Lyn Lapid
{{Short description|American singer-songwriter}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Lyn Lapid
| image = Lyn Lapid.jpg
| caption = Lyn Lapid in 2024
| birth_name = Katelyn Lapid
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|10|24}}
| birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland, US
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|producer}}
| website = {{URL|lynlapidmusic.com}}
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| genre = Pop
| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|piano|violin|guitar|ukulele}}
| years_active = 2019–present
| label = {{hlist|Republic|Mercury}}
}}
| module2 = {{Infobox TikTok personality
| embed = yes
| page = lynlapid
| followers = 4.8 million
| likes = 161.6 million
| stats_update = April 26, 2025
}}
}}
Katelyn Lapid (born October 24, 2002), known professionally as Lyn Lapid, is an American singer-songwriter. She is a member of vocal collective Earcandy. Her debut album, Buzzkill, was released on April 25, 2025.{{Cite web |last=De Leon |first=Pauline | title=Lyn Lapid Is the Genre-Defying Artist Going Viral on TikTok |url=https://hypebae.com/2021/8/lyn-lapid-tiktok-pop-singer-producer-man-infinite-single-interview | work=Hypebeast |date=August 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220213172101/https://hypebae.com/2021/8/lyn-lapid-tiktok-pop-singer-producer-man-infinite-single-interview |archive-date=2022-02-13 | url-status=live }} She plays the guitar and ukulele.
Biography
=Early life=
Lapid is a second-generation{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/foreign-born/about.html|title=About Foreign Born|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2021-05-21}} Filipino-American born to naturalized American citizens who immigrated from the Philippines.{{Cite web |last=ETX Daily Up |title=Fil-Am TikTok star Lyn Lapid one of 2022 chart-toppers to watch out for |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/432769/watch-out-for-these-five-future-chart-toppers-in-2022 |website=INQUIRER.net | date=January 6, 2022}}{{Cite web |url=https://news.un.org/en/audio/2023/01/1132267 | title=amplifyHER episode 10 : Lyn Lapid |website=UN News |date=January 26, 2023}} She studied classical piano and played violin in an orchestra for seven years before starting to make covers. She attended Atholton High School.
=Career=
Lapid began releasing covers on YouTube and Instagram in 2018.{{Cite magazine |last=Leight |first=Elias | title=Lyn Lapid Was Told to Sell Out. She Wrote a Viral Song Instead |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/lyn-producer-man-tiktok-1074391/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=October 14, 2020 | url-access=limited |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220213085247/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/lyn-producer-man-tiktok-1074391/ |archive-date=2022-02-13 |url-status=live}} She began writing original songs in February 2020.
In late 2020, Lapid gained popularity for her song "Producer Man", which is about her experience with a bad music producer.{{Cite news | url=https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2023/2/14/do-u-really-lyn-lapid-ruth-b-review/ | title=Lyn Lapid and Ruth B.'s 'Do U Really?' is a Safe but Fun Foray out of TikTok | first=Alessandro M. | last=Drake | work=The Harvard Crimson | date=February 14, 2023}} She released an a capella version on TikTok, one verse at a time. She is signed to Republic Records. Her contract was transferred to Mercury Records, a split of Republic Records.{{Cite news | title=Republic Relaunches Mercury Records; Post Malone, James Bay Move Over to New Roster |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/republic-relaunches-mercury-records-post-malone-1235230034/ | work=Variety |last1=Aswad |first1=Jem |date=April 11, 2022}}
