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This is 16 year old Singer/songwriter Katelyn Duran. She is developing her own distinctive style. The last song of these four videos totally blew me away yesterday when I heard it for the first time. IT GAVE MY GOOSEBUMPS, GOOSEBUMPS I haven't stopped playing it since. All her others are pretty darn good too. I have posted her EPK by way of an introduction. So please take a listen & check out her YT. I've a feeling we could be hearing a lot of this talented girl - TFC Talent
Katelyn Duran
Katelyn Duran is a 17 year old singer, songwriter, and pianist from a small farm in Pennsylvania. Her audience started off small as she would often perform for her family members and loved ones, but grew quickly when she won the 2009 Wake Up Your Dreams teen vocal competition with her rendition of "At Last".
She was also accepted into the District and Regional Chorus for the PMEA festivals. In January 2010, she went to New York City where she recorded her first album "Heart On My Sleeve". It is currently available on iTunes.
Katelyn appeared on "The Timmy Willis Show" and opened up for The Marcels and The Duprees at The Palace Theatre. She performed at a variety at venues for different events over the years. Katelyn’s future plans are to attend Pennsylvania State University and to continue her career in music and business. - Flair Affair
It’s late fall and to my left is a young woman by the name of Katelyn Duran who has been spending the greater part of the day belting out her new album here in NYC. To say she is overwhelmed is an understatement, but to say that this young lady has got presence and a great grip on her material is also an understatement. I continue listening to her from the other side of the studio and within time I am finding myself in the paradoxical position of tapping my foot to a budding young adult star, something I have until now sworn off that I would do…
What impresses me about Katelyn’s lyrics, never mind the catchy tempos and her smooth ingratiating voice (which grow on you) are also the lyrics. One feels listening to Ms Duran that she takes to heart the messages that she sings about which frankly can’t be a bad thing in an over saturated music industry pumping out cookie cutter tracks one after the other. In other words this young lady who heralds from rural Pennsylvania is a heartfelt conscientious young lady valiantly trying to make sense of the world, stay fresh to her ideals and resist the temptations of being anything but herself.
One of her songs ‘Monopoly,’ equates the chances of life and its lessons in a boppy catchy tunes, ‘Heart on my sleeve,’ a young woman’s desire to be loved and discovered in the big world- pressing themes one can imagine in young ladies coming of age.
Winner of ‘Wake up your dreams teen vocal competition in 2009,’ Ms Duran felt emboldened to further pursue her passion for music, never mind her high academic aptitude her mother sitting near by reveals. It’s a toss up- precocious musical ingenue or heart surgeon, well you catch my drift.
Curious as to what artists influence her she immediately replies Christine Aguilera, Aretha Franklin and Joss Stone, something that one could certainly attest to listening to the young ingenue as she makes her way round in a musical world that by all extensions has just met her and will be eagerly waiting for her as she hits the circuits and one supposes your hearts as well…
Katelyn’s cd- ‘Heart on my sleeve,’ can be acquired on I- tunes and CD.
- Scallywag and Vagabond
It’s late fall and to my left is a young woman by the name of Katelyn Duran who has been spending the greater part of the day belting out her new album here in NYC. To say she is overwhelmed is an understatement, but to say that this young lady has got presence and a great grip on her material is also an understatement. I continue listening to her from the other side of the studio and within time I am finding myself in the paradoxical position of tapping my foot to a budding young adult star, something I have until now sworn off that I would do…
What impresses me about Katelyn’s lyrics, never mind the catchy tempos and her smooth ingratiating voice (which grow on you) are also the lyrics. One feels listening to Ms Duran that she takes to heart the messages that she sings about which frankly can’t be a bad thing in an over saturated music industry pumping out cookie cutter tracks one after the other. In other words this young lady who heralds from rural Pennsylvania is a heartfelt conscientious young lady valiantly trying to make sense of the world, stay fresh to her ideals and resist the temptations of being anything but herself.
One of her songs ‘Monopoly,’ equates the chances of life and its lessons in a boppy catchy tunes, ‘Heart on my sleeve,’ a young woman’s desire to be loved and discovered in the big world- pressing themes one can imagine in young ladies coming of age.
Winner of ‘Wake up your dreams teen vocal competition in 2009,’ Ms Duran felt emboldened to further pursue her passion for music, never mind her high academic aptitude her mother sitting near by reveals. It’s a toss up- precocious musical ingenue or heart surgeon, well you catch my drift.
Curious as to what artists influence her she immediately replies Christine Aguilera, Aretha Franklin and Joss Stone, something that one could certainly attest to listening to the young ingenue as she makes her way round in a musical world that by all extensions has just met her and will be eagerly waiting for her as she hits the circuits and one supposes your hearts as well…
Katelyn’s cd- ‘Heart on my sleeve,’ can be acquired on I- tunes and CD.
- Scallywag and Vagabond
Discography
Heart On My Sleeve- LP
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Bio
Katelyn Duran an 18-year-old singer/songwriter is a fiery mix of pop with soul influences. Growing up on a small farm in Pennsylvania never stopped her from pursuing her dreams outside of the hayfields. In 2009, she won the Wake Up Your Dreams teen vocal competition with her rendition of “At Last”. From there she recorded with Walt Maddox, lead singer of the Marcels. She had the opportunity to appear on “The Timmy Willis Show” and open up for “The Duprees” at the Palace Theatre. Katelyn also achieved the status as an All-State musician in 2011 for PMEA chorus. With her diverse tastes in music, Katelyn recorded her first album in New York City titled, “Heart On My Sleeve.” It is on sale on any digital music store. She has been featured on Scallywag and Vagabond, Flair Affair, Tfc Talent, and other several blogs. One of the tracks, Waiting For You (War Song), received Top 40 recognition in Soft Rock, April 2011 on ourstage.com. It is inspired by her passion for the military and patriotism of the United States. Katelyn is now currently studying Business Administration at Penn State University. She would like to spread a message of no matter where you come from, keep things in perspective and go for your dreams.
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