Chelsea Cutler
{{Short description|American musician (born 1997)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox musical artist
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| name = Chelsea Cutler
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| birth_name = Chelsea Emily Cutler
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|2|11}}
| origin = Westport, Connecticut, U.S.
| genre = {{hlist|Pop|electronic}}
| years_active = 2017–present
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|producer}}
| website = {{url|chelseacutler.com}}
| label = {{hlist|Republic|Ultra}}
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Chelsea Emily{{Cite web|title=Production of "this is how you fall in love" // 30:40| date=February 25, 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADmTAi7L0UM|via=YouTube}} Cutler (born February 11, 1997){{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/chelseacutler/status/1227235603525316610|title=i'm 23!|last=cutler|first=chelsea|date=February 11, 2020|via=Twitter|access-date=February 15, 2020}} is an American singer, songwriter, and producer from Westport, Connecticut. She released her debut studio album, How to Be Human, in January 2020 through Republic Records. It peaked at number 23 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Early life and education
Chelsea Cutler was born and raised in Westport.{{cite news | last=Rollings| first=Michaela| title =Meet The Next Generation Of Music Superstars| work=Refinery29| date =October 25, 2017 | url =https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2017/10/175193/new-female-artists-to-watch| accessdate =July 23, 2020}}{{cite news | last=Pennington| first=Juliet| title =Rosary beads in hand, this singer-songwriter is ready to hit the road| newspaper=Boston Globe| date =February 20, 2020 | url =https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/02/20/lifestyle/rosary-beads-hand-this-singer-songwriter-is-ready-hit-road/| accessdate =July 23, 2020}}{{cite web | url=https://www.onestowatch.com/en/blog/chelsea-cutler-interview | title=Ones to Watch }} She played acoustic musical instruments as a child moving into producing electronic music in high school.{{cite news | last=Amaral| first=Sarah| title =CHELSEA CUTLER'S RISE FROM SOCCER PLAYER TO SOUNDCLOUD STAR WAS ONLY THE BEGINNING| newspaper=OC Weekly| date =April 13, 2018 | url =https://www.ocweekly.com/chelsea-cutler-went-from-a-soccer-player-to-a-soundcloud-star-2/| accessdate =July 23, 2020}} While in high school at the Pomfret School in 2014, Cutler began posting covers and original songs on her own SoundCloud page.{{cite news| last=Semmel| first=Sierra| title=Chelsea Cutler: the rise of an indie-pop icon| newspaper=Maine Campus| date=October 29, 2018| url=https://mainecampus.com/2018/10/chelsea-cutler-the-rise-of-an-indie-pop-icon/| accessdate=July 23, 2020| archive-date=July 24, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724113446/https://mainecampus.com/2018/10/chelsea-cutler-the-rise-of-an-indie-pop-icon/| url-status=dead}} She continued posting music to SoundCloud while attending Amherst College in Massachusetts; she also played varsity soccer there. Cutler later decided to drop out of college to pursue music full-time after she was offered a support role on Quinn XCII's national tour in 2018.{{cite magazine | last=Engelman| first=Nicole| title =Chelsea Cutler On Her New Mixtape & Staying Grounded: 'Who You Are Isn't What You're Posting' Online| magazine=Billboard| date =November 13, 2018 | url =https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8484665/chelsea-cutler-sleeping-with-roses-ii-interview| accessdate =July 23, 2020}}
Career
By 2017, several of Cutler's songs (including "Your Shirt") garnered numerous streams and led to collaborations that year with acts including Louis the Child ("Slow Down Love"), Ayokay ("The Shine"), Kidswaste ("Tonight"{{cite news | last=Farley| first=Jordan| title =Kidswaste And Manila Killa Team Up With Chelsea Cutler For Sparkling New Single "Tonight"| work=Run The Trap| date =November 8, 2017 | url =https://runthetrap.com/2017/11/08/kidswaste-manila-killa-chelsea-cutler-tonight/| accessdate =July 23, 2020}} and "More Colors"Nixon, Jake (December 16, 2016) [https://thissongissick.com/post/kidswaste-more-colors-chelsea-cutler/?amp Kidswaste – More Colors (Ft. Chelsea Cutler) : Refreshing Future Bass]. Retrieved March 28, 2025.), and Kasbo ("Found You").{{cite magazine | title =Kasbo & Chelsea Cutler Are Adorably Radiant on 'Found You': Premiere| magazine=Billboard| date =April 4, 2017 | url =https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7751388/kasbo-chelsea-cutler-found-you| accessdate =July 23, 2020}} She signed a record deal with Ultra Records in late 2017 and released her first EP, Snow In October. After touring with Quinn XCII in early 2018, Cutler released two independent mixtapes, Sleeping with Roses and Sleeping with Roses II.{{cite news | title =REVIEW: CHELSEA CUTLER ACHIEVES BALANCE ON 'SLEEPING WITH ROSES II'| work=MTSU Sidelines| date =November 11, 2018 | url =http://mtsusidelines.com/2018/11/review-chelsea-cutler-achieves-balance-on-sleeping-with-roses-ii/| accessdate =July 23, 2020}} She also went on her first two nationwide headlining tours each in support of a mixtape, both of which sold out in advance.{{cite news | last=Cain| first=Felicity| title =Chelsea Cutler is Navigating Her Twenties Through Music| work=L'Officiel| date =January 17, 2020 | url =https://www.lofficielusa.com/music/chelsea-cutler-new-album-how-to-be-human| accessdate =July 23, 2020}}
