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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name = Natalia Kills
| image = Natalia Kills performing 3.png
| caption = Kills performing in February 2014
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Natalia Noemi Keery-Fisher<!--DO NOT CHANGE TO CAPPUCCINI. PLEASE SEE THE TALK PAGE -->
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*Verbal
*Verbalicious<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vertigoshtick.com/2011/04/zombies-in-wonderland-curious-case-of.html |title=Zombies in Wonderland: The Curious Case of Natalia Kills |date=6 April 2011 |work=Vertigo Shtick |accessdate=16 August 2011}}</ref>
*Verse
*Natalia Noemi Cappuccini<ref name=MailOnSunday>{{cite news |work=[[The Mail on Sunday]] |date=26 February 2006 |title=The Borchester Babes |author=Christine Challand |page=32 |quote=Natalia Keery-Fisher in Ambridge: Natalia, who has recently changed her stage name to Natalia Cappucini, ...}}</ref>
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|8|15}}
| birth_place = [[Bradford]], [[West Yorkshire]], England
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*[[Dance-pop]]<ref>{{cite web |last=O'Brien |first=John |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/natalia-kills-mn0002400625 |title=Natalia Kills |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=4 June 2013}}</ref>
*[[electropop]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Villagomez |first=Andrew |url=http://www.out.com/entertainment/music/2013/03/09/natalia-kills-problem-trouble |title=LISTEN: Natalia Kills' 'Problem' |work=[[Out (magazine)|Out]] |publisher=[[Here Media]] |date=11 March 2013 |accessdate=2 August 2013}}</ref>}}
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*Singer
*actress
*record producer
*fashion designer
*director}}
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*drums
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| years_active = 1995–present
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*Adventures in Music
*[[will.i.am Music Group|will.i.am]]
*[[Cherrytree Records|Cherrytree]]
*[[KonLive Distribution|KonLive]]
*[[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
*[[Rough Trade Records|Rough Trade]]}}
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'''Natalia Noemi Cappuccini-Sinclair''' (born '''Natalia Noemi Keery-Fisher'''; 15 August 1986),<ref name=real>{{cite news |author=Emma Clayton |title=Natalia's rapping delight |url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/leisure/tamusic/urbanmusic/urbanfeatures/727382.Natalia_s_rapping_delight/ |accessdate=21 July 2011 |newspaper=Telegraph and Argus |date=7 April 2006}}</ref><ref name=IMDB>{{cite web |title=Natalia Keery-Fisher |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1136708/ |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] |accessdate=21 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Sergio Kletnoy |title=MC@Play: Natalia Kills |url=http://www.marieclaire.com/blog/natalia-kills-interview-album-trouble |date=15 August 2013 |work=[[Marie Claire]] |accessdate=15 November 2013}}
{{cite web|author=Michael Slenske |title=Five Minutes with Natalia Kills |url=http://www.wmagazine.com/people/celebrities/2011/07/aug-16-natalia-kills/ |date=July 2011|work=[[W (magazine)|W]] |accessdate=15 November 2013}}</ref> better known by her stage name '''Natalia Kills''', is an English singer, actress, record producer, fashion designer, and director. She was born, and raised for part of her early life, in [[Bradford]]. Kills studied at the [[Bradford Girls' Grammar School]] before briefly attending the [[London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]]. She withdrew from LAMDA to focus on her musical career. She soon began performing in the hip hop music scene and got signed by Adventures in Music in 2003. However, this agreement was stopped two years later following disappointing sales of a debut single as well as financial difficulties encountered by the record label. By the end of 2008, record executive and producer [[will.i.am]] signed her to his label will.i.am Music Group, an imprint of Interscope Records. Initially working as a songwriter at Cherrytree Records, her vocal abilities captured the attention of recording artist Akon, who also signed her to Kon Live Distribution, his own label under Interscope. She released her debut album, ''[[Perfectionist (Natalia Kills album)|Perfectionist]]'', in 2011, and her second album, ''[[Trouble (Natalia Kills album)|Trouble]]'', in September 2013.<ref name="All Music">{{cite web|title=Natalia Kills at AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/natalia-kills-mn0002400625/discography|year=2013|publisher=All Music|accessdate=25 November 2013}}</ref> Although only 5'1",<ref>{{cite web|last=Oltuski|first=Romy|title=A MOMENT WITH NATALIA KILLS|url=http://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/reviews/a-moment-with-natalia-kills|date=28 February 2014|publisher=[[Harper's Bazaar]]|accessdate=14 April 2014}}</ref> Kills is also a model. She is frequently photographed for fashion magazines, and has received global media attention related to her clothing and style.<ref name="New York" /><ref name="Style Icon" /><ref>{{cite web|last=Caterinella|first=Alex|title=These Are A Few Of Natalia Kills' Favorite Things|url=http://style.mtv.com/2012/06/01/natalia-kills-favorite-things/|date=1 June 2012|publisher=MTV|accessdate=11 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hoffman|first=Ali|title=Musical Muse: Natalia Kills|url=http://www.refinery29.com/2013/10/55422/natalia-kills-interview#slide-1|date=6 October 2013|publisher=Refinery 29|accessdate=11 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Meet Natalia Kills And Her "Brutal Femininity"|url=http://www.style.com/beauty/beautycounter/2011/08/meet-natalia-kills-and-her-brutal-femininity/|date=17 August 2011|publisher=Style|accessdate=11 December 2013}}</ref> In 2014, she married boyfriend [[Willy Moon]], who is also a singer on the same label.

