Kat Dahlia
Born and raised in Miami, Florida, Dahlia is a singer, songwriter, fashion icon and rapper, known for her "razor sharp" lyrics and her "unique, aggressive flow". She released her debut single "Gangsta", in March 2013, to rave reviews. Dahlia released her debut studio album My Garden, in January 2015, with Vested in Culture and Epic Records, the latter of which she secured a recording contract with in 2012.
Also recorded as Katriana Sandra Huguet · Katriana Huguet
Kat Dahlia

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- Name
- Kat Dahlia
- Birth Name
- Katriana Sandra Huguet
- Born
- 29 July 1990
- Birthplace
- Miami, Florida, U.S.
- Occupation
- * Rapper
- Full name
- Katriana Sandra Huguet.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Fields
- hip-hop and Latin pop.
- Languages
- English.
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Born and raised in Miami, Florida, Dahlia is a singer, songwriter, fashion icon and rapper, known for her "razor sharp" lyrics and her "unique, aggressive flow". She released her debut single "Gangsta", in March 2013, to rave reviews. Dahlia released her debut studio album My Garden, in January 2015, with Vested in Culture and Epic Records, the latter of which she secured a recording contract with in 2012.
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Biography
Biography
Dahlia worked across composer, singer-songwriter, rapper and musician. The registers place that work in hip-hop and Latin pop. This article rests on 2 catalogued compositions, 33 issued recordings and 53 scholarly references drawn from named institutional registers. Every statement below returns to a source shown in the evidence panel; where the record is silent or divided, the article says so instead of resolving it.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Kat Dahlia • Birth Name — Katriana Sandra Huguet • Alias — Kat Hue • Born — 29 July 1990 • Birthplace — Miami, Florida, U.S. • Genre — * Alternative R&B • Latin pop • hip hop • Occupation — * Rapper • singer • songwriter • fashion icon • Years Active — 2011–present • Label — * Vested in Culture • Epic • INgrooves • Website — katdahlia.com
Early life
Early life
Kat Dahlia was born Katriana Sandra Huguet on July 29, 1990, to a Cuban mother and her Lebanese-Cuban father, in Miami Beach, Florida. She began rapping at the age of eight and writing songs at the age of 15, ripping instrumentals from YouTube, in lieu of a band. At the age of 18, after saving money from jobs as a waitress, Dahlia decided to leave Miami, and moved to New York City a month later, "on a whim." Thereafter, Dahlia became involved in what she describes as a "toxic relationship", which she would later come to regard as a source of inspiration and "writer's gold." She chose the name Kat Dahlia as her stage name after her producer suggested it and kept it, because its soft and beautiful, but still has a dark undertone to it.
Career
Career
After self-financing an extended play (EP) and a music video, Dahlia was discovered by Vested in Culture VP of A&R Amanda Berkowitz. Berkowitz quickly brought Dahlia to the attention of veteran record executive Sylvia Rhone. In 2012, describing Dahlia as "more than just a pop artist", Rhone signed her to her newly launched label, Vested in Culture (VIC), a joint venture with Epic Records. Dahlia's debut album was originally set to come out in 2014, becoming VIC's inaugural release. Dahlia's first single and video for VIC, was the track "Gangsta", which MTV called "filled to the brim with fierce rapping". The video, filmed in Miami, reflects the difficulties of her earlier life. The video was directed by Samantha Lecca and premiered via Vevo, on March 5, 2013. Also in March, Dahlia was selected as a BET "Music Matters" artist. "Gangsta" was featured in the background of the September 24, 2014, Season 16 Premiere of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Girls Disappeared. Dahlia digitally released three songs, "Gangsta", "Money Party", and "Mirror" on March 5, 2013. On December 17, 2013, she released her song "Crazy" for free on her website. Her debut My Garden was released on January 15, 2015. The album debuted at number 54 on the US Billboard 200 chart. My Garden received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 63, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on four reviews. Kat Dahlia released her third EP, titled 20s, 50s, 100s, via SoundCloud on May 9, 2016, which features three songs, "Run It Up", "Voices in My Head" and "Lion". In May 2017, Dahlia released the song "Friday Night Majic", which was intended as the lead single from her planned second studio album, Naked Lady and a White Horse. The album was produced by J Roc and originally scheduled to be released in July 2017, but did not eventuate. On July 21, 2017, Dahlia released the single "Body and Soul" to all streaming platforms and also uploaded a lyric video to her YouTube Vevo channel. On May 4, 2018, after creating his For the Culture Playlist, which included Miguel's single "Come Through and Chill", Salaam Remi released the EP South Beach Social Club, a collaboration with Dahlia. In 2022, Dahlia helped co-write with Joel DELEŌN, Gale, and DallasK on the former's song "COCO".
