Cat Southern


2006 Toyota Star Maker Cat Southern releases new single

Toyota Star Maker winner 2006 Cat Southern has released the first track from her eagerly awaited Star Maker EP, Last First Kiss.

The song is one of five tracks to be included on the EP which was produced partly by Matt Fell and partly by the legendary Herm Kovac.

The song was written by Cat with two of country’s leading songwriters – Jay Collie and Jasper Somerville-Collie (best known for their Jonah’s Road writings).

Last First Kiss is described as “a breath of fresh air sweeping through country music – a fresh, funky sound that’s already appealing to a whole new generation of country fans”.

Speaking at the release, Cat said: “I don’t want to sound like anyone else. When I won Toyota Star Maker this year, I saw it as an opportunity to create my own sound, my own style. That’s what Last First Kiss does,” she said.

“Under the guiding hand of young gun producer Matt Fell, Cat infused the song with passion, vibrancy and tenderness – creating an extremely catchy, appealing track,” said a spokesman for ABC Country, the label that releases Star Maker prize recordings.

Other songs featured on the EP include Skin Deep (another track written with Jay and Jasper), Cat’s version of the Slim Dusty song Memories and Dreams (penned by Michael Fix and Jeff Burton), Irene Kelly’s Big Girl Now and That’s the Kinda Man I’m Looking For.

“Last First Kiss takes a different perspective on love – it’s about discovering that you’ve fallen in love with a friend, and that it’s real,” Cat said.

“It’s about realising that everything will be different from this point on – that this will be your last first kiss.”

Before taking out the 2006 Toyota Star Maker title, Cat was a Top 64 finalist in “Australian Idol” and was also in the Top 100 of “Popstars”.

As well as recording her EP, Cat has spent the past couple of months performing in the huge Australian Outback Spectacular on the Gold Coast.

The rest of this year will be spent appearing at major festivals across Australia, including the Adelaide City Muster in July, an appearance on the main stage at the Toyota National Country Music Muster at Gympie in August and Mud Bulls and Music in November.
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Cat Southern wins Toyota Star Maker 2006
Cat Southern, a 25 year old described as a born singer and entertainer, has won the 2006 Toyota Star Maker Quest in Tamworth. After a gruelling day of heats, the initial 20 finalists were whittled down to a top 10 who performed before a capacity audience, and the judges, in the Toyota Country Theatre in Country Music Capital on Sunday night. Cat took the Toyota Star Maker 2006 crown from a strong line-up of grand final contenders... James Anderssen, Tim Farren, Belinda Harkness, Nick Kingswell, Brad Lee, Rebecca Lee Nye, Ryan Sampson, Jason-Lee Sharp and Craig Stewart. Originally from South Australia, Cat moved to the NSW Central Coast in 2003 after making a commitment several years earlier to build a career in country music. Since then, she has performed all over Victoria, NSW and South Australia and, in 2005, joined the Brian Young Show touring and performing through remote New South Wales, Queensland, the Northern Territory, Western Australia and South Australia. Having already succeeded, as a youngster, at pursuits including gymnastics and diving, Cat’s decision to become professional was influenced by her natural ability to entertain. Since she could talk, Cat has been singing and entertaining everyone around her, never afraid to attract attention! A kick-start to Cat’s career came when she reached the national top 100 of the 7 Network’s Pop Stars solo performer competition. A year or so later, she entered Network 10’s Australian Idol winning through four auditions in South Australia to be chosen as one of 14 performers to go to Sydney. As Toyota Star Maker 2006, Cat will receive an enormous career boost. The prize package includes a big budget recording session with Ramrod Studios, distribution and promotion of a CD through the ABC Music label, production of a video clip to be showcased on Country Music Channel, media promotion, guaranteed performance bookings and invitations to a number of major festivals and industry events, a Toyota Star Maker winner's jacket, a special edition Maton guitar, a new BOSE Personalised Amplification System (PAS) and use of a fully serviced Toyota motor vehicle and fuel card for the 12 months after winning Toyota Star Maker. Official presentation of the Toyota vehicle to Cat will take place in front of the Toyota Country Theatre at Tamworth Regional Entertainment Centre today, Monday, January 23, at 11.30am.

BIG GIRL NOW hits your tv screens

CAT SOUTHERN'S filmclip for single BIG GIRL NOW is on the Top 50 CMC Chart, and rising.

You can watch this incredible new talent, and see why she has been chosen as a finalist in the prestigious Toyota Starmaker, to be announced Sunday night, during the Tamworth Country Music Festival.

You can request Cat's clip by clicking onto the CMC logo
www.catsouthern.com
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