🎵 Tate McRae: A Pop Star in the Making

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10 min readNov 18, 2024

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This is the twelfth time we’ve mentioned Canadian singer-songwriter Tate McRae in our newsletter, but finally, here we are with her first write-up. For the past few years, we’ve been watching the emergence of a star, and now, it feels overdue.

Having trained in dance since the age of six, McRae made a name for herself early. She won Mini Best Female Dancer at the 2013 Dance Awards and, by age ten, became a brand ambassador for Capezio, a dance product company. Her accolades continued to rack up, culminating in her becoming the first Canadian finalist on the American competition show So…

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