Kat Williams Explained

Kat Williams should not be confused with Katt Williams.

Kat Williams
Background:solo_singer
Birth Name:Katrina Williams
Genre:Blues music, Jazz music
Occupation:Blues singer, songwriter
Years Active:1972–present

Katrina Williams is an American jazz and blues singer currently living in Asheville, North Carolina. She was a finalist on America's Got Talent, where she made it through to the Las Vegas rounds.[1] Williams also appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Community outreach

Kat Williams is program director for the Buncombe County Sheriff's Department. She became involved in the Boys and Girls Club of Henderson County in 2015 and joined its board of directors.[2] [3] In 2018 she performed as part of "A Special Evening with Elizabeth Smart: Where's There Hope, There's Healing," an effort to address sexual violence.[4]

Awards

In 2012 Williams received an Emmy Award nomination for her work on the Hands of Hope project which featured several famous vocalists.[5] She received the 2012 AMG Heritage Award for Female Vocalist of the Year. She won a collaborative AMG Heritage Award for her work on the video for Hands of Hope.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: America's Got Talent 3: Episode 8 Recap . 5 August 2008 . . 14 June 2012.
  2. Web site: Boys and Girls Club. Williams joins the board of directors for the Henderson County Boys and Girls Club. Blue Ridge Now Publication. 1 March 2015.
  3. Web site: Williams . Kat . The Kat Williams Story . Gay Asheville News . Gay Asheville . May 22, 2016 . September 13, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160913075109/http://www.gayashevillenc.com/magazine7.html . dead .
  4. News: A Special Evening with Elizabeth Smart - Our VOICE. Our VOICE. 2018-02-21. en-US. 2018-02-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20180222044530/http://www.ourvoicenc.org/events/special-evening-elizabeth-smart/. dead.
  5. Web site: Hands of Hope. Williams listed as an artist on Hands of Hope. Radio Active Airplay. 1 March 2015. 16 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170616210642/http://sogospel.com/2012/04/06/radioactive-airplay-com-releases-exclusive-radio-single-hands-of-hope/. dead.
  6. Web site: Williams . Kat . Williams wins multiple AMG Heritage Awards Honors . www.ArtistsMusicGuild.com . Artists Music Guild . 1 March 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130502020521/http://artistsmusicguild.com/content/2012-amg-award-recipients . 2 May 2013 .

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