Natalie La Rose is known for wanting to dance with “Somebody” but who was she? instagram: imthehonestboy twitter: imthehonestboy business inquires: muyhonest@gmail.com
She had a lot of potential. It's weird how labels don't understand that it takes some time to grow a fanbase. There's no way her follow up could've been on the level of Somebody. But she did gain some fans who were waiting for the next single. They shouldve kept making music for them and the new fans would follow.
Nowadays if you ain’t making them money with the bare minimum they done with you. It’s scary how labels don’t even invest in new artist anymore. I think social media plays a huge part in it. Artist go viral and they just want to benefit from that. Artist development is something from the past. Nowadays artist are better off going independent and growing organically.
i’ve wondered this multiple times over the years and have even googled to see if other people have wondered. have never found anyone talking about it when i’ve looked for answers. i actually didn’t like her first song but liked “Around the World” with Fetty Wap so naturally it’s been kind of a question mark for me. i was never like a “Natalie La Rose fan” but thought it was weird that she kinda just dropped off the face of the Earth after a chart hit, without much question or explanation. i know her followup to the Jeremih song wasn’t a huge success, but usually labels don’t just completely give up on an artist after just one underperforming single and i never heard about any music (commercially, independently, or otherwise) from her so i was like 🤔
No seriously she came out of nowhere and made a summer bop lowkey and I thought I was gonna be seeing more of her but instead she just went ghost, probably due to her having no identity or marketability like somebody else in the comments said
summer 2015 natalie opened at a fifth harmony show and my friend and i through like a radio station or something ended up dancing on stage w her during somebody. we rehearsed w her for like 20 mins while she was sound-checking and she was SO kind & supportive even tho i am an awful dancer!!!! it was a fever dream experience lol. i've wondered for some time why i never seemed to hear her name again:/ i am sad she had trouble like many artists w her management, she is so talented and a lovely human she really deserved more.
Natalie always gave me, nondescript commercial dancer at the agency trying to turn popstar. She looked and dressed like a dancer, rather than a recording artist. Even with ‘somebody’, the sample did the heavy lifting, hook was most recognisable part wasn’t even sung by her. She’s completely forgettable and replaceable on her own song. Outshined by Jeremih and the sample. It could have been sung by any pretty face with a decent voice and charted just as well. The sample and Jeremih were selling the song not Natalie.
@@emilia487 i didn't mean to be harsh, I was just thinking from a business perspective. You could hold auditions tomorrow and find a million-and-one beautiful girls with athletic bodies and pretty faces who can hold a note and dance a great 8-count. Sadly that's not enough to build a longevous career artist. The early 2010s was a very crowded field back then for female pop acts. Crazy thing is with her debut single she got a top 10 on billboard, top 2 in the UK, something her peer' Tinashe never achieved her entire career with multiple albums under RCA.
you know you can say what u think without being quite disrespectful ? outshine by jer v never. Dress like a dancer ? what type of excuse is that ??? lmao ! she dress like a singer in 2014 💀
Another artist of this era who used the same formula of using a sample as a debut would be Pia Mia. Her follow-up Touch Me wasn't bad, but I have a feeling her label didn't push it as much as they did with Do it Again. Whatever happened to her anyways...
So sad, all around the world literally used to be my favourite song. She has everything:she can dance, sing and she's soo beautiful too😔I listened to Tables and to be honest I am disappointed that that is her comeback.
Thank you for this video. As a Dutch person I was so happy to see a Dutch singer having so much success in the US, but also bummed about how this success didn’t translate to more. Still rooting for her
There’s 2 options for me. One is that she didn’t like being famous and wanted to go back to normal, or 2 she or the label knew that she would be a one hit wonder and decided to take the money and run rather than spending it on more music and promotion for a career that probably wasn’t gonna go anywhere. Getting a feature from a major artist on your breakout hit is often a red flag that you’ll be a one hit wonder (blocboy jb for example), and it looks like that might’ve been the case here
I loved Natalie. Her personality, her look, her voice, and what she managed to get together on two songs. But she disappeared so quickly without other music, so it’s good to hear she might be coming back.
