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'''Katie Rebecca White''' (born 18 January 1983) is a British musician and member of the pop duo [[the Ting Tings]]. After some success with a [[girl group]] [[punk rock|punk]] trio TKO, which supported [[Steps (group)|Steps]] and [[Atomic Kitten]], her father David White brought in [[Jules De Martino]] to write songs for TKO.<ref name="Mirror" /> Katie and De Martino subsequently formed the Ting Tings in 2007.<ref name="Ting Tings"/>
'''Katherine Rebecca "Katie" White''' (born 18 January 1983) is a British musician and member of the pop duo [[the Ting Tings]]. After some success with a [[girl group]] [[punk rock|punk]] trio TKO, which supported [[Steps (group)|Steps]] and [[Atomic Kitten]], her father David White brought in [[Jules De Martino]] to write songs for TKO.<ref name="Mirror" /> Katie and De Martino subsequently formed the Ting Tings in 2007.<ref name="Ting Tings"/>


==Early life==
==Early life==

Revision as of 05:16, 23 December 2017

Katie White
Katie White performing at Optimus Alive! in Oeiras, Lisbon
Katie White performing at Optimus Alive! in Oeiras, Lisbon
Background information
Birth nameKatherine Rebecca White[1]
Born (1983-01-18) 18 January 1983 (age 41)
Lowton, England, United Kingdom
GenresDance-punk, dance-pop, new rave, pop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician, rapper
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, bass drum, cowbell, bass guitar, keyboards
Years active1998–present
LabelsColumbia/Red Ink

Katherine Rebecca "Katie" White (born 18 January 1983) is a British musician and member of the pop duo the Ting Tings. After some success with a girl group punk trio TKO, which supported Steps and Atomic Kitten, her father David White brought in Jules De Martino to write songs for TKO.[2] Katie and De Martino subsequently formed the Ting Tings in 2007.[3]

Early life

Katie White was raised on a farm in Lowton[4] with her father David K. White, mother Lynne C. (Sharples) and sister Helena. Katie went to Lowton High School in Lowton, which has a large performing arts department.[5] When she was 12 years old, Katie's grandfather Ken White won £6.6million on the National Lottery and gave each of his three sons, David, Stephen and Richard, £1million. As well as buying ponies for Katie and Helena, David used his share of the money to start a music management company.[2]

Career

TKO

White started her music career aged 14 in 1997 in a girl group punk trio TKO – short for Technical Knock Out – with two friends from Lowton school, Joanne Leeson and Emma Lally. TKO was managed by White's father's music management company. They had some success, and supported Steps and Atomic Kitten. TKO also appeared on ITV's CD:UK. In March 2001 David White brought in songwriter Jules De Martino who wrote four songs for TKO.[2] TKO were not able to secure a record deal but released a single on the internet.[citation needed]

Dear Eskiimo

White got back in touch with Jules De Martino when she was at Leeds University and he moved to Manchester. They formed a band called Dear Eskiimo (often misreported as Dead Eskimo) with a DJ friend Simon Templeman. The name was intended to be as nomadic, tribal and independent as possible. There were already several bands called "Eskimo" but Jules, who wrote the lyrics, wanted his songs to tell good stories as if in a letter, hence "Dear Eskiimo" with the odd spelling of 'Eskimo" with two 'I"s to make it stand out.[6] Their first performance was as a support between two rock bands but it went well and they were signed up by Mercury Records at the end of 2004. Creative differences and the management style of the record label caused them to split up.[7]

The Ting Tings

White playing the guitar at Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, Georgia on 23 October 2008
Main article: The Ting Tings

White and De Martino started a band in 2007 with White on vocals, guitar, piano and bass drum and De Martino on vocals, drums, bass, guitar and keyboards. They started writing songs together and doing short concerts. White was working in a boutique with a Chinese girl called "Ting Ting," which sounds like Mandarin Chinese for "band stand" (亭) or "listening" (聽) and Katie used it as the name for the band.[3][8] The Ting Tings started by playing for private parties at the Islington Mill arts centre in Salford and their debut album, We Started Nothing, was released on 19 May 2008.[7] Their follow-up album, Sounds from Nowheresville, was released on 27 February 2012 in the UK, and 15 March in the United States.

Discography

Main article: The Ting Tings discography

The Ting Tings released their debut album, We Started Nothing, on 19 May 2008. Their follow-up album, Sounds from Nowheresville, was released on 27 February 2012 in the UK, and 15 March in the United States. Their third album, Super Critical, was released on 27 October 2014.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Works written by: WHITE KATIE REBECCA". ACE Title Search. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
  2. ^ a b c "How feud tore Ting Tings star's family apart". Retrieved 7 March 2009.
  3. ^ a b "The Band". Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Published on Wednesday 16 April 2008 11:38 (16 April 2008). "Katie enjoys the fame game - Leisure". Leigh Reporter. Retrieved 1 January 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "December 2008 Newsletter". Archived from the original on 30 June 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Dear Eskimo Biography". Archived from the original on 11 January 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ a b Ting Tings – the hottest party in town[permanent dead link‍] Manchester Evening News – 8 June 2007
  8. ^ Barton, Laura (28 June 2008). "Just Doing Their Ting". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 10 July 2008.
  9. ^ Thomas, Fred. "Super Critical review". Allmusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  10. ^ "Super Critical by The Ting Tings". MetaCritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
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