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Natalie Gelman

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About Me


Singer/songwriter Natalie Gelman is quickly gaining acclaim and recognition for her music. Her passionate music is a means to articulate her response to current affairs as well as reveal parts of her inner self with the world.

At the age of 22, Natalie has already lent her talents to audiences across the United States, in Austria, and in the Caribbean. Her Caribbean performance of “Take Me Home” received a standing ovation of over 1,200 people. Able to reach out and pull audiences into her world through song, Natalie just keep growing.

Admiring music from a young age, Natalie’s passion and persistence led to admission into the prestigious Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and the Performing Arts, the acclaimed FAME school. There, she received classical training in opera singing from coaches of the Juilliard School and the NYC Opera. After securing her second solo at Carnegie Hall, Natalie began strumming her guitar and writing lyrics, pursuing what would soon become her vitality.

On May 31st of 2006 Natalie embarked upon what would be one of the most daring and innovative tours known in the music world. Vowing to complete an entire 1500 mile tour from Miami, Florida to New York City on rollerblades and donate the proceeds to the Children International Charity. Communities stood at attention as the artist bladed through their towns and played shows both in venues and on curbsides along the way. Natalie was hit by cars twice during the tour, the first crash taking place on the first day. Regardless of this “roadblock” Natalie continued on, sacrificing her aches and pains for anxious fans that anticipated her arrival as well as the children that would benefit from her tour. Keeping a blog along the way, the singer/songwriter accounted her experiences of rollerblading through tropical storms for hours, reaching top speeds of 24 miles per hour on her blades, and running for eight miles through a Virginian county that told her rollerblading was banned. On July 17th 2006, Natalie completed her tour just in time for her 21st birthday.

Natalie took a break from rollerblading after her self-propelled tour up the east coast, currently she is performing regularly in the Northeast area and promoting her self-titled debut album. Next year she will be on the road again and she has plans to release her follow up album.
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Member Since: 5/23/2005
Band Website: YouTube.com/NatalieGelman
Band Members: Just Natalie and her guitar at the moment.
Influences: Jewel, Sheryl Crow, Indigo Girls, Janis Joplin, Patty Griffin, Martina McBride, Carol King
Sounds Like: Sheryl Crow, Jewel, Carol King, Joni Mitchell, Janis Joplin

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Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

New York Times Cover Girl TODAY!

You know those April showers... they have brought me May flowers galore in the form of press! Please pick up a copy of the New York Times today (I am on the front cover!) and the New York Post who say...
Posted by Natalie Gelman on Fri, 02 May 2008 12:38:00 PST

Interview on Looking of the Window podcast

Listen to an interview I did for a great podcast that features podsafe artists at www.lookingoutthewindow.com I talk about some of the stories behind my songs both on my album as well as some planned ...
Posted by Natalie Gelman on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:32:00 PST

Rockin and rolling on 34th street

The subway is my favorite place to perform, hands down. It takes so much courage to go out there but once I do I get an immediate response from the people listening and I can see when it makes someone...
Posted by Natalie Gelman on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:04:00 PST

I left my heart in San Francisco...

...Now I am looking for a little old lady in Pasadena. :) San Francisco was good to me... so good in fact that after I arrived late to the airport to fly to LA, in between trying to charge my laptop, ...
Posted by Natalie Gelman on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 08:43:00 PST

Famecast Season 3!

Hi friends, Season 3 of Famecast is well under way and I am so appreciative to everyone who helped me place 3rd last season! I need your help again to make the top 5 and try to win this season. It is...
Posted by Natalie Gelman on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 11:24:00 PST

English translation of an article about me in Novoe Russkoe Slovo

Here is my English translation of an article published about me in Novoe Russkoe Slovo on Sept, 5th 2007 in a Russian newspaper. The original article can be read in russian here: www.nrs.com/news/port...
Posted by Natalie Gelman on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:50:00 PST

Rapunzle

I was trying to think of a more creative blog title for how Im feeling other than sleepy. I came up with Sleeping Beauty, than Goldylocks but Rapunzle seems the most approachable so thats what Im goin...
Posted by Natalie Gelman on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:28:00 PST

Getting ready for the Famecast finals TOMORROW!

The more I try to finish up stuff for the last week of voting on famecast the more excited and nervous I get about it. I am trying to focus my heart and mind energy on what I can learn from the experi...
Posted by Natalie Gelman on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:06:00 PST

What would I do with $10,000?!

As the finals get closer at Famecast.com (they are only a week away now) I am getting more and more focused on reaching all of my family, friends, fans and now fans to help me win the title of Famecas...
Posted by Natalie Gelman on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST

Getting ready for Austin!!!

Hello!In a little over a week I'll be heading down to perform at the finals for Famecast. I am really excited to be going to Austin but in truth I will be there for only 20 hours. :) I will have to go...
Posted by Natalie Gelman on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST