Sara Kays
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| Born | February 18, 1999[1] |
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| Years active | 2018–present |
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| Website | sarakays |
Sara Kays (born February 18, 1999)[1] is an American singer-songwriter.
Early life
Kays grew up in Carmel, Indiana. After busking in her hometown as a teen,[2] she began posting covers online. Kays began writing and posting original songs after moving to Nashville, Tennessee for college.[3]
Career
She released her first EP A House Too Big in 2018.
In 2020 she released Remember That Night? which a Billboard review said "demonstrates the full-bodied nature of her songwriting, which tells the story of post-breakup wistfulness while the vocals are layered during the most piercing stray thoughts."[4] In 2021 she made her network TV debut performing it on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.[5]
She described Bored, released in 2023, as being "about how I struggle to open up to people because of the fear that people will get bored of me" in an interview with Rolling Stone.[6]
Musical influences
Kays cited Ed Sheeran, Mayday Parade,[7] Jake Bugg, and Shawn Mendes[2] as influences.
Discography
EPs
- 2018: A House Too Big
- 2020: Camera Shy
- 2021 Struck By Lightning
- 2025 Reasons to Call You
Singles
- 2019: Under Covers
- 2019: Down Low
- 2019: Is There Anything Else?
- 2019: Rich Boy
- 2020: I'm Okay Though
- 2020: Same House
- 2020: No Matter the Season
- 2020: Smaller Than This
- 2020: Home for the Summer
- 2020: Chosen Last
- 2021: Remember That Night?
- 2021: Future Kids
- 2021: Backseat Rider
References
- ^ a b c "Sara Kays".
- ^ a b "Sara Kays / The Nashville-Based Artist Humanizing TikTok With Music As Therapy". www.flaunt.com. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ ""First Avenue Sara Kays"".
- ^ Ginsberg, Gab (9 November 2020). "10 Cool New Pop Songs To Get You Through The Week: Tierra Whack, Jade Bird & More". Billboard. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - Sara Kays "Remember That Night?"". Facebook. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ Mier, Tomás (31 March 2023). "Sara Kays Worries People She Meets Will Get 'Bored' of Her on Relatable New Single". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ Scott, Jason (27 January 2021). "Sara Kays Strips Down Viral Hit "Remember That Night?"". American Songwriter. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Sara Kays on musicbrainz".