Natasha, Born In Doncaster, South Yorkshire in the mid 60s, Daughter of Arthur & Sylvia.
INFLUENCES
Mainly Influenced By Dad, Arthur Who Loved To Sing, Entertain,and make People Laugh............. Other Influences, The Great Joe Longthorne, Shirley Bassey, Doris Day , Janice Joplin and Barbara Streisand to name just a Few, oh! I Almost Forgot "Junior Showtime"................"Just kidding".
PAST
Started Singing at the age of 17, alongside Dad. Hit the road at 19, alone, armed with a small amplifier,mic and a lightweight pair of speakers . At that time all you had we're your Dots (sheet music) as you Relied On the Organist & Drummer (the good old days).
After a few years, Teamed up with a friend, to form a duo, going by the name of "Sex Appeal" . This, Gave us a few good years, travelling the globe and also gaining invaluable recording experience, with the infamous Telstar Label.
At this time in my career, it seemed that i had an abundance, of energy and with the help and support of my family, managed, to join equity, enjoying the experience, of taking on some " Extra" Work, covering Film, Drama and Soaps, and most memorabley, working on the set of a film called " Resurected" alongside the Fantastic, Rita Tussingham and Tom Bells.
Eventually, started a family, taking a few years out.
Back to it and this time, with variuos bands , teaming up with some fabulous musicians, from the Likes of, Black Rose, Jimmy James, Funkmaster, Flick Of The Wrist, Wishful Thinking and many other talented individuals, which at times, could be great fun and also, being part of a team was awsome The only problem was, that you tended to sing and perform songs, that were not, of your personal choice...."not from the soul" but, a great experience never the less, that i would'nt change, for anything.
By the year 2002, feeling a little compressed in performances and after gaining some invaluable experience along the way, Decided That my own show, was direction that i would like to take, so with the support of my hubby , Paul, who`m, was already contemplating, hanging up the drumsticks, enabled us, to set about the exciting, preparation, of the NATASHA STEELE EXPERIENCE ..........
ENABLED
Natasha steele...........I was at last, in the driving seat and able to do all the songs from all the artistes that I had alway's aspired to, Finding My Strengths In, Shirley Bassey, Tina Turner, Cher and most Recently, Amy Winehouse. "I'm Not A Diva" Just Love To Entertain and Give It, All I Got.
TEAM WORK
Teamed Up With My Husband Paul..........He is, my "North" my "South" my "East" and
responsable for most of the headaches and suffering that i live with !..........Ha! Ha!.
HUBBY
Teamed Up In The Early 90s Being A Drummer For Twenty Five Years, Worked Together in K.O Five Piece Band, Decided To Hang Up The Sticks, Early 2000. Miss Playing, But Get Great Satisfaction from Arranging Tracks For Natasha's Shows, Sorting Out All The Equipment and Being The "On The Night" Sound Engineer.
