Song:Eye of the Duck
Album:The Best of Natacha Atlas
Natacha Atlas has mixed Euro Dance with her Egyptian heritage and had success in European dance clubs. Most of her success was in the early 2000s and this comp covers that period. She was born Mar. 20, 1964 in Brussels, Belgium. Her father is Egyptian. After her parents divorced, Natacha moved to Northampton, England with her mother. She moved back to Belgium and started her music career there. Then she moved back to England and worked with former Public Image Ltd. bassist Jah Wobble and she became lead singer of Transglobal Underground (TU). Her early solo albums were produced by Tim Whelan and Hamilton Lee of TU. She has also worked with among others David Arnold, Jean Michel Jarre and Nigel Kennedy. Natacha signed with the Beggars Banquet label Mantra in 1999. And with the 2003 album Something Dangerous she attempted to cross over to mainstream. Though she wasn't able to get that hit single in England to get to the next level, she continues to be successful in clubs. She wrote and produced all the songs with various producers. Eye of the Duck was produced by Mike Nielsen. He produced four tracks on the album. The guest singers are Julie "Princess Julianna" Higgins who is normally a songwriter and backup singer and and rapper Godfrey "T.U.U.P." Duncan. This 2005 comp was released by Mantra after Natacha left the label. Natacha currently records for the British label Whirlwind and her latest CD Strange Days was released in 2019. Apparently it's a jazz album. Her producer is Samy Bishai and they have been in a relationship since 2010. Here's Natacha Atlas performing Eye of the Duck in London 2003. This is from the 2005 DVD Transglobal Underground which is available.
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