After graduating from Berklee, Katelyn went west, moving to Hollywood to compete on American Idol Season 9, where Kara Dioguardi called her "the full package," and Victoria Beckham gushed "I just love your style and everything about you." After competing on American Idol, she made it into the top 12 for a musical reality show on Bravo called Platinum Hit, hosted by Jewel and Kara Dioguardi, featuring 12 of the best singer/songwriters in the country. The day she decided to pull out of the show (for contractual reasons), she remembers walking out and having a cameraman stop her and say "That's too bad. You were my favorite."

Shortly after moving to Los Angeles, Katelyn was asked to join Selena Gomez and The Scene as a background singer. She spent the next 2 years touring the world, making a name for herself as a vocalist and songwriter. When Selena was on a break from touring, Nickelodeon star Victoria Justice sought Katelyn out to join her band as a background singer, keyboardist and acoustic guitarist.

Stunning vocalist, poignant writer, and talented producer, North Carolina native Katelyn Clampett truly is the full package. Her dynamic range, genre-versatility, and prolific writing has taken her all over the world, performing with top artists in pop and country music, and garnering praise from the likes of Victoria Beckham, Vince Gill, and Kara Dioguardi.

When Katelyn was just two years old, Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers heard her singing in a grocery store and approached her parents in awe. Singing perfect harmony as a toddler was not so normal. Her “not so normal” talent continued through high school, earning her a Songwriting and Vocal scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music. At Berklee she went on to win several songwriting contests, her songs were performed at the Boston Symphony, and the Songwriting Faculty nominated her to work with Paul Simon.

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Along with her vocal talents, Katelyn — formerly represented by CAA and Gellman Management — has stayed true to her first love, songwriting. In between accompanying global tours, she would make frequent trips to Nashville to work with other artists, not only as a songwriter, but also as a producer.

Since moving to Nashville in 2013, Katelyn has written and produced songs (viral songs, even) for chart-topping artists in Country and Christian music (Elevation Church, Leigh Nash, Honey County, Jaden Michaels, etc.) and popular companies/TV shows (Bud Light, Pizza Hut, Dancing With the Stars, Britain’s Got Talent, CBS Sports, etc.) 

“It's funny. When I walk into a room, people expect me to be the singer. They quickly find out that I'm a not-so-closeted production nerd,” Katelyn explains.

After the last few years of creating viral songs for others, Katelyn is marching on with her own country artist project, featuring a batch of new songs to be released throughout 2024, with some live shows to boot. Ever the wordsmith and natural comedienne, Katelyn has a knack for weaving topical comedy throughout her cleverly-written country music and is excited to be connecting with others through laughter and song in the Spring of 2024 and onward. Visit her “TOUR” tab to see where she’s playing next!