Katera is a soulful singer-songwriter known for her sensual blend of modern R&B with acoustic pop, hip-hop and gospel.

Featuring sultry, soothing vocals and smooth stacked harmonies, Katera’s neo-soul gospel lean and low-key brand of self-assurance draws comparison to artists like Erykah Badu, India Arie and Brandy.

Katera’s magnetic, genre-blurring debut album, ‘Fear Doesn’t Live Here’ (2022), hit #13 on the iTunes R&B charts, cementing her place in the R&B zeitgeist. Her liberating lead single ‘No Phone Calls’ went viral in early 2023, racking up more than 250k streams and almost 1 million views. Referred to on social media as the ‘Homebody Anthem’, ‘No Phone Calls’ reinforces Katera’s artistic integrity, with boundary-setting lyrics that advocate for women to tune out the world and prioritize self-care and solitude.

Hailing from Dixiana, a rural community on the fringe of Columbia, South Carolina, the small town singer’s gifts have led her to the big stage, supporting global acts like Corinne Bailey Rae. Katera grew up singing in her church choir and began songwriting and playing piano early on. As a child she’d record herself singing on cassette tapes - by the time she reached her teens, Katera was directing her school’s gospel choir, producing songs and winning local talent shows. 

Since releasing her first single ‘In Love With The DJ’ in 2012, Katera made her decade-later comeback with her long-awaited, high-impact debut album. Evocative and assertive, blissed-out yet grounded, the nuanced simplicity of Katera’s music is gorgeously showcased in her body of work to date - with more magic to come.

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