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Kate Walsh (singer)

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Kate Walsh
Kate Walsh at a conference in England, 2005
Kate Walsh at a conference in England, 2005
Background information
Born (1983-02-20) 20 February 1983 (age 41)
United Kingdom
OriginBurnham-on-Crouch, Essex, England
GenresFolk, acoustic
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active2003–2012
LabelsKitchenware
Universal
Blueberry Pie (2007)

Kate Walsh (born 20 February 1983) is an English singer from Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, England.

A graduate of the Brighton Institute of Modern Music, she released her first album, Clocktower Park (produced by Lee Russell), in 2003 by Kitchenware Records. The album was named for a meeting place in her home town. In 2007, she released her second album, Tim's House. It quickly became the No. 1 album on the UK iTunes Store. The album also features her most popular song, "Your Song". She gained iTunes customers' attention when her song "Talk of the Town" became the iTunes Free Single of the Week from the week beginning 20 March 2007.[1]

Her third studio album, Light and Dark, was released in the UK on 31 August 2009. The lead single from the record, "June Last Year", was released on 24 August. She began her UK tour at the end of September that year.[2]

Her single "Your Song" was featured in the 2008 film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging as well the 2008 film The Crew, the 2010 film The Decoy Bride, and on the TV show Grey's Anatomy.[3] In 2011, she discussed the release of her newest album The Real Thing and her tour.[4]

On 5 September 2012, she announced on her Facebook page that she would be taking an indefinite hiatus from her music career to do something else: "By taking time out and putting some distance between me and my songs I am now, for the first time, able to start letting go of the past and can begin to move forward in a new and exciting direction".[5] She has not released any music since.

Discography

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Studio albums

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Year Album details UK
2003 Clocktower Park
  • Released: 23 October 2003
  • Label: Kitchenware (#32)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
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2007 Tim's House
  • Released: 26 March 2007
  • Label: Blueberry Pie (#01)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  1. "Your Song"
  2. "Talk of the Town"
  3. "Is This It?"
  4. "Don't Break My Heart"
  5. "Betty"
  6. "Bury My Head"
  7. "French Song"
  8. "Tonight"
  9. "Goldfish"
  10. "Fireworks"
 75
2009 Light & Dark
  • Released: 31 August 2009
  • Label: Blueberry Pie (#02)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 158
2010 Peppermint Radio
  • Released: 13 September 2010
  • Label: Blueberry Pie (#03)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
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2011 The Real Thing
  • Released: 21 November 2011
  • Label: Blueberry Pie (#10CD)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 TBA

Extended plays

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Year Album details
2007 Live from London
2010 1,000 Bees
  • Released: 17 January 2010
  • Label: EMI UK

Singles

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Year Song Album
2007 "Don't Break My Heart" Tim's House
"Your Song"
"Tonight"
"Your Song" (acoustic version)
2008 "Don't Break My Heart" (re-release)
2012 "When You Were Around" (with Dash Berlin) #musicislife

References

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  1. ^ "The songbird who's outselling Take That with her homemade album". Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2008.
  2. ^ "katewalsh.co.uk". Katewalsh.co.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  3. ^ Your Song Lyrics - Kate Walsh, 20 November 2008, retrieved 14 June 2021
  4. ^ "Kate Walsh interview on 6 Towns Radio(10-11-11)". YouTube. Retrieved 20 May 2020.[dead YouTube link]
  5. ^ "Kate Walsh Official – Home". Facebook.com. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
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