Kat Graham
Feb 24, 2013
Kat Graham takes a break from playing Bonnie on the Vampire Diaries to sizzle in her ferociously fearless and seductive music video for "Wanna Say."
Graham began her career in the entertainment industry at age six. Over the next eight years, she appeared in various commercials. At the age of 15, Graham caught the eye of choreographer Fatima Robinson, and was asked to perform at the BET Awards as a background dancer for lil' Bow Wow. Graham followed her BET Awards appearance with work as a background dancer for Missy Elliott, Pharrell, Jamie Foxx. Graham has appeared in various music videos, including Akon's "Lonely", Christina Millian's "Dip It Low", Justin Bieber and Usher's "Somebody to Love (Remix)", 112's "What If", John Legend's "Used to Love U", Nelly's "Just A Dream" and Diddy - Dirty Money with Usher "Looking for Love".
In February 2012, Graham signed a recording contract with A&M Octone Records which was marked as her first major label signing. In March 2012, Graham released her first single "Put Your Graffiti On Me" which premiered on PerezHilton.com, which received positive reviews from critics. That same month the official music video premiered and as of October 19, 2012 has reached about 4.8 million views on YouTube. The song peaked at #5 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart. On May 29, Graham performed the track on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. This was marked as her first televised musical performance ever. On that same day Graham released her first EP Against The Wall which debuted at #54 on the iTunesMusic Album Chart.
Graham is currently in the process of recording her debut album. The second single taken from her debut EP is the track "Wanna Say". The music video was directed by Benny Boom and produced by London Alley. It's scheduled for release in late September. She also appeared on the song "Dog Day Afternoon" from the Ras Kass & Doc Hollywood free collaborative digital album "Spit No Evil".