OMFG Ive been searching for this video all over YT and found just 1 video on it. YESSSS someone covered it. I have been WAITING! I was becoming a fan with each release, because I thought that All Around the World with Fetty Wap was a good continuation from Somebody. So I was devastated when I kept looking her up on YT and nothing more came. Such a shame.
I can tell your age by all the throwback artists you feature lol. Love it. Keep it coming, also if you haven't already cany you do one for Paula Deanda, I feel like she could've had the career that ponytail had. They remind me alot of each other.
I would like to see a video about Missy Elliott & her career & impact on hip hop/rap. I would also like to see a video of Brandy & her career & her impact on r&b music & her Full Moon / Afrodisiac Era & why Brandy is an important figure in r&b
omg please do pia mia next! her song bitter love is still my shit and i always wondered what happened to her. i follow her on socials but she barely talks about it
I literally never heard of her until now but when I went to listen to the song I immediately recognized it? Like this whole time I thought Jeremiah (his voice just his voice not the man) was Chris Brown 🤧
She had no artistic identity. Nor was that song she did with Jeremiah original. She was basic asf to be honest. She was just a pretty face, that’s all.
Cassie was just a pretty face too but at least she got a debut album. And it was full of Ryan Leslie produced R&B/Pop bops. Whatever people say about her lack of talent I won’t tolerate slander of that album! My nostalgia won’t allow it! 😂
I remember that song.It takes me back to my freshmen year of high school lol.But seriously she did have potential to be a big pop girl or at least a memorable one hit wonder if her label had given her a chance to build a fanbase and release more music to have a full body of work.I always wondered what happened to her.
There used to be a Dutch show called Valerio International in which Valerio (Dutch presenter) visits Dutch succesful prople abroad. I can’t find it on CZcams, but for the Dutch people here you can find it on the NPO app! It gives a great insight in her way up to the (temporary) top.
Things that makes me lean toward Natalie being Aaliyah: similar body features, slender build, small small breast, the eyes- even similar brow shape, tiny tiny waistline & stomach, on the somebody video, she did a signature move during dance routine that’s also in Rock the boat by Aaliyah. And watching Natalie video presentation she seemed to have the swag of a seasoned professional like Aalilah. And then Vamose, she’s gone. Someone brought up that Beyonce & J Z, have made sure other artists ( Ashanti, Tamia, Natalie, Toni B & Tamar, Kelly & Michelle, etc ) have either stalled or flat lined. I don’t know if that’s completely true. But it’s a lot of evil shyt that goes on behind closed doors.
I recently saw this girl and the song Somebody while going around the internet again, and I've seen a lot of comments noting how she's just "an average dancer and pretty face". And like, I get that perspective and opinion, but there's a lot of notable artists in the industry who would also generally be considered the same way. It really has to do with connections, knowing the market and building up an image/fanbase which Natalie didn't really seem to have, or atleast even get a chance to. I think she could have been a cute above-moderate star if the label didn't overestimate things and took their time. Also, other reasons could have been that: 1. There were constant comparisons (and maybe purposeful marketing) to Aaliyah 2. It probably would have been better if she was in a girl group 3. No proper introduction (although that could have been noted in the not building a fanbase part)
I actually got to speak with her a few years back 2020 or so and she was telme how she had new music coming out unfortunately I have not seen that song or anything else from her
Those aaliyah conspiracy theories did not help either. For those who are confused on what I'm talking about search natalie la rose aalliyah it should pop up.
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"a song that became bigger that the artist itself" all is said here
That was a mic drop moment. But she did release some bangers. I was just listening to them & noticed this video. Lol
this is allyah in the 90 s
She had a lot of potential. It's weird how labels don't understand that it takes some time to grow a fanbase. There's no way her follow up could've been on the level of Somebody. But she did gain some fans who were waiting for the next single. They shouldve kept making music for them and the new fans would follow.
Nowadays if you ain’t making them money with the bare minimum they done with you. It’s scary how labels don’t even invest in new artist anymore. I think social media plays a huge part in it. Artist go viral and they just want to benefit from that. Artist development is something from the past. Nowadays artist are better off going independent and growing organically.
