Kayleigh Rose Amstutz known professionally as Chappell Roan is an American singer and songwriter. She was born in Willard, Missouri on February 19, 1998. Her mother, Kara Amstutz, is a veterinarian; and her father, Dwight Amstutz, manages a family practice in Springfield and is a registered nurse in neurological and burn intensive care units. Chappell Roan is the oldest of four children. She described her hometown
and her upbringing as conservative and Christian and While she was raised Christian, she has said that she no longer identifies with the church and that her current relationship with religion is evolving. Roan was diagnosed with bipolar II disorder when she was 22 years old, a disorder which contributed to her difficult childhood. She has described therapy and medication as being helpful for her. Roan began playing the piano when she was 10 or 11 years old and began taking lessons at the age of 12. Majority of Chappell music is inspired by 1980s synth-pop and early 2000s pop hits and Her aesthetic is heavily influenced by drag queens.
Four: Naked in Manhattan
Naked In Manhattan is a song by American singer-songwriter Chappell Roan. It was released on February 18, 2022 and later became the third single off of Roan debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess. It garnered over 4.5M views on it’s Official Music Video on YouTube. The track was initially released independently following Roan departure from Atlantic Records and was later re-released through Amusement Records and Island Records. It was produced by Dan Nigro who also wrote
this song alongside Skyler Stone street and Chappell Roan.
FYI
- Roan identifies as a lesbian and as of September 2024, Roan is in a relationship with a woman who she describes as completely outside the industry.
- While it began as a stage name, Roan has called Chappell Roan her drag persona, She describes Chappell Roan as more open and confident, especially regarding sex, than her real self.
Three: Femininomenon
“Femininomenon” is a combination of “feminine” and “phenomenon”. Chappell created the word because she said it was “a phenomenon if sleeping with a man was better than sleeping with a girl”. This track was released on August 12, 2022 as the fifth single from her debut studio album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess (2023). It garnered over 2.8M views on it’s Official Audio on YouTube. It was produced by Dan Nigro and Mike Wise.
Two: Hot To Go!
Hot to Go! is a song from Chappell debut studio album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess (2023). It was released through Island Records and Amusement Records on August 11, 2023, as the ninth and final single from the album. Written by Roan and Daniel Nigro, Hot to Go! is a synth-pop track. It has garnered over 320M streams on spotify and over 24M views on it’s Official Music Video on YouTube. This song was inspired by Roan childhood dream of wanting to become a cheerleader.
Discography
Chappell Roan has only one studio album.
-The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess (2023)
Awards/Nominations
- Chappell Roan was awarded Best New Artist at the MTV Video Music Awards this year, 2024.
- She has a pending award for the Most Popular International Artist in the ARIA Music Awards.
One: Good Luck, Babe!
Serving as her most recent releases amid her most viral song is Good Luck, Babe!. It was released as a single on April 5, 2024, through Amusement Records and Island Records. She wrote the song along with Justin Tranter and its producer Dan Nigro. This track has garnered over 730M streams on spotify and over 38M views on it’s Official Audio on YouTube. Good Luck, Babe! became Roan first top-ten hit,
peaking at number four on the Billboard Hot 100. Outside of the United States, Good Luck, Babe! topped the charts in Ireland, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Canada, Iceland, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United Kingdom, and on the Global 200.
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