A contemporary R&B vocalist from Amsterdam, Natalie La Rose was signed to <a href="spotify:artist:0jnsk9HBra6NMjO2oANoPY">Flo Rida</a>'s <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22International+Music+Group%22">International Music Group</a> -- after she approached the rapper at an ESPY Awards after party -- but eventually landed on <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Republic%22">Republic</a>, a label distributed by <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Universal+Music+Group%22">Universal Music Group</a>. Her debut single for <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Republic%22">Republic</a>, "Somebody," was a low-key club track in the vein of <a href="spotify:artist:0NIIxcxNHmOoyBx03SfTCD">Tinashe</a>'s 2014 hit "2 On." "Somebody" featured <a href="spotify:artist:3KV3p5EY4AvKxOlhGHORLg">Jeremih</a>, who provided the <a href="spotify:artist:6XpaIBNiVzIetEPCWDvAFP">Whitney Houston</a>-referencing hook. It was released in January 2015 and became an international hit, landing in the Top Ten on the U.S. singles chart. ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi