Cailin Russo
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Cailin Russo is an American singer-songwriter and recording artist. She gained fame through her appearances in the Justin Bieber music videos for “All That Matters” and “Confident”, as well as her featured vocals on the League of Legends World Championship 2019 promotional song "Phoenix".
Early life
Russo was born to rock musician Scott Russo, lead vocalist of the band Unwritten Law, and Jodi Russo, and was raised in the Rancho Penasquitos neighborhood of San Diego, CA. She is the subject of Unwritten Law's 1998 song "Cailin".
Career
Russo began modeling "accidentally".{{cite web|url=https://hypebae.com/2018/7/cailin-russo-interview-music-house-with-a-pool-ep-baewatch|title=BAEwatch: Cailin Russo|work=Hypebae|date=19 July 2018 }} She has modeled for brands such as Forever 21, Wildfox Couture, Ocean Pacific, Pacsun,{{cite web|url=https://m.eonline.com/news/483179/justin-bieber-s-kissing-girl-cailin-russo-5-things-to-know-about-his-new-music-video-lady|title=Justin Bieber's Kissing Girl Cailin Russo: 5 Things to Know About His New Music Video Lady|work=E! Online|date=20 November 2013 }} American Apparel,{{cite web|url=https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2013/nov/28/cailin-and-justin/?amp&page=all|title=Cailin's a Bieleber|work=San Diego Reader}} Free People, and Brandy Melville. Russo was cast as Justin Bieber's love interest in the music videos "All That Matters" and "Confident" by a family friend.{{cite web|url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2017/07/05/cailin-russo/|title=CAILIN RUSSO FROM WONDERLAND SUMMER 17 On the come up, she's the full package.|work=Wonderland. Magazine|date=5 July 2017 }}
Cailin later signed with a label and started her music career.
Music
Russo is the lead singer of her eponymous band RUSSO. In 2018, she released an EP, House with a Pool, and has since released two singles: "Phoenix" and "Love No More." She cites Missy Elliott, OutKast,
Gorillaz, Gwen Stefani, Bill Withers, Lauryn Hill, and Stevie Wonder as influences.{{cite web|url=http://officemagazine.net/loudmouth|title=loudmouth|work=Office magazine|date=6 December 2018 }} RUSSO's sound has been described as "grunge-influenced punk rock, with a pinch of pop thrown in for good measure."{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/new-releases-anderson-paak-oxnard-stream-hozier-movement-video-russo-band-a8637096.html|title=Now Hear This: New releases by Anderson Paak, Hozier, Ms Banks and Headie One, plus spotlight act RUSSO|work=The Independent|date=16 November 2018 }} They have toured with Jessie Ware and Madison Beer.{{cite web|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a20735391/cailin-russo-new-band-lonely-video/|title=Cailin Russo's Got a New Band RUSSO—and You're Going to Love Their Debut Song|work=Harper’s Bazaar|date=17 May 2018 }}
She collaborated with Chrissy Costanza in the song "Phoenix" that was made for the League of Legends World Championship 2019. The collaboration has gained over 140 million streams.
Cailin Russo became a Grammy-nominated artist for her work on Kanye West’s song "Hurricane",Hurricane (Kanye West song){{Circular reference|date=May 2024}} where she contributed as a songwriter on ‘Hurricane.’ The song is part of Kanye West album "Donda" which was released September 2021.
In 2022 Cailin released her first single "Die Down" off her debut album "INFLUX"https://orcd.co/influx[https://orcd.co/influx INFLUX] as an independent artist. The album was released March 3, 2023. The album has gained Cailin over 1.1M monthly Spotify listeners.
Cailin has been releasing her new music on Web3.
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