Natalie Imbruglia

Birthday: 4 February 1975, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Birth Name: Natalie Jane Imbruglia

Height: 160 cm

Natalie Jane Imbruglia was born on Tuesday, February 4, 1975, in Sydney, Australia, to Maxene (Anderson) and Elliot Imbruglia. Her father is Sicilain (from Lipari) and her mother has English, Scottish, Welsh, and Irish ancestry. She grew up in a small beach town on the New South Wales coast called Berkeley Vale. At the age of two, she began dancing, and then moved into a special academy to dance six days a week. She got her first job as a TV extra on Japanese bubble gun commercial as a 'Pinnacle Princess'. She didn't have much to do in Berkleyvale and was a 'surfer girl'. At the age of 17 she was offered a two week trial to play Beth Brennan in the Aussie soap opera Neighbours (1985). She and her character became so popular that Natalie stayed on the show for two more years. After she quit the show she went to the nearest hairdresser and cut her once long hair into the shorter style that we see today. She then moved to London and the party and night-club scene. During this time Natalie decided to pursue a singing career and wrote many songs. Then she secured a recording contact and released her first album, 'Left of the Middle'. Since then she has had a lot of media exposure with her album released across the world. Her TV appearances have included Saturday Night Live (1975), The David Letterman Show (1980), etc. Show less «

I've always been drawn to the four-leaf clover. It's deeply significant to my sister and me, so much...Show more »

I've always been drawn to the four-leaf clover. It's deeply significant to my sister and me, so much so that we both have had it tattooed on the inside of our wrists. Show less «

I'm quite confident with the way that I look but you find something else to focus on don't you if, I...Show more »

I'm quite confident with the way that I look but you find something else to focus on don't you if, I mean I, I have body issues that's my thing so you find something to focus on when you're a perfectionist, I think. Show less «

You're either too fat or too thin. You just can't win.

When I'm in London, I love to visit Kensington gardens and just sit in the park and read a good book...Show more »

When I'm in London, I love to visit Kensington gardens and just sit in the park and read a good book. Show less «

I'm not a nightclub person, but you need to have a social life sometimes.

My kitchen bench is covered with vitamins and protein powders. I go through phases when I'm sure I'm...Show more »

My kitchen bench is covered with vitamins and protein powders. I go through phases when I'm sure I'm taking too many - but I don't get sick often. Show less «

I'm still an Aussie girl but Britain is part of who I am. Britain has been good to me - I have roots...Show more »

I'm still an Aussie girl but Britain is part of who I am. Britain has been good to me - I have roots and history here and a lot of really close friends. I feel very British - I love afternoon tea and crumpets, and running in Hyde Park. I've had many a pint in many a pub all over the country. Show less «

I'm such a chameleon. I never get bored.

I like the idea of growing old gracefully and full of wrinkles... like Audrey Hepburn.

When I'm passionate about something, I just get excited.

Divorce was very sad, obviously, but now I've gotten over it.

I seem to have very polite fans, not fanatical ones.

You're only as good as your last record and you could get dropped.

I know my music probably isn't going to matter to the public after I die, but that doesn't mean I do...Show more »

I know my music probably isn't going to matter to the public after I die, but that doesn't mean I don't have something to offer. Show less «

You feel this pressure that people will take you more seriously if you play guitar, but I've decided...Show more »

You feel this pressure that people will take you more seriously if you play guitar, but I've decided I'm a singer and that's enough. Show less «

Happy songs are very difficult to write. How many truly great upbeat songs are there?

I worry unnecessarily.

Since childhood I've always had a tendency to lean towards melancholy. My sisters suffer from it too...Show more »

Since childhood I've always had a tendency to lean towards melancholy. My sisters suffer from it too, so maybe it's a genetic thing. But none of us has ever been on medication. Show less «

Saving animals is as simple as choosing synthetic alternatives instead of real fur.

I think where men are credited for being strong, women are divas. I just think it's such a cop out.

