Artist Kate Voegele

Brian Bowen Smith

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Kate Voegele

Ohio-bred pop chanteuse Kate Voegele began recording demos with her father in high school, a pastime that soon led to a performance at Farm Aid with Dave Matthews Band and a recurring role on teen soap One Tree Hill. Voegele’s debut on MySpace Records, 2007’s Don’t Look Away, took a pinch of soul and a handful of talented studio musicians to create a batch of formulaic tunes that inevitably reached the charts. While generally predictable—this year's A Fine Mess doesn’t stray much from the tween-friendly template—the young singer-songwriter can still impress with strong vocals and an occasional country twang.

Updated 10/06/2009