Tate McRae

Tate Rosner McRae (born July 1, 2003) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress.

At the age of thirteen, she gained prominence as the first Canadian finalist on the American reality television series So You Think You Can Dance.

Tate Rosner McRae was born in Calgary, Alberta, on July 1, 2003, to a Canadian father of Scottish descent and mother of German descent.

At the age of four, due to her father's work, she moved with her family to Oman, where her mother taught dance lessons, and she lived there for three years.

During her time in Oman, McRae attended The American International School Muscat (TAISM).

McRae began recreational dance training at age six.

Having returned to Calgary, at the age of eight, she began to train more intensively in dance and competed with Drewitz Dance Productions.

From age 11, she began training in all styles of dance at YYC Dance Project, a dance company owned by her mother, and underwent ballet training at the School of Alberta Ballet, the training school for the Alberta Ballet Company.

McRae attended Western Canada High School and graduated online in 2022.

Since its creation in 2011, McRae's YouTube channel has featured a fairly consistent stream of primarily dance videos.

McRae served as a voice actress for the Lalaloopsy franchise, voicing the part of Spot Splatter Splash from the show's inception in 2013 until its conclusion in 2015.

McRae was awarded Mini Best Female Dancer at the 2013 Dance Awards in New York City.

After gaining some prominence, she became a brand ambassador for the American dance manufacturer Capezio.

She became a finalist at the New York City Dance Alliance's 2014 National Gala.

In 2015, McRae was awarded a two-week scholarship at the Berlin State Ballet company after winning the silver medal as a soloist and the bronze medal for her duet at the 2015 Youth America Grand Prix.

She danced in the music video for Walk off the Earth's platinum-certified single "Rule The World".

For the second time, McRae was awarded the Best Female Dancer award at the 2015 Dance Awards, this time in the Junior category.

In June 2016, she performed at Justin Bieber's concert in Calgary for the Purpose World Tour during Bieber's performance of "Children".

In April 2016, McRae performed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show as part of the DancerPalooza troupe.

In June 2016, she took part in the thirteenth season of American television show So You Think You Can Dance. While competing for the America's Favorite Dancer title as a non-American, she was mentored by American dancer and actress Kathryn McCormick.

She advanced further in the competition than any other Canadian in the show's history, placing third on the final episode.

Canadian TV host Murtz Jaffer from Toronto Sun reacted, "The fact that Canadians couldn't vote for Tate makes her third-place finish all the more impressive. While she might not have been voted America's favourite dancer, she certainly might be Canada's."

She performed at the 2016 Teen Choice Awards as a finalist from the SYTYCD cast.

She performed again on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in October 2016 as part of the Jump Dance Convention troupe.

She was featured on the cover of Dance Spirit Magazine in April 2017.

In May 2017, she was featured in a pas de deux in Alberta Ballet Company's production, "Our Canada" choreographed by Jean Grand-Maître.

In November 2017, after performing a dance to Demi Lovato's song Tell Me You Love Me she was invited by Lovato to rehearse with their dancers for their performance at the American Music Awards.

In 2017 she started Create With Tate, a video series, focused on showcasing original songs she wrote and recorded in her bedroom.

Her upload of the series' first song "One Day" which she wrote at the age of 14, attracted over 40 million views, prompting her to self-release the song as an independent single.

The song would eventually be certified gold in Canada, making it the first certification of her career.

From 2017 to 2019, McRae continued to upload and release independent singles as part of her Create With Tate series.

For the third time, she won Best Female Dancer at the 2018 Dance Awards in Las Vegas, this time in the Teen category, making her the first dancer in the competition's history to win in all categories from mini to teen.

In April 2018, she choreographed and danced in the music video for the song "Just Say When" by American rock band Nothing More.

McRae was signed by RCA Records in 2019 after her songs had gained traction online—including her 2017 viral hit "One Day"—and released her debut extended play (EP), All the Things I Never Said (2020) the following January.

Released in April of that year, her single, "You Broke Me First" became an international hit and peaked at number eight on the Canadian Hot 100, as well as number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In 2021, McRae was the youngest musician to be featured on the Forbes ' 30 Under 30 list.

Her second EP, Too Young to Be Sad (2021) was the most streamed female EP of 2021 on Spotify.

Her debut studio album, I Used to Think I Could Fly (2022) was met with favorable critical response and peaked at number 13 on the US Billboard 200, also reaching the top ten in several countries.

Her 2023 single, "Greedy" saw her furthest commercial success and peaked atop the Canadian Hot 100, reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100, and preceded the release of her second studio album, Think Later (2023), which debuted in the top five in various countries.

Its follow-up, "Exes", peaked at numbers nine and 34 on the charts, respectively.