Being a Kerri Watt fan keeps you on your feet. Best known for bewitching country-pop songs that have made her a festival staple and a favourite on Radio 2 and seen her guest on multiple TV programmes and host her own Americana radio show, the straight-talking Scot has also opened for Coldplay, collaborated with Embrace, had a chart-topping dance hit and starred alongside Marti Pellow in a musical.
Brought up in Glasgow by a dad who played for Celtic and a mum who ferried her to endless music, dance and drama classes, Kerri grew up certain she should be on stage. At 16, she won a scholarship to an music high school in California, by 18 she was on a West End stage and at 20, discovered that her first love was writing songs and set about becoming a solo singer/songwriter.
As a DIY artist, she built a fanbase, supported artists including ward Thomas and Nina Nesbitt and released songs that were championed on national radio. Earlier this year, Kerri signed to Cooking Vinyl to release a debut album, recorded in Nashville with a Grammy Award-nominated producer, that will surprise and delight her growing army of fans.
