Leah Kate

Leah Kate
Kate performing in 2022
Born
Leah Kate Kalmenson[1]

(1992-09-09) September 9, 1992 (age 32)
Los Angeles County, California, U.S.[2]
OccupationSinger
Years active2018–present
Musical career
Genres
Websitewww.leahkatemusic.com

Leah Kate Kalmenson (born September 9, 1992) is an American singer. Kate released her debut extended play, Impulse, in June 2019 followed up by What Just Happened? in 2021. In 2022, she released the single "10 Things I Hate About You", which charted in Australia and the UK. She was then chosen as the support act for the European leg of Madison Beer's Life Support Tour, taking place in March and April 2022. She released her debut album, Super Over, in September 2023.

Early life

Kate was born on September 9, 1992 to a Jewish family.[3][4] She was born and raised in Los Angeles, California and her family owned a radio station.[5] Kate lived in New York for a while to pursue a career in music.[2]

Career

Kate performing in Sydney, Australia in December 2022.

In 2018, Kate began posting song covers on her self-titled YouTube channel.[5] In this period of time she released her debut EP, Impulse, which included the singles "WTF?" and "So Good". She followed up the EP with the release of singles "Visions" and "Bad Idea". In June 2020, Kate released "Fuck Up the Friendship" which picked up traction on TikTok and was streamed over 33 million times on Spotify.[6] She followed this up with several singles including the releases of "Grave", "Boyfriend" and "Boy Next Door".[7]

In 2021, Kate released the singles "Calabasas" and "Veronica" in preparation for her second EP, What Just Happened?, which was due for release that October. She had plans to open up for Bailey Bryan on her Fresh Start Tour across the United States and Canada but it was cut to only two shows due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][9]

She released the single "Dear Denny" in March 2022 and following it going viral on TikTok, quickly followed up with the release of "10 Things I Hate About You", her first song on a major label, 10k Projects. The song continued growing on TikTok and grew in many European countries as she toured with Madison Beer on the European leg of her Life Support Tour.[10]

In 2022, she also toured with Chase Atlantic on their Cold Nights Tour across North America and released her single "Twinkle Twinkle", which was voted as the "Worst Song of 2022".[11][12] She followed this release with singles such as "Life Sux", "Monster", and "Hot All the Time", all included on her third EP, Alive and Unwell, which was released on October 28, 2022. She began her first headline tour, the Alive and Unwell Tour, in Manchester on the same day.[13] In December 2022, Kate toured Australia for the first time, performing shows in Sydney and Melbourne.[14] In September 2023, Kate released her debut album, Super Over.[15]

In June 2024 Kate released her single "What Girls Do".[3]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details
Title Album details
Super Over

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details
Title EP details
Impulse
  • Released: June 28, 2019[16]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
What Just Happened?
  • Released: October 1, 2021[17]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Alive and Unwell
  • Released: October 28, 2022[18]
  • Label: 10k Projects
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

List of singles, with year released, selected chart positions, and album name shown
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
Bub.
[19] 		AUS
[20] 		CAN
[21] 		IRE
[22] 		UK
[23] 		WW
[24]
"I See You"[25] 2018 — — — — — — Non-album singles
"I See You (Acoustic)"[26] — — — — — —
"LA"[27] — — — — — —
"LA (Chachi Remix)"[28] — — — — — —
"Have to Forget"[29] — — — — — —
"WTF?"[30] 2019 — — — — — — Impulse
"Left With a Broken Heart"[31] — — — — — —
"So Good"[32] — — — — — —
"Do What I Wanna Do"[33] — — — — — —
"Visions"[34]
(with Kevin Courtois) 		— — — — — — Non-album singles
"Bad Idea"[35] 2020 — — — — — —
"Fuck Up the Friendship"[36] — — — — — — What Just Happened?
"Used to This"[37] — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Grave"[38] — — — — — —
"Boyfriend"[39] 2021 — — — — — —
"Boy Next Door"[40] — — — — — —
"Calabasas"[41] — — — — — — What Just Happened?
"Veronica"[42] — — — — — —
"Shit Show"[43] — — — — — —
"F U Anthem"[44][10] — — — — — —
"Dear Denny"[45] 2022 — — — — — — Non-album single
"10 Things I Hate About You"[46] 2 22 82 34 30 116 Alive and Unwell
"Twinkle Twinkle Little Bitch"[49] — — — — — — Non-album single
"Life Sux" — — — — — — Alive and Unwell
"Monster"[50] — — — — — —
"Hot All the Time" — — — — — —
"Don't Call Me"
(with Slushii)[51] 		2023 — — — — — — Non-album single
"Happy"[52] — — — — — — Super Over
"Super Over"[53] — — — — — —
"Space" — — — — — —
"Get In Loser" — — — — — —
"Bored" — — — — — —
"Unbreakup" — — — — — —
"Brainwash" — — — — — —
"What Girls Do" 2024 — — — — — — TBA
"Nasty" — — — — — —
"WYA" (with 24kGoldn) — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Tours

Headlining

  • Alive and Unwell Tour (2022)
  • Super Over Tour (2023-2024)