In March 2019, she signed to Republic Records{{cite magazine | title =Chelsea Cutler Breaks Down Her Vulnerable Debut Album 'How to Be Human': Exclusive| magazine=Billboard| date =January 17, 2020 | url =https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8548247/chelsea-cutler-how-to-be-human-album-breakdown| accessdate =July 23, 2020}} and released a joint EP, brent, with friend and label-mate Jeremy Zucker shortly afterwards.{{cite news | last=Arunarsirakul| first=Alissa| title =Jeremy Zucker & Chelsea Cutler Reflect on Fluctuating Relationships in Melancholic 'brent' EP| work=Ones to Watch| date =May 6, 2019 | url =https://www.onestowatch.com/blog/jeremy-zucker-chelsea-cutler-reflect-on| accessdate =July 23, 2020}} The EP features the single "You Were Good to Me", which they performed live on The Today Show.{{cite news | last=Cain| first=Felicity| title =Jeremy Zucker is the 2020 Tumblr Boy That You Should Be Listening to Now| work=L'Officiel| date =April 16, 2020 | url =https://www.lofficielusa.com/music/jeremy-zucker-debut-album-love-is-not-dying| accessdate =July 23, 2020}} In May 2019, Cutler collaborated with Kygo on the single, "Not OK".{{cite magazine | title =Kygo & Chelsea Cutler Dance Away The Blues On 'Not Ok': Listen| magazine=Billboard| date =May 23, 2019 | url =https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8512896/kygo-chelsea-cutler-not-ok| accessdate =July 23, 2020}} It became her third collaboration (after "Slow Down Love" and "The Shine") to appear on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs chart peaking at number 9.{{cite magazine | title =Chelsea Cutler - Chart History - Hot Dance/Electronic Songs| magazine=Billboard| url =https://www.billboard.com/artist/chelsea-cutler/chart-history/dan/| accessdate =July 23, 2020}}
In late 2019, Cutler began releasing new singles, including "How To Be Human"{{cite magazine | last=Aniftos| first=Rania| title =Chelsea Cutler Unveils New Single 'How to Be Human': Listen| magazine=Billboard| date =August 16, 2019 | url =https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8527645/chelsea-cutler-how-to-be-human-listen| accessdate =July 23, 2020}} and "Lucky" (featuring Alexander 23).{{cite news | last=Casteel| first=Beth| title =Chelsea Cutler shares hopeful new track "Lucky"| work=Substream Magazine| date =November 1, 2019 | url =https://substreammagazine.com/2019/11/chelsea-cutler-lucky/| accessdate =July 23, 2020}} Along with "Sad Tonight", the songs served as the primary singles for her debut studio album, How To Be Human, released on January 17, 2020, by Republic Records. On January 23, 2020, she performed the lead single, "Sad Tonight", on Late Night With Seth Meyers.{{cite news | title =VIDEO: Chelsea Cutler Performs 'Sad Tonight' on LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS| work=Broadway World| date =January 24, 2020 | url =https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/VIDEO-Chelsea-Cutler-Performs-Sad-Tonight-on-LATE-NIGHT-WITH-SETH-MEYERS-20200124| accessdate =July 23, 2020}} That song became Cutler's first entry on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 airplay chart, peaking at number 32 in March 2020.{{cite magazine | title =Chelsea Cutler - Chart History - Mainstream Top 40| magazine=Billboard| url =https://www.billboard.com/artist/chelsea-cutler/chart-history/tfm/| accessdate =July 23, 2020}} In April 2020, she was featured alongside Quinn XCII on the Louis the Child track, "Little Things".{{cite news | last=Thomas| first=Langston| title =Louis The Child Enlist Quinn XCII & Chelsea Cutler To Appreciate The "Little Things"| work=This Song is Sick| date =April 3, 2020 | url =https://thissongissick.com/post/louis-the-child-little-things/| accessdate =July 23, 2020}}
Cutler was slated to perform at Coachella 2020,{{cite web |title=Coachella Lineup 2020 |url=https://www.coachella.com/lineup#/artists/alphabetical |website=Coachella |accessdate=March 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320040746/https://www.coachella.com/lineup/#/artists/alphabetical |archive-date=March 20, 2017 |url-status=dead }} which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|author=Madeline Holcombe|title=Coachella and Stagecoach festivals canceled over concerns about coronavirus spread|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/11/entertainment/coachella-stagecoach-cancelled-coronavirus/index.html|access-date=July 22, 2020|website=CNN|date=June 11, 2020 }} In June 2020, she released a version of her song "Crazier Things" which features Noah Kahan.{{Cite web|date=June 29, 2020|title=Chelsea Cutler Taps Noah Kahan For "Crazier Things" Update|url=https://www.idolator.com/7912086/chelsea-cutler-taps-noah-kahan-for-crazier-things-update|access-date=July 22, 2020|website=idolator}}
In 2022, Cutler sang John Lennon's song "Imagine" in Times Square on New Year's Eve, making her the youngest artist to do so at the age of 25.
