressive 6 weeks. Horler has stated that at that time that they were overwhelmed at the success they had, suggesting they came along at the right time, and were very lucky (particularly in the tough American market, where Eurodance music hardly ever accomplishes mainstream chart-success). The success of the album gained them a World Music Award, winning them World's Best Selling German Artist in 2007. Other well-known Cascada songs include "Bad Boy
Bad Boy (Cascada song)
"Bad Boy" is a trance song performed by German group Cascada from their debut album Everytime We Touch. It was the first single released in Austria and Germany, preceding the success of the single "Miracle".-Formats and track listings:...
", "Miracle
Miracle (Cascada song)
"Miracle" is a song performed by German eurodance recording trio Cascada. It was written by Yann Peifer and Manuel Reuter, who also produced the song uder their production names Yanou and DJ Manian, for the band's first studio album Everytime We Touch . It was released as the album's first single...
", "Evacuate The Dancefloor
Evacuate the Dancefloor
"Evacuate the Dancefloor" is a song by German group Cascada from their third studio album of the same name. The song features a guest rap from famous German rapper Carlprit and was released as the album's lead single on 29 June 2009; debuting at number one on the UK Singles Chart for the week of 5...
", and covers such as "Truly Madly Deeply
Truly Madly Deeply
"Truly Madly Deeply" is a song by Australian pop band Savage Garden, released as a single in March 1997. Written by band-mates Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones, the song is a reworking of a song called "Magical Kisses" that the pair wrote together long before recording began on their debut album....
" and "What Hurts The Most
What Hurts the Most
"What Hurts the Most" is the title of a song written by American songwriter Jeffrey Steele and English songwriter Steve Robson. Initially recorded by country music artist Mark Wills in 2003 on his album And the Crowd Goes Wild, it was covered by Bellefire a year later...
".
The band's second album, Perfect Day
Perfect Day (Cascada album)
Perfect Day is the second studio album released by German eurodance group Cascada. The entire album was produced by the two disc jockeys from Cascada, Yanou and DJ Manian. Like it's predecessor, the album is comprised heavily of up-tempo eurodance tracks, many of which are cover songs...
, was released on 3 December 2007. The album charted well across Europe, peaking at #9 in the UK Album Charts. The single "What Hurts the Most
What Hurts the Most
"What Hurts the Most" is the title of a song written by American songwriter Jeffrey Steele and English songwriter Steve Robson. Initially recorded by country music artist Mark Wills in 2003 on his album And the Crowd Goes Wild, it was covered by Bellefire a year later...
" was a success in countries like U.S., Canada, and Germany. It climbed to #10 in the UK Charts, did even better in the Swedish charts, peaking at #5. But its highest peak was in France at #2, the same position it first entered. It also peaked at #3 in the Austria Singles Charts. Other singles from the album include "Faded
Faded (Kate DeAraugo song)
"Faded" is a pop rock song written by Matthew Gerrard, Jessica Origliasso, Lisa Origliasso and Robbie Nevil, produced by Gerrard and Bryon Jones for Kate DeAraugo's first album A Place I've Never Been . It was released as the album's second single in Australia on 19 February 2006 as a CD single and...
", "What Do You Want From Me?
What Do You Want from Me? (Cascada song)
"What Do You Want from Me?" is a 2007 song recorded by Cascada. It was released in Germany on 7 March 2008 and was released on 24 March 2008 for the UK.- Background and writing:...
", and "Because The Night
Because the Night
"Because the Night" is a song by the Patti Smith Group, written by Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith which was released as a single in 1978, taken from Smith's album Easter. The song was a hit, rising to #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and helping propel sales of Easter to mainstream success –...
".
Cascada's third studio album, Evacuate The Dancefloor, was released in the United Kingdom on 6 July 2009. It spawned out one of the act's most successful singles "Evacuate the Dancefloor
Evacuate the Dancefloor
"Evacuate the Dancefloor" is a song by German group Cascada from their third studio album of the same name. The song features a guest rap from famous German rapper Carlprit and was released as the album's lead single on 29 June 2009; debuting at number one on the UK Singles Chart for the week of 5...
" which was number one in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. The album itself made it to #8 in the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
and #7 in the U.S. Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums. Other singles from this album include Fever
Fever (Cascada song)
"Fever" is a single released by Cascada from their album Evacuate the Dancefloor. It was released as the second single from the album, inititally in Germany on October 9, 2009, with various other countries following suit...
, which failed to chart in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
probably due to no physical release. However the single reached #18 in the Slovak Airplay Chart and did reach #3 in the UK Dance Chart
UK Dance Chart
The UK Dance Chart is a chart compiled by The Official Charts Company from sales in record stores and digital downloads. Although the chart does not currently receive any airplay on the radio or television, the chart can be viewed on the BBC Radio 1 and The Official Charts Company website.Digital...
