Kota Wade is an award winning 18-year-old singer, songwriter, and performer. She was named in American Idol Magazine® as one of the “BEST EMERGING ARTISTS” for American Idol Underground®, after winning the American Idol Underground® songwriting contest.

She was also chosen to write a song on the Twilight: New Moon (2009) Soundtrack.

At 17 she started her own accessory line, "Bubble Bands", and has taken orders from many performers and celebrities.  Besides songwriting and fashion though, Kota is mostly at home on stage with a microphone in hand.