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Chelsea Jade

{{Short description|South African-born New Zealand musician}}

{{EngvarB|date=January 2020}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Chelsea Jade

| birth_name = Chelsea Jade Metcalf

| alias =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1989|5|11}}

| birth_place = Cape Town, South Africa

| origin = Auckland, New Zealand

| genre = {{hlist|Pop|indie pop}}

| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}

| website = {{URL|chelseajade.co}}

}}

Chelsea Jade Metcalf (born 11 May 1989) is a South African-born New Zealand singer-songwriter and record producer based in Los Angeles. Vice has described her as New Zealand's "Accidental Dream Pop Hero".{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/chelsea-jade-interview-beacons-noisey-debut/|title=Chelsea Jade Is New Zealand's Accidental Dream Pop Hero|website=Noisey|language=en-us|access-date=30 March 2017}} In 2017, she was nominated for New Zealand’s Silver Scroll Award for song of the year for her song "Life of the Party."{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/aug/24/new-zealand-silver-scroll-awards-first-all-female-shortlist-music-prize|title=New Zealand's Silver Scroll awards feature first all-female shortlist|last=music|first=Guardian|date=2017-08-24|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-05-10}} As a songwriter, Jade has written with numerous artists including The Chainsmokers, Cxloe, Jai Wolf, and Attlas.

Career

Chelsea Jade was born in Cape Town, South Africa. Her family relocated to Auckland, New Zealand when she was five years old. In high school, she formed the folk trio Teacups with schoolmates Elizabeth Stokes (The Beths) and Talita Setyady. The band opened shows for Cat Power, Kimya Dawson, and José González.{{Cite web|url=http://www.muzic.net.nz/artists/2709/teacups|title=Teacups - New Zealand Musicians & Bands|last=muzic.net.nz|website=www.muzic.net.nz|access-date=2018-05-10}}

Jade’s first solo project, Watercolours, won her the New Zealand Music Award’s Critic Choice prize in 2012.{{Cite news|url=http://www.undertheradar.co.nz/news/5903/Watercolours-Wins-2012-Critics-Choice-Prize.utr|title=Watercolours Wins 2012 Critics Choice Prize - Music News at Undertheradar|work=UnderTheRadarNZ|access-date=2018-05-10|language=en}} In 2014, she released her second EP, Beacons, her first release as Chelsea Jade. That year she participated in the Red Bull Music Academy in Tokyo, Japan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.redbull.com/nz-en/chelsea-jade-at-red-bull-music-academy-2014|title=Chelsea Jade at Red Bull Music Academy 2014|date=11 November 2014|publisher=Red Bull|language=en|first=Martyn |last=Pepperell|access-date=10 May 2018}}

In 2015 she relocated to Los Angeles to pursue her own artist career as well as writing songs for others.{{Cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/99576573/why-leaving-new-zealand-made-chelsea-jade-and-boyboy-better-songwriters|title=Why leaving New Zealand made Chelsea Jade and Boyboy better songwriters|website=Stuff|language=en|access-date=2018-05-10}}

Jade was a recipient of a 2017 APRA professional development award, presented every two years to three New Zealand songwriters and composers who demonstrate outstanding potential in their field.{{Cite web|url=https://nzmusician.co.nz/news/2017-apra-professional-development/|title=2017 APRA Professional Development Awards Recipients - NZ Musician|website=nzmusician.co.nz|language=en|access-date=2018-05-10}}

Her first full-length album Personal Best was released on 20 July 2018.{{Cite news|url=http://www.undertheradar.co.nz/news/14629/Chelsea-Jade-Shares-Debut-Album-Personal-Best.utr|title=Chelsea Jade Shares Debut Album 'Personal Best'|work=UnderTheRadarNZ|access-date=2018-07-20|language=en}} It includes collaborations with New Zealand producers Leroy Clampitt (Big Taste), Sam McCarthy (BoyBoy), Justin Pilbrow, and American producer Brad Hale (of Now, Now).{{Cite news|url=https://nylon.com/articles/chelsea-jade-ride-or-cry-premiere|title=Chelsea Jade's Friend Lorde Told Her To "be A Lion," Here's What That Sounds Like|date=2017-06-19|work=NYLON|access-date=2018-05-10|language=en}}

She has opened for Lorde, who is a friend of hers.{{Cite news|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/10543394/Heavenly-creature-Chelsea-Jade-Metcalf|title=Heavenly creature: Chelsea Jade Metcalf|last=Duff|first=Michelle|date=28 September 2014|work=Stuff.co.nz|access-date=30 March 2017|language=English}} In August 2021, Jade appeared in Lorde's "Mood Ring" music video. {{Citation|title=Lorde - Mood Ring|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P103bWMdvtA|language=en|access-date=2021-08-27}}

On 15 April 2020, she released the single "Superfan" and its accompanying music video.

