Natalie Bergman Artistfacts

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Natalie Bergman Artistfacts

February 7, 1989
Natalie Bergman was born in Barrington, Illinois, into a family steeped in music. Her parents, Judson and Susan Bergman, encouraged her early on, and she started playing violin at age 5, a gateway that led her to explore other instruments.
She's the niece of the late actress Anne Heche, whose death in a car accident inspired Natalie's reflective song "Didn't Get To Say Goodbye."
Natalie Bergman attended the Francis W. Parker School in Chicago before studying at Berklee College of Music in Boston.
In 2011, she and her brother Elliot formed the psychedelic pop duo Wild Belle. Their debut album, Isles (2013), includes the track "Keep You," which appears in the 2012 movie Pitch Perfect.
Her shift to solo work came through personal tragedy. In 2019, Natalie's father and stepmother were killed by a drunk driver. Seeking solace, she spent time in silent retreat at The Monastery of Christ in the Desert in New Mexico. That experience shaped her debut solo album, Mercy (2021), which she self-produced. The record fuses gospel, soul, and folk, reflecting her journey through grief, faith, and healing.
In 2024, she and her husband Andreas welcomed a son, Arthur, an experience that inspired her second solo album, My Home Is Not In This World (2025). While still acknowledging grief, the album also contains themes of joy, love, and belonging.
A devout Christian, Natalie channels her faith into her music as a way to process loss and seek peace. Her daily routines include prayer and long walks through Los Angeles' Elysian Park. "Walking is so imperative to my daily life," she told Interview magazine. "I have a walk that I do every day, a little over four miles, and it just centers me. It's when I have my solid hour-and-a-half to communicate with the Creator."
Crafting kites and sculptural objects is a favorite pastime. "I love making things," Bergman said. "I'm kind of always working because that's what keeps me the happiest and keeps me alive. I've been making kites. I have a song called 'Paint the Rain,' which references kites, and so I've been sort of building geometric kites."

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