Katja Glieson

[8] Glieson talked about struggling with shyness and bullying while growing up, made worse by being an overweight little girl.

She suffered more than her fair share of ridicule and bullying in elementary school and finally she turned to music.

[12] Glieson has millions of fans on various social media platforms including TikTok (formerly 'Musical.ly') where she uploads her music, singing, comedy and other videos.

[13] Glieson has released nine songs: "I Would Kill", "Ride the Wave", "Me Then U", "Picky", "Look At Us", "Temporary" featuring Michael Mancuso, "The Ones Like Me", "Come Thru", "California Dream", "Better View" and her last single "Starseed".

[14] Katja also did a cover of Iggy Azalea's song ft. Rita Ora, "Black Widow."

Glieson Performing Live at Capital Pride in 2014