Kate Stewart (born 16 January 1995), also formerly known as KStewart, is an English singer-songwriter. She featured on the vocal version of Oliver Heldens's "

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", and her song "Ain't Nobody" charted at number 86 on the UK Singles Chart. On 23 November 2018, she released her first EP, named ''In the Beginning''.

Life and career

1995-2017: Early life and career beginnings

Kate Stewart was born on 16 January 1995 in

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and grew up in

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. She grew up in an artistic family: her father is a comedian and her mother was a dancer. Stewart has a brother who is a music producer and songwriter. She was educated at

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(ArtsEd) in

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, where she learned musical theatre. She initially wanted to be an actress, but later turned to music. In 2014, under the name "KStewart", she released her first single "Tell Me 'Bout That", which she collaborated in concert with British duo Bondax. During these years, she worked and collaborated with many artists such as

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, and

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. Stewart was invited to perform her music with French DJ

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for ''

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'', the French equivalent of ''

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''. Stewart was signed to

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, making pop-oriented music.

2018-present: ''In the Beginning''

In May 2018, Stewart announced her new project and released the first single "Loving You", at the same time going independent and changing her stage name to "Kate Stewart". On 23 November 2018, she released her first EP "In the Beginning" under the label Platoon. On 11 February 2019, Stewart released a music video for "Bad Enough". Later in 2019, she announced a collaboration with singer and songwriter Ryan Ashley for the song "Innocent", which was released on 3 June.

Artistry

Influences

Stewart grew up listening to pop artists such as

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and

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. Other musicians she admire include

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and

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Voice

Stewart is a

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and possesses a three-octave

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. Her voice has received comparisons with

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and

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Discography

EPs

Singles

as lead artist

as featured artist

Guest appearances

Songwriting Credits

References

External links

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