==Life and career==

===1986–10: Early life and career beginnings===

Kills was born in [[Bradford]], [[West Yorkshire]], to a British father of [[Jamaicans of African ancestry|Afro-Jamaican]] heritage and a [[Uruguayan people|Uruguayan]] mother,<ref>{{cite web |author=Leigh Belz |url=http://www.teenvogue.com/industry/blogs/music/2010/12/natalia-kills.html |title=Natalia Kills on Her Album Perfectionist and Lady Gaga |work=[[Teen Vogue]] |publisher=[[Condé Nast Publications]] |date=1 December 2010 |accessdate=17 April 2011}}</ref> and attended [[Bradford Girls' Grammar School]]. Her family, then affluent, left Bradford when Kills was a child, moving from country to country, and her early years were spent between England, [[Jamaica]] and [[Spain]].<ref name=Billboard>{{cite web|last=Lipshutz|first=Jason|title=Natalia Kills Gets Real on 'Trouble' Album: 'I Wanted To Confront Who I Am Head-On'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5645279/natalia-kills-gets-real-on-trouble-album-i-wanted-to-confront-who|date=8 August 2013|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=10 December 2013}}</ref> Kills' and her family, subsequently impoverished, moved to London.<ref name=Glamour>{{cite web|last=Woods|first=Mickey|title=Exclusive: Natalia Kills Shares Her Obsessions and Premieres "Boys Don't Cry" With Us!|url=http://www.glamour.com/entertainment/blogs/obsessed/2013/09/natalia-kills.html|date=3 September 2013|publisher=Glamour|accessdate=10 December 2013}}</ref> Acting professionally since the age of nine, Kills continued her education at the [[London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]], where she studied classical drama. With a difficult home life, Kills ran away when she was 14 and shifted her focus away from acting.<ref name=real /><ref name="New York">{{cite web|last=Stoeffel|first=Kat|title=Natalia Kills Wants to Watch You Watch Her Do 'Horrible Things'|url=http://nymag.com/thecut/2012/10/natalia-kills-wants-to-watch-you-watch-her.html|date=31 October 2012|publisher=New York|accessdate=11 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="Style Icon">{{cite web|last=Caterinella|first=Alex|title=How To Be a Popstar With Natalia Kills|url=http://www.thestylecon.com/2013/11/20/popstar-natalia-kills-full-interview/|date=20 November 2013|publisher=Style Icon|accessdate=11 December 2013}}</ref> "The minute I moved out when I was 14 and I ran away from home, I decided I could be whoever I wanted to be, and that I could be myself and I didn't want to be an actress anymore," Kills said in a 2013 interview with ''Stuff Magazine.''<ref name="Stuff NZ">{{cite web|last=Fairfax NZ News|title=Natalia Kills has a guilty mind|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/9427326/Natalia-Kills-has-a-guilty-mind|date=22 November 2013|publisher=Stuff New Zealand|accessdate=11 December 2013}}</ref><ref name=Digital /> Kills has described her teenage years as "degenerate," stating that she tried to set her ex-boyfriend's house on fire while both were in it. Kills had frequent legal trouble and periodically experienced suicidal depression.<ref name="New York" /><ref>{{cite web|last=Swaggerblog Staff|title=Exclusive: Natalia Kills Wears The Best In Fall Fashion, Causes "Trouble" With Her Sophomore Album|url=http://swaggernewyork.com/2012/09/11/exclusive-natalia-kills-wears-the-best-in-fall-fashion-causes-trouble-with-her-sophomore-album/|date=Fall 2013|publisher=Swagger New York|accessdate=11 December 2013}}</ref> She was also briefly involved with a religious cult.<ref>{{cite web|last=Breslin|first=Yale|title=Natalia Kills: Bad Girl. Big Trouble.|url=http://lifeandtimes.com/natalia-kills-bad-girl-big-trouble|date=11 September 2013|publisher=Life + Times|accessdate=11 December 2013}}</ref>

