Katie Armiger
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Kaitlyn Michelle "Katie" Armiger (born June 23, 1991) is a country artist from Sugar Land, Texas
. She was first inspired to pursue country music after winning a Houston, Texas
city-wide competition for young country singers. To date, Armiger has released three albums for Cold River Records and has charted two singles on the Billboard
Hot Country Songs
chart.
and Trick Pony
. The first seven tracks of her album were co-written by Armiger with Oliverius and Ashlee Hewitt.
Armiger entered the Billboard country charts for the first time in 2010 with "Kiss Me Now." It served as the lead-off to her third album, Confessions of a Nice Girl, which was released in October 2010, and became her first album to chart. "Best Song Ever," released as the album's third single in October 2010, charted at number 42. Her third album will be re-released on September 20, 2011 to include her fourth singe, "I Do But Do I", which was released to radio on July 11, 2011. The re-release will also include three more new songs, a dance mix of "Best Song Ever", and the music videos for "I Do But Do I" and "Best Song Ever."
Sugar Land, Texas
Sugar Land is a city in the U.S. state of Texas within the metropolitan area and Fort Bend County. Sugar Land is one of the most affluent and fastest-growing cities in Texas, having grown more than 158 percent in the last decade. In the time period of 2000–2007, Sugar Land also enjoyed a...
. She was first inspired to pursue country music after winning a Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
city-wide competition for young country singers. To date, Armiger has released three albums for Cold River Records and has charted two singles on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart.
Career
Katie Armiger's self-titled debut album, was released on Cold River Records in the U.S. on August 21, 2007. It was produced by Mark Oliverius, the producer for other country acts such as Lorrie MorganLorrie Morgan
In 1996 Morgan married Jon Randall, a singer/songwriter now credited with writing the 2004 Brad Paisley/Alison Krauss hit "Whiskey Lullaby"; they divorced three years later in 1999....
and Trick Pony
Trick Pony
Trick Pony was an American country music group. It was formed in 1996 by Keith Burns , Ira Dean , and Heidi Newfield . The group recorded three studio albums: Trick Pony, On a Mission and R.I.D.E., released in 2001, 2002 and 2005, respectively...
. The first seven tracks of her album were co-written by Armiger with Oliverius and Ashlee Hewitt.
Armiger entered the Billboard country charts for the first time in 2010 with "Kiss Me Now." It served as the lead-off to her third album, Confessions of a Nice Girl, which was released in October 2010, and became her first album to chart. "Best Song Ever," released as the album's third single in October 2010, charted at number 42. Her third album will be re-released on September 20, 2011 to include her fourth singe, "I Do But Do I", which was released to radio on July 11, 2011. The re-release will also include three more new songs, a dance mix of "Best Song Ever", and the music videos for "I Do But Do I" and "Best Song Ever."
Studio albums
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| Confessions of a Nice Girl Confessions of a Nice Girl Confessions of a Nice Girl is the third studio album by American country music artist Katie Armiger. It was released by Cold River Records in 2010. Three singles were released from this album in 2010: "Kiss Me Now", "Leaving Home" and "Best Song Ever", the latter of which is her best charted single... |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
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| 2007 | "17 in Abilene" | — | Katie Armiger |
| 2008 | "Make Me Believe" | — | |
| "Unseen" | — | Believe | |
| 2009 | "Trail of Lies" | — | |
| "Gone" | — | ||
| 2010 | "Kiss Me Now" | 55 | Confessions of a Nice Girl |
| "Leaving Home" | — | ||
| "Best Song Ever" | 42 | ||
| 2011 | "I Do But Do I"A | — | |
| "Scream"B | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
- A "I Do But Do I" is only available on the 2011 re-release of Confessions of a Nice Girl.
- B Current single.
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "17 in Abilene" | Kristin Barlowe |
| 2008 | "Make Me Believe" | Stephen Shepherd |
| "Unseen" | ||
| "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | Glenn Switzer | |
| "I Just Want to Be with You This Christmas" | ||
| 2009 | "Trail of Lies" | Stephen Shepherd |
| "Gone" | Traci Goudie | |
| 2010 | "Kiss Me Now" | Evan Kaufmann |
| "Leaving Home" | Stephen Shepherd | |
| "Best Song Ever" | ||
| 2011 | "I Do but Do I" | |
| "Scream" | Ryan Hamblin |