Artistry
Artistry
Dahlia's musical style has been described as being "razor sharp" lyrics and her unique, aggressive flow. Dhalia sings and raps in both English and Spanish. Dahlia cites artists Christina Aguilera, Michael Jackson B. B. King, Miles Davis, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Bob Marley, Frank Sinatra, and Celia Cruz as musical influences. Also, in interviews, Dahlia has mentioned that legendary reggae recording artist Bob Marley, has had a great influence on her musical style. She has said: "I listened to a lot of Bob Marley, especially down here. I used to go to Purdy Lounge on Monday night, they always had reggae bands. Reggae is just everywhere down here, dancehall is everywhere in the clubs. It's not only playing Hip Hop."
Studio albums
Studio albums
List of albums, with selected chart positions • Title — Details — Peak chart positions • US • My Garden — *Release date: January 13, 2015 *Label: Vested in Culture, Epic Records *Format: CD, Digital download — 54 • Seven — *Release date: October 30, 2020 *Label: Self-released *Format: CD, Digital download — —
EPs
EPs
List of extended plays, with selected details • Title — Details • Shades of Gray (as Kat Hue) — *Released: February 29, 2012 *Label: No Days Off Entertainment *Format: Digital download • 20s, 50s, 100s — *Released: May 9, 2016 *Label: Self-released *Format: Free download • South Beach Social Club (with Salaam Remi) — *Released: May 4, 2018 *Label: Louder Than Life *Format: Download, streaming
Mixtapes
Mixtapes
List of mixtapes, with selected details • Title — Details • Seeds — *Released: November 21, 2013 *Label: Self-released *Format: Free download
Singles
Singles
List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name • Title — Year — Peak chart positions — Certifications — Album • US Bub. — US R&B/HH Airplay — US Latin Airplay — US R&B/HH — US Rhythm — US Heat — US R&B • "Gangsta" — 2013 — 12 — 48 — — — — — 25 — 13 — 13 — My Garden • "Crazy" — 2014 — — — — — 45 — 40 — 26 — — — — • "Money Party" (featuring Polly A.) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — non-album single • "I Think I'm in Love" — 2015 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — My Garden • "Friday Night Majic" — 2017 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="4" Non-album singles • "Sirens" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "Manipulator" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "Body and Soul" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "I'm Doin Good" — 2019 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Seven • "—" denotes a title that did not chart, was not released in that territory, or did not receive certification.
Guest appearances
Guest appearances
List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name • Title — Year — Album — Artist(s) • "Lluvia Negra" — 2012 — Puro — Heny Puro • "Helen Keller" — 2013 — Suffering from Success — DJ Khaled • "Ain't Seen A Thing" — 2014 — Hardships and Humiliation — Decon Chrome • "Mash It Up" — 2015 — Black Lion Reggae Invasion Vol. 1 — Black Lion, The Wizard, Nyanda, The Kemist • "Warning" — 2017 — Plata O Plomo — Fat Joe, Remy Ma • "Save Me from the Rain" — Good Life — Collie Buddz
Music videos
Music videos
• Song — Year — Director • "Devil's Command" — 2013 — Edwin Escobar • "Gangsta" — Samantha Lecca • "Happy and I Know It" — 2014 — X Marlon Santini • "The High" — Michael Garcia • "Crazy" — Rankin • "My Garden" — 2015 — Michael Garcia • "I Think I'm in Love" — Sam Lecca • "Run It Up" — | 2016 — Monique Chavez
Identity
Identity
Kat Dahlia is recorded with the occupation singer-songwriter. Recorded with the occupation composer. Recorded with the occupation musician. Recorded with the occupation rapper. Classed in the genre Latin pop. Recorded as composer, singer-songwriter, rapper and musician. Identity and origins. Recorded at birth as Katriana Sandra Huguet. The authorities additionally record the headings Katriana Sandra Huguet and Katriana Huguet. Her recorded language was English.
Life and career
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Kat Dahlia was born on 29 July 1990.
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Context
The circumstances in which Kat Dahlia stands. Established in Library of Congress under no2015038265. Established in Discogs under 3257125.
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- Discogs authority file 3257125
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- GND (German National Library) authority file 1065933622
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- Library of Congress authority file no2015038265
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- MusicBrainz artist authority d174f049-fed6-4606-b589-f7edf10dac71
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- VIAF authority file 313459724
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- “Kat Dahlia”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q6374952: Kat Dahlia
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