1. At the 67th Grammy Awards, Chappell Roan was nominated for all the "Big Four" awards, winning Best New Artist.
57 Facts About Chappell Roan
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Chappell Roan's mother, Kara, is a veterinarian; her father, Dwight Amstutz, is a retired Naval Reservist who managed the family's veterinary practice in Springfield, Missouri, and earlier trained as a registered nurse, working in neurological and burns intensive care units.
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Chappell Roan has described her hometown and her upbringing as conservative and Christian.
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Chappell Roan began playing the piano when she was 10 or 11 years old and began taking lessons at the age of 12.
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Chappell Roan performed publicly for the first time at age 13, singing "The Christmas Song" at her school's talent show, which she won.
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Chappell Roan began songwriting as she entered her teen years.
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Chappell Roan graduated a year early from Willard High School.
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Chappell Roan described missing many childhood experiences in the "messy" beginning of her music career, including her prom and high school graduation.
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Chappell Roan began uploading on her YouTube channel in 2013, only posting covers and occasional original pieces.
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In November 2014, Chappell Roan uploaded her original song "Die Young" to YouTube under the name Kayleigh Rose.
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Chappell Roan wrote the song while attending summer camp at Interlochen Center for the Arts, which she said "changed my trajectory forever".
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Chappell Roan subsequently traveled to New York for several musical showcases, leading to her signing with music label Atlantic Records in May 2015.
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Chappell Roan has since stated this was the first time she felt able to live openly as a queer woman, as well as feeling "overwhelmed with complete love and acceptance", allowing her to begin "writing songs as the real [her]".
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Chappell Roan began working with songwriter and producer Dan Nigro in late 2018.
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Chappell Roan has cited a visit to The Abbey, a gay bar in West Hollywood, as the inspiration for the song.
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Chappell Roan released two more singles, "Love Me Anyway" and "California", in May 2020.
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Shortly after, Chappell Roan returned to Los Angeles in October 2020 to continue working on her music independently while working a series of odd jobs, including as a production assistant and in a donut shop.
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Chappell Roan was unable to find a collaborator whom she liked as much.
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Chappell Roan briefly moved back to Missouri and worked at a drive-through while continuing to work on her music independently.
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Chappell Roan was selected as the opening act on Rodrigo's Sour Tour and for Fletcher on her Girl of My Dreams Tour.
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Chappell Roan stated that the song, which was produced by Nigro, was an attempt to "get away with being as ridiculous as I possibly can".
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An accompanying self-directed music video featured Chappell Roan riding a dirt bike.
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Chappell Roan released another single, "Casual", which she had begun working on with Nigro in 2020.
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In February 2023, Chappell Roan embarked on the Naked in North America Tour, her debut headlining tour.
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Each stop on the tour had a theme, with Chappell Roan suggesting outfits for fans while making her own camp costumes herself.
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That same month, Chappell Roan signed with Amusement Records, an imprint of Island Records and owned by her producer, Nigro, after meeting with nine labels.
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On September 22,2023, Chappell Roan released her debut full-length album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, and began her second headlining tour, the Midwest Princess Tour.
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Chappell Roan donated $1 per ticket sold to the nonprofit For the Gworls and opened each show with drag performers.
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Chappell Roan opened for Olivia Rodrigo's Guts World Tour in the United States and Canada from February to April 2024.
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Chappell Roan said that her publicist was supportive, but warned her that doing so at the White House would likely compromise her and her family's safety, which is why she decided to decline the invitation instead.
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Chappell Roan debuted an unreleased song titled "The Subway" as part of her performance at the Governors Ball Music Festival, continuing to work towards a new album.
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In September, Chappell Roan performed at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards and won Best New Artist.
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Chappell Roan dedicated the trophy to queer and trans people.
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Chappell Roan appeared as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live on November 2,2024, along with host John Mulaney, where she performed and teased a new country-tinged song titled "The Giver".
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Chappell Roan appeared in the Netflix special A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter on December 6,2024.
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In January 2025, Chappell Roan was named the winner of the Sound of 2025 poll of musicians and music experts, organized annually by the BBC.
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In February 2025 at the 67th Grammy Awards, Chappell Roan won her first Grammy Award for Best New Artist.
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The piece went viral, and Chappell Roan responded by challenging Rabhan to match a $25,000 donation to artists experiencing financial difficulty.
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Chappell Roan writes most of her songs with co-writers, most prominently her producer, Nigro, with her song "Kaleidoscope" being the only song from her debut album written solely by Chappell Roan herself.
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Chappell Roan named "Pink Pony Club" as the song that marked the beginning of Roan's vocal evolution.
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Chappell Roan has been described as having a soprano vocal range, and has demonstrated use of the whistle register on songs such as "After Midnight".
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Chappell Roan has cited inspirations including the artist Abbey Watkins, the film The Beguiled, and musical artists alt-J, Stevie Nicks, Ellie Goulding, Karen Carpenter, Lorde, and Lana Del Rey.
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In 2023, on an exclusive interview for Pop Crave, Chappell Roan stated that she listened to Lorde, Del Rey and Goulding throughout her entire high school years.
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Chappell Roan has stated that the song "Stay" by Rihanna inspired her to begin writing music.
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Chappell Roan has cited Lady Gaga and Nicki Minaj as inspiration for her attitude towards making people feel confident with her music.
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Chappell Roan spoke in admiration of Ariana Grande, calling herself "an Arianator".
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Chappell Roan stated she was raised on Christian rock during her childhood but never identified with it, instead having a curiosity about pop music.
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Chappell Roan's makeup takes inspiration from Boy George, 1980s punk, and Vivienne Westwood.
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Chappell Roan has been credited with leading a "lesbian pop renaissance" on the music charts and within the cultural zeitgeist.
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Chappell Roan's music brought the concept of compulsory heterosexuality into the forefront of mainstream pop music.
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Chappell Roan has been applauded for her image "rejecting the male gaze" within the pop landscape.
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Chappell Roan has been praised for her "punkish" attitude towards the status quo for queer performers and applauded for "rewriting the rules of lovelorn pop".
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In 2024, Chappell Roan gave a guest lecture at Harvard Medical School.
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Chappell Roan joked the search term was caused by a "random twink who works at Google" and stated that she modified Colby's phrase as she hoped Colby would one day watch and recognize her.
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Chappell Roan was diagnosed with bipolar II disorder at 22, which contributed to her difficult childhood.
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Chappell Roan has described therapy and medication as important facets in caring for and maintaining her mental health.
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Chappell Roan has said that the idea of her trademark "tacky pop star" appearance came to her while discussing her inner child with her therapist.