Sara Kays

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Sara Kays
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Sara Kays photographed in 2022 in Montréal
Born (1999-02-18) February 18, 1999 (age 26) [1]
Indiana, US [1]
Occupation
  • Singer-songwriter
Years active2018–present
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Website sarakays.com

Sara Kays (born February 18, 1999) [1] is an American singer-songwriter.

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Early life

Kays grew up in Carmel, Indiana. After busking in her hometown as a teen, [2] she began posting covers online. Kays began writing and posting original songs after moving to Nashville, Tennessee for college. [3]

Career

She released her first EP A House Too Big in 2018.

In 2020 she released Remember That Night? which a Billboard review said "demonstrates the full-bodied nature of her songwriting, which tells the story of post-breakup wistfulness while the vocals are layered during the most piercing stray thoughts." [4] In 2021 she made her network TV debut performing it on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. [5]

She described Bored, released in 2023, as being "about how I struggle to open up to people because of the fear that people will get bored of me" in an interview with Rolling Stone. [6]

Musical influences

Kays cited Ed Sheeran, Mayday Parade, [7] Jake Bugg, and Shawn Mendes [2] as influences.

Discography

EPs

Singles

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sara Kays".
  2. 1 2 "Sara Kays / The Nashville-Based Artist Humanizing TikTok With Music As Therapy". www.flaunt.com. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  3. ↑ ""First Avenue Sara Kays"".
  4. ↑ Ginsberg, Gab (9 November 2020). "10 Cool New Pop Songs To Get You Through The Week: Tierra Whack, Jade Bird & More". Billboard. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - Sara Kays "Remember That Night?"". Facebook . Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  6. ↑ Mier, Tomás (31 March 2023). "Sara Kays Worries People She Meets Will Get 'Bored' of Her on Relatable New Single". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  7. ↑ Scott, Jason (27 January 2021). "Sara Kays Strips Down Viral Hit "Remember That Night?"". American Songwriter. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "Sara Kays on musicbrainz".
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