Because she was boring she lacked star power and dominance she wasn't anything exciting so she wasn't bringing the label much money
@@shawnhall9792 I agree
Greed and they just like to exploit the artists in general especially female artists
@@shawnhall9792nope you are wrong Natalie LA ROSE IS AALIYAH the whole back story of Natalie LA ROSE IS a lie
I remember thinking wow this girl looks like Aaliyah. I was obsessed with her when she debuted.
That is Aaliyah
Aaliyah= Not Aaliyah 👀
@@ri_larose2174 Truth! Same MTF fake death actor dads label same song somebody.
@@sheepluvslambs ikr
she looks nothing like aaliyah tf
Yeah. She surprisingly looks like Aaliyah 💚.
i’ve wondered this multiple times over the years and have even googled to see if other people have wondered. have never found anyone talking about it when i’ve looked for answers. i actually didn’t like her first song but liked “Around the World” with Fetty Wap so naturally it’s been kind of a question mark for me. i was never like a “Natalie La Rose fan” but thought it was weird that she kinda just dropped off the face of the Earth after a chart hit, without much question or explanation. i know her followup to the Jeremih song wasn’t a huge success, but usually labels don’t just completely give up on an artist after just one underperforming single and i never heard about any music (commercially, independently, or otherwise) from her so i was like 🤔
No seriously she came out of nowhere and made a summer bop lowkey and I thought I was gonna be seeing more of her but instead she just went ghost, probably due to her having no identity or marketability like somebody else in the comments said
around the world was such a good song!!
@@sabigrl yeah tbh
Please talk about Pia Mia too. She fell off hard like Natalie. I remember when Do It Again was EVERYWHERE
summer 2015 natalie opened at a fifth harmony show and my friend and i through like a radio station or something ended up dancing on stage w her during somebody. we rehearsed w her for like 20 mins while she was sound-checking and she was SO kind & supportive even tho i am an awful dancer!!!! it was a fever dream experience lol.
i've wondered for some time why i never seemed to hear her name again:/ i am sad she had trouble like many artists w her management, she is so talented and a lovely human she really deserved more.
Natalie always gave me, nondescript commercial dancer at the agency trying to turn popstar. She looked and dressed like a dancer, rather than a recording artist.
Even with ‘somebody’, the sample did the heavy lifting, hook was most recognisable part wasn’t even sung by her. She’s completely forgettable and replaceable on her own song. Outshined by Jeremih and the sample. It could have been sung by any pretty face with a decent voice and charted just as well. The sample and Jeremih were selling the song not Natalie.
damn u really went off on the poor girl
@@emilia487 i didn't mean to be harsh, I was just thinking from a business perspective. You could hold auditions tomorrow and find a million-and-one beautiful girls with athletic bodies and pretty faces who can hold a note and dance a great 8-count. Sadly that's not enough to build a longevous career artist. The early 2010s was a very crowded field back then for female pop acts. Crazy thing is with her debut single she got a top 10 on billboard, top 2 in the UK, something her peer' Tinashe never achieved her entire career with multiple albums under RCA.
@@emilia487 RIGHT😭😭😭😭
You really snapped on the girll but didn’t lie😭
you know you can say what u think without being quite disrespectful ? outshine by jer v never. Dress like a dancer ? what type of excuse is that ??? lmao ! she dress like a singer in 2014 💀
Another artist of this era who used the same formula of using a sample as a debut would be Pia Mia. Her follow-up Touch Me wasn't bad, but I have a feeling her label didn't push it as much as they did with Do it Again. Whatever happened to her anyways...
He should do a video on her
She’s an influencer
she's on onlyfans now. she has dropped some EP's but they made absolutely no noise
Didn't Pia Mia come out years ago? I remember being obsessed with bubblegum boy when I was kid
I would love a video on Pia Mia!!
So sad, all around the world literally used to be my favourite song. She has everything:she can dance, sing and she's soo beautiful too😔I listened to Tables and to be honest I am disappointed that that is her comeback.
Same. I still love that song
tables is good tho
@@allthingsaccordingtowillep7428 yeah I like Tables too!
