Kat Perkins is an American singer from Scranton, North Dakota. She appeared on The Voice season 6 and advanced to the television show's semi-finals. She released her first single in August 2014.
Early life and education Kat Perkins was born and raised in Scranton, North Dakota. She is the daughter of Mark Perkins, a music teacher, and Gayle Perkins, an organist. As a child, Kat Perkins sang harmonies with her sister Kelly and took piano lessons. She began performing professionally at the age of fifteen.
Career In 1999, Perkins graduated from high school and joined the Medora Musical, a musical production performed in North Dakota. She moved to Twin Cities, Minnesota to attend cosmetology school, where she began working in Hey City Theater Productions.
Perkins fronted Scarlet Haze, a band from Twin Cities, Minnesota. In 2005, the band opened for Bon Jovi at the Target Center in Minneapolis. Perkins had surgery on her vocal cords, which resulted in a three-year hiatus from her singing career. She began working as a full-time nanny for a family with five children in Twin Cities During her off time, Perkins traveled to the Middle East with other musicians to entertain American military troops in 2013.
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. In October 2013, Perkins was selected for The Voice's blind auditions. Perkins performed "Gold Dust Woman" at the television show's blind audition, and received interest from three judges. She chose Adam Levine as her coach, who led her to the semi-finals. Perkins was saved from elimination twice by audience votes via Twitter, before being eliminated from The Voice in May 2014. Perkins was part of the most tweeted-about moment in history of a television show.
In August 2014, Perkins released her first single, "Fearless". The week following the single's release, "Fearless" placed in the top five on iTunes rock chart. "Fearless" also qualified for the first round of the Grammy Awards "Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance" competition. Her experience on The Voice inspired Perkins to write the song. 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. Perkins began touring her single and songs from The Voice in October 2014. That month, she sang the national anthem at a Minnesota Vikings football game. Since 2022, she is a backing vocalist for Kid Rock's Twisted Brown Trucker Band.
The Voice (2014) Round Date Song Original Artist Order Result 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 NicksSaved by CoachThe Battles; Round 2April 7"Suddenly I See" (vs. Dawn & Hawkes) KT TunstallPlayoff RoundApril 14"Open Arms"Journey2.8 Adam's choiceTop 12April 21"Magic Man"Heart 9 Public's VoteTop 10April 28"Landslide"Fleetwood Mac 1Instant SaveTop 8May 5"Get Lucky"Daft Punk 3Top 5May 12"Chandelier"Sia 3 Eliminated"Let It Go"Frozen 7
Discography Studio albums Title Album details Kat Perkins Released: July 10, 2015 Label: Kat Perkins Music Format: Digital download
Extended plays Title Album details Fearless Released: September 26, 2014 Label: Kat Perkins Format: Digital download A Kat Perkins Christmas Released: November 16, 2015 Label: Kat Perkins Music Format: Digital download A Kat Perkins Christmas, Vol. II Released: November 24, 2016 Label: Kat Perkins Music Format: Digital download
Singles + List of singles, with release year and affiliated album Year Title Album 2014 "Fearless" Fearless 2015 "Drive" Kat Perkins 2016 "Angels"
As featured artist + List of featured singles, with release year and affiliated album Year Title Other artist Album 2013 "The One That Got (Pushed) Away" You Jump, I Jump Reckless
Promotional singles + List of singles, with release year and affiliated album Year Title Album 2014 "Barracuda" Fearless "Paris (Ooh La La)" "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" A Kat Perkins Christmas
Other charted songs Year Single Peak chartpositions Album US Pop Digital<br/ > US Rock 2014 "Landslide" — 35 rowspan="3" "Get Lucky" 27 — "Let It Go" 45 —
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