Tate McRae

Singer/songwriter/dancer Tate McRae was born July 1, 2003 in the Canadian city of Calgary, Alberta.

 

She made a name for herself as a competitive dancer placing second runner up on Season 13 of the series So You Think You Can Dance, achieved the “The Best Dancer” honor three times at the prestigious Dance Awards, and hit the stage for performances on Ellen, The Teen Choice Awards, and beyond. Not to mention, she lent her voice to NETFLIX’s animated series, Lalaloopsy, in the role of Spot Splatter Splash.

 

In 2011, she began regularly uploading videos to her YouTube channel and in 2017 launched the "Create with Tate" music series. In the years since, she has gained over 2.4 million subscribers and over 230 million video views on YouTube and has over 450 million combined on demand streams to date. An upload of her first song, "one day," drew over 32 million view and caught the attention of RCA Records, who signed the artist in 2019.

 

Her debut EP, all the things i never said, was released in January 2020. The first single "tear myself apart," was co-written by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell. Another release, "stupid," received airplay in Canada, Ireland and in the US. She also wrapped her completely sold out all the things I never said pt 1 tour which made stops in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, London, Berlin and Amsterdam. 

 

The singer is working on a new EP, which features her current single, "You Broke Me First."

 

(Photo credit: Amy Gardner)