It's not very often that I like new bands.

I was brought up in an environment where my parents expressed their financial concerns in front of t...Show more »

I was brought up in an environment where my parents expressed their financial concerns in front of their children. Show less «

My mum said I told her I wanted to be a hairdresser during the week and a star on the weekend and th...Show more »

My mum said I told her I wanted to be a hairdresser during the week and a star on the weekend and that was when I was really young. Show less «

There is no kind way to rip the skin off animals' backs. Anyone who wears any fur shares the blame f...Show more »

There is no kind way to rip the skin off animals' backs. Anyone who wears any fur shares the blame for the torture and gruesome deaths of millions of animals each year. Show less «

I can understand why some people might look at me and say, 'What's she got to be depressed about?' I...Show more »

I can understand why some people might look at me and say, 'What's she got to be depressed about?' I get that a lot in Britain, where mental health issues seem to be a big taboo. Show less «

Enjoy every moment: you never know when things might change.

Isolation is a big part of songwriting.

If I start feeling down I'll gorge myself on pasta. That usually does the trick. It's the Italian bl...Show more »

If I start feeling down I'll gorge myself on pasta. That usually does the trick. It's the Italian blood in me. Show less «

I've done a lot of partying in my time because I didn't want to go home and I didn't know what to do...Show more »

I've done a lot of partying in my time because I didn't want to go home and I didn't know what to do. Show less «

It's much easier to write when you're sad. But you can end up isolated and depressed because you alm...Show more »

It's much easier to write when you're sad. But you can end up isolated and depressed because you almost need to put yourself in that situation to have that angst to write from. Show less «

I'm a fan of homeopathy, acupuncture and spiritual healing. In Australia, this is not weird, but whe...Show more »

I'm a fan of homeopathy, acupuncture and spiritual healing. In Australia, this is not weird, but when I arrived in the U.K., everyone thought I was a freak. Show less «

Generally I can sleep any time, anywhere, any place, unless I'm anxious about work. I can get perfor...Show more »

Generally I can sleep any time, anywhere, any place, unless I'm anxious about work. I can get performance anxiety, so when I'm on tour it can be hard to sleep. Show less «

It's good to have to put yourself in someone else's skin. It's all-consuming.

I exercise three to four times a week, doing the Tracy Anderson Method, which involves toning and st...Show more »

I exercise three to four times a week, doing the Tracy Anderson Method, which involves toning and strengthening our small muscle groups. Show less «

I like singer-songwriters, and I find sad songs comforting rather than depressing. It makes you real...Show more »

I like singer-songwriters, and I find sad songs comforting rather than depressing. It makes you realise you're not alone in the world. Show less «

I have never planned to have babies by a certain age.

There are artists who think they have to be on top all the time. I think that would be exhausting.

I started dancing when I was three, Scottish dancing.

I would have been happy to have waited till I was in my mid- to late-30s before I got married, but y...Show more »

I would have been happy to have waited till I was in my mid- to late-30s before I got married, but you don't choose when these things happen, and when they do, there's no doubt in your mind. Show less «

I'm a perfectionist.

I wasn't born with a natural talent for songwriting.

I am such a bad liar. I would like to lie, though.

It was only cool to have blonde hair and be a surfer chick [in Sydney]. I could learn how to surf, b...Show more »

It was only cool to have blonde hair and be a surfer chick [in Sydney]. I could learn how to surf, but I still looked Italian. It took me a long time to realise that was a good thing. Show less «

The success of Torn was a bit too much for me. I took a year off and was still scared to start the s...Show more »

The success of Torn was a bit too much for me. I took a year off and was still scared to start the second album. Show less «

I wasn't naturally drawn to fashion when I was younger but with my work I'm so exposed to what's out...Show more »

I wasn't naturally drawn to fashion when I was younger but with my work I'm so exposed to what's out there that I'm hoping my style has become a little more sophisticated. Show less «