# Kat Perkins

Kat Perkins is an American singer from Scranton, North Dakota. She appeared on The Voice season 6 and advanced to the television show's semi-finals. She released her first single in August 2014.

## Early life and education

Kat Perkins was born and raised in Scranton, North Dakota. She is the daughter of Mark Perkins, a music teacher, and Gayle Perkins, an organist. As a child, Kat Perkins sang harmonies with her sister Kelly and took piano lessons. She began performing professionally at the age of fifteen.

## Career

In 1999, Perkins graduated from high school and joined the Medora Musical, a musical production performed in North Dakota. She moved to Twin Cities, Minnesota to attend cosmetology school, where she began working in Hey City Theater Productions.
Perkins fronted Scarlet Haze, a band from Twin Cities, Minnesota. In 2005, the band opened for Bon Jovi at the Target Center in Minneapolis. Perkins had surgery on her vocal cords, which resulted in a three-year hiatus from her singing career. She began working as a full-time nanny for a family with five children in Twin Cities During her off time, Perkins traveled to the Middle East with other musicians to entertain American military troops in 2013.
Perkins was chosen to audition for The Voice season 6 in Los Angeles, California, after producers saw a video of her singing Adele's "Someone Like You" on YouTube. In October 2013, Perkins was selected for The Voice's blind auditions. Perkins performed "Gold Dust Woman" at the television show's blind audition, and received interest from three judges. She chose Adam Levine as her coach, who led her to the semi-finals. Perkins was saved from elimination twice by audience votes via Twitter, before being eliminated from The Voice in May 2014. Perkins was part of the most tweeted-about moment in history of a television show.
In August 2014, Perkins released her first single, "Fearless". The week following the single's release, "Fearless" placed in the top five on iTunes rock chart. "Fearless" also qualified for the first round of the Grammy Awards "Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance" competition. Her experience on The Voice inspired Perkins to write the song. In September 2014, Perkins and EduTech partnered with the "Positive Social Media Tour" to visit schools across the United States to discuss social media with students and give a live performance. Perkins began touring her single and songs from The Voice in October 2014. That month, she sang the national anthem at a Minnesota Vikings football game. Since 2022 she is a backing vocalist for Kid Rock's Twisted Brown Trucker Band.

## The Voice (2014)

| Round | Date | Song | Original Artist | Order | Result |
| Blind Auditions | March 10 | "Gold Dust Woman" | Fleetwood Mac | — | Adam Levine, Shakira, and Usher turned, she choose Adam |
| The Battles; Round 1 | March 17 | "Whenever I Call You 'Friend'" (vs. Patrick Thomson) | Kenny Loggins feat. Stevie Nicks | — | Saved By Coach |
| The Battles; Round 2 | April 7 | "Suddenly I See" (vs. Dawn & Hawkes) | KT Tunstall | — | Saved By Coach |
| Playoff Round | April 14 | "Open Arms" | Journey | 2.8 | Adam's choice |
| Top 12 | April 21 | "Magic Man" | Heart | 9 | Public's Vote |
| Top 10 | April 28 | "Landslide" | Fleetwood Mac | 1 | Instant Save |
| Top 8 | May 5 | "Get Lucky" | Daft Punk | 3 | Instant Save |
| Top 5 | May 12 | "Chandelier" | Sia | 3 | Eliminated |
| Top 5 | May 12 | "Let It Go" | Frozen | 7 | Eliminated |

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details |
| Kat Perkins | Released: July 10, 2015 Label: Kat Perkins Music Format: Digital download |

### Extended plays

| Title | Album details |
| Fearless | Released: September 26, 2014 Label: Kat Perkins Format: Digital download |
| A Kat Perkins Christmas | Released: November 16, 2015 Label: Kat Perkins Music Format: Digital download |
| A Kat Perkins Christmas, Vol. II | Released: November 24, 2016 Label: Kat Perkins Music Format: Digital download |

### Singles

List of singles, with release year and affiliated album :
| Year | Title | Album |
| 2014 | "Fearless" | Fearless |
| 2015 | "Drive" | Kat Perkins |
| 2016 | "Angels" | Non-album single |

#### As featured artist

List of featured singles, with release year and affiliated album :
| Year | Title | Other artist | Album |
| 2013 | "The One That Got (Pushed) Away" | You Jump, I Jump | Reckless |

#### Promotional singles

List of singles, with release year and affiliated album :
| Year | Title | Album |
| 2014 | "Barracuda" | Fearless |
| 2014 | "Paris (Ooh La La)" | Fearless |
| 2014 | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | A Kat Perkins Christmas |

### Other charted songs

| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Single | US Pop Digital | US Rock | Album |
| 2014 | "Landslide" | — | 35 | Non-album single |
| 2014 | "Get Lucky" | 27 | — | Non-album single |
| 2014 | "Let It Go" | 45 | — | Non-album single |