Description | Price |
LIVE LOUNGE single set (1 x 45mins) | £250 |
LIVE LOUNGE standard (2 x 45min sets + music between sets) | £350 |
LIVE LOUNGE extended (3 x 40min sets + music between sets) | £500 |
LIVE LOUNGE Wedding Package (1 x 45min daytime set + 2 x 45mins evening sets) | £600 |
Kate Stevens is a professional singer based in Hampshire. She has performed for nearly two decades with a diverse range of musicians from acoustic duos and trios, event bands, 11 piece jazz bands, and theatre shows. She has been fortunate enough to play intimate dinner parties, music venues, festivals, theatres and concert halls in the UK and Europe.
Kate's musical roots are based in rock and roll however in recent years she has developed her love and repertoire in blues and jazz. Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Sarah Vaughan, Etta James, Caro Emerald, Imelda May, Susan Tedeschi, Beth Hart, and Storm Large are big inspirations and influences to her personal style of smooth, uncomplicated vocals.
The LIVE LOUNGE has set the perfect mood for clients in all sorts of settings - from intimate private dinner parties, restaurant events, garden parties, festivals, cocktail bars, music venues and many weddings both daytime and evening. Using quality instrument backing tracks and a compact PA the LIVE LOUNGE is a simple, fuss free addition to any event.
If the LIVE LOUNGE sounds like the perfect accompaniment to your event get in touch for a chat and create the perfect bespoke atmosphere to your night!
See you soon - Kate
Based in Andover, Hampshire
Standards:
Lover Man (Oh Where can You Be) - Billie Holiday
Cry Me a River - Diana Krall
He's A Tramp - Disney
All of Me - Ella Fitzgerald
All The Things You Are - Ella Fitzgerald
Cheek to Cheek - Ella Fitzgerald
Summertime - Ella Fitzgerald
The Lady Is A Tramp - Ella Fitzgerald
Chattanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller
Moonlight Serenade - Glenn Miller
What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
Bang Bang (My baby shot me down) - Nancy Sinatra
My Baby Just Cares For Me - Nina Simone
Crazy - Patsy Klein
Fever - Peggy Lee
Why Don't You Do Right - Peggy Lee
Autumn Leaves - Various
Comes Love - Various
Dream a Little Dream of Me - Various
Everytime We Say Goodbye - Various
Moon River - Various
My Favourite Things - Various
Puttin' On The Ritz - Various
Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Various
Tea For Two - Various
Contemporary Jazz & Blues:
Back to Black - Amy Winehouse
Love Is A Losing Game - Amy Winehouse
To Know Him Is To Love Him - Amy Winehouse
Valerie - Amy Winehouse
Wake Up Alone - Amy Winehouse
You Know I'm No Good - Amy Winehouse
A Night Like This - Caro Emerald
Dr. Wanna Do - Caro Emerald
I'm Yours - Caro Emerald
Liquid Lunch - Caro Emerald
That Man - Caro Emerald
The Other Woman - Caro Emerald
You Don't Love Me - Caro Emerald
Big Bad Handsome Man - Imelda May
Black Tears - Imelda May
Inside Out - Imelda May
Jonny Got A Boom Boom - Imelda May
Kentish Town Waltz - Imelda May
Meet You At The Moon - Imelda May
Proud and Humble - Imelda May
Roadrunner - Imelda May
Tainted Love - Imelda May
Your Heart Is As Black As Night - Melody Gardot
New York - Paloma Faith
Pencil Full of Lead - Paulo Nutini
Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Postmodern Jukebox
Careless Whisper - Postmodern Jukebox
Creep - Postmodern Jukebox
Flowers - Postmodern Jukebox
Titanium - Postmodern Jukebox
Toxic - Postmodern Jukebox
You Give Love a Bad Name - Postmodern Jukebox
Latin & Foreign Language:
La Vie En Rose - Edith Piaf
Sous le Ciel de Paris - Edith Piaf
La Voglia La Pazzia - Ornella Vanoni
L'Appuntamento - Ornella Vanoni
Amado Mio - Pink Martini
Sympatique - Pink Martini
Una Notte A Napoli - Pink Martini
Besame Mucho - Various
Sway - Various
Swing:
L-O-V-E - Dean Martin
Mambo Italiano - Dean Martin
That's Amore - Dean Martin
Volare - Dean Martin
Beyond the Sea - Robbie Williams
Let's Face the Music and Dance - Robbie Williams
Something Stupid - Robbie Williams
It Don’t Mean a Thing if it Ain't Got that Swing - Various
Blues:
Jonny B Goode - Chuck Berry
Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley
Before You Accuse Me - Eric Clapton
A Sunday Kind of Love - Etta James
All I Could Do Was Cry - Etta James
Fool That I Am - Etta James
I Just Want To Make Love To You - Etta James
I'd Rather Go Blind - Etta James
W-O-M-A-N - Etta James
Need Your Love So Bad - Fleetwood Mac
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free - Nina Simone
Green Door - Shakin' Stevens
This Ole House - Shakin' Stevens
Little by Little - Tedeschi Trucks Band
Georgia On My Mind - Various
Hit The Road Jack - Various
Romantic:
Lovesong - Adele
To Make you Feel My Love - Adele
Let's Stay Together - Al Green
Count on Me - Bruno Mars
Just The Way You Are - Bruno Mars
A Thousand Years - Christina Perry
How Long Will I Love You - Ellie Goulding
Love Letters - Elvis Presley
At Last - Etta James
Songbird - Fleetwood Mac
All of Me - Jon Legend
Cry to Me - Marc Broussard
Dock of the Bay - Otis Reading
Candy - Paulo Nutini
Last Request - Paulo Nutini