@@user-eo9to7wd2t cool
It's so sad that y'all don't know you're looking at Aaliyah's new identity
Thank you for this video. As a Dutch person I was so happy to see a Dutch singer having so much success in the US, but also bummed about how this success didn’t translate to more. Still rooting for her
Same! I was so happy that someone from The Netherlands made it big.
wait is she from belgium or netherlands?? i’m dutch myself and never knew she was too
You know she's not dutch she's lying to y'all about who she really is that's Aaliyah's new identity
@@lxriccx no she's not she's Aaliyah
There’s 2 options for me. One is that she didn’t like being famous and wanted to go back to normal, or 2 she or the label knew that she would be a one hit wonder and decided to take the money and run rather than spending it on more music and promotion for a career that probably wasn’t gonna go anywhere.
Getting a feature from a major artist on your breakout hit is often a red flag that you’ll be a one hit wonder (blocboy jb for example), and it looks like that might’ve been the case here
Damn, nothing made me feel super old then hearing "In the MID-2010s"
wasn't that just yesterday.
imagine 2014 - 2016 is nearing 10 years ago.
SMH.
Yeah, i’m still processing 2016, how did that happen 🫠
We are getting old guys😭
I remember when people were saying she was Aaliyah having a comeback
That is Aaliyah she’s been deceiving all of us in the music industry are pure evil they lie to us all
It is notAaliyaRose/risen/reborn same actor fake death same song somebody dads label.
I loved Natalie. Her personality, her look, her voice, and what she managed to get together on two songs. But she disappeared so quickly without other music, so it’s good to hear she might be coming back.
This is Aaliyahs new identity
I had no idea she was Dutch.. I thought she was Hispanic for the longest time
Meet too! Lol she definitely has the Spanish name, and especially with her stage name
pretty sure i read that she’s latina. her family only moved to the netherlands.
I think her father is from Suriname so she's part latina
@@girlboss3426 she’s not Latina. Her mom is Surinamese black (African) while her dad is Surinamese Jewish mixed with Indian.
@@galliano100 But both come from a latin america country
I remember it was a stupid conspiracy theory about her that she was actually Aaliyah .
What?! 😂 ppl are so weird.
The world is a stage. She is Aaliyah! Shakespeare said it best. The world is a stage...
@@sunshinehand1223 and you need to get out more
@@mermaidtingzzz yup there's some weirdo in the comments spamming that 🤣
It's not a conspiracy theory it's the truth she's AALIYAH wake up
She showed up, ate everyone up with that song & dipped. She did what she needed to do tbh
OMFG Ive been searching for this video all over YT and found just 1 video on it. YESSSS someone covered it. I have been WAITING! I was becoming a fan with each release, because I thought that All Around the World with Fetty Wap was a good continuation from Somebody. So I was devastated when I kept looking her up on YT and nothing more came. Such a shame.
Thank you for making this, I have been waiting for this conversation to start!
I never forgot about her! I still bop her music! She’s always on rotation when I play music 😘
I can tell your age by all the throwback artists you feature lol. Love it. Keep it coming, also if you haven't already cany you do one for Paula Deanda, I feel like she could've had the career that ponytail had. They remind me alot of each other.
My ex roommate use to love her and that somebody song! RIP to him❤️
I really love somebody, I still listen to it, sad that she couldn’t make it
I remember hearing her song on the radio all the time back when I was in high school. I haven’t thought about her until now…
I would like to see a video about Missy Elliott & her career & impact on hip hop/rap. I would also like to see a video of Brandy & her career & her impact on r&b music & her Full Moon / Afrodisiac Era & why Brandy is an important figure in r&b
Finally!!! I've been looking for her story for years now.
omg please do pia mia next! her song bitter love is still my shit and i always wondered what happened to her. i follow her on socials but she barely talks about it
We think alike cus I literally said the same thing
She released Good Luck with James hype recently, fairly popular in the UK and a great house track
Omg ty I've been looking for her song everywhere and I thought I was the only one who remembered her
I loved that girl and her music. She's beautiful as well. Wish she stayed on the scene.
I’ve BEEEEN wondering where she went!!! Thanks for this video!
