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Cat Jahnke

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Cat Jahnke
Cat Jahnke promotional photo
Cat Jahnke promotional photo
Background information
BornWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
GenresPop, folk rock
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician
Instrument(s)Piano, guitar, vocals
Years active2003–present
LabelsIndependent
Websitecatjahnke.com

Cat Jahnke (Yong-Kee) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Her song "Apple" served as the theme song for the NBC web series Ctrl,[1][2] while her "Happy Song" appeared in an episode of Degrassi: The Next Generation.[3]

Jahnke, along with Darren Johnston, won Best Original Score in the 168 Hour Film Project (2006)[4] for the film Free of Charge. Jahnke's song "None of Those Things" was also a finalist in the 2006 John Lennon Songwriting Contest.[5]

Two of Jahnke's songs were featured in the music video game iDance 2.[6] Her song "Apple" was also used in the fourth season of the reality show Dance Moms, in the teams group dance.

She also wrote songs for Mateusz Skutnik's videogames. "Better" for Daymare Cat, and "Let me go home" for Slice of Sea.

Discography

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References

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  1. ^ Life is good for Cat Jahnke : SPIN Newsmagazine retrieved 14 January 2011
  2. ^ "Credits for "Ctrl"". Archived from the original on 5 March 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  3. ^ DeGrassi: The Next Generation soundtrack listing
  4. ^ 2006 168 Hour Film Project Winners Archived 15 July 2012 at archive.today
  5. ^ 2006 John Lennon Songwriting Contest Finalists
  6. ^ iDance 2 song list Archived 10 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine