Katrina Ruth Elam
(born December 12, 1983 in Bray, Oklahoma) is an American country music singer. Signed to Universal South Records in 2004, she released her self-titled debut album that year, charting in the Top 40 on Billboard
Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) with the #29 "No End in Sight". After this song came three more chart singles: "I Want a Cowboy", also from her debut album, and "Love Is" and "Flat on the Floor", both from her unreleased second album Turn Me Up
. Elam left the label in 2008.
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Early life
Elam was born in
Bray, Oklahoma, population 1,035. She performed in a
4-H talent show at the age of 9. In 1998 she was named female vocalist of the year by the Oklahoma Country Music Association and the Oklahoma Opry. Elam received a publishing contract at the age of 16. In her senior year of high school, her mother
home schooled her because of her busy writing and recording schedule.
Career
After completing high school, Katrina Elam moved to
Nashville, TN, where she secured a contract with
Universal South Records.
[1] Jimmie Lee Sloas produced her first self-titled album, released on
October 5, 2004. The album reached #42 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart and #33 on Top Heatseekers chart. The first single, “No End In Sight”, reached #29 on the
Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The follow-up single "I Want a Cowboy" reached #59 on the same chart. Elam also toured in 2004 with
Keith Urban.
Elam later toured with
Rascal Flatts to promote her unreleased second album,
Turn Me Up
. "Love Is," the only single released from the album, peaked at #47 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart in 2006. Another track from the album, "Flat on the Floor," received some radio airplay without being officially released, eventually peaking at #52.
Carrie Underwood later included a version of the track on her 2007 album
Carnival Ride
. Elam exited Universal South in 2008.
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Discography
Albums
| Year
| Album details
| US Country
| US Heat
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| 2004
| Katrina Elam
- Released: October 5, 2004
- Label: Universal South Records
| 42
| 33
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Singles
| Year
| Single
| US Country
| Album
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| 2004
| "No End in Sight"
| 29
| Katrina Elam
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| 2005
| "I Want a Cowboy"
| 59
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| 2006
| "Love Is"
| 47
| Turn Me Up
(unreleased)
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| 2007
| "Flat on the Floor"
| 52
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References
- Katrina Elam biography
- Country Labels Keep Rosters Full Despite Album Sales Dip