Tate McRae is a Canadian singer, songwriter, dancer, and model born on July 1, 2003, in Calgary, Alberta. She first gained recognition as the first Canadian finalist on the American reality TV show So You Think You Can Dance in 2016 at the age of 13. She has a background in competitive dance and ballet, having trained from a young age and won awards such as a silver medal at the Youth America Grand Prix in New York City
. Transitioning into music, Tate McRae signed with RCA Records and released several successful projects. Her debut EPs include All the Things I Never Said (2020) and Too Young to Be Sad (2021), with the latter becoming the most streamed female EP on Spotify in 2021. Her breakthrough single "You Broke Me First" reached the top ten on the Canadian Hot 100 and top twenty on the US Billboard Hot 100. Her debut studio album I Used to Think I Could Fly (2022) peaked at number three in Canada and featured the top-10 single "She's All I Wanna Be". Her 2023 single "Greedy" achieved worldwide commercial success, topping the Billboard Global 200 and Canadian Hot 100 charts, and reaching number three on the US Hot 100. This single was part of her second album Think Later (2023), which debuted in the top five in multiple countries. Her third album So Close to What (2025) topped charts globally, including the US Billboard 200
. Tate McRae is also noted for her strong presence on social media, with millions of followers on platforms like YouTube and Instagram, and has been recognized as a rising star in the music industry, including being the youngest musician on Forbes' 30 Under 30 list in 2021
. In summary, Tate McRae is a multi-talented Canadian artist known for her singing, songwriting, and dancing, who has achieved significant international success in music since her teenage years.