Kills made her acting debut at age 9 in 1995 in ''[[New Voices]]''. She had a regular role as Sima on the TV [[sitcom]] ''[[All About Me]]'' and also played Amy Franks in the [[BBC]]'s long-running radio drama ''[[The Archers]]''. She began writing songs at 14,<ref name=DS/> some of which were featured in films and television shows, including ''[[Bring It On 4]]'', ''[[Sleepover (film)|Sleepover]]'', ''[[Just My Luck (2006 film)|Just My Luck]]'', and ''[[Entourage (TV series)|Entourage]]''.<ref name=IMDB /> After finishing with ''The Archers'' in 2003, Kills began pursuing a music career and had a significant breakthrough as "Candy Rapper" in 2003, when she won a [[BBC Radio 1]] MC Battle in [[City of Leeds|Leeds]].<ref name=real /> She signed to the UK record company Adventures in Music and released her first single "[[Don't Play Nice]]" under the name Verbalicious in February 2005. Kills told ''[[W (magazine)|W]]'' that her childhood nickname from her mother was "Verbal" because she talked and sang a lot. She adopted the name and variations of it as her stage name at some points during her career.<ref name=wmag>{{cite web |author=Michael Slenske |url=http://www.wmagazine.com/w/blogs/editorsblog/2011/08/15/aug-16-natalia-kills.html |title=Five Minutes With Natalia Kills: Editors' Blog |publisher=Wmagazine.com |date=15 August 2011 |accessdate=2012-03-29}}</ref>

In 2007, while writing music for films,<ref name=gigwise/> Kills posted ''Womannequin,'' a demo she produced and wrote, to [[MySpace]]. The song received 2 million plays on the website, and Kills reached the top of the unsigned artists chart.<ref name=wmag/> With offers coming in for concerts and festivals, Kills traveled to [[Los Angeles]],<ref name=gigwise/> where she met with record labels and producers including [[Akon]] and [[Justin Timberlake]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Shoonmaker|first=Vaughn|title=Natalia Kills Hooks Up With Will.i.am For 'Dark Pop' Debut|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1652419/natalia-kills-hooks-up-with-william-dark-pop-debut.jhtml|date=16 November 2010|publisher=MTV|accessdate=25 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.muumuse.com/2010/05/interview-with-natalia-kills.html/ |title=Interview with...Natalia Kills! |publisher=MuuMuse |date= |accessdate=2012-03-29}}</ref> A DJ introduced her to will.i.am after hearing her demo and learning that she did not have a record deal. In January 2009, [[will.i.am]] signed her to his record label, [[will.i.am Music Group]].<ref name=gigwise/> "We had a really good creative chemistry," she said in a 2011 ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' interview.<ref name="billboard bill clinton">{{cite web|last=Chapman|first=Alex|title=Natalia Kills on Will.i.am, Bill Clinton, Her 'F--k You Pop'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/469267/natalia-kills-on-william-bill-clinton-her-f-k-you-pop-music|date=13 July 2011|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=25 November 2013}}</ref> During this time she (under the name Verse) also co-wrote and appeared on "[[They Talk Shit About Me]]" by French recording artist [[M. Pokora]] and met underground director Guillaume Doubet, who would go on to direct many of her videos, in Paris. Kills moved to Los Angeles in 2008. Arriving without money or a place to live, Kills "lived out of these motels, bumming around, trying to work with or make songs with anyone who would have me for a couple of hours in the studio. I was a degenerate. I was terrible. I did awful things. I was just trying to survive and I was too young to know better."<ref>{{cite web|last=Chunks|first=Rebecca|title=Exclusive Interview: Natalia Kills|url=http://www.mkrmagazine.com/natalia-kills/|date=Fall 2013|publisher=MKR Magazine|accessdate=11 December 2013}}</ref>