Opening

References

  1. ^ "SUPER OVER". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Madden, Josh (June 24, 2022). "Leah Kate: "By the time I was 5, I knew I wanted to be a pop star"". Alternative Press. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Kate, Leah [@leahkatemusic] (September 10, 2022). "Thank u guys so much for the birthday wishes yesterday. I see all of your messages/tweets/stories etc. so grateful for each and every one of you. You guys are what made this last year so special. Love u guys so much" (Tweet). Retrieved October 24, 2022 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Brodsky, Rachel (May 2, 2022). "Leah Kate Is The Algorithm's Answer To Olivia Rodrigo". Stereogum. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Who is Leah Kate? Parents, age, and TikTok stardom explored". The Focus. May 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  6. ^ "Leah Kate". Genius. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  7. ^ Leight, Elias (December 16, 2020). "The Exponential Rise of Leah Kate's 'F-ck Up the Friendship'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  8. ^ "Leah Kate (@leah) posted on Instagram • Jun 7, 2021 at 2:01pm UTC". Instagram. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  9. ^ "Leah Kate on Instagram: "Hi friends ❤🔥, I had the best day of my life performing at my very first festival last week in Columbus. So epic to be back with so many…"". Instagram. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Leah Kate Gives a Post-Breakup Press Conference in "10 Things I Hate About You" Video". Rolling Stone. June 1, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  11. ^ Leah Kate [@leah] (July 5, 2022). "tour with @chaseatlantic starts tomorrow! where am I seeing you?! link in bio" – via Instagram.
  12. ^ Leah Kate [@leah] (June 24, 2022). "TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE BITCH IS OUT NOW" – via Instagram.
  13. ^ Leah Kate [@leah] (June 6, 2022). "MY FIRST HEADLINE TOUR IN EU/UK. TICKETS ON SALE THIS WEDS JUNE 8TH. LEAHNATION IS BACK. I. CANT. WAIT. TO. SEE. YOU. GUYS……. WHOS COMING??????" – via Instagram.
  14. ^ "Leah Kate Announces Debut Australian Tour". Spotlight Report. November 17, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  15. ^ "On 'Super Over,' Leah Kate Offers Advice On Cutting Off Toxic Relationships". Grammy Awards. September 12, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  16. ^ "Impulse by Leah Kate". Apple Music. June 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  17. ^ "What Just Happened? by Leah Kate". Apple Music. October 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  18. ^ "So Excited to Announce My Ep Alive and Unwell Will Be All Yours on October 28th". Instagram. September 2022. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  19. ^ "Bubbling Under Hot 100 – Week of May 14, 2022". Billboard. May 14, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  20. ^ "Discography Leah Kate". australian-charts.com. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  21. ^ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100 – Week of April 30, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  22. ^ "Discography Leah Kate". irish-charts.com. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  23. ^ "Leah Kate". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  24. ^ "Global 200 – Week of May 14, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  25. ^ "I See You". Spotify. May 25, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  26. ^ "I See You (Acoustic)". Spotify. June 25, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  27. ^ "La - Single". Apple Music. July 27, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  28. ^ "LA (Chachi Remix) - Single". Apple Music. August 17, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  29. ^ "Have to Forget – single". Apple Music. August 24, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  30. ^ "WTF? – single". Apple Music. March 22, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  31. ^ "Left With a Broken Heart – single". Apple Music. April 19, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  32. ^ "So Good – single". Apple Music. May 10, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  33. ^ "Do What I Wanna Do – single". Apple Music. May 31, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  34. ^ "Visions – single". Apple Music. August 9, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  35. ^ "Bad Idea – single". Apple Music. May 15, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  36. ^ "Fuck Up the Friendship – single". Apple Music. June 12, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  37. ^ "Used to This – single". Apple Music. July 17, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  38. ^ "Grave – single". Apple Music. October 23, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  39. ^ "Boyfriend – single". Apple Music. March 12, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  40. ^ "Boy Next Door- single". Apple Music. May 14, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  41. ^ "Calabasas – single". Apple Music. July 16, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  42. ^ "Veronica – single". Apple Music. August 20, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  43. ^ "Shit Show – single". Apple Music. September 24, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  44. ^ "Leah Kate- F U Anthem (Official Video)". YouTube. October 1, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  45. ^ "Dear Denny- single". Apple Music. March 4, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  46. ^ "10 Things I Hate About You – single". Apple Music. March 24, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  47. ^ "American certifications – Leah Kate". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  48. ^ "British certifications – Leah Kate". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 1, 2024. Type Leah Kate in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  49. ^ "Twinkle Twinkle Little Bitch – single". Apple Music. June 24, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  50. ^ "Monster – single". Apple Music. September 30, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  51. ^ "the wait is overrrrr DontCallMe with LeahKateMusic is available now on all streaming platforms". Twitter. March 25, 2023. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  52. ^ "Leah Kate Releases Breakup Anthem Happy". United By Pop. April 28, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  53. ^ "Platinum Selling Superstar Leah Kate Claps Back At Ex In Latest Single "Super Over"". Shore Fire. June 30, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
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