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Katie Stevens
Stevens at the2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards
Born	(1992-12-08)December 8, 1992 (age 33) Southbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupations	Singer actress
Years active	2010–present
Spouse	Paul DiGiovanni ​ (m. 2019)​
Children	1
Musical career
Genres	Pop country
Instrument	Vocals
Musical artist

Katherine Mari Stevens (born December 8, 1992) is an American actress and singer, known for finishing in eighth place on theninth season ofAmerican Idol and starring as Karma Ashcroft inFaking It and Jane Sloan inThe Bold Type.

Stevens grew up inMiddlebury, Connecticut, the daughter of Mark and Clara (née Francisco) Stevens.^[1] She graduated fromPomperaug High School in Southbury in June 2010.^[2] She was named the 2009 Westbury Outstanding Teen at the Greater Watertown Scholarship Pageant.^[3]

Stevens is ofPortuguese descent on her mother's side and speaksPortuguese. She was instrumental in the creation of the Evan Gagnon Memorial Scholarship Fund, which gives college scholarships to the seniors of Pomperaug High School (Evan Gagnon, who died in January 2009 at the age of two, was the son of Stevens' Spanish teacher.)^[4] She was a member of Pomperaug High School's varsity swim team for four years. Stevens first performed for an audience at the age of five years, when she sang the national anthem at a party for a politician in her hometown.^[5]

When she was seven years old, she sang "From This Moment On" at an aunt's wedding. She has long been active in her local theater community. She played Dorothy in both BSS Children's Theater and Main Street Theater's production ofThe Wizard of Oz. At Main Street Theater Stevens also played the role of Sharpay inHigh School Musical and "The Cat" inHonk. She played Nellie Forbush in Pomperaug High School'sSouth Pacific alongside Gary Dwyer as Emile DeBeque.^[6][7] She performed atCarnegie Hall at the age of 13.^[8]

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On August 13, 2009, she auditioned forAmerican Idol inBoston, Massachusetts and sang "At Last", where all four judges (including guest judgeVictoria Beckham) advanced her to Hollywood. At the Boston audition, judgeKara DioGuardi called her one of the most talented 16-year-olds she had ever seen. In Hollywood, DioGuardi made the prediction, "You could be the potential winner." On March 24, 2010, Stevens landed in the bottom 3 during elimination night, along withPaige Miles andTim Urban.^[9] She was proclaimed safe, giving her a spot on theAmerican Idol summer tour.

Most of the critiques the judges gave her had been with regard to her pitch, age, and song choice. In her performance of "Chain of Fools", DioGuardi told her she had found where she belonged:R&B-pop, but she needed to work on being younger. She landed in the bottom three the following night^[10] but was declared safe, putting her into the Top 9.

In her Top 9 performance of "Let It Be", all of the judges thought it was a huge improvement.Ellen stated that she wouldn't be in the bottom 3 after that performance.Simon said that she had done what she was told by beingCountry, whileKara andRandy disagreed, opining that she has more of an R&B sensibility. Nonetheless, her performance secured her a position in the Top 8. However, the Top 9 remained intact for another week due to the judges' save ofMichael Lynche. She was eliminated fromAmerican Idol the following week on April 14, along withAndrew Garcia.^[11] Her elimination came second on the double elimination night. From July 1 to August 31, 2010, Stevens toured with theAmerican Idols LIVE! Tour 2010. On tour, she sang "Here We Go Again" and "Fighter".

• ^Note 1 Stevens was saved first from elimination.
• ^Note 2 Due to the judges using their one save to saveMichael Lynche, the Top 9 remained intact for another week.
• ^Note 3 Because of the judges' save on April 7, Stevens was eliminated along with Andrew Garcia on April 14.

After her elimination, Stevens made several appearances on talk shows. On April 16, 2010, she appeared onThe Ellen DeGeneres Show where she performed "Over the Rainbow". Stevens also appeared on theLate Show with David Letterman along withAndrew Garcia,^[who?] where they sang "Superhuman" byChris Brown andKeri Hilson. She and Garcia appeared on theWendy Williams Show where she performed "Big Girls Don't Cry".

As of early November 2010, she has written 9 songs.^[12] Stevens was a guest performer onÍdolos Portugal on December 12, 2010, where she sang "All I Want for Christmas Is You" byMariah Carey.^[13] In June 2012, Stevens played the title role inTodrick Hall's YouTube sensation "Beauty and the Beat".^[14]

Stevens was cast to portray Nadia McConnell inBare: A Pop Opera in the 2013 Los Angeles revival.^{[citation needed]}

She won the role of Karma Ashcroft inFaking It, which premiered on April 22, 2014.^[15] In 2015, Stevens was cast as Lindsey Willows in the CSI finale movieImmortality.^[16]

In 2015, Stevens originated the role of Kathryn Merteuil inCruel Intentions: The '90s Musical in Los Angeles.^{[citation needed]}

In 2016, Stevens was cast as Jane Sloan inThe Bold Type which premiered on June 20, 2017, and ran for five seasons.^[17][18][19]

In October 2019, Stevens married musicianPaul DiGiovanni after over five years of dating.^[20] The couple resides inNashville, Tennessee.^[21] Their first child, a daughter, was born in February 2023.^[22]

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