Katie Herzig
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Katheryne Lee Herzig |
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March 6, 1980 California, United States |
| Origin | Fort Collins, Colorado, United States |
| Genres | Folk rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Associated acts | Newcomers Home, Ten Out of Tenn |
| Website | www |
Katie Herzig is an American singer-songwriter whose folk-pop songs have appeared often in movies, TV shows, and commercials.
Katie Herzig was born in California to a musical family. When she was one year old, her family moved to Fort Collins, Colorado where she attended Rocky Mountain High School. In her senior year, she got an acoustic guitar from her father, which prompted her to begin playing the instrument. She attended University of Colorado Boulder and majored in journalism with an emphasis in broadcast production. In 2000, she graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism.
In college, Herzig formed the band Newcomers Home with Tim and Laurie Thornton and Andrew Jed in the summer of 1997. Newcomers Home's music was a combination of bluegrass, folk, and pop. Herzig suffered from stage fright, and confined herself to singing backing vocals and playing the drums, but eventually she began to play the guitar and became lead singer. The band broke up in 2006, leaving Herzig free to pursue the solo career she had already begun in 2004 when she released her debut album Watch Them Fall.
Two years later, Herzig released Weightless. She produced the album herself, recorded it at home using Pro Tools software, and played most of the instruments: electric and acoustic guitar, banjo, keyboards, and percussion, in addition to her singing and songwriting. The song "Jack and Jill" was featured on the TV shows One Tree Hill and Pretty Little Liars, while several others appeared on Grey's Anatomy.
In 2007, Herzig was nominated for a Grammy award for Best Country Performance for the song "Heaven's My Home," which she co-wrote with Ruby Amanfu and which was performed by The Duhks.
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