Katrina Elam

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Katrina Elam
Katrina Elam at the Maverick Saloon & Grill, Santa Ynez, California, January 14th, 2005
Background information
Born	December 12, 1983 (1983-12-12) (age 24)
Origin	Bray, Oklahoma, USA
Genre(s)	country
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2004-present
Label(s)	Universal South
Website	http://www.katrinaelam.com/

Katrina Elam (born December 12, 1983 in Bray, Oklahoma) is an American country music singer. Starting with the release of her debut single "No End in Sight" in 2004, Elam has charted a total of four singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts to date. She has also released one studio album (2004's Katrina Elam) for the Universal South Records label.

1 Early life
2 Career
3 Discography
- 3.1 Albums
- 3.2 Singles
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Early life

Elam was born in Bray, Oklahoma, population 1,035. She performed in a 4-H talent show at the age of 9. In 1998 she was named female vocalist of the year by the Oklahoma Country Music Association and the Oklahoma Opry. Elam received a publishing contract at the age of 16. In her senior year of high school, her mother home schooled her because of her busy writing and recording schedule.

[edit] Career

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After completing high school, Katrina Elam moved to Nashville, TN, where she secured a contract with Universal South Records. Tony Brown and Jimmie Lee Sloas produced her first self-titled album, released on October 5, 2004. The album reached #42 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart and #33 on Top Heatseekers chart. The first single, “No End In Sight”, reached #29 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The follow-up single "I Want a Cowboy" reached #59 on the same chart. "No End in Sight" caught the attention of CMA Entertainer of the Year Keith Urban, and Elam joined Urban’s tour, “Be Here” in 2004. She continued touring with Urban throughout his “Alive in ‘05” U.S. tour. In January 2005, Yahoo! LAUNCHcast named Elam the New Now artist.

Elam later toured with Rascal Flatts to promote her unreleased second album, Turn Me Up. "Love Is," the only single released from the album, peaked at #47 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart in 2006. Another track from the album, "Flat on the Floor," received some radio airplay without being officially released, eventually peaking at #52. Elam is no longer on Universal South's artist roster.^[1]