Earlier she took part in the Till Eulenspiegel project (folk), for which she was a vocalist, author and co-author of many songs.
She has a PhD of philological sciences and was an lecturer in Lomonosov Moscow State University.
She is one of the most popular folk-rock singers on the Russian scene and cult author-performer in the youth (and especially in student) midst of Moscow, Saint-Petersburg and other cities.
The Hellawes's songs have spread through the Internet and have won recognition of listeners long ago in many cities[quantify] of Russia and outside.
On August 21st, 2004, Natalia married James Cornelius O'Shea, who was at the time a member of staff at the Irish Embassy.