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Kate McGill Kate Laura McGill (born March 10, 1990),[1] [2] is a singer-songwriter from the UK. She currently has almost 20 million upload views on YouTube,[3] which has served as the launching point for her music career.

Background

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Kate was born in Carmarthen, Wales to Joanna and Rory McGill. Kate describes her parents as "ridiculously supportive and lovely."[2] She has one sister, Victoria, and two brothers, Stephen and Nick. Kate describes her childhood as "relatively lovely" and states that it was "nothing out of the ordinary."[2] Kate currently lives in Plymouth, South West England, where she studied Theatre and Performance at the University of Plymouth for a year before dropping out to concentrate on her musical career.

Career

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Kate McGill rose to popularity through YouTube, where she currently has over 110,000 subscribers.[3] She's used her Youtube fame to focus full-time on her music career, previously quitting her job at Zara, a popular clothing store. She is currently unsigned, but managed by Charlie Arme.[4] Kate is working on her first album, while touring England. Harriet Davies, of The Big Issue recently wrote that "her folk-inspired music already invites comparisons with this year’s favourite Ellie Goulding."[5]

References

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  1. ^ Kate McGill (2011). "Kate McGill". last.fm. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Kate McGill. "a mini bio:". mrsite.com. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Kate McGill. "katem3". YouTube. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  4. ^ Kate McGill. "kate mcgill". MySpace. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  5. ^ Harriet Davies (June 30, 2010). "Kate McGill". The Big Issue, Scotland. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
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  • www.katemcgill.co.uk/[1]
  • www.myspace.com/katemcgillmusic[2]
  • www.facebook.com/katemcgillmusic[3]
  • www.last.fm/music/Kate+McGill[4]
  • www.youtube.com/user/katem3[5]