Ben Bledsoe
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| Ben Bledsoe | ||
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| Birth name | Benjamin Frederick Bledsoe | |
| Born | May 11, 1982 | |
| Origin | Orlando, FL; Los Angeles, CA | |
| Genre(s) | Pop, Rock | |
| Years active | 1999–present | |
| Label(s) | Transcontinental Records (2000–2004) (Natural) 44th Floor Records (2004–Present) (Solo) |
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Benjamin Frederick Bledsoe (born 11 May 1982 in Snellville, Georgia) he is a United States American pop singer formerly of the boyband "Natural". He is currently a solo singer from Longwood, Florida.
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[edit] Early life
Ben Bledsoe spent most of his young life performing. As a child living in California he was a child model and also acted in several commercials throughout the late 80s and early 90s. In his teen years his parents moved him to Longwood, Florida a suburb of Orlando, Florida where he met future bandmate Marc Terenzi. At the age of 16 the 2 formed a band "Natural". with fellow members Patrick King, Michael Johnson, and Michael 'J' Horn.
[edit] Natural Life
The guys tried to get signed with many major labels but were turned down despite a huge local following in Orlando, FL. One day as they rehearsed at Transcon Studios boyband king Lou Pearlman noticed them and liked their act. Soon after they were signed with Transcontinental Records.
Lou Pearlman spared no expense and promoted the guys first single with Claire's and a tour with the Monkees. However American fame was slow and the guys were soon sent to Germany to conquer little girl's hearts. They had much success with such hits as 'Put your arms around me', 'Will it ever', and 'Runaway'.
In the summer of 2003 Marc Terenzi's girlfriend Sarah Connor became pregnant. Lou Pearlman wasn't happy with the news and wanted Marc kicked out of Natural and replaced with someone new. Ben and the other members (except Patrick King) were not thrilled with this and decided to break Natural up. They finished the tour and Ben was left to a new phase in life.
[edit] The life of an Insomniac
Ben took the split with "Natural" quite hard. Though he vowed he wouldn't do music again without his friend's he did eventually begin to write new songs. All of the guys had been able to write music but that was another Lou rule: they weren't allowed to. Ben's new songs were a new brand of pop and rock: he wrote most of the songs himself, and played the guitar and piano (as well as other instruments) in most of the recordings and performances. Soon Ben had enough songs for a CD which he named 'An Insomniac's Guide to a lonely heart'. He began small tours in Florida and New York. He has also performed with Seventeen Magazine's 'Rock your Prom tour' in 2005.
Ben has also ventured into acting with talks to be in a few Broadway musicals and starring in an animated film which is currently finding a distrubutor.
He released 'An Insomniac's Guide to a lonely heart' independently on his own record label '44th Floor Records'. He did not release a single until his promotion trip to Germany in October 2006. The first single released was "Boyfriend". 'An Insomniac's Guide to a lonely heart' will be released in Germany on October 30th, 2006.
