Kate Targett-Adams (born Katie Targett-Adams in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a singer, songwriter, MC and

Celtic harp The Celtic harp is a triangular frame harp traditional to the Celtic nations of northwest Europe. It is known as in Irish, in Scottish Gaelic, in Breton and in Welsh. In Ireland and Scotland, it was a wire-strung instrument requiring great ...

ist. She has released 6 albums and has enjoyed most success singing in Chinese across Asia.

Biography

Targett-Adams grew up in Scotland and attended

St. George's School, Edinburgh St George's School is an independent girls' school situated in the Ravelston district of Edinburgh, Scotland, which was rated 'Excellent' by Education Scotland in its most recent inspection. In 2018 the school celebrated the 130th anniversary of ...

where she was Deputy Head of School and after graduation became a Governor on the Board of the school. She learnt the

clarsach The Celtic harp is a triangular frame harp traditional to the Celtic nations of northwest Europe. It is known as in Irish, in Scottish Gaelic, in Breton and in Welsh. In Ireland and Scotland, it was a wire-strung instrument requiring great ...

(the Celtic harp) with ''

Isobel Mieras Isobel Mieras is a Scottish clarsach (Celtic harp) player. She is a member of the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame, and in 2020, she was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire "for services to Music in Scotland and to the R ...

'' and soon became known for her cross over brand of singing and playing in multiple languages and musical styles . Whilst at St. George's, Targett-Adams entered the BBC's first ever ''

Junior MasterChef ''Junior MasterChef'' is a British TV cookery competition, broadcast by the BBC, in which nine to twelve-year-olds compete to be crowned "Junior MasterChef". It is a spin-off from the main UK series of ''MasterChef''. ''Junior MasterChef'' firs ...

''.

Career

Targett-Adams controversially became known as a female artist who would not give in to 'casting couch' methods when she walked out on a management deal with Mel Bush, creator of the violin star,

Vanessa-Mae Vanessa-Mae (陈美 Chén Měi; born 27 October 1978) also called Vanessa-Mae Vanakorn Nicholson, is a Singaporean-born British violinist with album sales reaching several million, having made her the wealthiest entertainer under 30 in the Uni ...

. Targett-Adams's continued popularity in China led her to be featured on

BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board ex ...

World's ''Destination Music'' with her Scottish rock band when she returned to perform in Nanning in 2006. Her album (2007), ''Hush hush''...features a Chinese song by Tsai Qin. Blending language and song had now become part of her identity. In 2006 Targett-Adams's rendition of

Scotland the Brave "Scotland the Brave" ( gd, Alba an Àigh) is a Scottish patriotic song, one of three often considered an unofficial Scottish national anthem (the others being "Flower of Scotland", and "Scots Wha Hae"). History The tune probably originated in ...

took 2nd place during Scotland's national campaign by the

Royal Scottish National Orchestra The Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) ( gd, Orcastra Nàiseanta Rìoghail na h-Alba) is a British orchestra, based in Glasgow, Scotland. It is one of the five National performing arts companies of Scotland, national performing arts compa ...

to vote for the most popular Scottish anthem. ''The Shipping Forecast'', a track devised and written by Targett-Adams and London producer, Kevin Malpass, made Targett-Adams a winner of the UK Songwriting Contest 2007. Targett-Adams, runner up for Olympic Torch Bearer In 2007 Targett-Adams moved to live permanently in Hong Kong becoming the founder of the dance movement,

Ceroc Ceroc is an international dance club with more than 200 venues across the UK as well as national and regional competitions and weekend events throughout the year. It also has franchises in many other countries in Europe, Asia and the Antipodes. T ...

, in Asia. Targett-Adams oversees the Ceroc Asia brand in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia. Whilst in Hong Kong Targett-Adams wrote the song《新的未来》 or Day by Day to help raise money and awareness for the survivors of the devastating Sichuan earthquake in 2008. Targett-Adams critical acclaim in Asia led her to perform in China in 2008 for the British Prime Minister

Gordon Brown James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party (UK), Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010. He previously served as Chance ...

at the British Embassy for the Beijing Olympics, in 2009 for the Scottish First Minister,

Alex Salmond Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond (; born 31 December 1954) is a Scottish politician and economist who served as First Minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014. A prominent figure on the Scottish nationalist movement, he has served as leader ...

and in 2010 for both Alex Salmond and the Irish President Mary McAleese on their respective official ministerial visits. Targett-Adams also represented

Celtic Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to: Language and ethnicity *pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia **Celts (modern) *Celtic languages **Proto-Celtic language * Celtic music *Celtic nations Sports Fo ...

culture at the Irish Pavilion of the

Shanghai Expo Expo 2010, officially the Expo 2010 Shanghai China, was held on both banks of the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China, from 1 May to 31 October 2010. It was a major World Expo registered by the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), in the tr ...

with a series of recitals. In 2011 Targett-Adams gave a 2nd solo concert at the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing accompanied by Irish band, Ciorras. She also became the only Western performer at the

Phoenix Television Phoenix Television is a majority state-owned television network that offers Mandarin and Cantonese-language channels that serve mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and other markets with substantial Chinese-language viewers. It is operated by P ...

15 Year Anniversary Celebrations in the

Great Hall A great hall is the main room of a royal palace, castle or a large manor house or hall house in the Middle Ages, and continued to be built in the country houses of the 16th and early 17th centuries, although by then the family used the great ...

of the

Forbidden City The Forbidden City () is a Chinese palace, palace complex in Dongcheng District, Beijing, China, at the center of the Imperial City, Beijing, Imperial City of Beijing. It is surrounded by numerous opulent imperial gardens and temples includ ...

in Beijing. In 2017, Kate was invited to perform at the ceremony for Vice Premier Madam Liu Yandong, the highest-ranking woman in the government of the People’s Republic of China, when Madam Liu received her honorary degree from Edinburgh University.

Personal life

Targett-Adams moved from Hong Kong to New Zealand with the advent of Covid in March 2020, having first performed there in 2012.

Discography

Albums

*2003: ''Scotland in Love'' *2004: ''Let Me Play Among the Stars'' *2004: ''KT-A'' (i.e. ''Katie Targett-Adams'') *2006: ''The Sound of Scotland'' *2007: ''Hush hush...'' *2007: ''Imaginary Friend'' *2013: ''A World of Music''

Music videos

*Scotland the Brave (2004) *Just Like Your Tenderness ( 2006) *Xin de Wei Lai (2009) *Moons Represents My Heart (2010) *We Need Peace, Love, Not War (2022)

References

External links

The Official Kate Targett-Adams
{{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, Kate Targett People educated at St George's School, Edinburgh Scottish women singer-songwriters Scottish singer-songwriters Living people Year of birth missing (living people)