Bedingfield: 'I can't wait for non-cockney singing'

Natasha Bedingfield has urged her peers Lily Allen and Kate Nash to ditch their strong London singing accents.

The singer - who currently lives in the US - admits she longs for the return of performers with "normal voices"; something she believes is a classic singing style and deserves a comeback.

She says: "When I was in England last year it was all about girls with Cockney accents - Lily Allen and Kate Nash. It's all inspired by people like (UK rappers) The Streets and Dizzee Rascal.

"I liked it but I'll be happy when normal voices come back."