Natalie Imbruglia

She is also the eldest sister of Laura Imbruglia, a singer and songwriter.

She supports a number of global humanitarian campaigns. She served as the ambassador of ‘The Virgin Foundation’, a private charitable organization.

Born to Elliot Imbruglia and mother Maxene Anderson, Natalie grew up in Berkeley Vale, New South Wales before moving to Sydney with her family.

As a child she used to attend ballet, tap, and highland dancing classes and at the age of 16 she quit high school to pursue a career in acting.

She landed herself a role in the Australian soap opera ‘Neighbors’, but left in the second years of its production and moved to London in 1994.

In 1997, she released her debut single ‘Torn’ which became an instant worldwide hit. She received a Grammy nomination and received several other awards. The song was a part of her first album ‘Left of the Middle’.

After the huge and unprecedented success of ‘Left of the Middle’, she released her second album ‘White Lilies Island’ in 2001, from which the single ‘Wrong Impression’ was the most popular song.

In 2003, she made her acting debut with the successful movie ‘Johnny English’, a British Comedy, alongside actor Rowan Atkinson, playing the supporting role, ‘Lorna Campbell’.

Her third studio album ‘Counting Down the Days’ was released in April 2005. The song ‘Shiver’ enjoyed huge success, somewhat similar to that of ‘Torn’, becoming one of the most played songs of 2005.

‘Come to Life’, her next album from 2009, was released in two different dates in Australia and Europe. Owing to certain issues, the album could not be released in UK.

The single ‘Torn’ from her debut album ‘Left of the Middle’ is by far her biggest achievement. It peaked at no. 2 spot in the UK Singles chart in 1997 and upon its radio release in the US it hit No. 1 on the Billboard's Hot 100 Airplay chart, occupying the spot for 14 weeks.

The song ‘Big Mistake’ from her debut album, ‘Left of the Middle’ was also very successful, reaching no. 2 in UK. ‘Left of the Middle’ received a platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America and was certified 2X platinum later.

Her next big hit was the single ‘Shiver’ from her third studio album ‘Counting Down the Days’. It hit the 8th spot on the official UK Top 75 Singles Charts, reaching no.1 on the UK Airplay Chart. The song sold roughly 500,000 copies worldwide.