Natalie is from the small town of Britton, South Dakota. She spent her early childhood living in Hong Kong and Australia. Her mother started her on piano at age three, which she continued through university as an accompanist.

She achieved her double BA in Voice Performance and Musical Theater from Northern State University in Aberdeen, SD. During her time at NSU, she won school and statewide singing competitions and performed onstage and backstage in over 25 musical theater productions.

Classically trained, Natalie can sing in English, German, French, Italian, and Spanish. Her favorite genre in which to perform and teach is contemporary musical theater.