Each year Radio Disney does a contest called N.B.T (Next Big Thing). Radio Disney N.B.T is a multiplatform programming feature that spotlights young recording artists and provides them with national broadcast and online exposure. Radio Disney and Disney Channel audiences are introduced to five unsigned artists and invited to look, listen and vote for their favorite at RadioDisney.com or via text messages. Previous N.B.T. artists have been signed to major record labels, opened concerts for popular artists such as Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez, and had their music featured in Disney Channel programming and on Walt Disney Records’ CD compilation “Radio Disney Jams,” part of a multi-platinum franchise.This year's artists, ages 12-17, are:
Chloe and Halle Bailey are 13-year-old and 12-year-old (respectively) sister R&B singers and actresses from Atlanta, Georgia. Damian Otchere a 16-year-old pop, R&B singer, dancer and actor originally from Brooklyn, New York, currently residing in East Orange, New Jersey. Elle Winter is a 13-year-old pop singer, songwriter and actress from New York, New York. Jack Skuller, 16-year-old rockabilly singer and songwriter from Hoboken, New Jersey. The follow contest is Katherine Hughes a 17-year-old acoustic pop singer and actress from New York, New York.We will be putting the spotlight on each contestant of this season's Radio Disney N.B.T over the next five weeks. This week we are featuring 17 year old Katherine Hughes of New York City, New York.
Katherine Hughes resides in New York City and is pursuing her lifelong dream of becoming a successful actress and singer. Her experiences in the industry already include; a guest star role on NBC's Law & Order: SVU, CBS's Blue Bloods, supporting roles in independent films, voiceover work, numerous national commercials, print work, and a personal youtube page. Industry insiders say that her talent, passion, charisma, and gamine looks are key ingredients for a long successful career.Recently Katherine has garnered attention for her voice. Some of the praise includes; unique, mesmerizing, sublime, and pure. Included but not limited are Adele, Katy Perry, Rihanna, The Dixie Chicks and Norah Jones as pop influences throughout her life. She has made the commitment to focus on her singing and is now co-writing original songs. She is collaborating with musicians to create her own signature sound that can be described as an amalgam of soulful pop and jazz with a hint of country.
You can find Katherine Hughes on these following official sites of hers:
Katherine IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3675325/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kacehughes
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/kacehughes
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/kcandjeremy
Katherine has recently released her cover of Tyler Swift's "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" You will be able to watch and listen to new cover video below. Please make sure to request her original song soul starting Monday by calling 1-877-870-5678 or go to http://radiodisney.com/. Now, enjoy listening to Katherine's new cover of Tyler Swifts "We Are Never Getting Back Together". The photographs in this article are courtesy of Radio Disney.
Next Friday we will be featuring another contestant from the Radio Disney contest N.B.T.
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