‘I had the Beatles’ Indian period in mind’: how Natasha Bedingfield made Unwritten

Motivational … Natasha Bedingfield. Photograph: Sarah Lee/The Guardian

Natasha Bedingfield, singer, songwriter

My brother Daniel had three No 1s at the start of the noughties. In every interview, bless him, he’d go: “Listen to my sister – she’s great too!” It helped me get a foot in the door. I got a record deal by singing over some demos I’d done. “We don’t like your songs,” the guy said, “but we like you.”