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]
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Born | Scranton, North Dakota, U.S. |
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Occupation(s) | Singer |
Website | katperkinsmusic |
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]
Round | Date | Song | Original Artist | Order | Result |
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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) | K.T. 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 |
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Kat Perkins[19] |
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Title | Album details |
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Fearless[20] |
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A Kat Perkins Christmas[21] |
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A Kat Perkins Christmas, Vol. II[22] |
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Year | Title | Album |
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2014 | "Fearless"[23] | Fearless |
2015 | "Drive"[24] | Kat Perkins |
2016 | "Angels"[25] | Non-album single |
Year | Title | Other artist | Album |
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2013 | "The One That Got (Pushed) Away"[26] | You Jump, I Jump | Reckless[upper-alpha 1] |
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2014 | "Barracuda"[28] | Fearless |
"Paris (Ooh La La)"[29] | ||
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"[30] | A Kat Perkins Christmas | |
Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
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US Pop Digital [31] |
US Rock [32] | |||
2014 | "Landslide" | — | 35 | Non-album single |
"Get Lucky" | 27 | — | ||
"Let It Go" | 45 | — | ||
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