===2010–14: ''Perfectionist'' and ''Trouble''===
Kills adopted the stage name Natalia Kills reportedly after her record company advised her that her legal name, "Natalia Cappuccini" (her grandmother's surname)<ref name=myspace>{{cite web|url=https://www.myspace.com/nataliacappuccini/blog/350195089 |title=I am VERBZ van NATALIA KILLS op Myspace |publisher=Myspace.com |date=22 January 2008 |accessdate=2012-03-29}}</ref> was "indescribable."<ref name=gigwise>{{cite web |url=http://www.gigwise.com/features/66884/Natalia-Kills-Interview |title=Natalia Kills: Interview |publisher=Gigwise |date=15 September 2011 |accessdate=2012-03-29}}</ref> She explained in an interview that she chose "Kills" from the interjection "you killed it!," representing her tendency to be a perfectionist.<ref name=mvr>{{cite web|url=http://mvremix.com/rock_blogs/2011/05/natalia-kills-interview/ |title=Natalia Kills Interview |publisher=MVRemix |date=9 May 2011 |accessdate=29 March 2012}}</ref> Kills released her debut album ''[[Perfectionist (Natalia Kills album)|Perfectionist]]'' in Germany in April 2011 following the release of her first single, "Mirrors," which hit the German Top 10. The album was described as a concept album by Kills, who claimed everybody is a perfectionist.<ref name=DS>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/interviews/a315625/natalia-kills.html |title=Natalia Kills – Music Interview |publisher=Digital Spy |date=20 April 2011 |accessdate=2012-03-29}}</ref> It featured production by [[Jeff Bhasker]] and [[Fernando Garibay]],<ref name=DS/> who had worked with [[Lady Gaga]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.directlyrics.com/kevipod-interviews-natalia-kills-news.html |title=Kevipod Interviews Natalia Kills |publisher=Directlyrics.com |date=18 April 2011 |accessdate=2012-03-29}}</ref> The album was accompanied by four singles, "[[Mirrors (Natalia Kills song)|Mirrors]]," "Wonderland," "[[Free (Natalia Kills song)|Free]]" and "Kill My Boyfriend." The first three singles were minor hits in several European countries but failed to chart in the US or UK. Kills opened for [[Kelis]]'s European [[All Hearts Tour]], and supported [[Robyn]] on her [[Body Talk Tour]] in November 2010 and early 2011. She also supported [[Kesha]] on the UK leg of her [[Get Sleazy Tour]]. Kills additionally opened eight shows for [[Katy Perry]] during her [[California Dreams Tour]] in Europe<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/165361/9 |title=Ke$ha Confirms Special Guests LMFAO For 'Get Sleazy' UK Tour & Tickets – Stereoboard UK |publisher=Stereoboard.com |date=13 May 2011 |accessdate=29 November 2011}}</ref> and [[São Paulo]], Brazil. She also opened for the [[Black Eyed Peas]] over the summer of 2011 in Europe.<ref name=wmag/><ref name=mvr/> Two tracks from ''Perfectionist,'' "Free" feat. will.i.am, and "Mirrors," went Top 10 in Europe and achieved sales of over 750,000.<ref name=Digital>{{cite web|last=Corner|first=Lewis|title=Natalia Kills interview: 'I thought I would be dead by now'|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/interviews/a504478/natalia-kills-interview-i-thought-i-would-be-dead-by-now.html|date=7 August 2013|publisher=Digital Spy|accessdate=10 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=NATALIA KILLS – TROUBLE (ITUNES MASTERED VERSION) (2013)|url=http://www.freshremix.org/pop/43550-natalia-kills-trouble-itunes-mastered-version-2013.html|date=9 April 2013|publisher=Fresh Remix|accessdate=10 December 2013}}</ref> Kills was featured on [[LMFAO]]'s 2011 single, "[[Champagne Showers]]," as well as on [[Junior Caldera]]'s single "[[Lights Out (Go Crazy)]]" with [[Far East Movement]]. It was released on 13 March 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/lights-out-go-crazy-feat./id507224909 |title=iTunes – Music – Lights Out (Go Crazy) [feat. Natalia Kills & Far East Movement&#93; - Single by Junior Caldera |publisher=Itunes.apple.com |date=13 March 2012 |accessdate=2012-03-29}}</ref> Kills also features in Tatana's single, "You Can't Get in My Head (If You Can't Get in My Bed)." "Zombie", was used in an episode of ''[[Face Off (TV series)|Face Off]]''.

[[File:Natalia Kills performing at The Bootleg Theater.png|righ|thumb|180px|Kills performing at The Bootleg Theater]]
On 14 September 2012, Kills unveiled the video for "Controversy" to start promotion of her second studio album, ''[[Trouble (Natalia Kills album)|Trouble]]'', which was released on 3 September 2013, through will.i.am/[[Cherrytree Records|Cherrytree]]/[[Interscope Records]]. Recorded in [[Los Angeles]] and [[New York City|New York]],<ref name=Billboard /> ''Trouble'' was written and recorded in collaboration with Jeff Bhasker and [[Emile Haynie]], who has worked with [[Lana Del Rey]], [[Kid Cudi]], and [[Eminem]], among others.<ref>{{cite web|title=Trouble at AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/trouble-mw0002569612|year=2013|publisher=All Music|accessdate=11 December 2013}}</ref> Centered around her troubled childhood, the album received positive critical attention, with ''[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]'' writing "Kills has grown as a songwriter, now mining her experiences (in particular, her tortured past) with a richness and authenticity."<ref>{{cite web|last=Lansky|first=Sam|title=Natalia Kills' 'Trouble': Album Review|url=http://www.idolator.com/7481558/natalia-kills-trouble-review|date=3 September 2013|publisher=Idolator}}</ref> The video for the track "Problem", the album's first single, was released in June 2013; in it, Kills reenacts her first few years in [[Hollywood]]. Kills co-directed the clip, which features model Adonis Bosso.<ref name=Elle>{{cite web|last=Caterinella|first=Alex|title=Natalia Kills Is the Music Industry's Best "Problem" Child|url=http://www.elle.com/news/culture/natalia-kills-problem-video-interview|date=25 June 2013|publisher=Elle|accessdate=11 December 2013}}</ref> "[[Saturday Night (Natalia Kills song)|Saturday Night]]" was the album's second single. Exploring themes of domestic abuse and drug addiction, as well as Kills' relationship with her parents, the video for the track was directed by Guillaume Doubet.<ref>{{cite web|title=NATALIA KILLS GETS PERSONAL ON 'SATURDAY NIGHT'|url=http://blog.muchmusic.com/natalia-kills-gets-personal-on-saturday-night/|date=10 July 2013|publisher=Much Music|accessdate=11 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lewis|first=Casey|title=Go Behind the Scenes of Natalia Kills's New Music Video, "Saturday Night"|url=http://www.teenvogue.com/entertainment/music/2013-07/natalia-kills-saturday-night-behind-the-scenes-video|date=July 2013|publisher=Teen Vogue|accessdate=11 December 2013}}</ref> Kills attended an after-party for the [[2013 MTV Video Music Awards]], held on 25 August 2013 in [[Brooklyn, New York City]], where she performed various songs from ''Trouble''. She said she was working to "making something on stage that is remotely accurate" to the cover art of the album and the sound of the songs. Two days later, the song "[[Outta Time]]" was released as the album's second promotional recording free of charge in a [[Polydor Records]] newsletter,<ref>{{cite web|title=Natalia Kills|url=http://polydor.artiste.universalmusic.fr/nataliakills-27-8-13/|publisher=Polydor/Universal Music|accessdate=21 December 2013|date=27 August 2013}}</ref> coinciding with the US release of ''Trouble''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/outta-time-single/id692579164 |title=iTunes – Music – Outta Time – Single by Natalia Kills |publisher=iTunes Store. Apple Inc. |date=3 September 2013 |accessdate=7 September 2013}}</ref> On the same day, a lyric video for "Outta Time" was released on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Wass, Mike|title=Natalia Kills Smokes a Cigar, Whips Her Ponytail In Hazy "Outta Time" Lyric Video: Watch|url=http://idolator.com/7482533/natalia-kills-outta-time-lyric-video|publisher=Idolator. Spin Media|accessdate=21 December 2013|date=4 September 2013}}</ref> ''Trouble'' was officially released on 3 September 2013 as a [[Music download|digital download]] in the United States and Canada. A Compact Disc release was sent to stores in the US and Canada on 10 and 17 September 2013.<ref name="ca">{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.ca/Trouble-Natalia-Kills/dp/B00EAH3EQG/ |title=Trouble: Amazon.ca: Music |publisher=Amazon.ca |date= |accessdate=7 September 2013}}</ref>