Natalie reminded me so much of Aaliyah.
her songs did pretty well in the u.k., there was a time where they were playing her big songs oooover and over
good to know she released music this year because I was really hoping for more from her
I was really rooting for her 🥺
Her first single was really good. I just remember her talking about taking a break from the spotlight.
I don’t think the label believed in her, they didn’t even give her an album.
@@AXFN_ Girl had SO MUCH POTENTIAL FR 😭sad
@@raycarter8070 Sis rlly did that song and dipped I loved her energy
@@Reality.Vontez Yes thank you Tyra Banks.
I BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE
Do a video about Fleur East! After ‘Sax’ I thought she’d become a big star but she just disappeared. 🤔
THISSS!!! youre so right! do you remember when she was on X factor lol, uptown funk was such a great performance from her!!
I think she got married and appeared on a few shows, but music wise she has just fallen off sadly.
she released an album in 2020 but i never heard of it. Maybe it's her label that he threw her or they did not promote
she was radio dj in the uk a few years ago, idk if she still is tho
She was performing at Butlins for a bit too 💀
in some pictures she looks exactly like aaliyah and in some pictures she doesn’t look like her at all it’s really strange
Yess I wanted to hear someone talk about this. I loved Somebody.
I forgot about the song somebody. I use to love it. I never watched the mv but the song was always playing somewhere. Thank you lol
I literally never heard of her until now but when I went to listen to the song I immediately recognized it? Like this whole time I thought Jeremiah (his voice just his voice not the man) was Chris Brown 🤧
I just did the same and I never heard somebody before … maybe it wasn’t big in Europe I dunno
Lmaooo omg same!!!
I thought his name was Jeremih
Completely Forgot about this girl, but I remember bopping to that song.
She had no artistic identity. Nor was that song she did with Jeremiah original. She was basic asf to be honest. She was just a pretty face, that’s all.
So basically like saweetie
Harsh but true. She brought very little to the music industry. The record was a hit but it could have been anyones.
Cassie was just a pretty face too but at least she got a debut album. And it was full of Ryan Leslie produced R&B/Pop bops. Whatever people say about her lack of talent I won’t tolerate slander of that album! My nostalgia won’t allow it! 😂
Agree I remember when the song came out I just thought it sounded generic
reminds me of saweetie. nothing but a pretty face
I graduated high school in 2015,her song somebody and Pia Mia’s do it again was my top 2 songs of that year.❤️
This is crazy. I was just about to look and see if there were any documentaries about her and this popped up in my notifications lol
Hmm Somebody Natalie la Rose ft Jeremiah
Aaliyah ft timer-land are you that someday 👀
She looks just like Aaliyah
I remember that song.It takes me back to my freshmen year of high school lol.But seriously she did have potential to be a big pop girl or at least a memorable one hit wonder if her label had given her a chance to build a fanbase and release more music to have a full body of work.I always wondered what happened to her.
There used to be a Dutch show called Valerio International in which Valerio (Dutch presenter) visits Dutch succesful prople abroad. I can’t find it on CZcams, but for the Dutch people here you can find it on the NPO app! It gives a great insight in her way up to the (temporary) top.
i still listen her old stuff
I JUST SAW A TIKTOK ABT HER, GLAD U DOIN VID
Can you do a what happened to Shontelle? I loved Impossible and t-shirt ❤️
Yes that was my girl
please do a video on Pia Mia…I wonder what happened to her career cause it seemed so promising in her time
Maybe its bc she and Kylie are no longer friends and people stopped checking for her which is wrong
This is crazy, considering she’s slightly reminiscent Aaliyah
Things that makes me lean toward Natalie being Aaliyah: similar body features, slender build, small small breast, the eyes- even similar brow shape, tiny tiny waistline & stomach, on the somebody video, she did a signature move during dance routine that’s also in Rock the boat by Aaliyah. And watching Natalie video presentation she seemed to have the swag of a seasoned professional like Aalilah. And then Vamose, she’s gone. Someone brought up that Beyonce & J Z, have made sure other artists ( Ashanti, Tamia, Natalie, Toni B & Tamar, Kelly & Michelle, etc ) have either stalled or flat lined. I don’t know if that’s completely true. But it’s a lot of evil shyt that goes on behind closed doors.
