Kathleen (musician)

Kathleen
Born
Kathleen Brady Ross

(1993-11-01) November 1, 1993
Whidbey Island, Washington, US
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Years active2012–present
WebsiteOfficial website

Kathleen Brady Ross (born November 1, 1993), performing as Kathleen since 2020, is an American singer-songwriter. Originally performing under the name Kate Brady, her viral song "Sailing Ships" led to her signing with music publishing and licensing company Lyric House.[1]

Career

Kathleen Brady Ross was born on November 1, 1993, in Whidbey Island, Washington, and grew up in Colorado.[2] She attended Steamboat Springs High School, where she performed in choirs, acted in school plays, and taught herself guitar and piano.[1][2] In her senior year of high school, a classmate asked her to write a song for graduation.[2] The resulting song, "Sailing Ships", went viral, getting features on the front page of Reddit and in the Huffington Post and racking up 110,000 views within four days.[2][3] In July 2013, she signed with music publishing and licensing company Lyric House.[2]

As a senior at the University of Colorado Boulder, Ross entered the fifth Guitar Center Singer-Songwriter artist discovery program with her original song "August" and was selected as a top-five finalist from a pool of 14,000 contestants.[2][4] For the finals, she performed "August" and "Sailing Ships" and won, earning her a four-song EP, studio time with Grammy Award-winning producer Ariel Rechtshaid, and a performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.[2][4][5] After graduating college with a degree in English and creative writing, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue her music career.[2][4]

In 2018, Ross was selected by Japanese composer Hydelic to write and sing on the tracks "Connected (Yours Forever)" and "Always Been But Never Dreamed" for Tetris Effect.[6] In 2019, she recorded and released a cover of "Both Sides, Now" as part of the "Turn Her Up" project by Pixie Lott & independent record label frtyfve for International Women's Day.[7] That same year, she was signed by Warner Records under the name Kathleen and recorded a number of singles and two EPs, Kathleen I & II, released in 2020.[2][8]

Ross's cover version of "Pure Imagination", released in 2020, was used in a national ad campaign for Marriott Hotels & Resorts.[8][9] On Olivia Rodrigo's debut album Sour, Ross was credited as a background vocalist and performed some vocal arrangements for the tracks "Favorite Crime" & "Happier".[10] Ross also has background vocals credits on Chappell Roan's "Pink Pony Club".[11]

In 2024, OneBeat announced Ross as a fellow for their residency and performance program.[12]

Following the release of Live From Highland Park, Kathleen left Warner Records and became an independent artist, releasing songs under her own label, Chewing Sounds.[13]

Personal life

Ross currently lives in Paris, France.[14]

Discography

  • "Pure Imagination" (2019)
  • Kathleen I (2020)
  • Kathleen II (2020)
  • Fever Dream/How Long Will This Last (2022)
  • "Phantom Love" (2022)
  • Live From Highland Park (2023)
  • "Suzanne" (2023)
  • "Magnolia Tree" (2023)
  • "Loved to Death" (2025)
  • "Back Down to Earth" (2025)

Other appearances

  • Always Afternoon – MEDASIN (2019)[15]
  • Tetris Effect (Original Soundtrack) (2020)
  • "Favorite Crime" and "Happier" – Olivia Rodrigo (2021)
  • "Good Enough" – Maisie Peters (2022)
  • "Pink Pony Club" – Chappell Roan (2023)

References

  1. ^ a b "Westword — Songwriter Kate Brady's Brush With Internet Fame Left Her a Music Industry Skeptic". westword.com. Retrieved August 10, 2025..
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Ben-Asher, Julia (November 9, 2019). "Steamboat high grad Kathleen signs record deal with Warner Records". Steamboat Pilot & Today.
  3. ^ "Seniors' Beautiful Graduation Song Goes Viral (VIDEO)". HuffPost. June 5, 2012.
  4. ^ a b c Dwyer, Audrey (April 1, 2016). "Steamboat Springs singer songwriter Kate Brady to headline Chief Theater Saturday". Steamboat Pilot & Today. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  5. ^ "Flood Magazine — Kate Brady Wins, City and Colour Wows At Guitar Center Singer-Songwriter 5". floodmagazine.com. Retrieved August 10, 2025..
  6. ^ "Hydelic on creating music for Tetris Effect, their creative process, and more". February 2019.
  7. ^ "Celeb Mix — Pixie Lott leads new 'Turn Her Up' covers album in support of International Women's Day". celebmix.com. Retrieved August 10, 2025..
  8. ^ a b KATHLEEN RETURNS WITH CAPTIVATING NEW SINGLES "FEVER DREAM" & “HOW LONG WILL THIS LAST”
  9. ^ "Billboard — Kathleen Releases Hauntingly Beautiful Debut Single 'August'". Billboard.com. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
  10. ^ KATHLEEN DEBUTS NEW SONG “SAN ANDREAS’ FAULT” MORE MUSIC FORTHCOMING
  11. ^ "Pink Pony Club [Baby Pink 7". Barnes & Noble. Archived from the original on September 18, 2025. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  12. ^ "OneBeat — OneBeat 14 Fellows". 1beat.org. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  13. ^ "'Chasing an instinct': Kathleen Brady Ross returns to Steamboat with songs shaped by solitude, poetry and the courage to start over". steamboatpilot.com. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
  14. ^ "Chewing Sounds — Kathleen The Bard". chewingsounds.com. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
  15. ^ "Always Afternoon by MEDASIN". All Music. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
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