| Cassadee Pope | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Cassadee Blake Pope |
| Born | August 28, 1989 West Palm Beach, Florida, United States |
| Genres | Pop punk,[1] pop rock, power pop |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, violin, drums |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Decaydance, Columbia |
| Associated acts | Hey Monday |
| Website | Official Website |
| Notable instruments | |
| Martin Acoustic Guitars Fender Electric and Acoustic Guitar |
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Cassadee Blake Pope (born August 28, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter and musician and the lead vocalist of the pop punk band Hey Monday. With the band she has released a studio album, Hold On Tight and three extended plays.
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In 2004, Pope started singing in local bands. She began as a singer in the award-winning St. Ann School Jazz Band while in middle school in West Palm Beach. While in high school in Wellington, Florida, Pope formed the band Blake (titled after her middle name) with good friend Mike Gentile. The project disbanded before being signed. In 2008, she and Gentile then, with Alex Lipshaw, Michael "Jersey" Moriarty, and Elliot James, founded the pop punk band Hey Monday. At the end of 2009, Pope confirmed via her Twitter that Elliot James had departed the band. She appeared in Fall Out Boy's video for "America's Suitehearts", from their 2008 album Folie à Deux. In the video, Pope plays a girl wearing large glasses talking by the telephone who is then kidnapped. She also provided guest vocals for The Cab's remix version of their song "Take My Hand" that appeared on Fall Out Boy's mixtape, Welcome to the New Administration, and appeared in the music video for it the following summer of 2009. On October 7, 2008, Hey Monday released their first studio album, Hold on Tight. Pope wrote two songs and co-wrote the other nine songs. She had a guest appearance as herself in the Degrassi: The Next Generation TV Movie, Degrassi Goes Hollywood, along with Pete Wentz. With Hey Monday being sponsored by clothing company Glamour Kills, Pope has subsequently modelled for their online store. On March 15, 2010, Pope announced via her Twitter that she had finished recording vocals for Hey Monday's EP Beneath It All, and that it was to be released on August 17, 2010. She also makes a brief appearance in All Time Low's CD/DVD, Straight to DVD, released in May 2010. She, her bandmates as well as band members of Stereo Skyline appeared on an episode of MTV's Silent Library. She has done guest vocals live for We the Kings's song We'll Be a Dream replacing Demi Lovato (original vocals on the song). She has also done live vocals for The Academy Is..., All Time Low, Attack Attack!, The Cab, Cobra Starship, Fall Out Boy, and This Providence. The Christmas EP was released on December 6, 2011. It was followed later that month by an announcement that Hey Monday have taken an indefinite hiatus on good terms, while the band members pursue individual side projects, with Pope going solo. In early 2012, she will be embarking on a solo acoustic tour on the west and east coasts of the United States.
She has a smiley face on her hand because “The smiley face was from when we showcased for Columbia and it was on my great grandpa’s birthday. And I used to call him ‘pappy’, but when I was really young I couldn’t say ‘pappy’ I called him ‘happy.’ And we ended up getting signed, so I know he’s looking after us.”
She also has sheet music coming out of a birds mouth, because she loves music and birds. She then got another bird & ribbon tattoo on the other side of her arm. This tattoo, however, has the letters BND on it, because Hey Monday opened for Fall Out Boy on the “Believers Never Die Tour Part Deux” tour. She then got a branch connecting the 2 birds and recently got clouds and a background for her birds.[2]
| Date of release | Title | Record label |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Hold On Tight | Columbia/Decaydance |
| 2010 | Beneath It All | Columbia/Decaydance |
| 2011 | Candles - EP | Columbia/Decaydance |
| 2011 | The Christmas EP | Self-Released |
| Date of Release | Band | Album Title | Song Title | Record label |
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| 2008 | Various Artists | CitizensFOB Mixtape: Welcome to the New Administration | Take My Hand Machine Shop Production | Decaydance |
| 2009 | The Cab | The Lady Luck EP | Take My Hand (Remix) | Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen |
| 2011 | Vonnegutt | $FREE.99 | When I Come Around | Purple Ribbon Records |
| 2011 | Yellowcard | When You're Through Thinking, Say Yes (Acoustic) | Hang You Up | Hopeless Records |
| Song | Band | Performed On |
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| Take My Hand | The Cab | The Why So Serious? Tour, Alternative Press 2010 Tour, Warped Tour 2010 |
| Down and Out | The Academy Is... | Bill & Trav's Bogus Journey Tour |
| The Test | ||
| Check Yes Juliet | We the Kings | |
| Snakes On A Plane (Bring It) | Cobra Starship | Believers Never Die Tour Part Deux |
| Sugar, We're Goin Down | Fall Out Boy | |
| Waste Myself | This Providence | The Let's Make A Mess Tour |
| Remembering Sunday | All Time Low | The Glamour Kills Tour, The Dirty Work Tour, The Gimme Summer Ya Love Tour |
| Smokahontas | Attack Attack! | Warped Tour 2010 |
| Brat Pack | The Rocket Summer | |
| We'll Be A Dream | We the Kings | |
| Only One | Yellowcard | The Dirty Work Tour |
| View From Heaven |
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