, and the final single from this album was Dangerous
Dangerous (Cascada song)
"Dangerous" is the second single in the UK & Ireland but third overall to be released by Cascada from their third studio album Evacuate the Dancefloor. The music video was uploaded to YouTube by the UK record company All Around The World records on the August 17, 2009...
which made it to #2 in the Dutch Tipparade (Bubbling Under) Chart and #10 in the Finnish Singles Chart, the song also had minor success in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
charting at #67 in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
.
Horler often shows off her Southern-English accent when she speaks some lyrics of her songs, such as "A Neverending Dream", "How Do You Do", "What About Me" and "Stalker".
Television work
In the autumn of 2006, Horler made her first foray into televisionTelevision
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
as the guest host of the viewer request show Back @ Ya on bpm:tv
Bpm:tv
bpm:tv is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel owned by Stornoway Communications. bpm:tv's programming is devoted to dance, club lifestyle, and dance music- electronica, house, techno, eurodance, trance, and other similar genres.-History:In November 2000, a partnership between...
, a Toronto, Canada-based cable channel that broadcasts all across Canada and some parts of the United States. bpm:tv specializes in playing dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
and electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
music videos. Also in 2006, she appeared on Live with Regis and Kelly
Live with Regis and Kelly
Live! with Kelly is a syndicated American television morning talk show, hosted by Kelly Ripa. The show has aired since 1983 in New York City and 1988 nationwide. Tony Pigg has been the show's announcer since its inception...
to promote her album, Everytime We Touch. She's also presented The Clubland Top 50, exclusively to the music channel, 4Music
4Music
4Music is a music and entertainment channel in the United Kingdom and available on some digital television providers in the Republic of Ireland - its web component can be found at with its own and pages. It is the only channel within the Box Television Network to be branded under Channel 4 and...
and has performed on countless television shows, mainly in Europe, one of which was promoting the UK version of Perfect Day on the UK breakfast show GMTV
GMTV
GMTV was the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc. in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end...
in 2007, performing Last Christmas live. Horler then returned to GMTV on 28 July 2008, performing "Because The Night
Because the Night
"Because the Night" is a song by the Patti Smith Group, written by Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith which was released as a single in 1978, taken from Smith's album Easter. The song was a hit, rising to #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and helping propel sales of Easter to mainstream success –...
" live. She returned to the GMTV studios in June 2009 to perform her new single "Evacuate The Dancefloor
Evacuate the Dancefloor
"Evacuate the Dancefloor" is a song by German group Cascada from their third studio album of the same name. The song features a guest rap from famous German rapper Carlprit and was released as the album's lead single on 29 June 2009; debuting at number one on the UK Singles Chart for the week of 5...
" with Carlprit
Carlprit
Rudi Schwamborn, better know by his stagename Carlprit, is a Zimbabwe-born German rapper and actor. He is the younger brother of Söhne Mannheims rapper Metaphysics. In 2009 he made his most notable appearance on Cascada's hit single "Evacuate the Dancefloor" which sold over three million copies...
. Horler has also made numerous appearances on the Dome
The Dome (television program)
The Dome is a German television program and music event, produced and broadcast by RTL 2. Roughly every three months, a new show is recorded in an event hall in different cities in Germany and Austria. In each episode, several national, but also international bands and musicians perform their...
, mostly to perform Cascada's latest singles although she did a one-off performance with her co-stars during the 52nd installment where she covered Heal the World
Heal the World
"Heal the World" is a song from Michael Jackson's hit album, Dangerous, released in 1991. The music video features children living in countries suffering from unrest, especially Burundi. It is also one of only a handful of Michael Jackson's videos not to feature Jackson himself, the others being...
. In 2012, Horler will be one of the new judges of the 9th season
Deutschland sucht den Superstar (season 9)
Deutschland sucht den Superstar will be the ninth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar. Jury members Fernanda Brandao and Patrick Nuo left DSDS and were replaced by Bruce Darnell and Cascada's Natalie Horler. The winner will receive a recording contract with Universal Music Group and €500,000...
of Deutschland sucht den Superstar
Deutschland sucht den Superstar
Deutschland sucht den Superstar is a German reality talent show, also commonly known by its initials DSDS. Part of the Idol franchise, it was created by English media mogul Simon Fuller as a spin-off from the British show Pop Idol, of which two series were broadcast between the years of 2001 and...
.
Personal life
Horler currently resides in BonnBonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. In a German article published in early 2010, it was shown that Horler was engaged to a man known as Maurice, a banker and former model who comes from North Rhine-Westphalia. They were privately married in Italy in May 2011, with Horler wearing a dress she had designed herself. She appeared on the cover of the German August 2011 issue of Playboy Magazine.