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Meet Tate McRae, the Gen Z pop star about to hit the big time: she danced onstage with Justin Bieber, looks up to J. Lo, is pals with Olivia Rodrigo, and Billie Eilish wrote a song for her
STORYFaye Bradley
- McRae is a star on the rise – despite only being 20, her song ‘You Broke Me First’ has over a billion listens on Spotify and her latest song ‘Greedy’ is part of her ‘good girl gone bad’ era
- She parties with Iris Apatow, Addison Rae and Meghan Trainor, looks up to Britney Spears, J. Lo and Ciara, and is a trained ballet dancer who came third on So You Think You Can Dance 2016
Tate McRae is entering her “good girl gone bad” music era – at least, that’s how the songstress described her latest tracks to Entertainment Tonight recently.
The Canadian singer-songwriter, who dropped her single “Greedy” last month, told the publication that her new tunes are going to be a “a little savage, a little rebellious”.
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So, what else do we know about the 20-year-old viral sensation whose name’s been on everyone’s lips lately?
Tate McRae is a trained dancer
You may know her as a singer, but McRae’s roots are actually in dance. According to the BBC, the youngster trained as a ballerina from age six and would spend up to 11 hours a day practising.
She won a silver medal at the 2015 Youth America Grand Prix and came third on So You Think You Can Dance in 2016. She danced onstage with Justin Bieber and was invited by Demi Lovato to join a VMAs rehearsal in 2017.
She’s a next-gen pop star
