How old is Natalie Imbruglia and what are her best songs?
NATALIE Imbruglia is an Australian singer, model and actress, who rose to fame on Neighbours in the early '90s.
The pop star has appeared on several shows including the Australian X-Factor and The Masked Singer UK. Here's all you need to know.
Who is Natalie Imbruglia ?
Natalie Imbruglia was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on 4 February 1975.
She became a naturalised British citizen on 28 February 2013.
In the early 1990s, Imbruglia played Beth Brennan in Neighbours - appearing on the show from 1992–1994.
Three years after leaving the the Australian soap opera, she kicked off her pop career with a cover of the Ednaswap song Torn.
The song reached Number 2 in the UK charts and sold millions of copies worldwide as Natalie went onto produce three more albums during the noughties.
In 2011, she became a judge on the second season of the Australian version of The X Factor, but didn't return to her role the year after.
Natalie also appeared in the films Johnny English, Closed for Winter and Underdogs.
Come 2021, the singer returned to music after a six-year hiatus - releasing her sixth studio album Firebird.
A year later, Natalie was unmasked as Panda as she was crowned the winner of the Masked Singer UK 2022.
She saw off competition from Charlotte Church as Mushroom and Mark Feehily who was unmasked at Robobunny.
Speaking after her win, she said: "I just loved being Panda. When I put the costume on I would just become Panda.
What are Natalie Imbruglia's best songs?
After she began writing songs in 1996, Natalie has released 16 singles.
Some of her greatest hits include:
- Torn
- Big Mistake
- Wishing I Was There
- Smoke
- That Day
- Wrong Impression
How many albums has Natalie released?
Natalie has released six studio albums:
- Left of the Middle (1997)
- White Lilies Island (2001)
- Counting Down the Days (2005)
- Come to Life (2009)
- Male (2015)
- Firebird (2021)
Is Natalie married and does she have children?
Natalie dated Friends actor David Schwimmer in the late '90s before she married Silverchair frontman Daniel Johns on New Year's Eve 2003.
Johns helped to co-write and produce songs including "Satisfied" and "Want" as Natalie admitted that her 2005 single "Counting Down the Days" was about their long-distance relationship,
In January 2008, the pair announced their divorce - citing that had "grown apart."
In October 2019, Natalie announced on Instagram, that she had given birth to a baby boy, and named him Max Valentine Imbruglia.
The child was conceived using IVF, and sperm from an unnamed donor.
At the time of writing she is not married or thought to be in a relationship.