Bio
Katia Cadet, also known as Baby Kat, comes to the music industry like a breath of fresh air. Her exotic, sensual, and unique sound is felt through a soothing and warm tonality. She is a singer, a prolific songwriter and a vocal producer. Katia writes in French, English and Creole, in many styles and genres which she equally delivers with great sincerity and credibility.
Born on the beautiful island of Haïti, Katia and her family relocated to Montreal, Canada, where she grew up and began pursuing her musical career. Her father is a singer, songwriter, drummer and guitarist, and her mother is an alto-soprano gospel singer. Growing up in band rehearsal rooms and on stage, Katia was destined to follow in her parents musical footsteps. At the tender age of nine she penned her first song, started performing at twelve and has not stopped since. Baby Kat’s musical influences range from French classics to soulful R&B, and from world beat to reggae music. Singers like Ella Fitzgerald, Sade, Marvin Gaye, Brian McKnight, Bob Marley, and Lauryn Hill (to name a few) are sources of her creative inspiration.
Her credits include music she wrote for Mary J. Blige and Wyclef Jean, which earned her a Grammy nomination in 2001 for the song “911”. She has lent her voice to many of the top charting artists and shared the stage with the industry’s most coveted artists such as Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, Marc Anthony, Whitney Houston, Stephen Marley and Destiny’s Child. Most recently, you can hear her voice on the big screen in “Rush Hour 3” performing “L’amour Une Aventure”, a Jazz tune she performed and wrote specifically for the scene in collaboration with multi-Grammy award winning producer Salaam Remi. Signed to Heavytone Records, she is ready to present her first solo album. The head of her label, Kevin Myers, is excited and committed to bringing Katia’s album to great heights, a dream she has been seeking since she was a little girl.
Heavytone Records proudly presents Katia Cadet. She has been called Haiti’s best-kept secret by many, and those who have had the opportunity to hear her sing and see her perform have asked, “Where have you been?” It is with great excitement that we take her from behind the scenes and out of the shadows to bring you an album that reflects her cultural background, her many influences, the languages she speaks and various styles in which she writes. Her debut album “Boundless” will embody ten powerhouse songs rich in melodies and harmonies in French, English and Creole. Its vast commercial appeal shows great crossover potential and promises to make a lasting impression. Let her take you away as she lays the sounds of Zouk-Soul and R&B fusion upon you.
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Discography
• Rush Hour 3
Film title: Rush Hour 3
Song title: L’amour Une Aventure
Artist: Katia Cadet
Year: 2007
Distributor/ producer: New Line Cinema
Credits: Writer/ Performed Lead and Background Vocals/ Vocal Production
• Mo’ Applause Riddim/ Riddims Galore vol.2/ Various artists
Album title: Mo’ Applause Riddim/ Riddims Galore vol.2/ Various artists
Song title: Freak Your Body
Artist: Katia Cadet / Baby Kat
Year: 2007
Label: Boomtunes Records
Credits: Writer/ Performed Lead Vocal and Background Vocals/ Vocal Production
• Mary J. Blige Reflections(A-Retrospective)
Album title: Reflections (A-Retrospective)
Song title: 911
Artist: Mary J. Blige
Year: 2006
Label: Geffen
Credits: Writer / Performed Background Vocals
• Dancehall Nice Again 2006 Power 96/ Various artists
Album title: Dancehall Nice Again 2006/ Power 96/ Various artists
Song title: Get it Started
Artist: Katia Cadet / Baby Kat
Year: 2006
Label: Sequence Records
Credits: Writer/ Performed Lead and Background Vocals/ Vocal Production
• Riddims Galore Vol. 1/ Friendly Riddim/ Various artists
Album title: Riddims Galore Vol. 1/ Friendly Riddim/ Various artists
Song title: Get it Started
Artist: Katia Cadet / Baby Kat
Year: 2006
Label: Boomtunes Records
Credits: Writer/ Performed Lead Vocal and Background Vocals/ Vocal Production
• Welcome to Haiti Creole 101
Album title: Welcome to Haiti Creole 101
Song title: Generation X
Artist: Wyclef Jean
Year: 2004
Label: KOCH Records
Credits: Background Vocals
• Wyclef Jean Greatest Hits
Album title: Wyclef Jean Greatest Hits
Song title: 911
Artist: Wyclef Jean
Year: 2003
Label: Sony International
Credits: Writer / Performed Background Vocals
• Eric Andersen, Beat Avenue
Album title: Beat Avenue
Song title: Runaway / Salt On Skin
Artist: Eric Andersen
Year: 2003
Label: Appleseed
Credits: Performed Background Vocals/ Vocal Production
• Friday After The Next Sountrack
Album title: Friday After The Next Soundtrack
Song title: 911
Artist: Wyclef Jean / Mary J. Blige
Year: 2002
Label: Hollywood Records
Credits: Writer / Performed Background Vocals
• The Ecleftic (Two sides to a book)
Album title: The Ecleftic (Two sides to a book)
Song title: 911
Artist: Wyclef Jean / Mary J. Blige
Year: 2001
Label: Columbia
Credits: Writer / Performed Background Vocals
• The Basement Mix
Album title: The Basement Mix
Song title: 911
Artist: Wyclef Jean / Mary J. Blige
Year: 2001
Label: Columbia
Credits: Writer / Performed Background Vocals
• The Hit mix
Album title: The Hit Mix
Song title: 911
Artist: Wyclef Jean / Mary J. Blige
Year: 2001
Label: Columbia
Credits: Writer / Performed Background Vocals
• The Ghetto Love Remix
Album title: The Ghetto Love Remix
Song title: 911
Artist: Wyclef Jean / Mary J.Blige
Year: 2001
Label: Columbia
Credits: Writer / Performed Background Vocals
• The Emergency remix
Album title: The Emergency remix
Song title: 911
Artist: Wyclef Jean / Mary J. Blige
Year: 2001
Label: Columbia
Credits: Writer / Performed Background Vocals
• Sayuki’s Debut Maxi Single
Album title: Sayuki’s Debut Maxi Single
Song title: For The Moment
Artist: Sayuki
Year: January 3, 2000
Label: Sony Music Japan
Credit: Writer / Performed Background vocals / Vocal Production
• Kadanse
Album title: Kadanse
Artist: Kadanse
Year: 1999
Label: Independent
Credits: Performed Background Vocals/ Vocal Production
• Sans Frontière
Album title: Sans Frontière
Artist: Richmond
Year: 1998
Label: Independent
Credits: Performed Background Vocals/ Vocal Production
Contact
For Bookings:
katiacadet@heavytonerecords.com
T: 646.418.8748