Katriana Sandra Huguet (born July 29, 1990) is a Cuban-American music artist better known by her stage name Kat Dahlia. Dahlia is a singer, songwriter, and rapper from Miami, Florida, recognized for her “razor sharp” lyrics and “unique, aggressive flow.”
In March 2013, she released her debut single “Gangsta” to critical acclaim. Dahlia’s debut studio album, My Garden, was released in January 2015 via Vested in Culture and Epic Records, with whom she signed a recording contract in 2012. Dahlia was named eighth on Billboard’s “Next Big Sound” list in 2013.
What ethnicity is Kat Dahlia?
The Cuban-American musician belongs to a mixed ethnicity. Kat Dahlia was born Katriana Sandra Huguet on July 29, 1990, in Miami Beach, Florida, to a Cuban mother and a Lebanese-Cuban father.
She began rapping at the age of eight and writing songs at the age of fifteen, using YouTube instrumentals in place of a band. At the age of 18, Dahlia chose to leave Miami after saving money from waitressing jobs, and traveled to New York City a month later “on a whim.”
Dahlia then entered into what she characterizes as a “toxic relationship,” which she subsequently grew to see as a source of inspiration and “writer’s gold.” She kept the name Kat Dahlia as her stage name after her producer recommended it to her.