Discography
=Studio albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ {{Sronly|List of studio albums with selected details}} ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em"| Details ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions |
| scope="col" style="width:2.5em; font-size:90%;"| US {{cite magazine | title =Chelsea Cutler - Chart History - Billboard 200| magazine=Billboard| url =https://www.billboard.com/music/chelsea-cutler/chart-history| accessdate =July 23, 2020}} ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em; font-size:90%;"| CAN |
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| scope="row"| How to Be Human
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| 23 || 51 |
| scope="row"| When I Close My Eyes
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| — || — |
| scope="row" | Stellaria
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| — || — |
=Live albums=
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|+ {{Sronly|List of live albums with selected details}} ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Details |
| scope="row"| Brent (Live in New York) (with Jeremy Zucker) |
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| scope="row"| Brent: Live From the Internet (with Jeremy Zucker) |
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=EPs=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ {{Sronly|List of EPs with selected details}} ! scope="col" style="width:13em"| Title ! scope="col"| Details |
| scope="row"| Snow in October
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| scope="row"| Brent (with Jeremy Zucker) |
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| scope="row"| Brent II (with Jeremy Zucker) |
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=Singles=
==As lead artist==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ {{Sronly|List of singles as lead artist showing year released, chart positions, and album name}} ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peaks ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Album |
| style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US Pop |
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| scope="row"| "Your Shirt"
| 2017 | — |
| Snow in October |
| scope="row"| "The Reason"
| rowspan="2"| 2018 | — | | Sleeping with Roses |
| scope="row"| "Cold Showers"
| — | | Sleeping with Roses II |
| scope="row"| "You Were Good to Me" (with Jeremy Zucker) | rowspan="4"| 2019 | — |
| rowspan="2" | Brent |
| scope="row"| "Better Off" (with Jeremy Zucker) |— | |
| scope="row"| "Lucky" (featuring Alexander 23) | — | | rowspan="3"| How to Be Human |
| scope="row"| "How to Be Human"
| — | |
| scope="row"| "Sad Tonight"
| rowspan="3"| 2020 | 32 | |
| scope="row"| "Crazier Things" (with Noah Kahan) | — | | rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row" | "Stay Next to Me" (with Quinn XCII) | — | |
| scope="row" | "This Is How You Fall in Love" (with Jeremy Zucker) | rowspan="5" | 2021 | — | | Brent II |
| scope="row" | "Walking Away"
| — | | rowspan="4" |When I Close My Eyes |
| scope="row" | "You Can Have It"
| — | |
| scope="row" | "Calling All Angels" (with Quinn XCII) |— | |
| scope="row" | "Devil on My Shoulder"
|— | |
| scope="row" | "The Lifeboat's Empty!"
