Katy Steele
| Katy Steele | |
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October, 2014
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kate Elizabeth Steele |
| Also known as | Katy Steele |
| Born |
9 September 1985 Perth, Western Australia |
| Genres | Rock, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, guitarist, singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Telecaster electric guitar |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Associated acts | The Plastik Scene Little Birdy |
Katy Steele (born 9 September 1985) is the vocalist, guitarist and songwriter of the four-piece rock band, Little Birdy.
Steele was born Kate Elizabeth Steele and has a fraternal twin brother, Jake. She and her brother are the youngest in the family. Her father, Rick Steele, is an accomplished blues musician who still performs today, together with Katy's oldest brother Jesse on drums, in his band, Rick Steele & The Hot Biscuit Band. Her other older brother Luke, is the vocalist, guitarist and songwriter of alternative rock band The Sleepy Jackson and also a member of the electronic music duo, Empire of the Sun. Jake performs on keyboards with his own band, Injured Ninja.
Steele grew up in the southern suburb of Jandakot and went to Mount Lawley Senior High School. She first started playing in Perth electro-pop band, The Plastik Scene, in 2001.
In 2002, Steele left the band and joined Simon Leach forming Little Birdy. Steele won the inaugural Jessica Michalik Contemporary Music Award, presented by The Big Day Out on 8 March 2004. In 2004, she was also awarded the Contemporary Music Prize by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). At the 2005 West Australian Music Industry Awards Steele won the WAMi for 'Best Female Vocalist'. She also recorded a version of the classic, "Six Months In a Leaky Boat", on the compilation album, She Will Have Her Way, a collection of Neil and Tim Finn songs performed by female Australian and New Zealand musicians. The song reached number 96 on Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2005
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