In January 2022, she was named as one of Shazam's top 5 artists to watch in 2022.{{Cite web |title=Shazam Reveals Its 5 Artists to Watch in 2022 |url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/shazam-5-artists-to-watch-2022-1235146436/ | work=Variety |last=Aswad |first=Jem |date=January 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220213175545/https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/shazam-5-artists-to-watch-2022-1235146436/ |archive-date=2022-02-13 | url-status=live}} She was featured in amplifyHER, a United Nations podcast.{{Cite web |url=https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/11/1130952 |title=Music, passion, and powerful women: Launch of new amplifyHER podcast |website=UN News |date=November 24, 2022}}
Influences
Lapid cites fellow Filipino artists Jessica Sanchez and 4th Impact as influences.{{Cite news | url=https://newsroom.spotify.com/2023-10-06/filipino-heritage-month-jasmine-presents-live-concert-new-york-sobs-p-lo-mndsgn-ez-mil-mbnel-lyn-lapid-ashley-mehta-no-4mat-rini/ | title=Celebrate Filipino Heritage Month With Our First-Ever 'Jasmine Presents' Artist Showcase | work=Spotify | date=October 6, 2023}}
Discography
=Albums=
- BUZZKILL (2025)
=EPs=
- Xmas 01 (2021)
- The Outsider (2022){{Cite web |last=De Leon |first=Pauline |date=2022-04-15 |title=Lyn Lapid Expresses the Different Parts of Herself in Debut EP 'The Outsider' |url=https://hypebae.com/2022/4/lyn-lapid-the-outsider-debut-ep-release-listen |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=Hypebae}}
- to love in the 21st century (2023)
- to love in the 21st century: the epilogue (2023)
- Winter Wishes (2024)
=Singles=
==As lead artist==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+List of singles !scope="col"|Title !scope="col"|Year !scope="col"|Album |
| scope="row"|"Producer Man
|2020 | rowspan="5" {{Non-album singles}} |
|---|
| scope="row"|"Itsy Bitsy"
| rowspan="7" |2021 |
| scope="row"|"When She Loved Me" |
| scope="row"|"Infinite" |
| scope="row"|"In My Mind" |
| scope="row"|"Messed Up on Christmas"
| rowspan="2" |Xmas 01 |
| scope="row"|"Candy Cane Kisses" |
| scope="row"|"My Sunny Day"
|rowspan="1" {{Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"|"I Guess That Was Goodbye"{{Cite web |url=https://hypebae.com/2022/2/lyn-lapid-i-guess-this-was-goodbye-single-track-release-listen |last=De Leon |first=Pauline |title=Lyn Lapid Drops Bittersweet New Single, "I Guess This Was Goodbye" | work=Hypebeast | date=3 February 2022}}
| rowspan="5" |2022 | rowspan="2" |The Outsider |
| scope="row"|"The Outsider" |
| scope="row"|"My Sunny Day" (Kina Remix) {{small|(with Ted Fresco and Kina)}} |rowspan="3" {{Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"|"Detached" |
| scope="row"|"Saturn" |
| scope="row"|"Do U Really?" {{small|(with Ruth B.)}} | rowspan="3" |2023 | rowspan="3" |to love in the 21st century: the epilogue |
| scope="row"|"Poster Boy" |
| scope="row"|"East Side" |
| scope="row"|"Cruise Control"
| rowspan="3" |2024 |rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"|"Back from the Dead"{{Cite web |last=Fischer |first=Isabella |date=2024-05-27 |title=mxmtoon & Lyn Lapid Team Up On Collaborative New Single “Back From The Dead” - |url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2024/05/27/news/mxmtoon-lyn-lapid-team-up-on-collaborative-new-single-back-from-the-dead/ |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=mxdwn Music |language=en-US}} |
| scope="row"|"Buttons"
| rowspan="4" |BUZZKILL |
| scope="row"|"Coraline"
| rowspan="3" |2025 |
| scope="row"|"I'll Be Happy When" |
| scope="row"|"Death Wish" |
==As featured artist==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Artist |
| scope="row" |"Wish I Didn't Care"
|2024 |
|---|
== Collaborations ==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Album |
| scope="row" |”Room for You“{{Cite web |last=Go |first=Mayks |date=2024-07-26 |title=Grentperez And Lyn Lapid Release New Single "Room For You" |url=https://billboardphilippines.com/music/news/grentperez-and-lyn-lapid-make-room-for-you-in-new-single-listen-2024/ |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=Billboard Philippines |language=en-US}}
{{small|(with Grentperez)}} |2024 | rowspan="5" {{Non-album singles}} |
|---|
References
{{reflist}}
External links
{{commons}}
- [https://www.lynlapidmusic.com/#/official Official website]
Category:21st-century American women singers