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 Horler at a concert
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| Birth name | Natalie Christine Horler |
| Born | 23 September 1981 Bonn, Germany |
| Origin | Bonn, Germany |
| Genres | Eurodance Eurotrance |
| Associated acts | Cascada, Diamond, Siria, Akira, 2 vibez, Scarf, Carlprit |
Natalie Christine Horler (born 23 September 1981 in Bonn, Germany) is a German-English[1][2] singer and television presenter, known internationally as the lead singer of Eurodance/Eurotrance group Cascada (she herself is also often incorrectly referred to as 'Cascada'). She is popular in Europe and America, as well as several Asian countries like Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Pakistan, Japan, Korea, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, India and Bangladesh, for her song "Everytime We Touch". The group consists of Horler and DJs DJ Manian and DJ Yanou. DJ Manian and Horler also had a side project called Siria (2004-2005, 2008-present)
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Natalie Christine Horler was born in Bonn, Germany, to English parents. Her father, David Horler, is a jazz musician. Her mother, Christine, is a foreign languages teacher.[citation needed]
Horler loves dancing as well as singing: she has taken various kinds of dance classes such as stepdance, jazz dance, hip-hop, and street dance.[citation needed] Horler currently resides in Bonn, Germany.
Horler began her musical career by singing in bars and casinos. She then went on to working with different DJs recording a number of tracks in a studio. Her most notable song of her pre-Cascada era is "Sometimes", a collaboration with the dance-group "2 Vibez", which was released on October 8, 2005.[3] In addition, Horler appeared on the German adaptation of Star Search in 2004 and Invader Zim 2001
In 2004, she formed the group Cascada with DJ Manian and Yanou (the latter known for his smash hit with DJ Sammy 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".
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" and "What About Me".
In the autumn of 2006, Horler made her first foray into television 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 currently resides in Bonn, Germany. She has stated that she has not had much time for a "love-life" because her job makes it very difficult for her to have a relationship.
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