Natalie La Rose (born 11 July 1988) is a Dutch singer, songwriter and dancer. In 2013, she signed a recording contract with American musician Flo Rida's International Music Group imprint and Republic Records. Natalie La Rose was born on 11 July 1988, in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Her parents are of Surinamese ancestry (African,Dutch,American Indian and Jewish). She has a sister, with whom she would dance and sing during her childhood. She also has two older brother, who are not dancers or singers. She graduated in 2008 at the Lucia Marthas Dance Academy in Amsterdam, where she had studied singing and dancing. In 2009, La Rose appeared in the Dutch musical version of High School Musical, playing the role Taylor Mckessie. La Rose cites Aaliyah, Beyoncé, Shakira, Selena, Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Musiq Soulchild, Stevie Wonder and Whitney Houston among her musical influences.