Katie Armiger

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Katie Armiger
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Katie Armiger performs on July 28, 2011, in Everett, Washington
Background information
Birth nameKaitlyn Michelle Armiger
Born (1991-06-23) June 23, 1991 (age 32)
Origin Sugar Land, Texas, U.S.
Genres Country
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals
Years active2007–2015
LabelsCold River
Website www.katiearmiger.com

Kaitlyn Michelle Armiger (born June 23, 1991) is a country artist from Sugar Land, Texas, U.S. She was first inspired to pursue country music after winning a Houston, Texas, citywide competition for young country singers. [1] [2] As of 2014, Armiger has released four albums for Cold River Records and has charted seven singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts.

Contents

Career

Katie Armiger's self-titled debut album was released on Cold River Records in the U.S. on August 21, 2007. It was produced by Mark Oliverius, the producer for other country acts such as Lorrie Morgan and Trick Pony. [3] The first seven tracks of her album were co-written by Armiger with Oliverius and Ashlee Hewitt.

Armiger entered the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the first time in 2010 with "Kiss Me Now," which reached a peak of number 55. It served as the lead-off to her third album, Confessions of a Nice Girl, which was released in October 2010, and became her first album to chart. It charted on both Billboard Top Country Albums and Billboard Heatseekers. This album was Armiger's first self-titled album and featured nine tracks that Armiger co-wrote with Nashville songwriters. "Leaving Home" and "Best Song Ever" followed as the album's second and third singles, the former failed to chart, while the latter peaked at number 42. Her third album was re-released on September 20, 2011 to include her fourth single, "I Do But Do I", which was released to radio on July 11, 2011. [4] The re-release also included three more new songs, a dance mix of "Best Song Ever", and the music videos for "I Do But Do I" and "Best Song Ever." [4] "Scream," which was released as the fifth and final single from the album in October 2011, peaked at number 47 on the Hot Country Songs chart.

"Better in a Black Dress" was released in mid-June 2012, debuting at number 54 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart for the week of June 23, 2012. [5] Since then, the song has become her highest charting single. The album that followed on January 22, 2013, Fall Into Me , became her highest charting album to date. It marked Armiger's first entry on the Independent Albums chart (No. 6) and the all-genre Billboard 200 (No. 32). It also became her first top 10 country album, debuting at number 7. The album's second single, "Playin' with Fire", was released February 11, 2013.

Katie Armiger left the music business in 2015. She later said she had been blacklisted after complaining about sexual harassment. Lawsuits between Armiger and Cold River Records and its founder Pete O’Heeron were settled in 2019. Terms of the settlement are confidential. [6] [7] [8]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US Country
[9]
US
[10]
US
Indie

[11]
US
Heat

[12]
Katie Armiger
  • Release date: August 14, 2007
  • Label: Cold River Records
  • Format: CD, music download
Believe
  • Release date: July 1, 2008
  • Label: Cold River Records
  • Format: CD, Music Download
Confessions of a Nice Girl
  • Release date: October 5, 2010
  • Label: Cold River Records
  • Format: CD, Music Download
5836
Fall Into Me
  • Release date: January 15, 2013
  • Label: Cold River Records
  • Format: CD, Music Download
7326
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart
positions
Album
US Country
[13]
US Country Airplay
[14]
2007"17 in Abilene"Katie Armiger
2008"Make Me Believe"
"Unseen"Believe
2009"Trail of Lies"
"Gone"
2010"Kiss Me Now"55Confessions of a Nice Girl
"Leaving Home"
"Best Song Ever"42
2011"I Do But Do I"
"Scream"47
2012"Better in a Black Dress"4542Fall Into Me
2013"Playin' with Fire"50
2014"Safe"57
"One Night Between Friends"60
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
YearTitleArtistAlbum
2014"Glitter" Coco Jones

Music videos

YearTitleDirector
2007"17 in Abilene"Kristin Barlowe
2008"Make Me Believe"
"Unseen"Stephen Shepherd
"All I Want for Christmas Is You"Glenn Switzer
"I Just Want to Be with You This Christmas"
2009"Trail of Lies"Stephen Shepherd
"Gone"Traci Goudie
2010"Kiss Me Now"Evan Kaufmann
"Leaving Home"Stephen Shepherd
"Best Song Ever"
2011"I Do but Do I"
"Scream"Ryan Hamblin
2012"Better in a Black Dress"Stephen Shepherd
2013"Playin' with Fire" [15]
2014"Safe" Justin Baldoni
"One Night Between Friends" [16]

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