Pop Quiz: Natasha Bedingfield

Pop Quiz: Natasha Bedingfield

Aidin Vaziri | It can't be easy opening a radio festival bill that includes Maroon 5, Billy Idol, Josh Kelley and the members of Duran Duran, knowing full well that across the Atlantic the whole thing would be the other way around. But having already sold millions of albums in Europe (along with brother Daniel, who scored a U.S. hit with "Gotta Get Thru This"), Natasha Bedingfield is ready to take over America from the ground up. The pop singer's hit "These Words" is already all over MTV and VH1.

Natasha Bedingfield
Q: Did Daniel subject you to some horrible music growing up?
A: Daniel's my older brother, so I always liked everything he liked. Do you mean the music he made?
Q: No, I mean he seems to have a thing for Michael Jackson.
A: He loves Michael Jackson. But he has good taste. Of course I would say that. I really looked up to him as a kid.
Q: Does it feel good when you have a better week than he does on the charts?
A: I'm never comparing who's going higher because it's never about that for me. I'd make music even if no one was listening to it. Yeah, I try not to get too pleased when mine is higher than his, but of course we tease each other. Family keeps you down to earth, don't they?
Q: Are there any more Bedingfields we should be prepared for?
A: Well, there are four Bedingfield kids in our family, and they all are very good. My sister is like one of my favorites.
Q: Next year you can put on your own show in the park.