Katie Stelmanis

Kaitlin "Katie" Austra Stelmanis (, born 1985) is a Canadian musician who has performed and recorded both as a solo artist and with the bands Galaxy and Austra.

Career Stelmanis is classically trained and began performing in the Canadian Children's Opera Chorus at age ten.

In 2008, she released her debut solo album, Join Us, through Blocks Recording Club, a Toronto-based artistic collective. Her first single was "Believe Me". The same year, she appeared on Fucked Up's album The Chemistry of Common Life. She has also performed as part of the Bruce Peninsula choir.

Influences Stelmanis has said that she was "obsessed with classical music" while growing up. She has cited artists such as Kate Bush, Nine Inch Nails, and Massive Attack as influences. Additionally, she takes inspiration from opera, Chicago house, and Detroit techno.

Discography with Galaxy I Want You to Notice (2006)

Solo Join Us (2008)

Austra Feel It Break (2011) Olympia (2013) Future Politics (2017) Hirudin (2019) Chin Up Buttercup (2025)

Compilation appearances Friends in Bellwoods – "You'll Fall" (2007) Friends in Bellwoods II – "Believe Me" (2009)

Personal life Stelmanis is of Italian, English, and Latvian descent. She identifies as a lesbian.