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Cxloe

{{Short description|Australian singer}}

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2022}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Cxloe

| image = CXLOE (born 1994) performing 'I Can't Have Nice Things' for Popdust in 2018.png

| alt =

| caption = Performing in 2018

| birth_name = Chloe Papandrea

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1994|11|23}}{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

| birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

| genre = {{hlist|Pop|electropop|dark pop}}

| occupation = Singer

| instrument = Vocals

| years_active = 2014–present

| label = {{hlist|Sandlot|AWAL}}

| website = {{URL|cxloe.com}}

}}

Chloe Papandrea (born 23 September 1994), known professionally as Cxloe (stylized in all caps), is an Australian singer-songwriter from Sydney, New South Wales.

Cxloe's debut single "Tough Love" was released in 2017, and her debut extended play, Heavy, Pt. 1, was released on 16 October 2020. Sonically, her music is generally pop, electropop, and dark pop. Cxloe currently resides in the Northern Beaches, New South Wales, with her fiancé Dan Lakajev.

On 17 May 2024, Cxloe released her debut studio album Shiny New Thing.

Career

=2014–2019: ''The X Factor'' and early singles=

Papandrea rose to prominence auditioning for the sixth season of The X Factor in 2014. She managed to reach the home visits stage, where she was eliminated. The following year, she auditioned for a second time, but only managed to reach the Chair Challenge this time round.

She is best known for her breakout single "Show You", which was co-written and produced by Sam Farrar of Maroon 5.

In 2019, she supported Maroon 5 on their Red Pill Blues Tour.{{cite web |url=https://www.theindustryobserver.thebrag.com/cxloe-maroon-5-support-act/ |title=CXLOE – Maroon 5 Support Act |work=The Industry Observer |author=Gray, Geordie |access-date=24 September 2020 |archive-date=21 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221012041/https://theindustryobserver.thebrag.com/cxloe-maroon-5-support-act/ |url-status=dead }} and released the singles "I Can't Have Nice Things"{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8498285/cxloe-i-cant-have-nice-things |title=CXLOE unveils new song "I Can't Have Nice Things" ahead of Maroon 5 Tour: Exclusive |magazine=Billboard |date=14 February 2019 |access-date=17 October 2020 |author=Spencer, Tallie}} and "Low Blow".{{cite web |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/cxloe-low-blow/ |title=CXLOE's "Low Blow" hits back at an industry that won't play fair |work=The Line of Best Fit |date=8 May 2019 |access-date=17 October 2020 |author=Williams, Pip}}

=2020–2021: ''Heavy, Pt. 1''=

On 16 October 2020, Papandrea released her debut EP, Heavy, Pt. 1.{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/features/cxloe-dark-pop-2020-interview-heavy-pt-1-2786745/ |title=CXLOE: dark pop princess searches for a new normal |work=NME Australia |date=16 October 2020 |access-date=17 October 2020 |author=Cahill, Mikey |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017044806/https://www.nme.com/en_au/features/cxloe-dark-pop-2020-interview-heavy-pt-1-2786745/ |archive-date=17 October 2020 |url-status=live}} The same day, she performed a cover of the Cranberries' song "Zombie" for Triple J's Like a Version segment, alongside a performance of her track "12 Steps".{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/cxloe-covers-zombie-by-the-cranberries-for-like-a-version-2786445/ |title=CXLOE covers "Zombie" by the Cranberries for Like a Version |work=NME Australia |date=16 October 2020 |access-date=17 October 2020 |author=Bruce, Jasper}}

On 7 May 2021, Papandrea released "Cry & Drive", the lead single from her second release.{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/cxloe-honours-late-grandmother-in-new-single-cry-drive-2934552/ |title=CXLOE honours late grandmother in new single "Cry & Drive" |work=NME Australia |date=6 May 2021 |access-date=6 May 2021 |author=}} On 20 August 2021, Papandrea released "Soft Rock"; co-written with Eric Leva in Los Angeles in 2019, Cxloe described the track in a press statement as chronicling her first heartbreak and channeling "Kelly Clarkson, side fringes, iPods, low rise jeans and Paramore".{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/listen-to-cxloes-new-heartbreak-song-soft-rock-3024055/ |title=Listen to CXLOE's new heartbreak song, "Soft Rock" |work=NME Australia |date=20 August 2021 |access-date=21 August 2021 |author=Brereton, Greta}}

In December 2022, Papandrea released "Till the Wheels Fall Off". Written during 2020 during COVID lockdown, according to Cxloe, it's a bit of a "psychotic, obsessive love song, [and] was inspired from a deeply personal relationship."{{cite web|url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/cxloe-till-the-wheels-fall-off-44212/|title= Song You Need to Know: CXLOE's 'Till The Wheels Fall Off'|website=Rolling Stone Magazine|date=2 December 2022|access-date=2 December 2022}}

