Kat Perkins | |
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 Perkins in 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Scranton, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Website | katperkinsmusic |
Kat Perkins is an American singer from Scranton, North Dakota. [1] [2] [3] She appeared on The Voice season 6 and advanced to the television show's semi-finals. [4] [5] [6] She released her first single in August 2014. [7]
Kat Perkins was born and raised in Scranton, North Dakota. [2] She is the daughter of Mark Perkins, a music teacher, and Gayle Perkins, an organist. [8] As a child, Kat Perkins sang harmonies with her sister Kelly and took piano lessons. [2] She began performing professionally at the age of fifteen. [9]
In 1999, Perkins graduated from high school and joined the Medora Musical, a musical production performed in North Dakota. [2] She moved to Twin Cities, Minnesota to attend cosmetology school, where she began working in Hey City Theater Productions. [2]
Perkins fronted Scarlet Haze, a band from Twin Cities, Minnesota. [1] [10] In 2005, the band opened for Bon Jovi at the Target Center in Minneapolis. [1] [5] Perkins had surgery on her vocal cords, which resulted in a three-year hiatus from her singing career. [1] She began working as a full-time nanny for a family with five children in Twin Cities [1] [5] During her off time, Perkins traveled to the Middle East with other musicians to entertain American military troops in 2013. [11]
Perkins was chosen to audition for The Voice season 6 in Los Angeles, California, after producers saw a video of her singing Adele's "Someone Like You" on YouTube. [8] [10] In October 2013, Perkins was selected for The Voice's blind auditions. [8] Perkins performed "Gold Dust Woman" at the television show's blind audition, and received interest from three judges. [10] [12] She chose Adam Levine as her coach, who led her to the semi-finals. [10] [13] Perkins was saved from elimination twice by audience votes via Twitter, before being eliminated from The Voice in May 2014. [14] Perkins was part of the most tweeted-about moment in history of a television show. [15]
In August 2014, Perkins released her first single, "Fearless". [7] [10] [12] The week following the single's release, "Fearless" placed in the top five on iTunes rock chart. [12] "Fearless" also qualified for the first round of the Grammy Awards "Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance" competition. [16] Her experience on The Voice inspired Perkins to write the song. [11] In September 2014, Perkins and EduTech partnered with the "Positive Social Media Tour" to visit schools across the United States to discuss social media with students and give a live performance. [17] [18] Perkins began touring her single and songs from The Voice in October 2014. [11] That month, she sang the national anthem at a Minnesota Vikings football game. [16] Since 2022 she is a backing vocalist for Kid Rock's Twisted Brown Trucker Band. [19]
| Round | Date | Song | Original Artist | Order | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Auditions | March 10 | "Gold Dust Woman" | Fleetwood Mac | — | Adam Levine, Shakira, and Usher turned, she choose Adam |
| The Battles; Round 1 | March 17 | "Whenever I Call You 'Friend'" (vs. Patrick Thomson) | Kenny Loggins feat. Stevie Nicks | — | Saved By Coach |
| The Battles; Round 2 | April 7 | "Suddenly I See" (vs. Dawn & Hawkes) | KT Tunstall | — | |
| Playoff Round | April 14 | "Open Arms" | Journey | 2.8 | Adam's choice |
| Top 12 | April 21 | "Magic Man" | Heart | 9 | Public's Vote |
| Top 10 | April 28 | "Landslide" | Fleetwood Mac | 1 | Instant Save |
| Top 8 | May 5 | "Get Lucky" | Daft Punk | 3 | |
| Top 5 | May 12 | "Chandelier" | Sia | 3 | Eliminated |
| "Let It Go" | Frozen | 7 | |||
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Kat Perkins [20] |
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| Title | Album details |
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| Fearless [21] |
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| A Kat Perkins Christmas [22] |
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| A Kat Perkins Christmas, Vol. II [23] |
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| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "Fearless" [24] | Fearless |
| 2015 | "Drive" [25] | Kat Perkins |
| 2016 | "Angels" [26] | Non-album single |
| Year | Title | Other artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "The One That Got (Pushed) Away" [27] | You Jump, I Jump | Reckless [A] |
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "Barracuda" [29] | Fearless |
| "Paris (Ooh La La)" [30] | ||
| "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" [31] | A Kat Perkins Christmas | |
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Pop Digital [32] | US Rock [33] | |||
| 2014 | "Landslide" | — | 35 | Non-album single |
| "Get Lucky" | 27 | — | ||
| "Let It Go" | 45 | — | ||
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