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
My Cherie Amour - Stevie Wonder
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder
My Girl - The Temptations
Christmas:
White Christmas - Bing Crosby
Winter Wonderland - Bing Crosby
Please Come Home For Christmas - Bon Jovi
Jingle Bell Rock - Brenda Lee
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
Let It Snow - Dean Martin
Silent Night - Dean Martin
Step Into Christmas - Elton John
Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley
Santa Clause is Comin' to Town - Jessie J
Santa Baby - Kylie
The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Postmodern Jukebox
Merry Christmas Everyone - Shakin' Stevens
Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade
Fairytale of New York - The Pogues & Kirsty McCall
Baby It's Cold Outside - Tom Jones & Cerys Matthews
Frosty the Snowman - Various
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday - Wizard
Parties & Events:
Rolling In The Deep - Adele
One Hand in my Pocket - Alanis Morrisette
You Oughta Know - Alanis Morrisette
Respect - Aretha Franklin
Locked Out of Heaven - Bruno Mars
Treasure - Bruno Mars
Uptown Funk - Bruno Mars
Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
Forget You - Ceelo Green
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cindy Lauper
Yellow - Coldplay
9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa
Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
September - Earth, Wind & Fire
Shape Of You - Ed Sheeran
Ex's and Oh's - Elle King
American Boy - Estelle
Don’t Stop - Fleetwood Mac
You've Got The Love - Florence & The Machine
Faith - George Michael
Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
Sweet Child O Mine - Guns n Roses
Blame It on the Boogie - Jackson 5
I Feel Good - James Brown
Don't Stop Believing - Journey
Walking on Sunshine - Katrina & The Waves
Sex On Fire - Kings of Leon
Black Horse and a Cherry Tree - KT Tunstall
Bad Romance - Lady Ga Ga
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Like A Virgin - Madonna
I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
These Boots Are Made For Walking - Nancy Sinatra
Don't Look Back In Anger - Oasis
She's Electric - Oasis
Dance With Me Tonight - Olly Murs
Happy - Pharrell Williams
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
Twisting The Night Away - Sam Cooke
Man I Feel Like A Woman - Shania Twain
All I Wanna Do - Sheryl Crowe
We Are Family - Sister Sledge
I Wish - Stevie Wonder
Signed Sealed Delivered - Stevie Wonder
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Shake It Off - Taylor Swift
Walk Like An Egyptian - The Bangles
I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles
Lovefool - The Cardigans
Mustang Sally - The Commitments
December 1963 - The Four Seasons
Town Called Malice - The Jam
I'm A Believer - The Monkeys
Don't Get Me Wrong - The Pretenders
Honky Tonk Women - The Rolling Stones
Proud Mary - Tina Turner
Shut Up And Dance - Walk the Moon
I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston
Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
1 x mains plug socket within 15m of performance area
Parking access close to unloading/loading area and parking during performance time
Cuppa available is an added bonus!
Yes, I'm completely self contained bring my own PA system. Simple lighting can also be included to create more impact.
I need to know any directions that will help me find the venue and find the right place to load in equipment. I’d also need to be informed if there’s a sound limiter in the venue.
I have a playlist that suits the LIVE LOUNGE style that I can play just before and in between sets - I don't provide DJ services after I'm finished - but I'm very good at handing over to them!
Depending on your venue then I can squeeze into some quite small spaces as I have compact equipment and no other band members to deal with (unless you want a accompanying piano/guitar).
I can easily fit into anything from about a 2m square space - if you want to create more impact and include some lights then anything from about 4x 2m is ideal. If there is a whole stage to use then I'm also quite happy to take up all the room and go for it!
The only thing I need to you to provide is access to at least 1 plug socket within about 15m, and ideally a hard level surface to perform on. If your event is outside then contingency for rain is required in order to protect expensive electrical equipment - a reasonable size gazebo can usually work so long as the rain isn't horizontal. If it is then a quick escape route is much appreciated! A changing space is useful too.
My smallest PA is very portable so if things change on the day (or weather) it's really easy to move and re-set up elsewhere.
I was asked to sing a surprise acapella version of a Stevie Wonder song at a low key wedding. The Groom had a serious medical condition so the wedding taking place was a very special event for everyone there - it was obvious that it was a very special song to the Bride and Groom so it was an honour to be able to add that something so meaningful to their day!
