Quick Facts

Full Name	Natalie Merchant
Occupation	Rock Singer
Date Of Birth	Oct 26, 1963(1963-10-26)
Age	61
Birthplace	Jamestown
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Libra

Natalie Merchant Biography

Natalie Merchant is one of the most popular and richest Rock Singer who was born on October 26, 1963 in Jamestown, New York, United States. The rock singer and lyricist for 10,000 Maniacs, an alternative rock band. He also had a solo career, releasing numerous top twenty singles such as “Carnival.”

On the song “Hello in There”, she collaborated with Michael Steipe.

Natalie Anne Merchant (born October 26, 1963) is an American alternative rock singer-songwriter. She joined the folk rock band 10,000 Maniacs in 1981, and was lead vocalist and primary lyricist for the group. She remained with the group for their first seven albums and left it to begin her solo career in

1993. She has since released seven studio albums.

She has been a vegetarian since 1980, except for the duration of her pregnancy when she temporarily resumed eating meat. In 1997, she said:

In 2003, she had a daughter together with Daniel De la Calle.

Natalie Merchant Net Worth

Natalie Merchant is one of the richest Rock Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Natalie Merchant 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At sixteen, she left high school to work in a grocery shop.

In 1995, she released her solo album Tigerlily, which was five times platinum.

Natalie Merchant was born October 26, 1963, in Jamestown, New York, United States, the third of four children of Anthony and Anne Merchant. Her paternal grandfather, who played the accordion, mandolin and guitar, emigrated to the United States from Sicily; his surname was “Mercante” before it was Anglicized.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Natalie Merchant height 5 ft 1 in Natalie weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Natalie Merchant Dating?

According to our records, Natalie Merchant married to Daniel de la Calle. As of December 1, 2023, Natalie Merchant’s is not dating anyone.

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After her split with 10,000 Maniacs, Merchant was so eager to begin writing her own material that she went home that very day and composed the song “I May Know the Word”, which was originally meant to appear on the soundtrack to the Tom Hanks movie Philadelphia. The song was eventually cut from the soundtrack, but it would go on to appear on Merchant’s debut solo album, Tigerlily, which was released on the Elektra label in 1995. Merchant chose to name the album that as she felt it captured the album’s feel, which she described as both “fierce” and “delicate”.

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Natalie Ranked on the list of most popular Rock Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Natalie Merchant celebrates birthday on October 26 of every year.

The first single off the album was a happy and uncharacteristically simple song called “Kind and Generous”, which received massive airplay on VH1 and which solidified Merchant’s role as a bona fide solo artist. That summer, Sarah McLachlan invited Merchant to co-headline the year’s biggest music festival with her, Lilith Fair. The exposure from the tour helped the album reach Platinum status in just under a year, with subsequent singles “Break Your Heart” and “Life Is Sweet” receiving moderate airplay on adult contemporary stations. No video was filmed for the latter, however, with a clip from Merchant’s appearance on VH1 Storytellers being used instead. She would also go on to appear on PBS’ Sessions at West 54th and VH1’s Hard Rock Live before the year’s end. In 1998, Merchant also recorded George Gershwin’s “But Not for Me” for the Red Hot Organization’s compilation album Red Hot + Rhapsody, a tribute to George Gershwin, which raised money for various charities devoted to increasing AIDS awareness and fighting the disease.

What ethnicity is Natalie Merchant?

Natalie Merchant was born October 26, 1963, in Jamestown, New York, the third of four children of Anthony and Anne Merchant. Her paternal grandfather, who played the accordion, mandolin and guitar, emigrated to the United States from Sicily ; his surname was “Mercante” before it was Anglicized.

What was Natalie Merchant's biggest hit?

1 – Kind & Generous.

How old is Natalie Merchant today?

58 years (October 26, 1963)

How tall is Natalie Merchant?

5′ 1″

Did Natalie Merchant and Michael Stipe date?

In 1983, Stipe met fellow musician Natalie Merchant of the band 10,000 Maniacs; the two started a friendship, and eventually had a romantic relationship for a period of time.