Fans of rap music are familiar with the work of Lil Kate. Despite the fragility and feminine elegance, Kate demonstrates recitative.
Childhood and youth of Lil Kate
Lil Kate is the creative name of the singer. The real name sounds simple - Natalya Tkachenko. Little is known about the girl's childhood and youth. She was born in September 1986 on the territory of Anadyr.
Unlike many modern stars, Katya did not dream of a stage. After receiving secondary education, Tkachenko went to the Pedagogical University. She even planned to work in her specialty.
Katya cannot be called a typical teacher. There was always a small, inconspicuous rebel in it, who from time to time asked to come out. After graduating from a higher educational institution, Tkachenko firmly decided that she wanted to discover rap culture.
The creative path of Lil Kate
In one of her interviews, the girl admitted that she chose rap not because of her great love for this genre of music. Tkachenko thought about the fact that recitative does not imply the presence of vocal data.
The girl began to read rap after an unsuccessful romance. She had stopped seeing her boyfriend and was in great emotional pain. During this period of time, Lil Kate wrote several lyric poems, and also listened to the tracks of the Triad group. She rubbed the record of the rap team to the "holes" and one day she realized that she wanted to read her poems to the music.
Katya did not expect that three beats and poems would result in a recording of full-fledged debut compositions. Then Tkachenko said that the first tracks turned out to be “bad”, but music lovers liked them because of the sincerity of the verses.
The first creativity of Lil Kate was appreciated by her close friends. Katya read her works in a close circle of relatives. Later, she performed at friendly parties, delighting the audience. This inspired the performer to do more.
During this period of time, she took on the creative pseudonym Lil Kate. By the way, friends helped her in choosing a name. The stage name describes Katya a little. She is small in stature. The word Lil is an abbreviation of the English word little, which means little in translation.
Lil Kate popularity
When Kate honed her skills. She wanted to expand the audience of fans and go beyond performances at friendly parties. The girl took part in the popular festival "Studliner". The performance of the singer passed by 5 points. In addition, the producers noticed her. She soon performed at festivals and themed events.
The popularity of the rap artist has increased exponentially. By 2012, she had collected enough material to record a full-fledged LP. Soon she presented her debut album to fans of her work. We are talking about the record I Am Star for You. The collection was very warmly received by the rap party and the singer's fans.
After the presentation of the album, Lil Kate, together with the performer Tati, went on her first tour. It was a massive tour that lasted about two years. During this period, the singer visited almost every corner of the Russian Federation.
Signing a contract with the label Gazgolder
In 2016, Lil Kate became a member of Vasily Vakulenko's major label Gazgolder. This is exactly what the singer was striving for. Colleagues helped her hone her vocal abilities to almost perfection. At the same time, the singer presented her fans with the first professional video clip for the track "Airplanes".
She doesn't look like a typical rap artist. The artist does not wear massive jewelry and wide pants. In clothes, she prefers "moderate sport". Ekaterina is one of the most feminine singers of the Russian rap party.
Ekaterina says that her audience is young girls. Although sometimes men also like to listen to her tracks. She addresses lyrical compositions to girls. Katya is sure that she understands well what feelings a girl can experience when parting with her beloved, loneliness and fears.
The most popular track performed by the singer until now is the composition "If it weren't for you." The song has repeatedly occupied a leading position in the prestigious music charts.
Details of the artist's personal life
The name of the guy who awakened Lil Kate's creativity, she is in no hurry to disclose. But this event helped the girl to understand one truth - do not be afraid to be alone and endure disrespect for yourself.
Despite past unsuccessful relationships, the singer's personal life has developed successfully. She is married to a man named Igor Vladimirov. The husband helps the singer to realize herself as a singer. He supports her plans and is part-time producer of the rap artist.
Katya says that every track in her repertoire is about love. According to the singer, this feeling helps to experience failures, it inspires and makes you overcome failures.
lil kate currently
In 2018, the singer's discography was replenished with the album "On Real Stories". The record was positively received by rap fans. Music lovers especially liked the tracks "Glasses" and "Wild Dances".
Musical novelties were also in 2019. This year, the artist and Russian rapper Smokey Mo released a number of lyrical ballads. We are talking about the compositions: "Poison", "That's it", "Trigger".
In 2020, Lil Kate presented the album Remake. The album contains 8 tracks in total. A distinctive feature of the collection is the updated sound of the compositions.
