Natasha Duarté is an exciting young pop artist who at 17 is starting to become a major sensation on the Australian music scene and beyond.
She is a prolific songwriter, guitarist and powerhouse vocalist. Natasha has been gigging with various bands and acoustically in pubs, clubs, festivals and cafes since she was 13 years old. Her songs are incredibly catchy, well crafted pop that speak directly to her young audience in a way that they can instantly relate to.

Signed to Empire Records and Managed by Glenn Wheatley and Paul Higgins, Natasha is currently putting the finishing touches on her stunning debut album First Time. Today, she releases her first album based single named, Punch Me In the Heart.

It all started in 2007 when Natasha won the coveted Kick start Career prize, receiving $10,000 and performing live at the Acer Arena.
In 2008 Natasha entered a song she wrote, performed and recorded, in the Nationwide Kool Skools JB-HI-FI Competition gaining 1st place and winning a full album recording package through the Kool Skools Project. She also won Best Female Vocalist and received The ‘Ralph Carr’ Award for Best New Talent at the Kool Skools Awards.

In 2009, Natasha entered her song TAKEN in the worldwide UK Song writing Competition gaining Semi-Finalist status. Natasha won a scholarship through ARS Musica Australis – Rev. Dr Arthur E Bridge AM– Acclaimed AMA Arts Fellowship Recipient for Development and Support of her talent.

In 2010 Natasha won a scholarship to attend the Australian International Performing Arts High School. In 2010 she entered her song TAKE IT AWAY in the nationwide ACMF (Don Spencer’s Australian Children’s Music Foundation) songwriting competition gaining 2nd place. She was then chosen to be a part of the Alpine “Uncovered” DVD and filmed her first music video. The video is currently on rotation in many Westpac Bank branches throughout Australia along with other videos from “Uncovered”. In the same year Natasha was given a feature Live showcase at the APRA Song Summit – held at the Home Night Club in Darling Harbour in front of a room of industry heavyweights and professional songwriters. Natasha, has also performed for national events such as Youth Week, Teens Against Whaling and organised a concert with Camden City Church raising $5,000 for the victims of the Black Saturday Bushfires. She was still only 15 years old!

In 2011 Natasha entered her song “YOU DON’T KNOW ME in the worldwide UK Song writing Competition gaining Finalist status. She then she entered her song WANTED TO FEEL in the nationwide ACMF Songwriting Competition winning first place.

In late 2011 Natasha entered songs in the (ISC) International Song Competition based in the US. Her song THE WORSE PART (LEAVE YOU AGAIN) won First Place in the Teen category. With over 16,000 entries from 112 countries, this is a remarkable achievement. Natasha shared the spotlight with other Australian/NZ winners including Missy Higgins for Best Folk Song and the overall winner Kimbra.

2012 sees Natasha sitting for her HSC by correspondence so she could spend time in Melbourne completing her album and touring with her new professional band. Her first tour ‘Loud at Lunchtime’ is a full production school tour aimed at reaching 100 schools in 2012. Already this has caused ‘Natashamania’ with young audiences. By the end of every show she is literally mobbed by up to 1000 kids for Cds, autographs, hugs and photos. This has seen her Facebook status rise from 2000 to almost 20,000 in a matter of months.

Her debut EP released through Empire/MGM debuted at #14 on the ARIA Australian Singles Chart and went to #2 on the Indy Chart.

In May this year Natasha and her band performed live at the Music Matters Live in Singapore winning more fans! She continues to perform Loud At Lunchtime in schools in Melbourne and regional Victoria with a Sydney tour being planned for later this year.

Punch Me in the Heart is the first of potentially 6 singles from First Time due for release later this year.