For the US release of ''Trouble'', "Boys Don't Cry" was premiered on the website of the magazine ''Glamour''. On 18 October 2013, a remix of the song was available on ''[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kills, Natalia|title=Free Natalia Kills Download on Cosmopolitan.com|url=http://www.cherrytreerecords.com/profiles/blogs/free-natalia-kills-download-on-cosmopolitan-com|publisher=Cherrytree Records|accessdate=22 December 2013|date=18 October 2013}}</ref> To promote the album and its singles, Kills was interviewed by a number of magazines and websites, including ''Billboard'', ''[[Teen Vogue]]'',<ref>{{cite web|author=Kills, Natalia|title=Natalia Kills Interview with Teen Vogue|url=http://www.cherrytreerecords.com/profiles/blogs/natalia-kills-interview-with-teen-vogue|publisher=Cherrytree Records|accessdate=22 December 2013|date=20 November 2013}}</ref> ''Ladygunn'',<ref>{{cite web|author=Kills, Natalia|title=Natalia Kills in Ladygunn Magazine|url=http://www.cherrytreerecords.com/profiles/blogs/natalia-kills-in-ladygunn-magazine|publisher=Cherrytree Records|accessdate=22 December 2013|date=18 November 2013}}</ref> [[Refinery29]],<ref>{{cite web|author=Kills, Natalia|publisher=Cherrytree Records|accessdate=22 December 2013|date=17 October 2013|title=Natalia Kills Interview with Refinery 29|url=http://www.cherrytreerecords.com/profiles/blogs/natalia-kills-interview-with-refinery-29}}</ref> ''[[Playboy (magazine)|Playboy]]''. On 9 October 2013, Kills performed at a [[Chicago]] nightclub,<ref>{{cite web|author=Kills, Natalia|title=Natalia Kills Live in Chicago Tonight|url=http://www.cherrytreerecords.com/profiles/blogs/natalia-kills-live-in-chicago-tonight|publisher=Cherrytree Records|accessdate=22 December 2013|date=9 October 2013}}</ref> and on 31 December 2013 she performed at the [[Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Kills, Natalia|title=Natalia Kills at Historic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on New Years Eve|url=http://www.cherrytreerecords.com/profiles/blogs/natalia-kills-at-historic-hollywood-roosevelt-hotel-on-new-years|publisher=Cherrytree Records|accessdate=22 December 2013|date=20 December 2013}}</ref> She also performed an acoustic set for [[Yahoo! Music]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Kills, Natalia|title=Natalia Kills Slays for Stripped-Down Set at Yahoo Music|url=http://www.cherrytreerecords.com/profiles/blogs/natalia-kills-slays-for-stripped-down-set-at-yahoo-music|publisher=Cherrytree Records|accessdate=22 December 2013|date=29 October 2013}}</ref> During a promotional trip in New Zealand, Kills attended the [[New Zealand Music Awards|Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Rip It Up (magazine)|Rip It Up]]|accessdate=7 February 2014|date=13 November 2013|title=Natalia Kills - Trouble|url=http://www.ripitup.co.nz/music/natalia-kills-trouble/}}</ref> The track "Boys Don't Cry" from Kills's album ''Trouble'' was included on the soundtrack to the film ''[[Vampire Academy (film)|Vampire Academy]]'', released on 4 February 2014. After an uncredited appearance during the introduction of the track Black Dahlia from American rapper [[Angel Haze]]'s debut album ''[[Dirty Gold]]'', released in late 2013, Kills decided to collaborate a second time with Haze for a remix of her song "Problem". Produced and realized by Kills' boyfriend, New Zealand-born musician [[Willy Moon]], this remix has been unveiled online on 11 February 2014.{{citation needed|date=May 2014}} Eight days later, a music video for the title track "Trouble", directed by filmmaker Emile Rafael, made its premiere on her VEVO channel.{{citation needed|date=May 2014}} In the continuity of the two previous singles' music videos, this one shows the singer's past disappointments including her tumultuous love life centered on illicit drugs and violence. However, this was an "off-promotion" project and not a real single knowing that no digital or physical release was published as such, except from a Cherry Cherry Boom Boom remix featuring Canadian musician [[Peaches (musician)|Peaches]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/trouble-cherry-cherry-boom/id849344708 |title=iTunes - Music - Trouble (Cherry Cherry Boom Boom Remix) [feat. Peaches&#93; - Single by Natalia Kills |publisher=Itunes.apple.com |date=2014-04-08 |accessdate=2014-07-29}}</ref>

