Kate Voegele

Kate Elizabeth Voegele (born December 8, 1986) is an American singer-songwriter and actress.

Kate Elizabeth Voegele was born in the Cleveland suburb of Bay Village, Ohio on December 8, 1986.

Voegele has a younger sister named Courtney.

She is of German, English, French, Irish, Scottish, and Italian descent.

Voegele was taught to play guitar at age 15.

Voegele made her musical debut in 2002, while Voegele was only 16 years old, when she recorded and released her debut extended play, The Other Side.

The song "Top of the World" received local radio airplay, and songs from the album were performed locally by Voegele at numerous venues.

That same year, Voegele performed alongside John Mayer and Counting Crows.

She made her musical debut in 2003, with the release of her extended play The Other Side.

She performed numerous local live shows to promote the album, and toured with artists such as John Mayer.

In 2004, it was revealed that Voegele would be a performer at the 2004 Farm Aid concert, alongside artists such as Willie Nelson and Neil Young.

Voegele's songs began being used in popular media as well around this time.

Her song "Only Fooling Myself" was featured in series' such as Clubhouse and The Ghost Whisperer.

Her song "It's Only Life" was featured in the MTV series Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County.

In 2004, Voegele released her second extended play, Louder Than Words.

The extended play, as well as her previous one, helped further draw interest in Voegele as an artist.

The album featured songs from her first album, as well as a new song titled "Better Days".

In 2005, she released her second extended play, Louder Than Words.

Both had local success, and helped raise awareness of Voegele as an artist.

During this time period, Voegele performed at events such as Farm Aid to promote her music, and began posting her music on popular social media network MySpace.

She also won numerous awards and honors for her songwriting abilities.

In 2005, Voegele graduated from Bay High School where she was on the dance squad.

She attended college at Miami University where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.

That same year, Voegele's song "Only Fooling Myself" won the Pop category of the 2005 USA Songwriting Contest, the youngest artist ever to win the honor in any category.

Voegele officially signed with Interscope Records in 2006, and immediately began working on her official debut album.

In 2006, her song "I Won't Disagree" was a winner of the New York City Songwriters Circle.

Her first studio album, Don't Look Away, was released in 2007 to generally positive reviews.

The album became her first to chart on the Billboard 200, and was re-released numerous times since its release.

It spawned two singles, one of which charted on the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart.

While promoting this album, Voegele began appearing as Mia Catalano in the television series One Tree Hill.

This made her acting debut, and helped promote her music.

Voegele released her second studio album, A Fine Mess, in 2009.

The album debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200.

It spawned one single, "99 Times", which became her most successful radio single in the US to date.

Numerous promotional singles were released to promote the album, some of which had commercial success.

She would remain a recurring cast member for four seasons, lasting until 2011.

In 2011, Voegele released her third studio album, Gravity Happens.

This was her first album to be released through ATO Records.

The album debuted and peaked at number 53 on the Billboard 200.

Her fourth studio album, Canyonlands, was released in 2016.