Catherine McGrath
{{Short description|Northern Irish singer and songwriter}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Catherine McGrath
| image =Catherine McGrath (52338298859).jpg
| caption =McGrath in 2022
| birth_name = Catherine McGrath
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|6|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = Rostrevor, County Down, Northern Ireland
| origin =
| genre = Country pop
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}
| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar}}
| years_active = 2016–present
| label = Warner Bros. Records
| website = {{URL|www.imcatherinemcgrath.com}}
}}
Catherine McGrath (born 9 June 1997){{cite web|title=Catherine McGrath Biography|url=http://www.countrymusicbookingagency.com/musician/catherine-mcgrath.php|website=Country Music Booking Agency|accessdate=13 April 2018|archive-date=13 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413190431/http://www.countrymusicbookingagency.com/musician/catherine-mcgrath.php|url-status=live}} is a Northern Irish country music singer and songwriter.
Career
=Early life=
Born in Rostrevor, Northern Ireland, McGrath learned guitar from her grandmother, who taught her to play and sing "The Lion Sleeps Tonight".{{cn|date=July 2023}} McGrath's parents are both musicians and were frequent performers at the annual Fiddler's Green Music Festival held in County Down, Northern Ireland. McGrath honed her skills by observing her parents on-stage and by watching instructional videos online. McGrath took up songwriting, and in addition to performing her own material, she began making homemade videos of herself performing current pop hits, which she then posted online. McGrath has said that her country music influences include Taylor Swift, Kacey Musgraves, Kelsea Ballerini, Brad Paisley, and Rascal Flatts;{{cite web|title=Catherine McGrath|url=http://wilfulpublicity.co.uk/artists/catherine-mcgrath|website=Wilful Publicity|publisher=Wilful Publicity|accessdate=13 April 2018|archive-date=14 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414010539/http://wilfulpublicity.co.uk/artists/catherine-mcgrath|url-status=live}} she credits Swift's song "Love Story" in particular for introducing her to country music at the age of 12.{{cite web|last1=Sargeant|first1=Glenn|title=CATHERINE MCGRATH – ONE BRIGHT STAR|url=http://justlistentothis.co.uk/interviews/catherine-mcgrath-one-bright-star/|website=Just Listen To This|publisher=Just Listen To This|accessdate=13 April 2018|archive-date=13 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413191525/http://justlistentothis.co.uk/interviews/catherine-mcgrath-one-bright-star/|url-status=live}}
=2016–present: Signing with Warner Bros. Records and debut studio album=
McGrath's videos attracted the attention of Instrumental, a company that finds talent online and grooms them for larger success. She moved to London to work for the company, and after only a few months, began travelling to Nashville for songwriting and studio sessions.{{cite web|last1=Deming|first1=Mark|title=Catherine McGrath, Biography & History|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/catherine-mcgrath-mn0003569043/biography|website=AllMusic|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=13 April 2018|archive-date=13 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413190015/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/catherine-mcgrath-mn0003569043/biography|url-status=live}} In the summer of 2016, McGrath signed with Warner Bros. She recorded and released her first solo EP One in December later that same year. Her major label debut album, Talk of This Town, was released on 27 July 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://rocknloadmag.com/album-review/catherine-mcgrath-talk-of-this-town-album-review/|title=Catherine McGrath – ‘Talk Of This Town’ – Album Review|date=2018-07-24|website=R o c k 'N' L o a d|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-08-01|archive-date=1 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801193742/https://rocknloadmag.com/album-review/catherine-mcgrath-talk-of-this-town-album-review/|url-status=live}} McGrath played a set at the C2C: Country to Country festival in 2019 and joined Hunter Hayes on stage at the O2 Arena to duet on their song "Don't Let Me Forget".
Discography
= Studio albums =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Title
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Details ! colspan="4"| Peak chart positions |
|---|
| style="font-size:smaller;"
! style="width:4em;"| IRE ! style="width:4em;"| SCO
! style="width:4em;"| UK
! style="width:4em;"| UK Country
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| scope="row"| Talk of This Town
|
| 17 || 9 || 13 || 1 |
= Extended plays =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| align="center"
! style="width:10em;"| Title ! style="width:18em;"| Details |
| align="center"
! scope="row"| One {{cite web|url= https://music.apple.com/us/album/one-ep/1184487365|title= One EP by Catherine McGrath|work= Apple Music|access-date= 17 July 2019|archive-date= 17 July 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190717053342/https://music.apple.com/us/album/one-ep/1184487365|url-status= live}} |
|
| align="center"
! scope="row"| Starting from Now {{cite web|url= https://music.apple.com/us/album/starting-from-now-ep/1242307155|title= Starting from Now EP by Catherine McGrath|work= Apple Music|access-date= 17 July 2019|archive-date= 17 July 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190717141411/https://music.apple.com/us/album/starting-from-now-ep/1242307155|url-status= live}} |
|
= Singles =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| Year
! style="width:18em;"| Title ! style="width:18em;"| Album |
|---|
| rowspan="2"| 2017
| "Talk of This Town" | rowspan="3"| Talk of This Town |
| "Thought It Was Gonna Be Me" |
| 2018
| "Wild" |
| 2019
| "Grace" {{cite web|url= https://music.apple.com/us/album/grace-single/1448857163|title= Grace - Single by Catherine McGrath|work= Apple Music|access-date= 17 July 2019|archive-date= 17 July 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190717053344/https://music.apple.com/us/album/grace-single/1448857163|url-status= live}} | rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |
| 2023
| "Next New Year" |
= Music Videos =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| Year
! style="width:12em;"| Video |
|---|
| 2017
! scope="row"| "Talk Of This Town" |
| rowspan="4"| 2018
! scope="row"| "Thought It Was Gonna Be Me" |
| scope="row"| "Don't Let Me Forget |
| scope="row"| "Lost In The Middle" |
| scope="row"| "Wild" |
Writing credits
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| Year
! style="width:18em;"| Title ! Artist ! Album |
|---|
| rowspan="2"|2018
! scope="row"| "Paperboy" | rowspan="2"| Megan McKenna | rowspan="2"| Story of Me |
| scope="row"| "High Heeled Shoes" |
Recognition
In 2018, McGrath was fan-voted as the winner of the International Emerging Artist of The Year award in the Music For A New Generation Awards, run by Australian country radio program, Planet Country.{{Cite web|url=https://www.planetcountryradio.com.au/mfang-awards-2018|title=Planet Country MFANG 2018|date=2018-12-10|website=Planet Country Radio Show|access-date=2018-12-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113212302/https://www.planetcountryradio.com.au/mfang-awards-2018|archive-date=2018-11-13|url-status=dead}}
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://www.imcatherinemcgrath.com}}
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Category:21st-century women singers from Northern Ireland
Category:British women songwriters
Category:British country singers