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robert
Birth namerobert
OriginLeeds, England
GenresRock Pop R&B Soul Jazz
Occupation(s)Singer/Artist, Actor, Producer, Director, Writer
Instrument(s)guitar, piano, keyboard
Years active2008 onwards
Labels-

Early Life[edit]

Born in Leeds, UK. He learnt how to play keyboard and piano at 10, then guitar at 17 and took up acting classes after turning 18.

Career[edit]

Discovery[edit]

Was signed to record deal after turning 18 after his roughly written album was listened to by studio executives in london. His music was available on website 'myspace' beforehand.

1st album and movie(2008-2009)[edit]

after writing music throughout this teenage years he used inspiration to make his first album.

Track No. Title Length
1 Made of Bricks 1-2m
2 - -
3 - -
4 - -
5 - -
6 - -
7 - -
8 - -
9 - -
10 - -
11 - -
12 - -


2nd album(2010)[edit]

3rd/4th album and movies (2011-)[edit]

Acting Career[edit]

He started to take acting lessons after his 18th birthday and appered in his 1st movie a year after.

Year Title Role Filming Dates/Release Budget Other notes
2010 TBA TBA Mar - Jun 09/Feb 10 $10m Suporting
2012 TBA TBA Jul - Sep 11/Jan 12 $20m Joint-Lead
2013 TBA TBA Mar - Jul 12/Jul 13 $100m Supporting
2013 TBA TBA Sep - Dec 12/Jun 13 $5m Lead
2013 4 part uk tv drama TBA March - Apr 13/Aug 13 $1m Joint-Lead
2014 TBA TBA Sep - Dec 13/Jun 14 $20m Lead

Musical career[edit]

Nathan (2008)[edit]

Twelve official tracks were put into production between 1st August 2007 and 17th January 2008, along with 8 tracks that didn't make the album; making 20 in total. The album shows mainly acoustic and piano melodies. This was made through a £50000 contract. Tracks: Never ever(cover), Fallin'(cover) both recorded between 4-7th aug 07

untitled (2010)[edit]

Written in-studio based on previous lyrics written in roberts jounals. This album was recorded from 1st july 2009 - 1st january 2010. This album showed a more jazz and R&B theme whilst keeping to a similar structure of his first album. The second album was signed as part of a deal with the next two albums worth £300,000

Most Wanted (2011)[edit]

This album consisted of popular songs off both of his previous albums whilst also including 4 new singles and a bonus track, recorded 2011


Most Wanted: Live (2012)[edit]

This album has a similar layout to most wanted but all songs recorded live in concert. The album also includes a never before heard song.


Nathan theRemixes (2013)[edit]

Contains remixes of 11 popular pre-released songs and a new song written for the album.


Recorded Songs[edit]

Year Title Date Album Released
2007 Never Ever August - -
2007 Fallin' August - February 2009
2007 Made of Bricks 10-August Nathan -

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

Year Album Chart positions[1][2][3][4][5] Sales[6][7]
U.S. UK AUS GER NLD FRA SWI AUT
2008 So I Wrote...
30
3
10
20
40
40
20
40
U.S.: 500,000+ (gold)

UK: 600,000+ (2x platinum)
Australia: 70,000+ (platinum)
World: 1,100,000+

2010 Call Me Nathan
  • Second studio album
  • Released: March, 2010
  • Formats: CD
15
1
5
40
40
40
40
40
U.S.: 500,000+ (gold)

UK: 300,000+ (platinum)
Australia: 35,000+ (gold)
World: 900,000+

2011 Most Wanted
20
3
10
40
40
40
40
40
U.S.: 250,000+ (silver)

UK: 300,000+ (platinum)
Australia: 35,000+ (gold)
World: 600,000+

2012 Most Wanted: Live
  • Fourth album
  • Released: April, 2012
  • Formats: CD, digital download
30
10
20
-
-
-
-
-
U.S.: 50,000+

UK: 50,000+ (silver)
Australia: 10,000+
World: 120,000+

2013 Nathan: Remix
  • Fifth album
  • Released: April, 2013
  • Formats: CD, digital download
50
5
10
20
20
20
20
20
U.S.: 50,000+

UK: 100,000+ (gold)
Australia: 20,000+ (gold)
World: 250,000+

Singles[edit]

Year Date Single UK U.S. AUS Album
2008
March "1"
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July "2"
-
-
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October "3"
-
-
-
2009
January "4/5"
-
-
-
2010
April "6"
-
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-
July "7"
-
-
-
October "8"
-
-
-
2011
January "9/10"
-
-
-
October "11"
-
-
-
2012
January "12+13 live version"
-
-
-
March "14 live tour song"
-
-
-
2013
March "remix"
-
-
-
June "15"
-
-
-
September "remix"
-
-
-

Touring[edit]

2008 UK "Written Tour" visited over 20 venues throughout he UK, the show consists of all the songs from the first album and covers, lasts: 90mins

2009 USA "Written (House of Blues)Tour" visited over 20 house of blues across america, the show consists of all the songs from the first album, a couple from the second and some covers, lasts 60mins

2010 "Nathan World Tour" visited many small gig venues around the world finishing with a MEN Arena concert, constists of most songs from the previous two albums and a couple of covers, lasts: 90mins

2011 - 2012 "Most Wanted Tour" visited a few mid sized venues around the world November - January, consists of all the greatest hits and other songs lasts 45/90mins depending on venue.

2012 "Finale Concerts" Held at MEN Arena and o2 Arena in March.

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

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  4. ^ "P!nk Album Chart Positions in Australia". Ariacharts.com.au. Retrieved 2007-05-16.
  5. ^ "P!nk Album Chart Positions in the Netherlands". Megacharts.nl. Retrieved 2007-05-16.
  6. ^ "P!nk Album Certifications in the UK". BPI.co.uk. Retrieved 2007-05-15.
  7. ^ "P!nk Album Certifications in Australia". ARIA.com.au. Retrieved 2007-05-15.