Singer/songwriter Kate Voegele grew up outside Cleveland in the suburban locale of Bay Village, OH, where she began singing in her church choir at age ten. Though her father had always played the guitar around the house during her childhood, it wasn't until she entered high school that Voegele first picked up the instrument with any seriousness. Spurred on by a teenaged breakup, she began to write songs while seeking musical guidance from her father, who also convinced her to let him record her work. One of those demos managed to find its way into the hands of a Warner Bros. representative at a Michelle Branch concert, and soon Voegele had garnered some major-label interest, particularly from Madonna's imprint on the WB label, Maverick Records.