Bio : Leah Kate
LEAH KATE MINI BIO
Leah Kate is an American singer best known for her Y2K inspired pop-rock tracks “F*ck Up the Friendship,” “F U Anthem,” and her certified platinum hit “10 Things I Hate About You, which charted on Billboard Global 200 and Pop Radio Top 20, has millions of streams to date, and went viral on TikTok with over one million videos using the sound. Last year, she dropped her EP ‘Alive and Well’ and toured alongside Madison Beer, Hayley Kiyoko, and Chase Atlantic. She performed her debut set at a music festival and headlined her own tours in the U.K and Europe, proving that she’s able to make her work translate to the world’s biggest stages. Leah Kate is proving to be a star on the rise with 300M+ global streams, 200M+ TikTok views to date, and millions of followers across all socials. Kate has much more in store for the remainder of the year including the release of her debut album 'Super Over' andher first ever headlining US tour this Fall.
LEAH KATE FULL BIO
Leah Kate writes pop/rock anthems that cut to the bone. Pairing booming, radio-ready choruses with poignant, hyper-specific details, her songs are intimate and razor-sharp—the sort of tracks that resonate with listeners around the world. With the success of the snarky breakup song “10 Things I Hate About You,” the Los Angeles native is realizing her childhood dreams of pop stardom by reaching deep within and sharing relatable feelings alongside addictive melodies.
A week and a half after she posted a snippet on TikTok, the song was live on DSPs and has since amassed millions of streams to date, zoomed into the Top 20 at Pop Radio and went viral on TikTok with nearly 1 million videos using the sound, proof of how quickly and how widely her songs can resonate. Singles like “Life Sux,” emphasize how relatable her songs can be as she turns an existential spiral into an anthem for living in the moment. It’s a compelling gesture and one that shows just how unique a personality Kate has brought to her music from the very beginning.
Since taking her first singing lesson at 5, Kate knew that music was her destiny. “I would just watch music videos and try to sing like my favorite artists,” she remembers. By 13, she’d penned her first song. “It was about a stupid guy, obviously,” she quips. “I hadn’t even had a boyfriend, but I clearly liked to write about the same things as I do now.”
From then on, she focused on making contacts within the music industry. “I would Google Katy Perry's producers and email them voice notes,” she says. “I was such a little hustler.” The budding artist couldn’t muster the same passion for school. “I didn’t give a f***,” she matter-of-factly states. Instead, she devoted herself to music, penning the empowering track “Fuck Up the Friendship,” which caught the attention of Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian, who became a huge supporter of Leah. Feeling momentum building, Kate got to work.
During writing sessions, she randomly pulled up the instrumental of a rock song and started singing over it. Liking the result, she brought guitars into the mix on “F U Anthem” (another ode to the chump who inspired “10 Things”) and realized she had finally found her sound by marrying crushing rock riffs to sugar-rush choruses. “I grew up loving Green Day, No Doubt, and Avril Lavigne,” she says. “It just made sense.”
The stars aligned when Kate met producer Mike Wise and co-writer Madi Yanofsky. Together, they conjured “10 Things I Hate About You,” and the singer’s long-awaited pop vision started coming true. Last year, the singer released her debut EP, Alive and Unwell, which features the bombastic titular single.
Kate isn’t slowing down. She’s signed to 10K Projects and MDDN, toured overseas with Madison Beer and stateside with Chase Atlantic. She performed her debut set at a music festival and headlined her own tours in the U.K and Europe, proving that she’s able to make her work translate to the world’s biggest stages. She’s setting her sights on the next level of her music career. She proclaims, “It just motivates me to work harder on the next one.”
“This was just always how I envisioned my future,” she says. And proving people wrong is, it turns out, just a bonus: “I spent so much time and energy concerned about other people's opinions—and now I don’t care. I’m living my dream."
She has so much in store for the remainder of the year including the release of her new single "Super Over" and is bringing her kick-ass set to Summerfest July 6th. Be sure to stay tuned!