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Ex-of the Flirts, Natasha England went solo in 1980 and charted on the label she'd set up and established with partner Bob England - Towerbell Records - reaching the Uk top 10 with a version of ''Iko Iko'', best known as a hit for the Dixie Cups. Follow-up was "The Boom Boom Room", which reached no44. Her debut album is still a pop classic - ''Captured''. With two quality albums and thirteen singles (including several b-side gems), Natasha England has a back catalogue to be celebrated, and a distinctive vocal which deserves the highest recognition...
Natasha is no stranger to the music business. Having moved from Hamilton, Scotland to London in the early 70s, Natasha soon found herself working back office for the likes of Rod Stewart and David Bowie as well as fronting her own band at venues such as The Marquee.
Around the same time, a meeting with Bob England (The Love Affair) resulted not only in marriage but also the formation of a music management business and the Good Earth Promotions company, promoting live acts such as Average White Band. With an obvious ear for talent, Natasha was also responsible for the discovery of 70s heavyweights Darts and Chas and Dave as well as the formation of Towerbell Records with Bob.
Natasha had been so successful working behind the scenes that it would have been tempting to stay there, but having the looks, voice and song writing talent to match her business acumen, a move into the spotlight was inevitable.
After a false start on Magnet Records fronting The Flirts on Hes The Kind Of Boy You Cant Forget, Natasha quickly developed her own sound on her first singles for Towerbell, I Cant Hold On and Strangest Feeling. Both were incredibly commercial self penned pop triumphs, but neither attracted enough airplay to secure a chart position. Shortly after, following a suggestion from Rita Ray of Darts, Natasha first recorded Iko Iko.
It was obvious from the session (produced by Tom Newman of Tubular Bells fame), that Iko Iko was THE ONE. It was released in May 1982, and by June was flying up the Top 40, easily beating The Belle Stars rival version into submission. Two Top Of The Pops appearances later, and Iko Iko hit the number 10 spot.
The single was quickly followed by another hit, The Boom Boom Room and a charting album, Captured but all was not well in Natasha land both with her record label and husband Bob, who was also acting as her manager. Natasha was very keen to build a more mature sound and audience, whilst Bob was insistent on more cover versions. Although singles like Pata Pata and I Want You To Be My Baby were good, they werent what Natasha was about.
By 1984, music was evolving rapidly. Natasha began working on her second album Dont Walk Away with producers Tony Cox and Dave Bascombe, and more importantly she co-wrote all the songs on it herself. Four singles were released from it, including the Big Country inspired Homeland, but again radio play proved elusive.
By 1985 Natasha and Bob had separated and her time with Towerbell ended. They later divorced, and Natasha stepped away from the music business for a while to work with animals, another passion of hers. She competed in cross country races, bred horses and worked on animal rights issues.
The lure of music proved too strong and by the late 80s she found herself in Canada fronting the band Why with Gregg Dechert who toured for a couple of years and built up a considerable following before Natasha returned to the UK to continue her work with animals.
Throughout the 90s Natasha kept writing and compiling material for her return, as well as engaging in session work with the likes of Jive Nation. A planned comeback a few years ago however had to be postponed when Natasha was diagnosed with breast cancer, which involved radiotherapy treatment. Thankfully, Natasha is again fighting fit and at this time of writing is developing her stockpile of songs for an album of brand new material.
Preceding that is a new version of the song that started it all Iko Iko, released on digital download on November 19th 2007, and then as a limited edition cd single on February 18th 2008. It is taken from her Anthology album Back From The Mists Of Time, a 42 track double CD set including all her material released between 1979 and 1985, as well as several unreleased songs from the period. Available on Platform Records from July 21st 2008 :
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