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Natalie Nicole Alvarado (born September 2, 1979), better known simply as Natalie, is a Mexican-American R&B singer/songwriter After her high school years, she chose to study criminal justice after giving up her dreams of being a singer. She was previously a cheerleader for the Houston Rockets NBA team and backup dancer for various R&B and rap artists from Houston, Texas. During her stint as a cheerleader, she was also working on her lyrical skills and even added rapping to her dance performances. Charles Chavez, founder of Latium Entertainment and producer of such artists as Baby Bash, Frankie J, and Chamillionaire, believed that she would have potential as a successful musical artist and introduced her to producers Happy Perez and Play N Skillz.[1] Under Latium, she was initially signed as a rapper but later focused on singing, which she had frequently done for hooks on songs.[2] Natalie made her debut as a singer with her hit 2005 single "Goin' Crazy"; the song reached on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Her self-titled debut album Natalie was released in May 2005 and reached on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart. Her second single from the album, "Energy" (featuring Baby Bash), peaked at . The third & final single "Where Are You" (featuring Justin Roman) failed to chart. A fourth track, "Emptiness" managed to chart on Billboard's R&B Singles chart, although it was not released as a single. She also was the opening act of the 2005 Wango Tango music festival in Anaheim, California hosted by Los Angeles, California radio station KIIS and the sold-out 2005 Latium Tour of Baby Bash and Frankie J. Zalia Cosmetics also recruited her as a model.[3] She has also collaborated with Baby Bash on the songs "Bubbalicious" and "Throwed Off" from his 2005 album Super Saucy. She also has appeared on Chamillionaire's The Sound of Revenge in the song "Think I'm Crazy". Natalie's second album, Everything New, was released in 2006.[1] She has stated that the album aims toward a more "dance-pop" direction in musicality. She has also signed a deal to become a songwriter for EMI.[2] She is currently working on new material in 2010, which may be released sometime in the future.[4] Singles "Come On And Shake Your Body (feat. Dada)" (2004) "Goin' Crazy" (2005) - US "Energy (feat. Baby Bash)" (2005) - US "Where Are You. Justin Roman)" (2005) "What You Gonna Do" (2006) "Love You So" (2006) "Call Me Up" (2006)