Tate Rosner McRae (born July 1, 2003) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and dancer. At the age of 13, she gained prominence as the first Canadian finalist on the American reality television series So You Think You Can Dance. McRae was signed by RCA Records in 2019 after her songs had gained traction online—including her 2017 viral hit “One Day”—and she released her debut extended play (EP), All the Things I Never Said (2020), in January of the following year. Her 2020 single, “You Broke Me First”, became an international hit and peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2021, McRae was the youngest musician to be featured on the Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list.
Her second EP, Too Young to Be Sad (2021) was the most streamed female EP of 2021 on Spotify. Her debut studio album, I Used to Think I Could Fly (2022) was met with favourable critical response and peaked at number 13 on the US Billboard 200, also reaching the top ten in several countries. Developing a more pop-oriented image, McRae’s 2023 single, “Greedy” saw her furthest commercial success; it peaked atop the Canadian Hot 100 and reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100. Its follow-up, “Exes”, peaked at numbers nine and 34 on the charts, respectively, and preceded the release of her second studio album, Think Later (2023), which debuted in the top five in various countries.
Early life and education
Tate Rosner McRae was born in Calgary, Alberta, on Canada Day in 2003, to a Canadian father of Scottish descent and mother of German descent. At the age of four, due to her father’s work, she moved with her family to Oman, where her mother taught dance lessons, and she lived there for three years. During her time in Oman, McRae attended The American International School Muscat (TAISM).
McRae began recreational dance training at age six. Having returned to Calgary, at the age of eight, she began to train more intensively in dance and competed with Drewitz Dance Productions. From age 11, she began training in all styles of dance at YYC Dance Project, a dance company owned by her mother, and underwent ballet training at the School of Alberta Ballet, the training school for the Alberta Ballet Company. McRae attended Western Canada High School and graduated online in 2022.
Career
2013–2018: Dance career
McRae was awarded Mini Best Female Dancer at the 2013 Dance Awards in New York City. After gaining some prominence, she became a brand ambassador for the American dance manufacturer Capezio. She became a finalist at the New York City Dance Alliance’s 2014 National Gala. She also voiced Spot Splatter Splash for the Lalaloopsy (2013-2015) franchise.
In 2015, McRae was awarded a two-week scholarship at the Berlin State Ballet company after winning the silver medal as a soloist and the bronze medal for her duet at the 2015 Youth America Grand Prix. She danced in the music video for Walk off the Earth’s platinum-certified single “Rule The World”. For the second time, McRae was awarded the Best Female Dancer award at the 2015 Dance Awards, this time in the Junior category.
In June 2016, she performed at Justin Bieber’s concert in Calgary for the Purpose World Tour during Bieber’s performance of “Children”. In April 2016, McRae performed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show as part of the Dancer Palooza troupe. In June 2016, she took part in the thirteenth season of American television show So You Think You Can Dance. While competing for the America’s Favourite Dancer title as a non-American, she was mentored by American dancer and actress Kathryn McCormick. She advanced further in the competition than any other Canadian in the show’s history, placing third on the final episode. Canadian TV host Murtz Jaffer from Toronto Sun reacted, “The fact that Canadians couldn’t vote for Tate makes her third-place finish all the more impressive. While she might not have been voted America’s favourite dancer, she certainly might be Canada’s.” She performed at the 2016 Teen Choice Awards as a finalist from the SYTYCD cast. She performed again on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in October 2016 as part of the Jump Dance Convention troupe.
2023–present: Think Later
McRae was nominated for five Juno Awards in 2023, and performed at the show. In March 2023, McRae teamed up with MCM Worldwide for their Spring/Summer 2023 Campaign, performing “uh oh” and “She’s All I Wannabe”. On September 15, 2023, she released “Greedy” as the lead single for her sophomore studio album Think Later.[108] Greedy became her biggest debut to date on Spotify, and her first top 10 on the Global Spotify Charts. It debuted at number 1 in Norway and Denmark and peaked at number 1 in several countries including Canada, Denmark, Austria, and the Netherlands, as well as the Billboard Global 200, making it her first official number 1 single worldwide.
McRae’s second studio album Think Later was officially released on December 8, 2023. The album received mixed to positive appraisal from both fans and critics, with Rolling Stone noting M.I.A. and Ariana Grande’s influences on the project, stating that in terms of the latter, Think Later “represented a career-defining shift for McRae as she pulled herself from the rubble of grief, heartbreak, and internal turmoil.” Think Later debuted in the top 5 of the charts in US, UK, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Belgium and Norway.
The second single from Think Later, “Exes”, was released on November 17, 2023, and peaked in the top 10 in Canada and the Netherlands, top 20 in the UK and Australia, and top 40 in the US. On November 18, 2023, she performed “Greedy” and a then-unreleased song titled “Grave” on Saturday Night Live. She also made her debut American award show performance with “Greedy” at the Billboard Music Awards on November 19, 2023. McRae performed a medley at the 2024 NHL All-Star game in Toronto in February 2024. In March 2024, she made her debut performance at the Brit Awards with “Greedy” and subsequently performed a medley of “Greedy” and “Exes” at the iHeartRadio Music Awards in April. McRae won the Juno Award for Artist of the Year, and Single of the Year for “Greedy” at the 2024 Juno Awards.
On September 13, 2024, McRae released the song “It’s OK I’m OK”.
Personal life
McRae is a fan of the Calgary Flames of the NHL, and has attended numerous games.
From late 2021 to early 2023, McRae was in a relationship with Columbus Blue Jackets player Cole Sillinger.
In April 2024, Australian rapper and singer the Kid Laroi confirmed his relationship with McRae.
As of March 2024, Tate McRae’s YouTube channel has amassed over 1.5 billion views and she has garnered more than 8.4 billion career streams across all platforms.
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