Singer • Songwriter • Vocalist for Hire
Bringing joy, colour and connection through music - from original storytelling pop to unforgettable live moments.
I’m a Welsh singer-songwriter with a love for big emotions, bold colours and music that makes people feel alive. My work blends pop, disco, storytelling and a little theatrical sparkle — shaped by my roots in Welsh musical tradition and a career spent performing across stages, studios and festivals.
I’ve sung everywhere from intimate ceremonies to major venues, collaborated with incredible artists, and built a community around music that celebrates the messy, magical bits of being human.
Whether I’m writing new songs, performing live, or helping others find their creative confidence through Joy Coaching, my mission is simple: bring joy, connection and colour to every moment.
About me.
I’m Cat Southall, a Welsh singer-songwriter and classically trained soprano from Aberdare, South Wales. I make theatrical pop with a rock edge, a love of 70s disco and a soft spot for 80s synths. Bowie and Queen shaped my love of drama on stage, and there’s always a bit of Studio 54 in my live shows.
I spent more than a decade fronting Welsh pop-rock band Sal before releasing my debut solo album, Call of Distress. I went on to front Ginger Wildheart’s Hey! Hello!, playing festivals including T in the Park and Steelhouse. Those years on the road helped shape the kind of show I love to put on today.
I’ve sung on hundreds of sessions across pop, rock, jazz, gospel and classical music. I arranged gospel vocals for Manic Street Preachers’ Postcards from a Young Man, sang with them on Later… with Jools Holland and recorded a wordless solo vocal for their number-one album The Ultra Vivid Lament. I’ve also sung on Bastille’s “Pompeii MMXXIII” with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales for Planet Earth III and performed with Katherine Jenkins at Swansea Arena.
My album Popheart grew out of the records I loved growing up, from Donna Summer and Stevie Wonder to Madonna. Its single “Electric Lady” spent three weeks on the BBC Radio Wales A-list. I also write and perform in Welsh. My releases include “Merched”, “Ti sydd â’r fai” and “Ca’ Dy Ben!”, a single in Welsh and te reo Māori.
I used to sing with the BBC National Chorus of Wales and now sing with Welsh Voices, a contemporary session choir. Some of my favourite work has been helping other people find their voices. For Channel 4’s Sing for Your Life, I prepared a choir of first-time singers to perform at the Royal Albert Hall. My co-writer James Kennedy and I also wrote “Sing for Life” for Tenovus Cancer Care’s Sing With Us choirs and “Where We Belong” for the Military Wives Choirs.