| rowspan="3" | 2022 |— | | rowspan="row" |When I Close My Eyes (Deluxe) |
| scope="row" | "Walk Me Home"{{Cite web |last=Sunkel |first=Cameron |date=February 12, 2022 |title=Said The Sky teams up with Illenium, Chelsea Cutler on 'Walk Me Home' ahead of new album: Listen |url=https://edm.com/music-releases/said-the-sky-illenium-chelsea-cutler-walk-me-home |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224032000/https://edm.com/music-releases/said-the-sky-illenium-chelsea-cutler-walk-me-home |archive-date=February 24, 2022 |accessdate=March 21, 2022 |website=EDM.com}} (with Said the Sky and Illenium) |— | | rowspan="row" |Sentiment |
| scope="row" | "Men on the Moon"
|— | | rowspan="4" | Stellaria |
| scope="row" | "Stay Anything"
| rowspan="3" |2023 |— | |
| scope="row" | "I Don't Feel Alive"{{cite web|url=https://preludepress.com/news/2023/07/14/chelsea-cutler-i-dont-feel-alive/|title=Chelsea Cutler Returns with New Song, "I Don't Feel Alive" |website=prelude Press|date=July 14, 2023|access-date=July 15, 2023}}
|— | |
| scope="row" | "Your Bones"
|— | |
| colspan="11" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
==As featured artist==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ {{Sronly|List of singles as featured artist showing year released, chart positions, and album name}} ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year ! colspan="5" scope="col" | Peaks ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:9em;"| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Album |
| style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US Dance ! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| AUS ! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| NOR ! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| SWE ! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| SWI |
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| scope="row"| "Flare Guns" (Quinn XCII featuring Chelsea Cutler) | rowspan="3"| 2017 | — || — || — || — || — | | The Story of Us |
| scope="row"| "Slow Down Love" (Louis the Child featuring Chelsea Cutler) | 42 || — || — || — || — | | Love Is Alive |
| scope="row"| "The Shine" (Ayokay with Chelsea Cutler) | 50 || — || — || — || — | | {{n/a|Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "Not OK" (Kygo with Chelsea Cutler) | 2019 | 9 || 99 || 7 || 27 || 47 | |
| scope="row"| "Little Things" (Louis the Child, Quinn XCII, Chelsea Cutler) | rowspan="2"| 2020 | — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Crying Over You" (The Band Camino featuring Chelsea Cutler) | — || — || — || — || — | | {{n/a|Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "Let Me Down" (Quinn XCII featuring Chelsea Cutler) |2022 | — || — || — || — || — | |The People's Champ |
| colspan="8" |"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Tours
=Headlining=
- Sleeping with Roses Tour (2018){{Cite web|title=CHELSEA CUTLER: Sleeping With Roses Tour|url=http://www.thefillmorephilly.comeventdetail/?tmeventid=020054C5B89C7435&offerid=85942|access-date=November 13, 2021|website=www.thefillmorephilly.comeventdetail}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- Sleeping with Roses Tour, Part II (2019){{Cite web|last1=Gr|first1=Danny|last2=eur|date=November 14, 2018|title=Chelsea Cutler Announces Stellar 'Sleeping With Roses II' Mixtape & World Tour|url=https://riverbeats.life/chelsea-cutler-announces-stellar-sleeping-with-roses-ii-mixtape-world-tour/|access-date=November 13, 2021|website=River Beats Dance}}
- How to Be Human Tour (2020){{Cite web|url=https://shop.chelseacutler.com/how-to-be-human/how-to-be-human-world-tour.html|access-date=November 13, 2021|website=shop.chelseacutler.com|title=Archived copy|archive-date=November 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113233424/https://shop.chelseacutler.com/how-to-be-human/how-to-be-human-world-tour.html|url-status=dead}}
- Stay Next to Me Tour [with Quinn XCII] (2021){{Cite web|title=Stay Next To Me Tour|url=https://www.staynexttometour.com/|access-date=November 13, 2021|website=Stay Next To Me Tour|language=en-US|archive-date=November 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113233424/https://www.staynexttometour.com/|url-status=dead}}
- When I Close My Eyes Tour (2022){{Cite web |title=Chelsea Cutler |url=https://www.chelseacutler.com/ |access-date=March 17, 2022 |website=www.chelseacutler.com}}
- When I Close My Eyes Tour II (2022){{Cite web |title=chelsea cutler tour when i close my eyes ii 2022 - Google Search |url=https://www.google.com/search?q=chelsea+cutler+tour+when+i+close+my+eyes+ii+2022&tbm=isch#imgrc=VspzeXJ6Iyl14M |access-date=November 20, 2022 |website=www.google.com}}
- The Beauty Is Everywhere Tour (2024){{Cite web |title=Chelsea Cutler {{!}} Official Site |url=https://www.chelseacutler.com/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=Chelsea Cutler |language=en-US}}
=Livestream=
- Brent: Live on the Internet (2021) (with Jeremy Zucker) [changes due COVID-19 pandemic]{{Cite web|date=February 11, 2021|title=Jeremy Zucker and Chelsea Cutler Present Brent: Live From The Internet|url=https://thehoneypop.com/2021/02/10/jeremy-zucker-and-chelsea-cutler-present-brent-live-from-the-internet/|access-date=November 13, 2021|website=The Honey POP}}
- A Night at the Drive In: Live on the Internet (2021) (with Quinn XCII) [changes due COVID-19 pandemic]{{Cite web|title=Chelsea Cutler & Quinn XCII Livestream 2021|url=https://www.quinnandchelsea.live/performances/quinn-xcii-chelsea-cutler-live-from-the-drive-in-2020-09-25-a29a}}
References
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External links
- {{official|chelseacutler.com}}
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