Photo Credit: Tate McRae's Official Instagram Account&nbsp;
It&rsquo;s July 1st, which means Canada Day just got way cooler&mdash;because it&rsquo;s also Tate McRae&rsquo;s birthday. The Calgary-born pop star, dancer and all-around slay machine just turned 22, and to celebrate, we&rsquo;re rounding up some of the most random, delightful, and "wait, what?!" facts about the girl who gave us &ldquo;greedy&rdquo; and broke our hearts with &ldquo;you broke me first.&rdquo;
 So buckle up, because here&rsquo;s everything you didn&rsquo;t know about Tate McRae&mdash;but absolutely should.
 1. She was dancing before most of us could spell Beyonc&eacute;
 Tate started dancing at six years old&mdash;not TikTok dancing, real dancing. By eight, she was training like a pro. By 13? She was making the judges cry on "So You Think You Can Dance: Next Gen". Paula Abdul literally called her &ldquo;a gift from God.&rdquo; Iconic, right?!
 2. She lived in Oman. Yes, Oman
 From ages 5 to 8 , Tate lived in the Middle East because of her dad&rsquo;s work and her mother taught dancing. She attended The American International School in Muscat and began recreational dance training at age six, then she went back to Calgary at the age of eight and trained extensively. She's been international since before she hit puberty.
 3. She danced with Justin Bieber at age 12
 Yes, you read that right. She was onstage during his Purpose tour in Calgary, holding her own like it was just another day in the life. Some of us were still tripping over our shoelaces at that age.
 4. YouTube made her go viral&mdash;and got her a record deal
 She posted her original song &ldquo;One Day&rdquo; to YouTube in 2017 under the series &ldquo;Create With Tate&rdquo;. One broken heart, 40 million views, and a deal with RCA Records later... the rest is pop history.
 5. Too Young to Be Sad made her the most-streamed female EP on Spotify
 If you&rsquo;ve ever sobbed in your room with mascara running while screaming &ldquo;slower&rdquo; at full volume, thank Too Young to Be Sad. That EP dominated streaming in 2021. And no, you weren&rsquo;t alone.
 6. &ldquo;You Broke Me First&rdquo; wasn&rsquo;t just a sad girl anthem&mdash;it was a global takeover
 Tate&rsquo;s breakout single made her a household name. Top 10 in Canada, Top 20 in the US, and a main character moment for every breakup you didn&rsquo;t see coming.
 7. She&rsquo;s a pop star, but still very much a dancer
 She didn&rsquo;t abandon dance. Her live performances are practically cardio hallucinations. For her 2024 tour, she trained 7 to 8 hours a day&mdash;dance, fitness, vocals, the works. Your fave could never.
 8. She filmed &ldquo;greedy&rdquo; in a hockey rink
 Not just for the vibes&mdash;it was a shoutout to her Canadian roots and her brother, who's a hockey player. That's sister goals and brand synergy.
 9. Billie Eilish&rsquo;s brother co-wrote one of her songs
 "Tear Myself Apart" was co-written by Finneas, which means yes&mdash;Tate is officially in the Sad Pop Girl Cinematic Universe.
 10. Olivia Rodrigo is her real-life bestie
 Not just a PR friendship. Tate and Olivia are tight IRL&mdash;so tight that Tate even showed up in Liv&rsquo;s &ldquo;bad idea, right?&rdquo; video. If we could bottle that Gen Z girlboss energy, we&rsquo;d be billionaires.
 11. She voiced a Nickelodeon cartoon before her glow-up
 She was the voice of Spot Splatter Splash in Lalaloopsy from 2013&ndash;2015. Which means yes, your childhood and your sad girl playlist have the same source.
 12. She made it to Forbes&rsquo; 30 Under 30 at seventeen
 Seventeen. Most of us were just trying to survive high school. Tate was already on Forbes, YouTube&rsquo;s Artist on the Rise, and basically running the game.
 Tate McRae is the kind of artist who makes you want to cry, dance and journal at 2am&mdash;all at once. And on this July 1st, we raise our metaphorical lighters to her: the Omani-Calgarian ballet baby who became the queen of Gen Z heartbreak.
 Happy 22nd, Tate. Don&rsquo;t be greedy&mdash;drop another banger soon.
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Photo Credit: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/projecthailmary/">Project Hail Mary</a>'s Official Instagram account
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