In 2009, the trio began to work on CASCADA's third album Evacuate The Dancefloor. After one efficient year of writing and recording Natalie, Manian and Yanou succeed in developing their dance-pop-style into something new. "It was lovely to be able to take our time. I think we really progressed", Natalie remembers. "It was an amazing success, and it felt like a reward for our hard studio work and especially for our courage to change the typical CASCADA sound, as Evacuate The Dancefloor was our first track heavily influenced by Rap, R&B and Soul". The single reached sensational fame ac- ross the globe and collected top chart entries in more than 20 countries worldwide. Fans even made the single No #1 in England where Natalie overthrew Michael Jackson, who dominated the top of the charts shortly after his death.?The success of the single gained among others a nomination for the MTV Video Music Awards, it went platinum in the US, gold in Germany and the UK etc.
In 2011 CASCADA released their fourth album Original Me that includes in addition to the first single, San Francisco other energetic dance-pop songs like Pyromania or Au Revoir. Yanou (responsible for melodies and most of the lyrics) and Manian (music production & engineering) developed great variety and once again showed their multi-faceted abilities. Songs on the album were diversified from pure pop, not overly dance to house beats or guitars. In 2012 their first track Summer Of Love was a euphoric, hands-in-the-air dancefloor anthem, building on the Eurodance sound CASCADA pioneered. Following the second chart topping single The Rhythm Of The Night and the TV appearance of front singer Natalie in the German "Pop Idol" Jury, the 31-year old pop star and her team of producers spent the last few months focusing on new songs.
There were a few surprises waiting for Natalie in 2013: She was the contestant for Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest with "Glorious", which was in the Top 20 in several countries. Moreover, Natalie's "Best of"-Album was published internationally.
In 2011 CASCADA released their fourth album Original Me that includes in addition to the first single, San Francisco other energetic dance-pop songs like Pyromania or Au Revoir. Yanou (responsible for melodies and most of the lyrics) and Manian (music production & engineering) developed great variety and once again showed their multi-faceted abilities. Songs on the album were diversified from pure pop, not overly dance to house beats or guitars. In 2012 their first track Summer Of Love was a euphoric, hands-in-the-air dancefloor anthem, building on the Eurodance sound CASCADA pioneered. Following the second chart topping single The Rhythm Of The Night and the TV appearance of front singer Natalie in the German "Pop Idol" Jury, the 31-year old pop star and her team of producers spent the last few months focusing on new songs.
There were a few surprises waiting for Natalie in 2013: She was the contestant for Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest with "Glorious", which was in the Top 20 in several countries. Moreover, Natalie's "Best of"-Album was published internationally.