Kate Voegele

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Kate Voegele

Background information
Birth name Kate Elizabeth Voegele
Born December 8, 1986 (1986-12-08) (age 22)
Origin Bay Village, Ohio, United States,
Genre(s) Pop, rock, folk-pop
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, musician, actress
Instrument(s) Vocals, guitar, mandolin, piano
Years active 2003–present
Label(s) Interscope/MySpace

Kate Elizabeth Voegele (vōgəl) (born December 8, 1986) is singer-songwriter, musician, and actress from the Cleveland suburb of Bay Village, Ohio. She is currently signed to Interscope Records.

Voegele began gaining interest from record labels and management companies after recording a series of demos. The first demo "The Other Side" (released in 2003) was produced by multi-platinum, award winning producer Michael Seifert. Her second demo "Louder Than Words" (released in 2004) was produced by Marshall Altman. Kate signed a record deal with MySpace Records in 2006 and released her debut album Don't Look Away (produced by Marshall Altman) in May of 2007. The album has since sold over 225,000 copies, according to Nielsen Soundscan.

She released her second studio-album, A Fine Mess, in May, 2009. It was produced by Mike Elizondo. It sold 37,000 copies in its first week in the United States.


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[edit] Performance History and Awards

Voegele performed at Farm Aid in 2004 and 2005 with Dave Matthews, Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp. She released the EP "Louder Than Words" in February 2005.

Her song, "Only Fooling Myself" was featured in CBS' dramas Clubhouse and Ghost Whisperer. "It's Only Life" was featured on MTV's Newport Harbor, the Lifetime Original movie Custody, and in The Sisterhood of The Traveling Pants 2 trailers. "Facing Up" was featured on MTV's The Hills.

Voegele's song "I Won't Disagree" was a winner of the New York City, Songwriters Circle in 2006.[1] Her song "Only Fooling Myself" also won praise at the 2006 USA Songwriting Competition at Borders Books & Music in Austin, TX.[2]

Voegele sang the national anthem at an NBA basketball game between the New York Knicks and the Utah Jazz at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY on December 23, 2005. She also supported The Relief Project charity event in New York City on December 22, 2005 as a guest singer with her father Will playing the guitar. Voegele later sang the national anthem at the Cincinnati Reds vs. Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball game in Cincinnati, Ohio in September 2006, and opened a show at the House of Blues, Cleveland, Ohio on Saturday, September 30, 2006 for the popular country rock duo Michelle Branch and Jessica Harp, also known as The Wreckers.

During the Spring of 2008, opened for Hanson along with Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers. During the Spring and Summer of 2008, Voegele opened for Natasha Bedingfield and The Veronicas on the Verizon VIP Tour. Voegele has recently wrapped up her national headlining "Back 2 School Tour" sponsored by MySpace and the University of Phoenix.

Voegele made a post on her website saying that her second album is due out this spring. "First of all, I'm working on my SECOND RECORD right now and it's going GREAT!!! I've been writing a lot the last few months and also wrote a lot while on the road this past year, so all of that is going into this new album and I'm so excited for you guys to hear it! It'll be out this spring and I'll keep you posted every step of the way"

Voegele announced on her official website that her second album, A Fine Mess, will be released on May 18th, 2009. One of the songs from the album, Manhattan From the Sky, was featured on One Tree Hill. She has confirmed that "Lift Me Up" will be released as well as a new song called "Sweet Silver Lining".

Voegele recorded "Good to You" with Josh Ramsay for Marianas Trench's album Masterpiece Theatre.

[edit] Backing Band Members

Sam Getz (of Cactus 12) - Guitar, Mandolin, Pedal Steel, Cajon

Mark Tobik - Bass

Brett Lindemann - Keyboard

Bob Matthews - Drums

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

  • All albums were released on MySpace/Interscope Records.
Year Album Chart positions
Billboard 200 US Indie Top Digital Albums Top Comprehensive Albums Top Modern Rock/Alternative Albums Top Modern Rock Albums Top Pop Catalog Albums Top Internet Albums Canada Top 40 World Albums
2007 Don't Look Away

Released : May 22, 2007
Label : Myspace , Interscope

 27 7 5 28 6 5 37 — — —
2009 A Fine Mess

Released : May 18, 2009
Label : Myspace , Interscope

 10 — 4 10 — — — 15 8 21

[edit] EPs

  • 2003: The Other Side
  • 2005: Louder Than Words

[edit] Soundtracks

[edit] Charted songs and singles

Year Songs Chart positions Album
US Hot 100 US Pop 100 US Digital US Adult T40 UK Canadian Hot 100 Canadian Digital
2007 "Kindly Unspoken" 98 66 57 - - - - Don't Look Away
"No Good" 122 - 118 - - - -
2008 "Wish You Were" 113 88 - - - - -
"Only Fooling Myself" - - - 37 - - -
"Hallelujah" (UK Single) 68 43 28 - 53 - -
"When You Wish Upon a Star" - - - - - - - DisneyMania 6
"Lift Me Up" 116 - 84 - - - - AT&T Team USA
"You Can't Break a Broken Heart" - - - - - - - Don't Look Away (Deluxe Version)
2009 "Manhattan From The Sky" 112 - 95 - - - - A Fine Mess
"99 Times" 108 - 93 31 - 58 27
"Angel" 103 - 72 - - 47 21
"Lift Me Up (New Edit)" 110 - 87 - - 29 10
"Sweet Silver Lining" 114 - 92 - - 87 56
"Forever & Almost Always" 118 - 92 - - - 65

Bold songs are official singles

[edit] Featured Song

2009 Good To You Marianas Trench
From albumm "Masterpiece Theatre"

[edit] Education

Voegele attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio through spring of 2007 as a fine art and psychology major, leaving to focus on a music career afterwards.

As of spring 2008, Voegele is pursuing a bachelor of science degree in Psychology at the University of Phoenix (UOP) online while balancing her professional music career on the road touring.[3]

[edit] Gallery

Farm Aid- Chicago, Illinois
September 18th, 2005

Southport Chicago
July 23rd, 2005

Kate Playing in Rochester, NY

Kate Playing in Rochester, NY

Kate Playing in Rochester, NY

[edit] References

  1. ^ ""Congratulations to Kate Voegele for winning the 2006 Songwriting Contest for her song I Won't Disagree". http://songwriters-circle.com/contest_info.htm. Retrieved on 2007-05-21. ""Kate Voegele - I Won't Disagree ***FIRST PLACE GRAND PRIZE WINNER***"" 
  2. ^ ""Kate Voegele (2005 USA Songwriting Competition 1st Prize Winner - Pop"". USA Songwriting Competition presented a SXSW Showcase at Borders Books & Music. http://www.songwriting.net/showcases.html. Retrieved on 2007-05-21. "Kate Voegele (2005 USA Songwriting Competition 1st Prize Winner - Pop)" 
  3. ^ ""University of Phoenix presents Kate Voegele 101, In School and On Tour"". Kate Voegele 101, In School and On Tour, University of Phoenix. http://www.myspace.com/katevoegele101. Retrieved on 2008-04-06. "Kate Voegele "My Education - University of Phoenix, Degree Program: Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Current Course: GEN 300 - Skills for Professional Development, Dates: March 18 - April 21, 2008." 


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