16 Things You Need To Know About Rachel Platten
Here are a few facts about the 'Fight Song' singer you need to know.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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8. 8. She has an ADORABLE dog called Dino.
We really can't get over how cute he is!
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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.
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10. 10. She is a selfie pro.
Yup, check out her Instagram and Twitter for some A-game selfies.
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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?!
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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?).
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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!
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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!
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15. 15. You can follow her on Snapchat.
Enter the username 'Rachelplatts' to follow her!
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16. 16. Sorry we couldn't resist, just one more.
DINO!
