Tate McRae

About Tate McRae

Tate Rosner McRae (born July 1, 2003) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and dancer whose career trajectory is a unique blend of competitive dance and bedroom pop stardom. Hailing from Calgary, Alberta, McRae first gained international attention at the age of 13 as a finalist on the American reality show So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation in 2016. Following her dance success, she launched a YouTube channel, "Create with Tate," where she shared original songs, leading to a viral hit with her first independent single, "One Day." Her music career exploded in 2020 with the intensely emotional and critically acclaimed single "you broke me first," which garnered over a billion streams and cemented her as a leading voice in alternative pop. Known for her vulnerable, diary-like lyrics and incorporating complex choreography into her powerful live performances, her subsequent albums, including Think Later (2023), feature global smash hits like "greedy," which reached number one on charts worldwide. McRae is celebrated for her raw authenticity and ability to translate deeply personal feelings into universally relatable pop anthems.