For as much as Kat & Alex embody classic country stylings and values, the Nashville-based duoalso rewrite the rules altogether with a Latin twist. The husband-and-wife pair shake up countrywith full-bodied soulful delivery,engaginglive instrumentation, and bilingual lyrics, introducingthemselves asNashville’s most compellingoutliers.Kat is a Miami native and first-generationAmerican from a Cuban family.Alex, who is of Puerto Rican descent, grew up in NorthwesternGeorgia andmoved to Miami by middle school.Their paths crossed after Kat witnessed Alexsinging one day at their church, and thetwoquicklyforged an eternal bond aftermeeting up tocollaborate. They appeared onAmerican Idolindividuallybefore returning home to focus onwriting and recording original musicas a duo, and thenmade their way to Nashvillein 2020,igniting a life-altering couple of years.Kat & Alexreleasedtheir debut single “How Many Times”and its accompanyingSpanishversionin the fall of2020, which amassednearly 20 millionstreams independently. The following year thecoupletied the knot, made their Grand Ole Oprydebut, and released several new tracks to critical acclaim including“Heartbreak Tour,”whichThe New York Timesdubbed as “an earnest power country slow-burner.”Named a 2022 Artistto Watch bySounds Like NashvilleandCountry Nowas well as a CMT “Listen Up” artist, the duois set to make waves this year with their scorching signature style while resolutely representingHispanic culture in country music with a sound that’srich and soulful with velvet harmonies,pop-like vocal riffs, and hooky lyrics.