In April 2022, her sophomore album “Soft Spot” was released via Carpark Records. Rose Matafeo featured in the video for “Best Behaviour”, the second single from Soft Spot.

Jade won the Tui award for “Best Album Artwork” in November 2022.

Discography

=Studio albums=

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scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Album details

! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| NZ
Artist
Peak positions for Chelsea Jade's albums on the NZ artists top 20 albums chart:

  • For Personal Best:{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/aotearoa-albums/2018-07-27 |title=Official Top 20 NZ Albums|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=30 July 2018|access-date=17 April 2022}}
  • For Soft Spot:{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/aotearoa-albums/2022-05-06 |title=Official Top 20 NZ Albums|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=9 May 2022|access-date=7 May 2022}}
scope="row"| Personal Best

|

  • Released: 20 July 2018
  • Label: Self-released, Create Music Group
  • Formats: Digital download, LP

| 10

scope="row"| Soft Spot

|

  • Released: 29 April 2022
  • Label: Carpark Records
  • Formats: Digital download, LP

| 20

=Extended plays=

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scope="col" style="width:8em;"| Title

! scope="col" style="width:17em;"| Details

scope="row"| Over and Under

|

  • Released: 20 December 2012
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: digital download,
scope="row"| Portals

|

  • Released: 14 January 2014
  • Label: Self-released, Rallye {{Small|(JPN)}}
  • Formats: CD, digital download
scope="row"| Beacons

|

  • Released: 24 October 2014
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: digital download

= Singles =

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!Title

!Year

!Album

scope="row"|"Under"

|2011

|rowspan="3"|Portals

scope="row"|"Pazzida"

|2012

scope="row"|"Soft Teeth"

|rowspan="2"|2014

scope="row"|"Night Swimmer"

|rowspan="2"|Beacons

scope="row"|"Kyoto Train"

|rowspan="2"|2015

scope="row"|"Low Brow"

|rowspan="5"|Personal Best

scope="row"|"Colour Sum"

|2016

scope="row"|"Life of the Party"

|rowspan="3"|2017

scope="row"|"Ride or Cry"
scope="row"|"High Beam"
scope="row"|"Lost"{{Cite web |url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2018/08/jai-wolf-ends-16-month-hiatus-unveils-newest-release-lost/ |title=Jai Wolf ends 16-month hiatus, unveils newest release, 'Lost' |last=Hymo |first=Josh |date=2018-08-10 |website=Dancing Astronaut |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180811045749/https://dancingastronaut.com/2018/08/jai-wolf-ends-16-month-hiatus-unveils-newest-release-lost/ |archive-date=2018-08-11 |access-date=2018-08-11}}
{{small|(Jai Wolf & Chelsea Jade)}}

|rowspan="2"|2018

| {{n/a| Non-album single}}

scope="row"|"Laugh It Off"{{Cite news |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nat-music/audio/2018664536/anatomy-of-a-scroll-chelsea-jade-laugh-it-off |title=Anatomy of a Scroll: Chelsea Jade, 'Laugh it Off' |date=29 September 2018 |website=Radio New Zealand |access-date=22 April 2022}}

|Personal Best

scope="row"|"Superfan"{{Cite news |url=https://thespinoff.co.nz/music/29-04-2020/chelsea-jade-explains-her-bizarre-new-music-video |title=Chelsea Jade explains her bizarre new music video |first=Josie |last=Adams |website=The Spinoff |date=29 April 2020 |access-date=22 April 2022}}

|2020

| rowspan="4"|Soft Spot

scope="row"| "Optimist"{{Cite news |url=https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/news/19341/Chelsea-Jade-Unveils-Single--Video-Optimist--Announces-New-Album.utr |title=Chelsea Jade Unveils Single / Video 'Optimist' + Announces New Album |first=Annabel |last=Kean |website=Under the Radar |date=20 January 2022 |access-date=22 April 2022}}