=== 2014–present: Marriage, upcoming third studio album and ''The X Factor'' ===
On 27 February 2014, Kills entered in a studio with French disc jockey [[David Guetta]] and Dutch producer [[Giorgio Tuinfort]], in [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://twitter.com/cherrytreerec/status/438812500327276544|title= There's @NataliaKills breaking up a super friendly argument between super producers @GiorgioTuinfort & @DavidGuetta |date= 27 February 2014|website= Twitter.com}}</ref> The trio was later joined by Dutch DJ [[Afrojack]], then by Martin Kierszenbaum, and finally by Swedish DJ [[Avicii]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://twitter.com/djafrojack/status/439075515224584192|title= From Stockholm to Paris, after sessions w @Avicii @davidguetta @NataliaKills now off to another special one! |date= 27 February 2014|website= Twitter.com}}</ref> A month later, Kills was chosen to be the new face of 212 VIP Rosé, a fragrance by [[Carolina Herrera (fashion designer)|Carolina Herrera]], as well as being a member of the jury, for a promotional contest, alongside fashion blogger Bryan Boy, socialite duo The Brant Brothers and dancer Adrien Galo, with the brand. On 10 April 2014, American singer-songwriter [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] shared pictures online showing her along with Kills and Kierszenbaum in a recording studio<ref>{{cite web|title=Madonna hits studio with Kills|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/madonna-hits-studio-with-kills-30177378.html|work=[[The Belfast Telegraph]]|accessdate=15 April 2014}}</ref> In late May 2014, Kierszenbaum said during a radio interview for [[SiriusXM]] that he appreciated the time shared a month earlier with the singers, arguing that he didn't know if the work done will be retained by Madonna, although she had requested to pursue their collaboration. The producer concluded by saying that they "had a good feeling together".<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.madonnarama.com/posts-fr/2014/06/03/martin-kierszenbaum-mes-sessions-en-studio-avec-madonna/#ixzz33XI9YzwQ|title= Martin Kierszenbaum : Mes sessions en Studio avec Madonna !|date= 3 June 2014|website= madonnarama.com|language=French}}</ref> On 4 September 2014, Kierszenbaum clarified in another interview for ''Billboard'' that almost eight tracks were written and recorded on a full week, including three of them called "Score", "Trust No Bitch", and "Holy Water". Only "Holy Water" appeared on ''[[Rebel Heart (Madonna album)|Rebel Heart]]''.

On 13 May 2014, Kills held a meeting with English DJ [[Samantha Ronson]] and Uruguayan musician [[Gabe Saporta]], for a future collaboration.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://instagram.com/p/n6d2sQw8J5/|title= .@samantharonson and @iamnataliakills trying their best to take me seriously with almonds up my nose. Photo by @dbreezi|date= 13 May 2014|website= instagram.com}}</ref> On the same day, fashion editor Alex Catarinella officially declared to ''[[BlackBook]]'' magazine that Kills would be married to [[Willy Moon]] on 23 May, in New York City.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.bbook.com/exclusive-natalia-kills-announces-marriage-willy-moon-exclusive-photos/|title= EXCLUSIVE: Natalia Kills Announces Marriage to Willy Moon + Exclusive Photos|date= 13 May 2014|website= bbook.com}}</ref> During an interview she gave to New Zealand-edited fashion magazine ''Black'' on the same month, Kills developed more about her recent projects and her current situation, stating: "We just moved in together in New York! It’s divine! I would tell you how much fun we’ve been having, but then you’d figure out how little work we’re getting done." When asked about what will determine the future of her career and whether she's working on a new album, she said: "We have been recording a few songs…it’s much more aggressive and sarcastic about true love and what hurt means. I want to make a record about all the awful things we do when we’re bored." Finally, as a response to the question "What are you reading?", she replied: "the lyrics I wrote with Madonna for her new album."<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.blackmagazine.co.nz/blk-log/blk-21-natalia-kills/|title= BLACK #21: KISS & KILLS - NATALIA KILLS|date= 19 May 2014|website= blackmagazine.co.nz}}</ref> On 31 May 2014, she was invited to charity event [[Life Ball]], which took place in [[Vienna]], [[Austria]],<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.lifeball.org/?p=8974|title= Life Ball 2014 in the City Hall|date= 2014|website= lifeball.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2643947/From-kooky-cool-Kesha-arrives-Vienna-Life-Ball-looking-fresh-floral-dress-bubblegum-pink-hair.html|title= From kooky to cool: Kesha arrives in Vienna for the Life Ball looking fresh in a floral dress and with bubblegum pink hair|date= 30 May 2014|website= dailymail.co.uk}}</ref> mostly for a live performance kicking off the event, and a concert.

