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Katie Stevens
Katie Stevens in July 2010.
Katie Stevens in July 2010.
Background information
Birth nameKatherine Mari Stevens
Born (1992-12-08) December 8, 1992 (age 31)
Southbury, Connecticut
OriginMiddlebury, Connecticut, United States
GenresPop
OccupationSinger/Actress
Instrument(s)Vocals, piano, guitar, cello, flute, bass
Years active2010–present

Katherine Mari "Katie" Stevens (born December 8, 1992) is an American actress and singer. Katie finished in eighth place on the ninth season of American Idol. She stars in brand new MTV series Faking It.

Biography

Stevens grew up in Middlebury, Connecticut. Her parents are Mark Stevens and Clara Francisco.[1] She was named first runner-up to Miss Connecticut's Outstanding Teen, 2009,[2] and named the 2009 Westbury Outstanding Teen at the Greater Watertown Scholarship Pageant.[3]

Stevens first performed for an audience at five years old, when she sang the national anthem at a party for a politician in her hometown.[4] When she was 7 years old, she sang From This Moment On by Shania Twain at her aunt's wedding. Since she was young, Stevens has been active in her local theater community. She played the role of Dorothy in both BSS Children's Theater and Main Street Theater's Wizard of OZ. At Main Street Theater Stevens also played the role of Sharpay in High School Musical and "The Cat" in Honk. She played Nellie Forbush in Pomperaug High School's South Pacific alongside Gary Dwyer as Emile DeBeque.[5][6] In addition, Stevens performed at Carnegie Hall at the age of 13.[7]

She counts Whitney Houston and Jason Mraz among her favorite artists. Her musical influences include Taylor Swift, and her own brother, Ryan Stevens.[8] Among the instruments she can play are guitar, piano, cello, and flute; however, she never had a chance to play them on American Idol prior to her elimination from the competition.

Stevens has always had a passion for acting as well as singing. After Idol, she made the move to Los Angeles in hopes to blossom musically and begin her career as a music artist. Simultaneously, she took numerous acting classes and workshops. Years passed and Stevens had yet to release an album as she was approached by MTV to star as one of the lead roles in their new series "Faking It".

Post-Idol

After her elimination, Stevens made several appearances on talk shows. On April 16, 2010, she appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show where she performed "Over the Rainbow". Stevens also appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman along with Andrew Garcia, where they sang "Superhuman" by Chris Brown and Keri Hilson. She also, along with Andrew Garcia, appeared on the Wendy Williams Show where she performed "Big Girls Don't Cry".

From July 1 to August 31, 2010 Stevens toured with the American Idols LIVE! Tour 2010. On tour, she sang "Here We Go Again" by Demi Lovato and "Fighter" by Christina Aguilera.

After the tour, Stevens moved to Los Angeles where she began writing an album. She has yet to be signed with a recording label but has been writing songs with David Hodges. As of early November, Stevens has written a total of 9 songs, including one named "Waste My Time".[9] Stevens was a guest performer on Ídolos Portugal on December 12, 2010, where she sang "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey.[10]

In June 2012, Stevens played the title role in Todrick Hall's YouTube sensation "Beauty and the Beat".[11]

Faking It

Stevens was announced as one of the central roles of the upcoming MTV scripted comedy Faking It' which premiered on April 22, 2014.[12] The young aspiring actress landed the role of Karma, the spunky teenage high school co-lead of the series. She commented that her character, Karma, will not be doing any singing in the show unless it is scripted "organically." The show's premiere garnered more than 1 million viewers.

Personal life

Her Portuguese grandmother, Rita Francisco, is battling Alzheimer's disease.[13] Stevens speaks Portuguese. She graduated from Pomperaug High School in Southbury, Connecticut in June 2010[13] and was instrumental in the creation of the Evan Gagnon Memorial Scholarship Fund, which gives college scholarships to the seniors of Pomperaug High School. Evan Gagnon, who died in January 2009 at the age of two, was the son of Stevens' Spanish teacher.[14] Stevens had also been a member of Pomperaug's High School Varsity Swim Team all four years.

References

  1. ^ Restaurants Help Get Out The Vote For Katie Stevens On 'Idol' - Hartford Courant. Articles.courant.com (2010-03-09). Retrieved on 2013-07-28.
  2. ^ Southington woman crowned Miss Connecticut. Record-Journal, June 27, 2009
  3. ^ Past Miss Westbury’s Outstanding Teens Miss Greater Watertown website, January 18, 2009. Retrieved on 2013-10-02.
  4. ^ ydblogz.com. ydblogz.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-28.
  5. ^ "Theatre Company Wins Halo Awards in May". Waterbury Republican-American.
  6. ^ Daily News - Articles & Info on Health, Money, Social Security, Medicare, Politics - Bulletin Today. Bulletin.aarp.org (1965-07-28). Retrieved on 2013-07-28.
  7. ^ Katie Stevens Continues With "Idol" Dreams. NBC Connecticut (2010-03-09). Retrieved on 2013-07-28.
  8. ^ Katie Stevens - Season 9. American Idol. Retrieved on 2013-07-28.
  9. ^ Twitter / thekatiestevens: Finished an awesome song called. Twitter.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-28.
  10. ^ "EXCLUSIVO: Entrevista a Katie Stevens, finalista do American Idol". Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  11. ^ "YouTube: Beauty & the Beat". Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  12. ^ American Idol' Contestant Katie Stevens Starring In MTV Sitcom
  13. ^ a b Katie Stevens advances to final 12 - Connecticut Post. Ctpost.com (2010-03-11). Retrieved on 2013-07-28.
  14. ^ 'Katie' excitement mounts with creation of fan T-shirts and spirit bracelets. NewsTimes (2010-03-28). Retrieved on 2013-07-28.

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