Kate Elizabeth Steele was born on 9 September 1983 and is an Australian singer, guitarist and songwriter of the four-piece rock band Little Birdy.
24 Facts About Katy Steele
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Katy Steele was born Kate Elizabeth Katy Steele in Perth, Western Australia, and has a fraternal twin brother, Jake.
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Katy Steele grew up in the southern suburb of Jandakot and went to Mount Lawley Senior High School.
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Katy Steele first started playing in a Perth electro-pop band, The Plastik Scene, in 2001.
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In 2002, Katy Steele left the band and joined Simon Leach to form Little Birdy.
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Katy Steele won the inaugural Jessica Michalik Contemporary Music Award, presented by The Big Day Out on 8 March 2004.
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At the 2005 West Australian Music Industry Awards Katy Steele won the WAMi for 'Best Female Vocalist'.
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Katy Steele recorded a version of the classic, "Six Months In a Leaky Boat", on the compilation album, Katy Steele Will Have Her Way, a collection of Neil and Tim Finn songs performed by female Australian and New Zealand musicians.
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In 2007, Katy Steele won best female performer in the Australian live music awards.
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Also in 2007, Katy Steele was invited by Paul Kelly to open for him on his 2007 'Stolen Apples' tour.
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In 2008, Katy Steele relocated to Brunswick, with the other band members moving to Melbourne.
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In early 2010 Katy Steele announced on Triple J radio that she would be moving to New York and the band announced that they would be taking some time out to pursue other individual ventures.
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Katy Steele moved to New York City in March 2010 for a change of scenery, and to start work on her new solo project.
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In May 2010, Katy Steele returned home for a whirlwind sold-out tour to the major capital cities.
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Katy Steele showcased her new material, along with some old classics, and stirred the audience with insights into her new life, and love, in New York.
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In July 2010, Katy Steele was back in Australia supporting Richard Ashcroft on the Australian leg of his tour, and upon her return to New York, she announced her appointment as the Music Ambassador for the Williamsburg International Film Festival, for which a video for her song "Sorrow" was recorded.
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Katy Steele collaborated with her brother, Luke on "Good Things" as part of a Maurice Frawley tribute album.
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In late November 2011, Katy Steele featured in a new release singing harmonies with Josh Pyke on the song, "Punch in the Heart".
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Katy Steele released her debut studio album, Human, on 21 October 2016.
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The album reached No 23 on the Australian album charts and Katy Steele undertook a thirteen-date national tour in February to March 2017 in support of the album's release.
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On 29 September 2022, Katy Steele released her first single since 2013, titled "Feel So Bad".
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On 31 March 2023, Katy Steele released "Come and See Me" from her forthcoming album, Big Star.
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In December 2017 Katy Steele married Scottish musician, Graham McLuskie, and in April 2018 she had a daughter, Iona.