1. Tate Rosner McRae was born on July 1,2003 and is a Canadian dancer and singer-songwriter.
41 Facts About Tate McRae
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Tate McRae first gained prominence as the first Canadian finalist on the American reality television series So You Think You Can Dance.
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Tate McRae was later signed by RCA Records and went on to release two extended plays, All the Things I Never Said and Too Young to Be Sad.
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Tate Rosner McRae was born in Calgary, Alberta, on July 1,2003.
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Tate McRae's Canadian father of Scottish descent was a lawyer for oil and gas companies and her mother, of German descent, a dance instructor.
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Tate McRae attended Western Canada High School and graduated online in 2021.
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Tate McRae was awarded Mini Best Female Dancer at the 2013 Dance Awards in New York City.
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Tate McRae became a finalist at the New York City Dance Alliance's 2014 National Gala.
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Tate McRae voiced Spot Splatter Splash for the Lalaloopsy franchise.
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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.
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Tate McRae danced in the music video for Walk off the Earth's platinum-certified single "Rule The World".
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Tate McRae performed again on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in October 2016 as part of the Jump Dance Convention troupe.
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Tate McRae was featured on the cover of Dance Spirit Magazine in April 2017.
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From 2017 to 2019, Tate McRae continued to upload and release independent singles leading to her being named YouTube's Artist on the Rise.
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Tate McRae released her debut EP, All the Things I Never Said, on January 24,2020, and announced her All the Things I Never Said Tour, headlining Europe and North America.
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Tate McRae gained notable recognition as a rising artist in 2020, being named YouTube's Artist on the Rise, MTV's Push Artist for July, and a Vevo DSCVR artist.
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Tate McRae was featured on Billboard's 21 Under 21 One to Watch list and named by Pandora, The Independent, NME, Amazon Music, and Uproxx as an artist to watch in 2021.
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Tate McRae was featured on Harper's Bazaars On the Rise series.
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Tate McRae said this led her to sometimes disassociate herself from the fame she was experiencing in isolation.
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In January 2021, Tate McRae released the song "Rubberband", which retroactively became the eventual third single from her then-upcoming second EP.
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On March 3,2021, alongside a promotional single titled "Slower", Tate McRae announced that her second EP, Too Young to Be Sad, would be released on March 26,2021.
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Tate McRae received two Juno Award nominations, and was announced as an Apple Music Up Next artist.
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On May 8,2021, Tate McRae performed a global virtual show, "Too Young to Be Sad", which was praised.
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Later that month, Tate McRae signed her first endorsement deal with Essentia Water, was nominated for the Social Star Award at the IHeartRadio Music Awards, and featured on the soundtrack of the Amazon original series Panic with the track "Darkest Hour".
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Tate McRae was featured on the cover of Numero in November 2021.
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In September 2021, Tate McRae released a remix of "That Way" with Jeremy Zucker.
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In November 2021, Tate McRae released "Feel Like Shit", the lead single off her then-forthcoming debut album which she began teasing earlier that same year.
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In February 2022, Tate McRae released "She's All I Wanna Be", the second single from her then-forthcoming debut album.
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In September 2022, Tate McRae released the follow-up single "Uh Oh".
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Towards the end of 2022, McRae began to express interest in a more pop music-orientated sound, describing her forthcoming work a "new chapter".
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Tate McRae released her sophomore studio album, Think Later, on December 8,2023.
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Tate McRae won the Juno Award for Artist of the Year, and Single of the Year for "Greedy" at the 2024 Juno Awards.
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In late 2023, Tate McRae made her Saturday Night Live debut performing "Greedy" and a then-unreleased song titled "Grave".
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In September 2024, Tate McRae released the single "It's OK I'm OK" which found commercial success, charting in several countries worldwide and becoming her highest charting debut on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 20.
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Alongside the second single, Tate McRae announced her third studio album, So Close to What, released on February 21,2025, along with plans for the Miss Possessive Tour, to launch on 7 May 2025.
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From late 2021 to early 2023, Tate McRae was in a relationship with Columbus Blue Jackets player Cole Sillinger.
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Tate McRae has named Ariana Grande, Post Malone, the Weeknd, Khalid, Jessie Reyez and Jeremy Zucker as her biggest musical influences.
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Tate McRae cites Zendaya and Dua Lipa as all-around influences, and has described both women as her biggest idols, noting that she looks up to them in all aspects of life.
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Tate McRae has named Bruno Mars, Madonna, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Ciara, Jennifer Lopez and Justin Timberlake as inspirations for bringing dance into her performances, while naming Taylor Swift, Julia Michaels and Alec Benjamin as songwriting inspirations.
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Tate McRae has been noted for her honest lyrics, "impressive" vocals and relatable music.
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Additionally, McRae has received considerable acclaim as a dancer, and has been praised by artist, dancer and choreographer Paula Abdul who declared her a "gift from God", and choreographers such as Stacey Tookey and Blake McGrath, both of whom stated that she's talented beyond her years, with the latter describing her as "one of the best dancers he has ever worked with" as well as two-time Emmy winner Travis Wall, who has named her as one of his muses.