KRAZE

**Caitlin McCalvin** (née **De Luca**, July 14, 180 – May 27, 215), known professionally as **KRAZE**, was a Nodan singer-songwriter from Westown, specialising in pop and pop rock. Known for her extensive career beginning when she was just 13, McCalvin quickly became popular online through her Vuzu and YouTube accounts and later established a full career through her music.

McCalvin's first album, *KRAZE*, was not successful since it was released independently. She was signed to Candy Music Group with the release of her second album *Don't Tell Me You Did It Again* and became much more successful as she released more and more music. She represented Noda in the Mearthvision Song Contest 205 with the song "Do You Think So?", which ended up scoring second with 91 points, one behind Tontin, who scored first with 92.

McCalvin married actor Ray McCalvin in July 203, having met him while studying at the Vancina University of the Creative Arts in 197. Together, they had one child, Tammy McCalvin. McCalvin had a turbulent relationship with her family, especially her brother Harvey De Luca, and struggled with the pressure of her long-lasting fame and career. She suffered from depression and anorexia for a large portion of her life. On May 27, 215, McCalvin killed herself by overdosing on citalopram.

## Early life

Caitlin was born into a family of Maron immigrants who lived in the small city of Westown. Her parents were Georgio and Valentina De Luca. Because of her ancestry, she was fluent in both Linclian and Maron. Originally an only child, her mother gave birth to another child when she was ten years old, Harvey De Luca. This sent her into a state of depression, as she did not want this baby and continuously told her parents to get an abortion.

At that point in time, Caitlin went to a small private school in the next town after Westown, but she refused to go there anymore and spent her time crying in her bedroom, which she locked. Her parents found this worrying and arranged for her to meet a counselor to discuss her depression. The counselor suggested that she could do something she likes, so she started writing songs.

## Career

### 193–196: *KRAZE* and *Don't Tell Me You Did It Again*

By the time she was 13, she had written fourteen songs, enough to make an album. With permission from her parents, she released an album under the name of KRAZE, an intentional misspelling of 'craze'. It did not do very well commercially, but it was acclaimed somewhat by critics, with Jonas Louise of the Diamond Times saying 'While it's definitely not the best bunch of songs ever made, it's very good for a thirteen year old and is better than many songs I've heard.' On the internet, it was quite successful—the song "Rainbows and Sunshine" gained over 100,000 views on the video sharing platform Vuzu within a month.

She improved her relationship with Harvey following the release. Harvey, who had learnt to read and write at a young age, gave her song ideas. Some were extremely farfetched: one of these was apparently about the birthday of a green seal, which he believed to be extremely stupid later on in his life. However, one was considered to be a good idea—a song about a boy trying to do whatever it took to get what he wanted. This was written and played to Harvey, who said it was good and was what he wanted.

In 196, another album was announced and released. Titled *Don't Tell Me You Did It Again*, it included another twenty songs. This was much more popular than *KRAZE*, which is theorised to be because of KRAZE's older voice. This was the first of her albums released under a record label, in this case Candy Music Group.

### 197–203: *For Love's Sake*, *Get Out Of Here With That Dog* and marriage

After the success of her second album, Caitlin established music as her main career. This conflicted with her education, as she had been accepted at Vancina University of the Creative Arts. At the school, she met Ray McCalvin and fell in love with him. Her songs started to become more positive, most notably the song "Kiss Kiss" After her first year was finished, *For Love's Sake* was released to generally positive reviews. In 198, it won her the Teen Musician Award at the Kylie Awards that year.

In 200, after her graduation, she released her fourth album *Get Out Of Here With That Dog*. It was named after an argument Caitlin had had with Ray, when he came into her house with his dog Roger. It did not include the song *Valedictorian**,* which was released as a non-album single later in the year, and ended up becoming KRAZE's most viewed song on Vuzu.

On 23 October 202, Ray announced that he had got engaged to Caitlin and they were to get married on 14 July 203. Among the attendees at the marriage were her and Ray's extended family.

### 204–209: Mearthvision Song Contest, *What's Another Week*, birth of child and *A Creative Album Name*

In 204, Noda won the Mearthvision Song Contest 204 with the song "très drôle" by carmaple. After watching it live, Caitlin allegedly said, "Oh good! I'll be able to see next year's in the arena." However, once it was announced that the first edition of the Nodavision Song Contest would be held, KRAZE signed up to represent Werna with the song "Do You Think So?", and won it.

At the contest, KRAZE came second with 91 points. This is the highest position (and highest amount of points) that a song representing the host country has received. In an interview with The Express, KRAZE said, "I can't believe this shit happened. I didn't even think this song would get in the top ten, let alone second. That's the reputation songs sent by the host country always seem to get."

KRAZE released *What's Another Week* in 206. It included "Do You Think So?".

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 De Luca, Harvey. (210). "The Official But Incomplete Biography of KRAZE (By Her Brother)". Diamond Publishing.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Daily Body: Nodan singer KRAZE dies aged 34" The Daily Body. 28 May 215. Retrieved 1 June 215.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "KRAZE's Valedictorian: Behind The Song" BandSong.net. 14 September 200. Retrieved 23 February 211.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "KRAZE: Life isn't fair, get over it" Music Always. 26 July 205. Retrieved 22 September 215.
5. ↑ "We interview Harvey De Luca, the brother of KRAZE YourMusic.com. 16 July 209. Retrieved 20 September 215.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "KRAZE: How did she get second in her own country?" The Maple. 17 May 205. Retrieved 16 November 215.
7. ↑ "KRAZE's new album *For Love's Sake* wins her the Teen Musician Award at the Kylie Awards" *Behind Kylie*. 13 February 198. Retrieved 29 November 215.
8. ↑ "Yes, I named my album after an argument" *KRAZE.nd*. 20 March 200. Retrieved 12 December 215.
9. ↑ "Mearthvision aftermath: Tontin wins, Noda second, Northern States of Caronana last" **The Express. 16 May 205. Retrieved 7 March 216.**