# Nataly Dawn

Nataly Dawn is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She is one half of the duo Pomplamoose with her husband Jack Conte and has released four studio albums and four EPs, in addition to numerous collaborations with other artists.

## Early life

Born as a daughter of missionaries, she spent her childhood in Europe and attended schools in France and Belgium before she returned to the United States to study art and French literature at Stanford University.

## Music career
### Pomplamoose

At Stanford, Dawn met Jack Conte and formed Pomplamoose, eventually performing, recording, and editing songs and videos in their Northern California home. Their first song "Hail Mary" was featured on the front page of YouTube. In 2009, the duo began releasing cover versions of pop songs like Beyoncé's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" and Michael Jackson's "Beat It".

### Solo work
#### Her Earlier Stuff (2009–2011)

In 2009, Dawn released her first studio album, Her Earlier Stuff, comprising twelve songs which were posted to her YouTube channel over the preceding two years.
In 2010, in collaboration with Lauren O'Connell, Dawn formed the side project, My Terrible Friend. In May 2011, it was announced that she would be joining Barry Manilow on his album 15 Minutes, contributing vocals to the track "Letter from a Fan / So Heavy, So High".

#### How I Knew Her (2011–2015)

On July 17, 2011, Dawn announced she would be releasing a new album. She started a funding campaign on Kickstarter, where the initial goal of $20,000 was reached in just three days. On September 6, 2011, the album funding campaign was finalized with a grand total of $104,788.
In August 2012, Dawn signed as a solo artist to Nonesuch Records, which released her Kickstarter-funded album, How I Knew Her, on February 12, 2013. The album was produced by Jack Conte and recorded at Prairie Sun Recording Studios in Cotati, California, in December 2011, with a full band which included Conte, Ryan Lerman, David Piltch, Louis Cole, and Matt Chamberlain. Oz Fritz engineered the album with Conte; it was mixed by Mike Mogis and mastered by Bob Ludwig.

#### Haze (2016–2021)

On October 29, 2016, Dawn released her third album, Haze.
On April 23, 2019, Dawn released her third extended play, For You. Later in 2019, her cover of "Careless Whisper" was featured in the fifth episode of HBO's Watchmen.
On May 18, 2021, Dawn released a personal update on the Pomplamoose YouTube channel in which she stated she was diagnosed with basal-cell carcinoma, a form of skin cancer, which was caught early. Along with the health update, she stated that she would be recording a new solo record in the same month. After her procedure, she stated she would be taking a few months off.

#### Gardenview (2022–present)

On March 1, 2022, Dawn released her first single since 2019 entitled "Follow the Light." On March 24, "Over the Moon" was the second single released. Also on March 24, it was announced that these singles would be on her forthcoming fourth album Gardenview, with a release date of June 3. On April 7, the third single along with the video for Danny was released. On April 28, the fourth single "Joy" was released. On May 12, the fourth single "Have You Heard" was released. On May 19, the fifth single "Afternoon Tea" was released. The video for "Joy" was released on June 3, the day the album was released.

## Personal life

Dawn became engaged to Jack Conte in January 2016 and married in May 2016. On May 18, 2021, she announced she was diagnosed with basal-cell carcinoma.

## Discography
### Albums
#### Studio albums

| Title | Details |
| Her Earlier Stuff | Released: October 1, 2009 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download |
| How I Knew Her | Released: February 12, 2013 Label: Nonesuch Records Format: Vinyl, CD, digital download |
| Haze | Released: October 29, 2016 Label: Nataly Dawn Music Format: Vinyl, CD, digital download |
| Gardenview | Release: June 3, 2022 Label: Nataly Dawn Music Format: Digital download, streaming |

### Extended plays

| Title | Details |
| Easier Said Than Done (Ryan Lerman and Nataly Dawn) | Released: October 1, 2012 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download |
| The Coldplay EP | Released: March 2, 2017 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download |
| For You | Released: April 23, 2019 Label: Self-released Format: Vinyl, CD, digital download |

