Simmering soft and subtle, Natalie Forteza, taps into both the sultry and sweet. She has a wondrous ability to not just push familiar buttons in the listener’s soul, but also find new ones they may not even be aware that they have.
“Man on the Moon,” “Feels so Good,” “Kiss,” “Too Late Too Soon” titles from her debut EP “01”; are musical escapes to passionate places where romance, mystery and loss all manage to swirl together like trade winds playing in the palms.
Throughout of the complexities of her life, Natalie’s constant and true passion has always been music. Growing up in New York, she was exposed to a rich stew of Jazz and Brazilian music, along with classic American standards and contemporary Pop. As a young girl she took these modern classics and used them to help illuminate her own path. The painful tangle of personal losses she endured also became a source of profound inspiration. And thus, combining her life with the complex and sophisticated sounds that called to her, an artist emerged.
“There were many vocalists I highly respected and admired that I listened to in my formative years,” she says, “but Natalie Cole was the gatekeeper for me, as a vocalist.” One of the first records growing up that truly triggered and unleashed the art of classic music for Forteza was Natalie Cole’s “Unforgettable,” the poignant tribute to her father.
When you hear Natalie sing today, layers of emotion and life experiences are exposed in heartfelt stories through her songs with a soulful, exotic mystique.