Kathleen | |
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| Born | Kathleen Brady Ross November 1, 1993 Whidbey Island, Washington, US |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Website | Official website |
Kathleen Brady Ross (born November 1, 1993), performing as Kathleen since 2020, is an American singer-songwriter. Originally performing under the name Kate Brady, her viral song "Sailing Ships" led to her signing with music publishing and licensing company Lyric House. [1]
Kathleen Brady Ross was born on November 1, 1993, in Whidbey Island, Washington, and grew up in Colorado. [2] She attended Steamboat Springs High School, where she performed in choirs, acted in school plays, and taught herself guitar and piano. [1] [2] In her senior year of high school, a classmate asked her to write a song for graduation. [2] The resulting song, "Sailing Ships", went viral, getting features on the front page of Reddit and in the Huffington Post and racking up 110,000 views within four days. [2] [3] In July 2013, she signed with music publishing and licensing company Lyric House. [2]
As a senior at the University of Colorado Boulder, Ross entered the fifth Guitar Center Singer-Songwriter artist discovery program with her original song "August" and was selected as a top-five finalist from a pool of 14,000 contestants. [2] [4] For the finals, she performed "August" and "Sailing Ships" and won, earning her a four-song EP, studio time with Grammy Award-winning producer Ariel Rechtshaid, and a performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. [2] [4] [5] After graduating college with a degree in English and creative writing, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue her music career. [2] [4]
In 2018, Ross was selected by Japanese composer Hydelic to write and sing on the tracks "Connected (Yours Forever)" and "Always Been But Never Dreamed" for Tetris Effect. [6] In 2019, she recorded and released a cover of "Both Sides, Now" as part of the "Turn Her Up" project by Pixie Lott & independent record label frtyfve for International Women's Day. [7] That same year, she was signed by Warner Records under the name Kathleen and recorded a number of singles and two EPs, Kathleen I & II, released in 2020. [2] [8]
Ross's cover version of "Pure Imagination", released in 2020, was used in a national ad campaign for Marriott Hotels & Resorts. [8] [9] On Olivia Rodrigo's debut album Sour, Ross was credited as a background vocalist and performed some vocal arrangements for the tracks "Favorite Crime" & "Happier". [10] Ross also has background vocals credits on Chappell Roan's "Pink Pony Club". [11]
In 2024, OneBeat announced Ross as a fellow for their residency and performance program. [12]
Ross currently lives in Paris, France. [13]
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