Katie Stevens Biography

Fast Facts

• Auditioned for the ninth season of "American Idol" in August 2009
• Began singing and performing at the age of 3 and spent her childhood attending Broadway intensive camps and appearing in local theater
• Performed the national anthem at a party for a local politician in her home town when she was 5 years old
• Quote: "I'm working on music that's along the lines of soulful pop․ That's what I truly love to sing - Etta James, Aretha Franklin - and I am a part of the writing process․ I never want to sing something I've never experienced or believe in․"
• Best known for her role as Karma in "Faking It" and as a contestant on "American Idol․"
• Became fluent in Portuguese after taking care of her elderly grandmother who only spoke the language
• Played Bougie Bell in Todrick Hall's viral web video "Beauty and the Beat․"
• Toured with the American Idols LIVE! Tour in 2010, where she sang "Here We Go Again" by Demi Lovato and "Fighter" by Christina Aguilera