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There is no doubt that Katie Quick is taking Chicago and the country music world by storm. In a very short time she has opened up for Grammy-nominated artists, been featured on WGN Radio and the Great Amerian Country Music Television Channel, graced the cover of the Chicago Sun-Times, made her way to the semi-finals of Nashville Star, won the US 99.5 Talent Competion, and to top it all off, released her very first solo album.

A native Chicago Southsider (and Sox fan), her love of music began with Sunday morning broadcasts of “Breakfast with the Beatles”. She fell in love with the music of her parents’ generation and to this day is influenced by such great artists as The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, and Fleetwood Mac just to name a few. Her first appearance on stage was in 1996 in her 8th grade production of Grease. Katie continued singing from that moment on participating in the Mother McAuley High School chorus and musicals, the choir at Illinois State University, as well as several other talent shows and competitions. She realized through these experiences her dream of performing on stage. With the wonderful support of her family and friends, she was inspired her to chase her dream. In June 2006, Katie joined the Chicago-based modern country rock band, Yard Fulla Cars. This band has continued to grow and gain popularity in the Chicagoland area.

Aside from her career with Yard Fulla Cars, Katie has become an avid songwriter. Her passion for songwriting is continually inspired and shaped by her numerous trips to Nashville, Tennessee where she has worked with some of the most talented musicians in the Music City. Her very first independently released album recorded in Nashville was released in May 2008. One of Katie’s original songs, “Fingertips”, was the catalyst to her winning the US99.5 Talent Competition this year. A former Chicago Public School teacher, Katie wrote that song about her then 6th grade students to encourage them that no dream is too far out of reach. And that is exactly her philosophy. As broadcast by US99.5 early morning show, “Katie Quick is a name we will definitely be hearing about in the future.”
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