Natalie Jane

Natalie Jane Janowski, (born April 25, 2004) known professionally as Natalie Jane, is an American pop singer-songwriter. She is widely known for her powerful vocal riffs, massive social media following, and her 2020 run on American Idol.

Early life and education Jane was raised in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey. She learned to play the piano and began writing songs at the age of eight, and sang in school musicals like Legally Blonde. Jane was inspired by her aunt to pursue music, who is a professional opera singer. She graduated in 2022 from Saddle River Day School.

Career

Early career (2020–2021)

Jane launched her professional music career while still in high school, recording her first singles in New York City through the Manhattan Showcase Project after classes. She auditioned for Season 18 of American Idol, where she made it through the first two rounds and into the Top 40. She released her debut single "In My Blood" on April 18, 2020. Over the next few months she independently released more tracks such as "Red Flag", "Bloodline", and "Kind of Love", the last of which was streamed more than seven million times on Spotify. She was accepted to the University of California at Berkeley but decided not to attend, and to pursue her professional career instead. In July 2022 she signed a deal with 10K Projects/Capitol Records and released her major-label debut, "Mentally Cheating".

Where Am I & Sick To My Stomach EP (2022–2025) She moved to Los Angeles in September 2022, and released the singles "Seven" and "AVA", the latter co-produced by Doc Daniel, Pink Slip and Inverness. "AVA" debuted on the official singles charts in the UK, Germany, The Netherlands and Norway. Her cover of Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy", also produced by Pink Slip, came out in December 2022. At the end of the year, Distractify listed as one of its favorite TikTok trends of 2022 a "Crazy Riff Challenge" in which TikTok fans tried to "recreate the insane vocals of Natalie Jane."

In February 2023, Jane performed in Hollywood at the launch of the Whitney Houston Hotel by Whitney Houston's estate. Her single "Seeing You With Other Girls" was released in March 2023. In July 2023, she released "I'm Good", a collaboration with charlieonnafriday. On November 17, 2023, she released her debut album, Where Am I?, with four new songs and six of her earlier singles. As of November 2023, she had over 8.7 million followers on TikTok.

Following her debut, she launched her first major headlining world tour starting in February 2024, playing dates across North America and Europe, which was sold out. Her song "The Top" was featured in the 2024 Netflix film Uglies. The Sick to My Stomach EP was released on September 27, 2024 featuring tracks such as "Somebody to Someone (I Just Wanna Fall in Love)" and "Tattoos". She also completed the "Sick To My Stomach Tour" in early 2025 with special guest Chandler Leighton. Jane's vocal performances earned her recognition on Grammy's "Rising Artists to Watch" and People's "Emerging Artists" 2024 lists.

The World I Didn't Want (2025–present) On October 24, 2025, Jane released her sophomore studio album the world i didn't want through Capitol Records. To support her sophomore album, she embarked on her third world tour from February through May 2026. During a show in March 2026, Jane went viral after reuniting with a childhood classmate named Benji, who put gum in her hair back in the second grade, apologizing with a large bouquet of roses. On March 11, 2026, Jane released "Sabotage", followed by "Dance Til I Die" on July 31. In May 2026, she branched out into electronic dance music by providing vocals for "Meet Again", a collaboration with DJ Kaskade and Layton Giordani. In August 2026, the song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Dance Airplay chart.

Tours

Headlining

Where Am I? Tour (2024) Sick To My Stomach Tour (2025) The World I Didn't Want Tour (2026)

Supporting

Don't Look Down Tour (2023) (with Bishop Briggs and MisterWives)

Discography

Albums Title Album details Where Am I? Released: November 17, 2023 Formats: LP, digital download, streaming Label: Capitol The World I Didn't Want Released: October 24, 2025 Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming Label: Capitol

Extended plays Title Album details Sick to My Stomach Released: September 27, 2024 Formats: LP, digital download, streaming Label: Capitol Wishlist Released: November 21, 2025 Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming Label: Capitol

Singles

MC: GoldWhere Am I? "Mentally Cheating"— — — — — "AVA"— — 37 — 68 "Crazy"— — — — — "I'm Good" 2023— — — — — "I'm Her"— — — — —Where Am I? "Seeing You with Other Girls"— — — — — "Do or Die"— — — — — "Intrusive Thoughts"— — — — — "Tattoos" 2024— — — — — "Somebody to Someone (I Just Wanna Fall in Love)"— — — 20 — "Sick to My Stomach"— — — — —Sick to My Stomach "June"— — — — — "Christmas Ain't Got Nothing on You"— — — — — "How U Been?" 2025— — — — —The World I Didn't Want "Fallin"— — — — —"Girls Will B Girls"— — — — — "Uh Oh!"(with Loud Luxury) — 97 — — — "R U Gonna Love Me?"— — — — —The World I Didn't Want"Waiting 4 U"— — — — — "Sabotage"2026— — — — —"Meet Again"(with Kaskade and Layton Giordani)24 — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.