Nattali Rize

Natalie Pa'apa'a, known professionally as Nattali Rize, is an Australian singer born in the USA to a Mexican father and a West Samoan mother. She moved with her family to Melbourne at age one and lived there until she was 13, after which she attended high school in Byron Bay, where she began her musical career as a street musician for seven years. Initially performing as a percussion duo with Carlo Santone and sometimes in the band Skin, this project became the precursor to Blue King Brown. Natalie studied guitar and bass at the Northern Rivers Conservatorium Arts Centre in Lismore. In 2004, she and Carlo relocated to Melbourne to focus on the eight-piece urban roots collective that evolved into Blue King Brown. In 2015, Nattali Rize released her solo album New Era Frequency in collaboration with reggae artist Notis.