| Natalie Taylor | |||
| Birth Name: | Natalie Taylor | ||
| Birth Date: | 7 August 1986 | ||
| Birth Place: | Birmingham, Alabama | ||
| Spouse: | Jon Howard | ||
| Years Active: | 2010-present | ||
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Natalie Taylor is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for her emotionally-driven songs. Her songs have soundtracked many television shows, commercials, and viral videos.[1]
Taylor started singing when she was a child and when she was a teenager started writing songs.
In 2014, Taylor's song "Love Life" was featured in a BareMinerals commercial which kicked-off a long-standing marriage of Natalie's music with film and television.[2]
In 2015, Taylor's EP Wildfire was released independently. In the same year, her song "I Want It All" was featured in the documentary The True Cost.[3]
Taylor released the single "Surrender" on October 29, 2015, which she co-wrote with her husband Jon Howard. The song became a sleeper hit in 2020 after receiving virality. The song was certified Platinum in the US and Canada.[4] "Surrender" also spent time on radio's Hot AC Top 30.[5] In 2020, it was reissued under an exclusive license by Columbia Records.
In 2020, her version of the Steppenwolf song "Born to Be Wild" was featured in an advertisement for Volvo cars.[6] [7]
In 2021, Taylor released an EP titled Covers, Vol. 1 including various covers of hers as heard in television shows such as Grey's Anatomy, Lucifer and World of Dance.[8]
In July 2021, Taylor appeared on the track "Fragments" with American DJ Illenium which was featured on his fourth album, "Fallen Embers". "Fallen Embers" was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2022 for Best Dance/Electronic Album.[9]
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| Title | Year | Peak position | Certifications | |||
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| US Digital [13] | AUS [14] | UK [15] | ||||
| "Love Life"[16] | 2014 | — | — | — | ||
| "Latch"[17] | — | — | — | |||
| "Come to This"[18] | — | — | — | |||
| "I Want it All"[19] | 2015 | — | — | — | ||
| "Amen"[20] | 2016 | — | — | — | ||
| "Loved You Before"[21] | — | — | — | |||
| "In the Air Tonight"[22] | — | — | — | |||
| "Control" (Piano version)[23] | 2017 | — | — | — | ||
| "Collapsed"[24] | 2018 | — | — | — | ||
| "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"[25] | — | — | — | |||
| "Jumper"[26] | 2019 | — | — | — | ||
| "Iris"[27] | — | — | — | |||
| "You Were Mine"[28] | — | — | — | |||
| "I'll Stand by You"[29] | — | — | — | |||
| "Surrender"[30] | 33 | 79 | 58 | |||
| "Secondhand"[33] | 2020 | — | — | — | ||
| "For a Reason"[34] | 2021 | — | — | — | ||
| "Wrecked"[35] | — | — | — | |||
| "Love Is the Answer"[36] | — | — | — | |||
| "Fragments" (with Illenium)[37] | — | — | — | 64th Annual Grammy Awards nomination | ||
| "More Than a Feeling" | 2022 | — | — | — | ||
| "Hang On To Me" (featuring Donovan Woods)[38] | — | — | — | |||
| "White Christmas" | — | — | — | |||
| "Walls" | 2023 | — | — | — | ||
| "Pure Imagination" | — | — | — | |||
| "I Wanna Know" (with Seven Lions and MiTis)[39] | 2024 | — | — | — | ||
Natalie resides in Franklin, Tennessee, alongside her husband and collaborator, Jon Howard, and their two children.