Cat Janice facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Catherine Janice
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| Birth name | Catherine Janice Ipsan |
| Born | January 20, 1993 Northern Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | February 28, 2024 (aged 31) Annandale, Virginia, U.S. |
| Genres | Dance, electronic, disco-pop, alt-pop |
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| Years active | 2014–2024 |
Catherine Janice Ipsan (born January 20, 1993 – died February 28, 2024), known as Cat Janice, was an American singer and songwriter. She became famous for her song "Dance You Outta My Head," which became very popular on TikTok.
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Cat Janice's Early Life
Catherine Janice Ipsan was born on January 20, 1993, in Northern Virginia. She grew up in Annandale, Virginia.
Learning Music
Cat Janice started playing music at a young age.
- She learned to play the violin and piano when she was six years old.
- She had 14 years of special training in classical music.
- During this time, she joined an orchestra, jazz bands, and acted in plays.
- She began writing her own songs when she was about 12 years old.
- Later, she taught herself how to produce her own music.
Her Music Career
Cat Janice released her first music album in 2014. On this album, she sang and played the piano. Her second album, called Fire, came out the next year and had more of a Southern rock sound.
Awards and TV Shows
In 2019, Cat Janice won an award called the Washington Area Music Award (WAMMY). She won in the category of Best Rock Artist. Her song "Pricey" was featured in an episode of the TV show "Selling Sunset" in 2020. Another one of her songs was used on the Country Music Television show "Redneck Island."
Facing Challenges
In 2022, Cat Janice found a lump in her neck. Doctors later diagnosed her with a rare type of cancer called sarcoma. This cancer affects the bone marrow in her scalene muscle. At that time, she was working as a scientist, studying for a master's degree, and making music.
She had surgery to remove the tumor and received chemotherapy treatment. While she was getting treatment, Cat Janice worked on her album called Modern Medicine. She wrote a song called "Wishing I Was You" about her experience with cancer and chemotherapy. Her son appeared in the music video for this song.
In January 2023, she released "Chill the Fck Out." This song was about dealing with stress and feeling overwhelmed. A few months later, her doctors told her she was free of cancer. However, the cancer later spread to her lungs. Cat Janice started chemotherapy again. She released "Modern Medicine" a few months after that.
Performing and Family
In the summer of 2023, she performed with the band SOJA at the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts. Cat Janice got engaged to her partner, Kyle Higginbotham, in August. They got married in December, knowing that her time was limited.
"Dance You Outta My Head"
Cat Janice released her song "Dance You Outta My Head" on TikTok on January 19, 2024. This was just four days after she began hospice care. She wrote the song with Max Vernon. The song is about feeling your best, going out, and dancing away your worries.
Cat Janice decided to release the song on her own, not through her usual music label. This allowed the song to be released more quickly. She wrote online, "I think I'm being called home. My last joy would be if you pre-saved my song 'Dance You Outta My Head' in my bio and streamed it because all proceeds go straight to my 7-year-old boy I'm leaving behind." She made sure that the rights to all her songs would go to her son. The song was inspired by a line she and her son sang together: "Dance until you love me."
Song's Success
Just two weeks after its release, "Dance You Outta My Head" became very popular.
- It reached number 37 on Billboard's Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart.
- The song also started at number 2 on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales chart.
- It reached number 11 on the overall Digital Song Sales chart.
- On February 17, it hit number 1 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50.
- On iTunes, the song reached number 7 worldwide.
- It was number 1 in Romania, Ireland, and the Czech Republic.
- It reached number 12 in the United States.
- The song also won the Robert Allen Award from the ASCAP Foundation.
Her Passing
Cat Janice passed away from cancer at her home in Annandale on February 28, 2024. She was 31 years old and was surrounded by her family. Her brother shared on Instagram that more music and projects created by Cat Janice would be released after her death, as she had wished.
Her first song released after her passing was "Starry Night (Loren's Lullaby)." It is a lullaby for her son, Loren, and it was released on March 8.
