Tate Stevens

Tate Stevens, is an American country music artist, who won the second season of the U.S. The X Factor in 2012, securing a $5 million recording contract with Syco Music and RCA Records Nashville. After touring with a band for several years immediately after high school, Stevens returned to Missouri to settle down and raise his young family, working in the city of Raymore. He joined a local band in 2005 and formed his own band in 2008, releasing an independent album and touring on weekends and holidays. In early 2012, he auditioned for The X Factor, progressing through the various stages of the competition, until winning on December 20, 2012.

Stevens' first post-X Factor performance was on December 31, 2012 when he replaced singer Phillip Phillips on Fox's New Year's Eve special in Las Vegas. He performed one of his best performances from the show, "Bonfire".

Stevens signed a deal with RCA Records Nashville on January 15, 2013. He debuted his first single, "Holler If You're with Me", during the 2013 Grammy Awards in his Pepsi commercial on February 10, 2013. The song peaked at number 50 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

Stevens' self-titled debut album was released on April 23, 2013. The first single from this album is called "Power of A Love Song". The album debuted at number 18 on the Billboard 200 with 17,000 copies sold in its first week.

On February 28, 2014, Stevens, now signed to RPM Entertainment, released his new single, "Better at Night".