=2022–present: ''Shiny New Thing''=

In February 2024, Cxloe announced the released of her debut album, Shiny New Thing for May 2024. The album was proceeded by the singles "Till the Wheels Fall Off", "Cheating On Myself", "Flight Risk", "Stretch", "Chloe Enough", "No Service" and "Shapeshifter" released between 2022 and 2024.{{cite web|url=https://aaabackstage.com/cxloe-reveals-new-single-no-service-and-announces-debut-album-shiny-new-thing/|title=Cxloe Reveals New Single "No Regrets and Announces Debut Album’|website=AAA Backstage|date=23 February 2024|access-date=9 April 2024}} Rolling Stone Australia gave the album a positive review saying, it "feels lived in thanks to addictive choruses and memorable hooks".{{cite web|url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/cxloe-shiny-new-thing-album-review-60046/l/stream-cxloe-shiny-new-thing/|title=CXLOE Serves Up Degustation of Dark Alt-Pop on Debut Album |website=Rolling Stone Australia|date=17 May 2024|access-date=20 May 2024}}

Personal life

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Papandrea split her time between Sydney, Australia and Los Angeles. Papandrea and her Fiancé of 11 years Dan Lakajev, moved into a house in the Northern Beaches, Sydney, in early 2020. The pair became engaged on 20 February 2021.{{Cite Instagram |author=Cxloe |user=iamcxloe |postid=CaMLjk9vhOQ |date=20 February 2021 |title=We're doing the thing! 💍 |access-date=21 February 2021 }}

Musical style and influences

Papandrea's musical style has been described as pop, electropop,{{cite web |url=https://www.uraniumwaves.com/new-music/dark-and-bold-australian-electro-pop-artist-cxloe-is-a-must-close/ |title=Dark and bold, Australian electro pop artist, Cxloe is a must "Close" |work=Uranium Waves |date=30 October 2021 |access-date=22 February 2022 |author=Waves, Sonic |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221224841/https://www.uraniumwaves.com/new-music/dark-and-bold-australian-electro-pop-artist-cxloe-is-a-must-close/ |archive-date=21 February 2022 |url-status=live}} and dark pop.

Discography

=Albums=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+List of albums, with release date and label shown

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

! scope="col" rowspan="1"| Albu details

scope="row"| Shiny New Thing

|

=Extended plays=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+List of EPs, with release date and label shown

! scope="col"| Title

! scope="col"| EP details

scope="row"| Heavy, Pt. 1

|

  • Released: 16 October 2020{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/cxloe-announces-debut-ep-shares-new-single-heavy-2760193/ |title=CXLOE announces debut EP, shares new single 'Heavy' |work=NME Australia |date=24 September 2020 |access-date=25 September 2020 |author=Bruce, Jasper}}
  • Label: Sandlot, AWAL
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
scope="row"| New Trick

|

  • Released: 5 November 2021
  • Label: Sandlot, AWAL
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

=Singles=

==As lead artist==

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+List of singles as lead artist, with year released, selected chart positions, and album name shown

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year

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

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| NZ
Hot
Peaks on the NZ Hot Singles Chart:

  • "I Can't Have Nice Things": {{cite web |url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2019-02-22 |title=NZ Hot Singles Chart for the chart dated 24 February 2019 |publisher=Recorded Music NZ |date=24 February 2019 |access-date=22 February 2022}}
  • "Low Blow": {{cite web |url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2019-05-17 |title=NZ Hot Singles Chart for the chart dated 19 May 2019 |publisher=Recorded Music NZ |date=19 May 2019 |access-date=22 February 2022}}
scope="row"| "Tough Love"{{cite web |url=http://pilerats.com/music/electronic/premiere-with-the-new-video-clip-for-tough-love-cxloe-makes-a-powerful-statement/ |title=Premiere: With the new video clip for Tough Love, CXLOE makes a powerful statement |work=Pilerats |access-date=28 June 2019}}

| 2017

| —

| rowspan="7" {{Non-album singles}}

scope="row"| "Monster"{{cite web |url=http://pilerats.com/music/electronic/cxloe-establishes-herself-as-one-of-australias-next-big-pop-acts-with-monster/ |title=Cxloe establishes herself as one of Australia's next big pop acts with Monster |work=Pilerats |access-date=28 June 2019 |author=Davies, Hayden}}

| rowspan="2"| 2018

| —

scope="row"| "Show You"{{cite web |url=https://www.redbull.com/au-en/cxloe-show-you-stream-video-interview |title=Exclusive premiere: CXLOE goes underground in her Show You video |work=Red Bull |date=31 August 2018 |access-date=28 July 2019 |author=Kanoniuk, Lachlan}}

