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, ''Impulse'', in June 2019 followed up by ''What Just Happened?'' in 2021. In 2022, she released the single "

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", which charted in Australia and the UK. She was then chosen as the support act for the European leg of

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Tour, taking place in March and April 2022. She released her debut album, ''Super Over'', in September 2023.

Early life

Kate was born on September 9, 1992 to a Jewish family. She was born and raised in Los Angeles, California and her family owned a radio station. Kate lived in New York for a while to pursue a career in music.

Career

In 2018, Kate began posting song covers on her self-titled YouTube channel. In this period of time she released her debut EP, ''Impulse'', which included the singles "WTF?" and "So Good". She followed up the EP with the release of singles "Visions" and "Bad Idea". In June 2020, Kate released "Fuck Up the Friendship" which picked up traction on

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and was streamed over 33 million times on Spotify. She followed this up with several singles including the releases of "Grave", "Boyfriend" and "Boy Next Door". In 2021, Kate released the singles "Calabasas" and "Veronica" in preparation for her second EP, ''What Just Happened?'', which was due for release that October. She had plans to open up for

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on her Fresh Start Tour across the United States and Canada but it was cut to only two shows due to the

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. She released the single "Dear Denny" in March 2022 and following it going viral on TikTok, quickly followed up with the release of "

", her first song on a major label, 10k Projects. The song continued growing on TikTok and grew in many European countries as she toured with

on the European leg of her

Tour. In 2022, she also toured with

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on their Cold Nights Tour across North America and released her single "Twinkle Twinkle". She followed this release with singles such as "Life Sux", "Monster", and "Hot All the Time", all included on her third EP, ''Alive and Unwell'', which was released on October 28, 2022. She began her first headline tour, the Alive and Unwell Tour, in

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on the same day. In December 2022, Kate toured Australia for the first time, performing shows in

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and

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. In September 2023, Kate released her debut album, ''Super Over''. In June 2024 Kate released her single "What Girls Do".

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Tours

Headlining * Alive and Unwell Tour (2022) * Super Over Tour (2023-2024) Opening * Fresh Start Tour -

(2021) * Life Support Tour –

(2022) * Cold Nights Tour –

(2022) * Panorama Tour -

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(2023) * The Unhealthy Club Tour -

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(2023) * Jess: The US Tour -

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(2024)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kate, Leah 1992 births American alternative rock musicians American pop rock singers 21st-century American women singers 21st-century American singers Living people Pop punk singers Singers from Los Angeles American women pop singers 10K Projects artists