Katie Armiger
| Katie Armiger | |
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 Katie Armiger performs on July 28, 2011 in Everett, Washington |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kaitlyn Michelle Armiger |
| Born | June 27, 1991 |
| Origin | Sugar Land, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Cold River Records |
| Website | http://www.katiearmiger.com |
Kaitlyn Michelle "Katie" Armiger (born June 27, 1991) is a country artist from Sugar Land, Texas. She was first inspired to pursue country music after winning a Houston, Texas city-wide competition for young country singers.[1] To date, Armiger has released three albums for Cold River Records and has charted three singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
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[edit] Career
Katie Armiger's self-titled debut album, was released on Cold River Records in the U.S. on August 21, 2007. It was produced by Mark Oliverius, the producer for other country acts such as Lorrie Morgan and Trick Pony.[2] The first seven tracks of her album were co-written by Armiger with Oliverius and Ashlee Hewitt.
Armiger entered the Billboard country charts for the first time in 2010 with "Kiss Me Now." It served as the lead-off to her third album, Confessions of a Nice Girl, which was released in October 2010, and became her first album to chart. "Best Song Ever," released as the album's third single in October 2010, charted at number 42. Her third album will be re-released on September 20, 2011 to include her fourth singe, "I Do But Do I", which was released to radio on July 11, 2011.[3] The re-release will also include three more new songs, a dance mix of "Best Song Ever", and the music videos for "I Do But Do I" and "Best Song Ever."[3]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| US Country [4] |
US Heat [5] |
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| Katie Armiger |
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— | — |
| Believe |
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— | — |
| Confessions of a Nice Girl |
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58 | 36 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | |||
| 2007 | "17 in Abilene" | — | Katie Armiger |
| 2008 | "Make Me Believe" | — | |
| "Unseen" | — | Believe | |
| 2009 | "Trail of Lies" | — | |
| "Gone" | — | ||
| 2010 | "Kiss Me Now" | 55 | Confessions of a Nice Girl |
| "Leaving Home" | — | ||
| "Best Song Ever" | 42 | ||
| 2011 | "I Do But Do I" | — | |
| "Scream"A | 53 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
- A Current single.
[edit] Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "17 in Abilene" | Kristin Barlowe |
| 2008 | "Make Me Believe" | Stephen Shepherd |
| "Unseen" | ||
| "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | Glenn Switzer | |
| "I Just Want to Be with You This Christmas" | ||
| 2009 | "Trail of Lies" | Stephen Shepherd |
| "Gone" | Traci Goudie | |
| 2010 | "Kiss Me Now" | Evan Kaufmann |
| "Leaving Home" | Stephen Shepherd | |
| "Best Song Ever" | ||
| 2011 | "I Do but Do I" | |
| "Scream" | Ryan Hamblin |
[edit] References
- ^ Chron.com | News, search and shopping from the Houston Chronicle
- ^ OMG Nashville - Oliverius Music Group
- ^ a b New Releases Coming: Katie Armiger and Reggae’s Gone Country
- ^ "Katie Armiger Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/katie-armiger/chart-history/923275. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ^ "Katie Armiger Album & Song Chart History - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/katie-armiger/chart-history/923275?f=324&g=Albums. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- Guerra, Joey. (May 30, 2007) Houston Chronicle Katie Armiger, 16, dreams about a career in music.
- Hughes, Kim. (July 12, 2007) Houston Chronicle Faces in the crowd/Sugar Land teen spends summer on the road/Katie Armiger promotes first CD of country music. Section: This week; Page 2.
- Broadcast News (August 8, 2007) Prep-Country Road. (reprinted by WQDR-94.7 FM).
