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    16 Things You Need To Know About Rachel Platten

    Here are a few facts about the 'Fight Song' singer you need to know.

    1. Rache Platten Teen Choice Awards 2015

      1. 1. Meet Rachel Platten.

      Rachel was born on May 20th 1981 in Massachusetts. She started studying classical piano at the age of 5 and hasn't looked back since!

    2. Rachel Platten Live

      2. 2. She was a member of a sweet a cappella group.

      Whilst studying at Trinity College in the U.S, she joined their a cappella group the 'Trinitones' and the rest is what they call history.

    3. Rachel Platten Live

      3. 3. She's a pretty awesome guitarist.

      Multi-talented much? Not only has this lady got an incredible singing voice and mad piano skills, she is handy with a guitar too.

    4. Rachel Platten Fight Song Cover

      4. 4. Her single 'Fight Song' is a HUGE success already.

      The track was used in the T.V show 'Pretty Little Liars' as well as the trailer for the new 'Supergirl' show.

    5. Rachel Platten Fight Song Cover

      5. 5. 'Fight Song' has sold a LOT of copies.

      The single has shipped over 1 MILLION copies in the U.S.A alone, wow.

    6. Rachel Platten performing

      6. 6. She LOVES her fans more than you can imagine.

      The blonde songstress regularly thanks her fans with posts such as this one from her Facebook page, 'To every single person that's ever believed in me, to every mile that I've driven across the country, you made this moment that much sweeter.' Picture: Getty

    7. Rachel Platten and Taylor Swift performing

      7. 7. She is one of Taylor Swift's favourite artists.

      Taylor Swift brought Rachel on stage with her during her '1989 World Tour' to perform 'Fight Song' in front of thousands of screaming fans. Picture: Getty

    8. Rachel Platten's Dog Dino

      8. 8. She has an ADORABLE dog called Dino.

      We really can't get over how cute he is!

    9. Rachel Platten Dino

      9. 9. Seriously, we cannot compute the cuteness.

      Ok, we'll stop, we just want to get in the middle of the hug and join in.

    10. Rachel Platte Selfie Instagram

      10. 10. She is a selfie pro.

      Yup, check out her Instagram and Twitter for some A-game selfies.

    11. Rachel Platten Kelly Clarkson

      11. 11. She has some big fans already.

      Kelly Clarkson is not only one of Rachel's inspirations, she is actually a huge fan of Rachel's too! Can you imagine?!

    12. Rachel Platten George Clooney

      12. 12. We weren't joking about that big fans thing.

      Ohhhh yesssss, George Clooney is amongst the celebs who love to stick on 'Fight Song' every now and then (is it getting hot in here?).

    13. Rachel Platten No Make Up Selfie

      13. 13. She has a sense of humour, because she's perfect.

      She captioned this post with 'I thought after four days of posting glamorous pictures of me after getting professionally makeup'd / styled and hair'd that id show you what actually happens when I'm left to my own devices.' Ha!

    14. Rachel Platten Selfie Instagram

      14. 14. Basically she's an absolute BOSS.

      We're not going to lie, we are jealous. Beautiful voice, a master at the piano & guitar AND she looks like this!

    15. Rachel Platten Snapchat

      15. 15. You can follow her on Snapchat.

      Enter the username 'Rachelplatts' to follow her!

    16. Rachel Platten Dino Dog

      16. 16. Sorry we couldn't resist, just one more.

      DINO!

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