On 29 June, she made an appearance at the [[Minneapolis]] [[gay pride]] festival,<ref name="Minneapolis">{{Cite web|url= http://www.vita.mn/best-of/264322001.html|title=TWIN CITIES PRIDE GUIDE 2014|date= 25 June 2014|website= vita.mn}}</ref> where she appeared on stage dressed as a bride.
In late July 2014, she teamed up with [[Adidas]] in order to promote their new line of sneakers, Energy Boost. To do so, a television advertising, including her song "Problem", was created.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfRyI65faeE|title=adidas Running {{!}} The all new adidas Energy Boost |date= 22 July 2014|website= [[YouTube]]}}</ref> On 11 August, she announced that she was back in the studio with Moon and American producer [[Ian Kirkpatrick (record producer)|Ian Kirkpatrick]].<ref name="Kirkpatrick">{{Cite web|url= http://instagram.com/p/rkurOLwjQO/?modal=true|title=In the studio with @cloudology and @itswillymoon 🎤|date= 11 August 2014|website= instagram.com}}</ref> In September 2014, she attested on social networks that her third studio album would be available soon.<ref name="Album3">{{Cite web|url= https://twitter.com/NataliaKills/status/507219927481065472|title=HAPPY BIRTHDAY #TROUBLE ...you're the best mistake I'll ever make 😉💗...new record coming SOON, but this one is my favorite so far! Thanks to all my darling fans, I love you xoxo|date= 3 September 2014|website= Twitter.com}}</ref> In mid-October 2014, while interviewed for [[Paper (magazine)|''Paper'' Magazine]], she said "I'm really excited for my new music. It's funny, but cowriting songs for world-renowned pop stars has allowed me to be more obscure and inappropriate with my own sound," while confirming the future release of a new material.<ref name="Paper">{{Cite web|url= http://www.papermag.com/2014/10/natalia_kills.php|title=HOW NATALIA KILLS IS SEDUCING THE WORLD|author=Tahirah Hairston|date= 15 October 2014|editor= ''Paper'' Magazine}}</ref> On 30 October, it was announced that Kills would appear as a judge and mentor in the second New Zealand series of ''[[The X Factor (New Zealand TV series)|The X Factor]]'' in 2015, alongside her husband, Willy Moon.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.throng.co.nz/2014/10/final-2-judges-announced-for-the-x-factor-nz/}}</ref>

== Style and influences ==

Natalia Kills already mentioned [[Kate Bush]] and [[Alanis Morissette]] as her most important musical influences, describing them as emotional artists "who write honestly about their opinions and experiences." <ref>{{cite web|author=Pamela|url=http://girlstalkinsmack.com/exclusive-interview-natalia-kills-speaks-gts/ |title=Exclusive Interview: Natalia Kills Speaks to GTS |website=Girlstalkinsmack.com |date=14 August 2011}}</ref> The singer also stated she considered Gwen Stefani, who is a musical and stylistic inspiration, as her "hero",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/NataliaKills/status/192357139153567744 |title=Twitter / NataliaKills: @gagas_lil_hobo Gwen Stefani |publisher=Twitter.com |date=2012-04-17 |accessdate=2014-07-29}}</ref> adding that [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], [[Vanity 6]], and [[Freddie Mercury]] have already inspired her during live performances.<ref name=mvr/> Kills explores music that is both confessional and bold when looking for inspiration, she reveals : "I don't listen to music to let go, I listen to dive in", listing [[Hole (band)|Hole]], [[Marilyn Manson]], and [[Eminem]] among her favorite artists and bands with whom she grew up.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nataliakills.com/biography/ |title=Natalia Kills - Homepage |publisher=Mataliakills.com |accessdate=2014-07-29}}</ref> According to the iTunes Store, the performer gradually composed a musical tone incorporating "Lady Gaga's theatrical dance-pop, the visual universe of the [[1940 in film|40]]'s [[Film noir|films noir]]s, and [[Depeche Mode]]'s gloomy [[Electro (music)|electro]]." <ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/fr/artist/natalia-kills/id335358066#fullText |title=iTunes - Musique - Natalia Kills |publisher=Itunes.apple.com |date= |accessdate=2014-07-29}}</ref>
She also reported that she has always been a pop music fan, especially in evoking contemporary "new age" artists as [[Lana Del Rey]], [[Adele]], [[Marina and the Diamonds|Marina Diamandis]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2HCCHKsKJk#t=362 |title=Natalia Kills - interview (effect music tour) |publisher=YouTube |date=2013-04-06 |accessdate=2014-07-29}}</ref> or even [[Ivy Levan]] and [[Lorde]].<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://vimeo.com/87171260 |title=Bootleg Theater // Miriam Bryant, Ivy Levan, Natalia Kills on Vimeo |publisher=Vimeo.com |date=2014-02-20 |accessdate=2014-07-29}}</ref>