| —

scope="row"| "I Can't Have Nice Things"

| rowspan="4"| 2019

| 18

scope="row"| "Low Blow"{{cite web |url=https://themusicnetwork.com/cxloe-new-single-low-blow/ |title=CXLOE sings about being "blind-sided" by the music biz in new single 'Low Blow' |work=The Music Network |date=9 May 2018 |access-date=28 July 2019 |author=Challenor, Jake}}

| 33

scope="row"| "Sick"
{{small|(with Gnash)}}{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/sick-single/1474988369/ |title=Sick – Single by Cxloe & Gnash on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=16 August 2019}}

| —

scope="row"| "Devil You Don't"

| —

scope="row"| "12 Steps"{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/cxloe-shares-new-single-and-music-video-12-steps-2710474/ |title=CXLOE shares new single and music video '12 Steps' |work=NME Australia |date=18 July 2020 |accessdate=3 August 2020 |author=Lim, Eddy}}

| rowspan="4"| 2020

| —

| rowspan="4"| Heavy, Pt. 1

scope="row"| "One and Lonely"{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/cxloe-releases-new-single-one-and-lonely-2732765/ |title=CXLOE releases new single 'One and Lonely' |work=NME Australia |date=20 August 2020 |access-date=10 September 2020 |author=Lim, Eddy}}

| —

scope="row"| "Heavy"{{cite web|url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/cxloe-new-single-heavy-ep-17321/|title= CXLOE Shares ‘Heavy’ From Forthcoming Debut EP|website=Rolling Stone Australia|date=24 September 2020|access-date=9 April 2024}}

| —

scope="row"| "Swing"{{cite web |url=https://themusicnetwork.com/charts/singles-to-radio/ |title=Singles to Radio – 16 October 2020 |work=The Music Network |date=16 October 2020 |access-date=16 October 2020}}

| —

scope="row"| "Cry and Drive"{{cite tweet |author=Cxloe |user=iamcxloe |number=1388019936828661763 |date=30 April 2021 |title=Cry & Drive 💧 May 6th x https://ffm.to/CryandDrive |access-date=5 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430063858/https://twitter.com/iamcxloe/status/1388019936828661763/ |archive-date=30 April 2021 |url-status=live}}

| rowspan="4"| 2021

| —

| {{Non-album single}}

scope="row"| "Soft Rock"{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/features/new-aus-music-playlist-our-favourite-tunes-of-the-week-72/|title=New Aus Music Playlist – 20/08/21|website=musicfeeds.com.au|date=20 August 2021|access-date=21 August 2021}}

| —

| rowspan="3" |New Trick

scope="row"| "Close"{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/close-single/1581679827 |title=Close – Single by Cxloe on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music |date=8 October 2021|access-date=9 October 2021}}

| —

scope="row"| "New Trick"{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/listen-to-cxloes-confident-new-single-new-trick-3087828|title=Listen to CXLOE's confident new single "New Trick"|website=NME Australia|date=5 November 2021|access-date=5 November 2021|author=Brereton, Greta}}

| —

scope="row"| "Till the Wheels Fall Off"

| 2022

| —

| rowspan="7"| Shiny New Thing

scope="row"| "Cheating On Myself"{{cite web|url=https://hypebae.com/2023/2/cxloe-cheating-on-myself-new-single-stream-music-pop|title=Cxloe's new Single Cheating On Myself is the Drag You Need Before Valentines Day|website=Hype Bae|date=10 February 2023|access-date=11 February 2023}}

| rowspan="3"| 2023

| —

scope="row"| "Flight Risk"{{cite web|url=https://preludepress.com/news/2023/05/05/cxloe-flight-risk/|title=CXLOE Reveals New Single, "Flight Risk"|website=Prelude Press|date=5 May 2023|access-date=8 May 2023}}

| —

scope="row"| "Stretch"{{cite web|url=https://preludepress.com/news/2023/12/02/cxloe-stretch/|title=CXLOE Reveals New Single, "Stretch" |website=Prelude Press|date=2 December 2023|access-date=9 April 2024}}

| —

scope="row"| "Chloe Enough"{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/iamcxloe/status/1744947295555407937|title= Chloe Enough out on 19/1|website=Twitter|date=10 January 2024|access-date=22 January 2024}}

| rowspan="4"| 2024

| —

scope="row"| "No Service"{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74gdkKT2cxc|title=My new song No Service is out Feb 23|website=YouTube|date=23 February 2024|access-date=23 February 2024}}

| —

scope="row"| "Shapeshifter"{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/iamcxloe/videos/shapeshifter-next-friday-412-pre-save-now-wwwcxloecom/800381801995045/|title=Shapeshifter is Out 12/4|website=Facebook|date=5 April 2024|access-date=9 April 2024}}

| —

scope="row"| "Good Luck, Babe!" (Triple J, Like a version){{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/like-a-version/cxloe-covers-chappell-roan-good-luck-babe-like-a-version/103914848|title=CXLOE covers Chappell Roan's 'Good Luck, Babe!' for Like A Version|website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=31 May 2024|access-date=16 June 2024}}

| —

|

==As featured artist==

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+List of singles as featured artist, with year released, selected chart positions, and album name shown

