Katie Halliday has been performing professionally as a singer, songwriter and entertainer for the last ten years.

At the age of 16, Katie decided that her chosen career would be singing! She started out by receiving professional voice coaching which she continued having for over 10 years by the late “Lou Fyne”. He had worked in the seventies for EMI Music, formed the “Real Thing” (“You To Me Are Everything”) and was Hughie Green’s right hand man for the famous “Opportunity Knocks” show.

Time, practice, and determination led Katie to enjoy performing live in many different venues, working in hotels, at private functions, corporate events, summer seasons (as part of a full production) and on cruise ships.

Her first big break into her recording and writing career was in 1999 when Katie was discovered by Radio One’s Dave Pearce who, at the time, was looking for original songwriters for a new BBC1 show. Getting the chance to work with professional producers from the record industry, she performed her own song live on the prime time BBC1 show “Get Your Act Together” which was hosted by Ronan Keating.

Since then, her recording career has taken her to many parts of Europe, working with record producers on various projects. She has supported Atomic Kitten, worked as a session singer for many professional artists and at the studios of Gary Barlow!

Katie has had success with her own recording and writing career which led to a single in the Top 40 in 2004 with the group “Northern Heightz”. She toured the UK and abroad, and the group have enjoyed having their songs appear on numerous compilation albums including: “Floor Fillers”, “Ministry of Sound”, “Big Tunes”, “Now Dance” and “Clubland 6”.

Katie has had her own songs published, and has been recently enjoying performing for corporate parties and private functions.