Natasha Bedingfield is an oasis in musical desert that sometimes feel clogged by major egos with minor talents. Although Bedingfield is a major pop talent in the United Kingdom, and the first British female artist in 20 years to go the No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard pop chart with the title track of her 2005 debut album “Unwritten,” she’s not one to take a star turn. Instead, she’s living the theme of her tour “Less is More” in support of her newest album “Strip Me.”

“This is a very stripped down, stripped back tour, in contrast to a lot of pop music,” she said, from the U.K. just before starting the U.S. leg of tour. “This is not oversaturated and is really the best concerts I have ever done.”