Natalise Kalea (born September 27, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter, sometimes known professionally as Natalise. Natalise launched her career with two independent pop albums "Forever Now" and "I Came to Play." Of these two albums, three different singles landed on major pop radio in San Francisco and various other markets across the US: "Love Goes On," "Wonderful," and "Enough" Natalise's album I Came to Play received awards for Best Dance CD of 2005, Best Produced, Best Video by a Female, and Best Dance Song by Muse's Muse.
Natalise launched her career with two independent pop albums "Forever Now" and "I Came to Play." Of these two albums, three different singles landed on major pop radio in San Francisco and various other markets across the US: "Love Goes On," "Wonderful," and "Enough"
Natalise's album I Came to Play received awards for Best Dance CD of 2005, Best Produced, Best Video by a Female, and Best Dance Song by Muse's Muse. Natalise was also voted "Girlfriend of the Day" in August of 2005 by Maxim and "Video of the Week" by Blender.com.
Natalise has been featured on television networks such as the WB, UPN, CBS, ABC, and MTV. Some of Natalise's print features/covers include: Maxim, Blender, Jade Magazine, AM New York, Smooth Magazine, Men's Health, Kineda, Asian Week, WOW, YRB, Nichi Bei Times, SAM Magazine, Osiris World Online, ReactMag Online, Complex Magazine, Asiance Magazine, Dallas Morning News, West Coast Performer, Skope Magazine, Yellow Rat Bastard, Trendsetter Magazine, Verbalisms, Juice Magazine, Exclusive Magazine, BVS Reviews, Cutting Edge Voices, Smother, Wireless, SF Weekly, MusesMuse, and The Owl Mag.
Her influences include Coldplay, Keane, and Sigur Ros.
Natalise attended Stanford University and graduated with high-honors in three years with a degree in Communication. She has recently announced that she is about to head into the studio soon. She is slated to record in London with grammy-winning producer Ken Nelson (Coldplay, Keane).