! scope="col"| Title

! scope="col"| Year

! scope="col"| Album

scope="row"| "Secrets"
({{small|Max Styler featuring Cxloe)}}{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/secrets-feat-cxloe-single/1439648266|title=Secrets (feat. CXLOE) – Single by Max Styler on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=16 August 2019}}

| rowspan="2"| 2017

| rowspan="3" {{N/a|Non-album singles}}

scope="row"| "Sicklaced"
({{small|Super Cruel featuring Cxloe)}}{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/sicklaced-feat-cxloe-single/1304392427/ |title=Sicklaced (feat. Cxloe) – Single by Super Cruel on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=16 August 2019}}
scope="row"| "Ain't the Same"
{{small|(Lost Kings featuring Cxloe)}}{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/aint-the-same-feat-cxloe-single/1480026422/ |title=Ain't the Same (feat. CXLOE) – Single by Lost Kings on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=28 September 2019}}

| 2019

scope="row"| "Between Our Hearts"
{{small|(Cheat Codes featuring Cxloe)}}{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/between-our-hearts-feat-cxloe-single/1528734337/ |title=Between Our Hearts (feat. CXLOE) – Single by Cheat Codes on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=2 September 2020}}

| 2020

| Hellraisers, Pt. 1

scope="row"| "Worst Case"
{{small|(3lau featuring Cxloe)}}{{Cite web |last=Weisband |first=Sami |date=12 October 2021 |title=3LAU releases world's first fan-owned song, 'Worst Case' with Cxloe |url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2021/10/3lau-releases-worlds-first-fan-owned-song-worst-case-with-cxloe/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211013174404/https://dancingastronaut.com/2021/10/3lau-releases-worlds-first-fan-owned-song-worst-case-with-cxloe/ |archive-date=13 October 2021 |accessdate=13 November 2021 |website=Dancing Astronaut}}

| 2021

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

Concert tours

Cxloe has supported Broods,{{cite web|url=http://fault-magazine.com/2019/03/weekly-playlist-cxloe/|title=Fault Magazine|date=25 March 2019 }} Carmouflage Rose,{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/carmouflage-rose-announces-taste-ep-national-tour/|title=Carmouflage Rose Announces Taste EP National Tour|date=23 August 2018 }}{{cite web|url=https://themusicnetwork.com/cxloe-is-on-the-cusp-of-superstardom-and-ready-to-show-you-whos-boss/|title=Cxloe Is On The Cusp Of Superstardom and Ready to Show You Who's Boss|date=26 September 2018 }} King Princess{{cite web|url=https://dontboreus.thebrag.com/spotify-front-left-live/|title=Spotify Front Left Live|access-date=13 May 2019|archive-date=13 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513022206/https://dontboreus.thebrag.com/spotify-front-left-live/|url-status=dead}} and Maroon 5. In May 2019, she embarked on her own headline tour.{{cite web|url=https://www.vmusic.com.au/cxloe-confirms-east-coast-tour-dates/|title=Cxloe Confirms East Coast Tour Dates}}

Awards and nominations

=Rolling Stone Australia Awards=

The Rolling Stone Australia Awards are awarded annually in January or February by the Australian edition of Rolling Stone magazine for outstanding contributions to popular culture in the previous year.{{cite web |url=http://www.theaureview.com/news/rolling-stone-magazine-australia-announces-3rd-annual-awards-event |title=Rolling Stone Magazine Australia announces 3rd annual awards event |work=The AU Review |date=5 December 2011 |access-date=5 March 2021 |author=Barnes, Amelia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808174029/http://www.theaureview.com/news/rolling-stone-magazine-australia-announces-3rd-annual-awards-event |archive-date=8 August 2016 |url-status=dead}}

{{awards table}}

! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

|-

| 2022

| Cxloe

| Rolling Stone Readers' Choice Award

| {{nom}}

|{{cite web|url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/vote-in-rolling-stone-australia-readers-award-2022-36149/l/the-sailor-jerry-2022-rolling-stone-awards-nominees/|title=Have Your Say in This Year's Rolling Stone Australia Reader's Choice Award|website=au.rollingstone.com|date=17 January 2022|access-date=17 February 2022}}

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References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{Official website}}
  • {{Discogs artist|5250103}}

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Category:Australian women pop singers

Category:Australian women singer-songwriters

Category:Singers from Sydney

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