| rowspan="3"|2022

scope="row"| "Good Taste"{{Cite news |url=http://www.7thlevelmusic.com/?p=9399 |title=Chelsea Jade’s new single is in “Good Taste.” |first=Nik |last=Havert |website=7th Level Music |date=11 April 2022 |access-date=22 April 2022}}
scope="row"| "Best Behaviour"{{Cite news |url=https://www.thefader.com/2022/04/21/chelsea-jade-best-behaviour-video-rose-matafeo |title=Chelsea Jade shares “Best Behaviour” video directed by Rose Matafeo |first=David |last=Renshaw |website=The Fader |date=21 April 2022 |access-date=22 April 2022}}

== As featured artist ==

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:16em;" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="1" | Year

! scope="col" rowspan="1" | Album

scope="row" | "Diving Board"
{{small|(Mayavanya featuring Chelsea Jade)}}

| 2015

| {{n/a|Non-album single}}

scope="row" | "Holy Water"
{{small|(Boycrush featuring Chelsea Jade)}}

|rowspan="2" |2018

| Desperate Late Night Energy

scope="row" | "Boomtown"
{{small|(The Adults featuring Chelsea Jade & Raiza Biza)}}

| Haja

=Guest appearances=

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|+ List of non-single guest appearances with other performing artists

! scope="col" style="width:22em;"| Title

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Other artist(s)

! scope="col" | Album

scope="row"| "Secrets"

| 2012

| Boycrush

| Everybody All the Time

scope="row"| "Birds"

|rowspan="2" | 2013

|rowspan="2" | The Veils

|rowspan="2" | Time Stays, We Go

scope="row"| "Another Night on Earth"
scope="row"| "Lush Life"

|rowspan="2" | 2015

| Boycrush

| Girls on Top

scope="row"| "Parallel Lines"

| Attlas

| Sin EP

scope="row" | "Reece's Pieces"

| 2018

| Boycrush

| Desperate Late Night Energy

scope="row" | "Shark Attack"{{cite web|url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/vinyl-various-true-colours-new-colours-the-songs-of-split-enz-limited-edition-hot-pink-vinyl-lp|title= True Colours, New Colours: The Songs of Split Enz|website=JBhiFi|access-date=13 November 2020}}

| 2021

| {{n/a}}

| True Colours, New Colours: The Songs of Split Enz

Songwriting credits

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|+ List of songs written or co-written for other artists, showing year released and album name

! scope="col" style="width:14em;"| Title

! scope="col" style="width:1em;"| Year

! scope="col" style="width:14em;"| Artist(s)

! scope="col" style="width:17em;"| Album

scope="row"| "Anti Radiation Fez"

| 2012

| James Duncan

| Vanishing

scope="row"| "Daylight"

| rowspan="2"| Boyboy

| rowspan="2"| Boyboy

scope="row"| "Afraid"

| rowspan="9"| 2017

scope="row"| "Ruin"

| So Below

| II

scope="row"| "Me"

| Boyboy

| Boyboy

scope="row"| "Tough Love"

| Cxloe

| {{n/a| Non-album single}}

scope="row"| "U"

| Boyboy

| Boyboy

scope="row"| "Touch"

| LaDonnis

| {{n/a| Non-album single}}

scope="row"| "Youth"

| Luna Shadows

| Youth EP

scope="row"| "Cellophane"

| Soren Bryce

| {{n/a| Non-album single}}

scope="row"| "Close"

| rowspan="2"| So Below

| rowspan="2"| II

scope="row"| "Visions"

| rowspan="7"| 2018

scope="row"| "Alrite Tho"

| rowspan="3"| Boyboy

| rowspan="3"| Boyboy

scope="row"| "Boy"
scope="row"| "None of Your Love"
scope="row"| "You Owe Me"

| The Chainsmokers

| Sick Boy

scope="row"| "Aisle Seat On a Rough Flight"

| rowspan="2"|Soren Bryce

| rowspan="2"|Discussions with Myself

scope="row"| "Houses with Ugly Wallpaper"

References

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Category:21st-century New Zealand women singers

Category:1989 births

Category:Living people

Category:South African emigrants to New Zealand