I was lucky enough to do a tour of the Baltics in 2024 with an Adele theatre tribute show - we played to a 2000 seater sold out Alexela Concert Hall in Tallin. The audience were wonderful but the backstage green room facilities were exceptional - an important factor for any touring musician!
I love strong female artists who aren't afraid to own their style. I'm a huge fan of timeless stars like Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Nina Simone, Billie Holiday and Edith Piaf. I have loved discovering contemporary artists like Imelda May, Caro Emerald and Susan Tedeschi. As a singer I love listening to the technical aspects of their voices, but most of all I love how all these artists communicate with the listener - they're real storytellers.
I started performing at school and gigging with local bands while at college and university. Since then I've just kept saying yes to opportunities and meeting and working with as many musicians as I can - I've worked with many live function bands, played corporate events, taken part in countless weddings and been on UK & European theatre tours and festivals with tribute acts. Every performance is different and it doesn't matter if you're playing to 20 people or 5,000 - you're always making sure the audience has the best time!
It's very hard to chose - either weddings or New Year's events. In either case people are just relaxed and want to have a great time and celebrate. It's the perfect setting for a musician as adding to that feeling and helping people have the best night ever is what we do!
Not at all - from a technical point of view the volume of both the backing tracks used and vocal mic going the PA can be constantly adjusted to make sure the music is entertaining but not disturbing for your guests. There's nothing worse than getting everyone together and they can't then enjoy a conversation over dinner!
I've play countless intimate dinner parties both in private residences and restaurants so have lots of experience at reading the room and setting just the right atmosphere. There's definitely a skill to giving good 'background' - you will be in safe hands.
With an extensive song list I can also adjust the style and feel of the music to suit the room as well - sometimes the best plans need adjusting on the go and I have plenty of choice to tailor before and during your event to
And should you get towards the end of the meal and want to pick things up a little we simply get the tempo and volume up a little and people will be toe tapping or dancing before you know it!
Absolutely! If you're after a more Jazz/Swing/Blues type night I have lots of upbeat songs that have never failed to fill a dancefloor yet - either at larger private parties and weddings, or music venues.
If you are after a more standard party full of pop, rock, disco and funk then rest assured the professional quality backing tracks sound just like a full band is in the room. Having a live singer then adds that something special over and above just playing a playlist.
I have a variety of PA's that can cover small spaces perfect for pubs and private dinner parties, through to a full 1200W set up that can easily fill a space for 200 people +
Whatever you need get in touch to discuss your venue and event size and I can advise on what is likely to suit best based on 20+ years of party gigs :)
Set up can be done very quickly - maximum of 30 mins
Usual sets requested are 2 x 45 mins - however longer or shorter sets can be easily accommodated
I'm happy to play outside but we ask for shade, a flat level surface and a power supply close to the performance area. If the weather is changeable then cover is needed to keep my PA equipment safe.
Generally I build my sets based on my repertoire list - based on many years of experience and countless gigs it's been tried and tested and added to over time so you can be confident of getting the atmosphere you'd expect from booking the LIEV LOUNGE. However I'm always keen to keep collecting songs so if you have a special request I'm happy to add this with enough time.
Lot's of my previous clients have complimented my voice and would say that it's easy to listen to. They've loved the song selection and how I've created just the right atmosphere for them - be it background music for dinner parties through to evening parties for weddings. Check out my testimonials to see for yourself!
How long a set lasts, and how many sets will suit your event really does depend on the type of event you're having and the atmosphere you want to set.
As a general starting point you can consider 2 x 45min sets of music - and I'd advise no more than about a 15/20min break between these to keep your guests in the mood you're setting. Any longer and they tend to wander off!
I've done as short as 2 songs as a birthday surprise, through to 3 x 1hour sets for summer outdoor events.
If you're planning a wedding you may want different music and times during the day (walking down the isle/signing the register - afternoon drinks reception - evening party).
How much music you require will influence the quote - so it's best to have a starting idea to base our quote on and then we can plan the best options for entertainment and budget to suit you.
Private garden party - Marlow
Private garden party - Winchester
Test Valley Borough Arts Council
Holtspur Senior Citizens Club - Beaconsfield
Lion Court Residential Home - Andover
Wedding Reception - Basingstoke
Charity Family Fun Day - Yeovil
PNM Wedding Fayre - The Ageas Bowl
PNM Wedding Fayre - The Solent Hotel Southampton
Private garden party - Isle of Wight
Wedding reception - Isle of Wight
The Beggar's Fayre - Romsey
Mama's Soul Food Kitchen - Derby
Massimo's Ristorante - Devizes
Old Railway Hotel - Porton
O'Neills - Kingston-Upon-Thames
The Royal Navy Volunteer - Bristol
Revolution Bar - Southampton
The Roseate Hotel - Reading
Rhinefield House Hotel - New Forest
The Rockhouse - Andover
Butters - Andover