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'{{Use British English|date=August 2011}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2011}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | name = Katie White | image = The Ting Tings (Optimus Alive 2009).jpg | caption = Katie White performing at [[Optimus Alive!]] in [[Oeiras Municipality, Portugal|Oeiras]], [[Lisbon]] | image_size = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Katie Rebecca White<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=1780476&search_in=c&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=25&start=1|title=Works written by: WHITE KATIE REBECCA|work=ACE Title Search|publisher=[[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers]]|accessdate=9 August 2008}}</ref> | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|1|18|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Lowton]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom]] | death_date = | instrument = Vocals, guitar, bass drum, cowbell, bass guitar, keyboards | genre = [[Dance-punk]], [[dance-pop]], [[new rave]], [[pop music|pop]] | occupation = Singer-songwriter, musician, rapper | years_active = 1998–present | label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]/Red Ink | associated_acts = [[The Ting Tings]], TKO, Dear Eskiimo | website = | current_members = | past_members = }} '''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"/> ==Early life== Katie White was raised on a farm in [[Lowton]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Published on Wednesday 16 April 2008 11:38 |url=http://www.leighreporter.co.uk/leisure/Katie-enjoys-the-fame-game.3986824.jp |title=Katie enjoys the fame game - Leisure |publisher=Leigh Reporter |date=2008-04-16 |accessdate=2012-01-01}}</ref> with her father David K. White, mother Lynne C. (Sharples) and sister Helena. Katie went to [[Lowton Church of England High School|Lowton High School]] in Lowton, which has a large [[performing arts]] department.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lowtonhs.digitalbrain.com/lowtonhs/News%20Pages/News%20Archive%20Pages/Archive%20Articles/December%202008%20Newsletter%20Page%201/ |title=December 2008 Newsletter |accessdate=7 March 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630220754/http://lowtonhs.digitalbrain.com/lowtonhs/News%20Pages/News%20Archive%20Pages/Archive%20Articles/December%202008%20Newsletter%20Page%201/ |archivedate=30 June 2009 }}</ref> When she was 12 years old, Katie's grandfather Ken White won £6.6million on the [[National Lottery (United Kingdom)|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.<ref name="Mirror">{{cite web|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/latest/2008/05/24/how-feud-tore-ting-tings-star-s-family-apart-115875-20427681/|title=How feud tore Ting Tings star's family apart|accessdate=7 March 2009}}</ref> ==Career looks like theres nothing HHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH FUCK YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU== ==Discography== {{main|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.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Thomas|first1=Fred|title=Super Critical review|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/super-critical-mw0002703359|website=Allmusic|publisher=RhythmOne|accessdate=1 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Super Critical by The Ting Tings|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/super-critical/the-ting-tings|website=MetaCritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=1 January 2017}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{The Ting Tings}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:White, Katie}} [[Category:1983 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:British dance musicians]] [[Category:British female singers]] [[Category:British female guitarists]] [[Category:British pop musicians]] [[Category:British pop singers]] [[Category:British singer-songwriters]] [[Category:Music in Wigan Borough]] [[Category:Musicians from Manchester]] [[Category:People from Lowton]] [[Category:English female pop singers]]'