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Caitlin Koch is a Nashville-

based retro soul artist from buffalo, ny internationally known for performances as the singing rugby coach on Simon Cowell's production, The X Factor USA, season 1.

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it started at age 15 with her first show as an opening act for gavin degraw. the years that followed were spent on stage and in studio while attending high school & university as a scholar athlete- Caitlin played basketball & rugby while maintaining honors. As  a sophomore in HS, caitlin broke her school's record for 3 pointers.

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not much later came the x factor USA, Season 1. stunning audiences worldwide with her soulful rendition of "Stop In The Name Of Love" by The Supremes, at 21 Caitlin became a household name during judges' homes round filmed in Nice, France. National tours followed her debut on the show- all under Abdul Inc. management (Paula Abdul).

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over the years, Caitlin has shared stages with or opened for pat benatar, Grace Potter, the goo goo dolls, kenny wayne shepherd, Gavin DeGraw, cassadee pope, The B52's, Blood Sweat & Tears, Bo Bice, Colt Ford, Danielle Bradbery, Avril Lavigne, Paula Abdul, Derek St. Holmes, Lance Diamond, lauren alaina, Brantley gilbert, Tears for Fears, Matt Giraud, T. Graham Brown, + Dan+Shay.

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Caitlin headlined her first international tour in 2017 & 2018 promoting EP "I Am"; which she co-wrote, self-produced, and recorded in Nashville, Tennessee & Muscle Shoals, ALabama. The Euro tour took place over the span of  2 years and had Caitlin on stage at 02 Arena in London UK on 3 separate occasions with the likes of Brothers Osborne, Maren Morris, and reba. After a BBC Radio tour and a slot at ramblin' man fair, Caitlin returned to Nashville.

Enter 2020 + virality​​:

with Youtube covers "creep" (Radiohead) + "Simple Man" (Lynyrd Skynyrd) seeing millions of views and Originals "where You BEgan" + "So Different now" making their respective splashes during pandemic years, caitlin's international presence hit another level.

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find out more on ig, facebook, & youtube. Go Bills-

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d r e a m  o n

now on youtube.com

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“Caitlin, to me you have a great, individual, authentic voice."
-Paula Abdul
 
"You did something with the song ["Stop in the Name of Love"] I've never heard before."
-Simon Cowell

"Wow... I really like you a lot."
-LA Reid