Kate Elizabeth Steele (born 9 September 1983) is an Australian singer, guitarist and songwriter of the four-piece rock band Little Birdy.

[3] Her older brother, Luke, is the vocalist, guitarist and songwriter of alternative rock band The Sleepy Jackson and also a member of the electronic music duo Empire of the Sun.

Steele won the inaugural Jessica Michalik Contemporary Music Award, presented by The Big Day Out on 8 March 2004.

She also recorded a version of the classic, "Six Months In a Leaky Boat", on the compilation album, She Will Have Her Way, a collection of Neil and Tim Finn songs performed by female Australian and New Zealand musicians.

The song reached number 96 on Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2005 In 2007, Steele won best female performer in the Australian live music awards.

[citation needed] In July 2010, Steele was back in Australia supporting Richard Ashcroft (The Verve) on the Australian leg of his tour, and upon her return to New York, she announced her appointment as the Music Ambassador for the Williamsburg International Film Festival (Willifest 2010), for which a video for her song "Sorrow" was recorded.

[16] Steele collaborated with her brother, Luke on "Good Things" as part of a Maurice Frawley tribute album.

[17] In late November 2011, Steele featured in a new release singing harmonies with Josh Pyke on the song, "Punch in the Heart".

The video for the song sees both singers in a split-screen view performing twin one-take recordings singing to the camera.