Mane you trippin, she looks nothing like Aaliyah
Mane I just saw her talk, she got a whole accent lol
Oml her accent 🤩 I didn't expect it
I forgot all about her and this song😂 Thanks for the nostalgia trip
Ok are we gonna ignore the undying constant comparisons to Aaliyah or that she is allegedly Aaliyah acting as Natalie.
Leona Lewis
i was literally JUST listening to her song the other day
Needed this
Being pretty can only take you so far
I was obsessed with that debut song and I totally forgot about ut
Her eyes scream, ‘Aaliyah’ love it 😍
Natalie La Rose imo should try to represent Netherlands in Eurovision as a way of attempting to rebuild her career
She reminds me of aaliyah
Its dunny this was in my recommended because hrs earlier, a new song was in my recommended, rlly earl 2000s vibes. She’s amazing
Her two hits are amazing all around the world is literally one of my favorite songs of all time
Omg her song around the world?!?!! Iconic
I remember hearing it on the radio for the first time and falling in love with it.
I loved her growing up idk if it’s just one song TEENAGE ME PLAYED IT TF OUT 🤣💯👏🏽
Somebody was one of my favorite songs from 2015 ah I miss those times 🔥
Allegedly that’s Aaliyah 😂😂
I saw a video on that a couple of years ago. I couldn’t believe that was a concept many people gathered together and talked about
Finally!! She was my sister favorite artist
the start of 'somebody' is amazing.
also, natalie was featured on a great tiesto dance song.
If they do an official biopic of Aaliyah she should play her it would be good for her career and she looks like her and has her build.
I miss her 🥺
I’ve been waiting for this one. I wondered what happened to her!
Can you do a video about Elle Varner ?
I think the Aaliyah comparisons ruined her career
True
OMG, I interviewed her back in the day. I honestly figured did some strange to get on 😬
She looks so much like Aaliyah, it’s scary
Leona Lewis
@@tobypoopoo2902the eyes and face shape the only resemblance to Leona
THE WAY I WAS JUST THINKING ABT HER 🥲♥️♥️♥️
I didn't even remember Natalie La Rose until just now.
This song gives me war flashbacks of when I had to take the SAT in high school. 😆
Lmfao SAME
She really favors aaliyah
Kinda looks like Aaliyah in the eyes.
If Is her
@@ri_larose2174 yes it is!
@@ri_larose2174 y’all still going on with this dumb conspiracy theory 💀😭
Very much so!
I remember seeing a conspiracy theory on her and thinking it was absolutely ridiculous but still entertaining
I was wondering what happened to her I used to play Somebody at the gym all the time! She’s gorgeous. She needed better writers and managers
You should do Fleur East!
The Right Song with Tiesto is my favorite joint from her
I recently saw this girl and the song Somebody while going around the internet again, and I've seen a lot of comments noting how she's just "an average dancer and pretty face". And like, I get that perspective and opinion, but there's a lot of notable artists in the industry who would also generally be considered the same way. It really has to do with connections, knowing the market and building up an image/fanbase which Natalie didn't really seem to have, or atleast even get a chance to.
I think she could have been a cute above-moderate star if the label didn't overestimate things and took their time. Also, other reasons could have been that:
1. There were constant comparisons (and maybe purposeful marketing) to Aaliyah
2. It probably would have been better if she was in a girl group
3. No proper introduction (although that could have been noted in the not building a fanbase part)
So many songs sounded the same during this time. Loyal by Chris Brown, Paranoid, Post to Be by Omarion
I actually got to speak with her a few years back 2020 or so and she was telme how she had new music coming out unfortunately I have not seen that song or anything else from her
Finally, I been suggested this!!!!!!!
Every once in a while I’ll listen to around the world still lol
You see, I like your Chanel so much
Wow I remember this song with Jeremih I never knew who she was never even seen her face before
She kinda looks like Aaliyah too
She does
Leona Lewis
What happened to eva simons and neon hitch
She had a lottttt of potential
Natalie La Rose dropped a new song Tables it’s really good
Those aaliyah conspiracy theories did not help either. For those who are confused on what I'm talking about search natalie la rose aalliyah it should pop up.