Kills claims to be influenced by her own experiences. She's also inspired by cinema when composing songs. In this regard, she said during an interview for ''MKR Magazine'' : "I'm a huge fan of [[Stanley Cooper]], [[Quentin Tarantino|Tarantino]], [[Gaspar Noé]], and [[Stanley Kubrick]]. I love anything that’s beautiful and disturbing and horrifying and gorgeous at the same time. I do get inspired, definitely. I don't listen to a lot of music except my own, but I definitely like music a lot." <ref>[http://www.mkrmagazine.com/natalia-kills/] {{dead link|date=July 2014}}</ref> A musical transition between Kills' debut and second records is undeniable. ''Perfectionist'' mixes elements of synthpop on fractious, reserved, and almost superficial tones while ''Trouble'' adopt a more open and soft shade with [[bubblegum pop]] and [[electro-rock]] music fragments, but also with new melodic experiments as new wave or industrial music.

Aesthetically, she explained in an interview during a [[Christian Lacroix]] exhibition in Paris on March 2011 that she didn't follow fashion but the dress style is a "visual expression of who we are, our identity, and how we feel at the present moment." She added that she has always liked to wear black or leather clothes and that it's an "expression of who I am" and that it's "more important to have a style for this reason rather than follow a fashion that is not necessarily us, and that changes every three months." Kills concluded by stating that she favors "aggressive and feminine" clothes, and that she likes to define her style as "feminine brutality", thinking that leather brings a "hard and soft style at the same time." <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcbzliNxB4w |title=Natalia Kills in Paris |publisher=YouTube |date=2011-04-23 |accessdate=2014-07-29}}</ref>

==Discography==
{{main|Natalia Kills discography}}
* ''[[Perfectionist (album)|Perfectionist]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Trouble (Natalia Kills album)|Trouble]]'' (2013)

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1995
| ''New Voices''
| Pearl
| Episode: "The Treasure of Zavimbi"
|-
| 2002–2004
| ''[[All About Me]]''
| Sima
| Main cast
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''
| Samina Khan
| Episode: "Stuck in the Middle with You"
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Coronation Street]]''
| Laura Mangen
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Doctors (soap opera)|Doctors]]''
| Hazel Perry
| Episode: "A Decisive Moment"
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Blue Murder (UK TV series)|Blue Murder]]''
| Anisa Khan
| Episode: "Fragile Relations"
|-
| 2005
| ''[[No Angels (TV series)|No Angels]]''
| Sujata
| Series 2, episode 7
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Silent Witness]]''
| Kelly Wetherby
| Episode: "Supernova: Part 1"
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Tripping Over]]''
| Julie
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Cape Wrath (TV series)|Cape Wrath]]''
| Kerry
| Episode: "Pilot"
|-
| 2015—
| ''[[The X Factor (New Zealand series 2)|The X Factor]]''
| Judge
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[You're A Star]]''
| Guest Judge
|
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Web
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Director(s)
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2010
| ''Love, Kills xx''
| Herself
| CherryTree Records; [[Vevo]]
| Main role; Web series
|}

==Tours==

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'''Promotional concerts'''
* [[:pt:Perfectionist#Turnê promocional|Perfectionist Promo Tour]]{{ref label|LAM|a|a}} (2011)
* Effect Music Tour{{ref label|LAM|b|b}} (2013)
* Trouble Promo Tour{{ref label|LAM|c|c}} (2013–14)

'''Co-headlining tours'''
* The Cherrytree Pop Alternative Tour{{ref label|LAM|d|d}} (2011–12)
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'''Opening act'''
* [[All Hearts Tour]] (2010)
* [[Body Talk Tour]] (2010–11)
In 2011:
* [[The Beginning Massive Stadium Tour]]
* [[Get Sleazy Tour]]
* [[The Doo-Wops & Hooligans Tour]]
* [[Something to Die For]] Tour
* [[California Dreams Tour]]
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; Notes
:{{note label|LAM|a|a}}This 58 dates promotional tour started on 24 June 2011 in Paris, France and ended on 22 November 2011 in Vancouver, Canada.
:{{note label|LAM|b|b}}This promotional tour took place in Russia.
:{{note label|LAM|c|c}}This promotional tour took place in the United States.
:{{note label|LAM|d|d}}This tour was performed with other artists from the same record label.

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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* {{official website|www.nataliakills.com}}
* {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=natalia-kills-mn0002400625}}
* {{IMDb name|1136708}}

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