### As lead artist

| Title | Year | Album |
| "The Christmas Ballad" | 2013 | Non-album singles |
| "Marshmallow World" (with Ryan Lerman) | 2014 | Non-album singles |
| "Snow" | 2015 | Non-album singles |
| "You Wouldn't Like Me | 2015 | Non-album singles |
| "Baby Baby" | 2015 | Non-album singles |
| "My Life Would Suck Without You" | 2015 | Non-album singles |
| "Waters of March" (with Carlos Cabrera) | 2015 | Non-album singles |
| "Edelweiss" | 2015 | Non-album singles |
| "Hello" | 2016 | Non-album singles |
| "Love Yourself" | 2016 | Non-album singles |
| "No (90s Mashup)" (featuring Kina Grannis) | 2016 | Non-album singles |
| "Bridge over Troubled Water" | 2016 | Non-album singles |
| "New Romantics" (featuring Kurt Hugo Schneider) | 2016 | Non-album singles |
| "Suis-moi" (featuring Cyrille Aimée)" | 2016 | Non-album singles |
| "We Still Got Us" (featuring David Choi) | 2016 | Non-album singles |
| "Sleigh Ride" (featuring Clara C) | 2016 | Non-album singles |
| "The Christmas Song" (featuring Kina Grannis) | 2016 | Non-album singles |
| "Careless Whisper" | 2017 | Non-album singles |
| "Shape of You/This Town (British Mashup)" | 2017 | Non-album singles |
| "Maybe a Love Song" | 2017 | Non-album singles |
| "Unchained Melody" (featuring Imaginary Future) | 2017 | Non-album singles |
| "Bye Bye Baby" | 2017 | Non-album singles |
| "That's What I Like" | 2017 | Non-album singles |
| "Make Believe" | 2017 | Non-album singles |
| "Symphony" (with Sheriffs of Schroedingham) | 2017 | Non-album singles |
| "Over the Rainbow" (with Sheriffs of Schroedingham) | 2017 | Non-album singles |
| "My Cherie Amour" | 2017 | Non-album singles |
| "Passionfruit" (with Sheriffs of Schroedingham) | 2017 | Non-album singles |
| "Sick of Losing Soulmates" (with Sheriffs of Schroedingham) | 2017 | Non-album singles |
| "Never Going Back Again" (with Sheriffs of Schroedingham) | 2017 | Non-album singles |
| "Stayin' Alive" | 2017 | Non-album singles |
| "As the World Unwinds" (featuring Rigbi) | 2017 | Non-album singles |
| "The Lesser I Know" (featuring Sarah Clanton) | 2017 | Non-album singles |
| "Chained to the Rhythm" (featuring Sarah Clanton) | 2017 | Non-album singles |
| "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" (featuring Ryan Lerman) | 2017 | Non-album singles |
| "Heart of Glass" | 2017 | Non-album singles |
| "Come on to Me" (featuring David Choi) | 2017 | Non-album singles |
| "Pick Up Your Feet" | 2017 | Non-album singles |
| "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (featuring Cyrille Aimée) | 2017 | Non-album singles |
| "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" | 2017 | Non-album singles |
| "Here, There and Everywhere" | 2018 | Non-album singles |
| "For You" | 2019 | For You |
| "Young Pilgrims" | 2019 | Non-album single |
| "Dog" | 2019 | For You |
| "Alternative Universe (The Story of Joe)" | 2019 | For You |
| "Huckleberry" | 2019 | For You |
| "Samson, Roxane, & Me | 2019 | For You |
| "Coffee Baby" | 2019 | For You |
| "I Can See Clearly Now" | 2019 | Non-album single |
| "Follow the Light" | 2022 | Gardenview |
| "Over the Moon" | 2022 | Gardenview |
| "Danny" | 2022 | Gardenview |
| "Joy" | 2022 | Gardenview |
| "Have You Heard" | 2022 | Gardenview |
| "Afternoon Tea" | 2022 | Gardenview |

### As featured artist

| Title | Year | Album |
| "Joy" (stories featuring Nataly Dawn) | 2022 | Vol. 27 |
| "Michelle" (stories featuring Nataly Dawn) | 2022 | Vol. 28 |

### Music videos

| Year | Title | Album |
| 2013 | "Leslie" | How I Knew Her |
| 2019 | "For You" | For You |
| 2022 | "Danny" | Gardenview |
| 2022 | "Joy" | Gardenview |

### Other appearances

| Title | Year | Credited artist(s) | Album |
| "Letter from a Fan / So Heavy, So High" | 2011 | Barry Manilow (featuring Nataly Dawn) | 15 Minutes |
| "Such Great Heights" | 2022 | Scary Pockets (featuring Nataly Dawn) | Non-album single |