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Natasha Maria Hamilton Gay (born 17 July 1982) is an English singer and stage actress. She is best known as a member of the girl group Atomic Kitten.
Hamilton was born in Kensington, Liverpool, and started singing and performing at the age of 12 in the Starlight Show Group. Her father is mixed race, being of white and black ancestry.
Hamilton attended St. Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and then Broughton Hall Technology College, both situated in her home city of Liverpool.
In May 1999, Hamilton joined Atomic Kitten, a girl group founded by OMD frontman Andy McCluskey, replacing Heidi Range who left the early line-up. With Hamilton, Liz McClarnon, and Kerry Katona, the group released their first record in 1999. Katona left the group in 2001 and was replaced by Jenny Frost. Atomic Kitten had three UK number-one singles, "Whole Again", "Eternal Flame", and "The Tide Is High (Get the Feeling)". They also had two UK number-one albums, Right Now, and Feels So Good, both being certified double-platinum in the UK for sales of over 600,000 copies each. The total worldwide sales are estimated at 6.2 million singles and 4 million albums. Hamilton was also the winner of the annual Rear of the Year award.
In 2006, Hamilton appeared on the BBC1's talent show Just the Two of Us, paired with Mark Moraghan, and finished in second place. Hamilton announced that she was recording solo songs and intended to release her first solo album in 2007, but she failed to sign with a label and the project was postponed. In 2007, under the nickname Tash, Hamilton was featured artist in Mischa Daniels's hit song "Round & Round", which samples Crystal Waters' "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)" and has been included on the Ministry of Sound compilation Housexy: The Afterparty. In 2009, Hamilton appeared on Celebrity Come Dine with Me Celebrity. From December 2009 to January 2010, she played the title role in the musical Peter Pan at the Liverpool Empire.
On 30 October 2010, Hamilton released her debut single solo, "Ms. Emotional", as an independent artist. In the interview, she again announced her intention to release her debut solo album soon, but nothing happened. In 2011, she played Mrs Johnstone at the West End musical Blood Brothers. In 2012, Hamilton appeared as the title character in Cinderella in Southport theatre.
In 2013, the original line-up of Atomic Kitten – Hamilton, McClarnon, and Katona – reformed for The Big Reunion, along with five other pop groups of their time – 911, Honeyz, B*Witched, Five, and Liberty X. They have been performing live and touring Europe ever since. In 2015, Hamilton joined the Celebrity Big Brother, reaching the third place. In 2023, she joined the reality docu-series The Real Housewives of Cheshire.
In May 2024, Hamilton released "Edge of Us", the lead single from her debut EP.
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