Chelsea Cutler facts for kids

Chelsea Emily Cutler (born February 11, 1997) is an American singer, songwriter, and music producer. She is from Westport, Connecticut. Chelsea released her first studio album, How to Be Human, in January 2020. It became very popular, reaching number 23 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Early life and education

Chelsea Cutler grew up in Westport, Connecticut. As a child, she played acoustic musical instruments. In high school, she started making electronic music. While at the Pomfret School in 2014, Chelsea began sharing her songs online. She posted covers and her own original music on SoundCloud. She continued sharing music while attending Amherst College in Massachusetts. She also played varsity soccer there. Chelsea later decided to leave college to focus on music full-time. This happened after she was asked to join Quinn XCII's national tour in 2018.

Career highlights

By 2017, many of Chelsea's songs, like "Your Shirt," were streamed millions of times. This led to her working with other artists that year. She collaborated with Louis the Child on "Slow Down Love." She also worked with Ayokay on "The Shine" and Kasbo on "Found You." In late 2017, she signed a record deal with Ultra Records. She then released her first EP, Snow In October.

After touring with Quinn XCII in early 2018, Chelsea released two mixtapes. These were called Sleeping with Roses and Sleeping with Roses II. She also went on her first two tours across the country. Both tours were completely sold out.

Working with other artists

In March 2019, Chelsea signed with Republic Records. Soon after, she released an EP called brent with her friend and label-mate Jeremy Zucker. This EP included the song "You Were Good to Me." They performed this song live on The Today Show. In May 2019, Chelsea worked with Kygo on the song "Not OK." This song became her third collaboration to appear on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs chart, reaching number 9.

Debut album and performances

In late 2019, Chelsea started releasing new songs. These included "How To Be Human" and "Lucky," which featured Alexander 23. Along with "Sad Tonight," these songs were the main singles for her first studio album. The album, also called How To Be Human, was released on January 17, 2020. On January 23, 2020, she performed "Sad Tonight" on Late Night With Seth Meyers. That song became her first to appear on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart, reaching number 32 in March 2020. In April 2020, she was featured on the Louis the Child song "Little Things" with Quinn XCII.

Chelsea was scheduled to perform at Coachella in 2020. However, the festival was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In June 2020, she released a new version of her song "Crazier Things" with Noah Kahan. In 2022, Chelsea sang John Lennon's song "Imagine" in Times Square on New Year's Eve. At 25 years old, she was the youngest artist to do this.

Music releases

Chelsea Cutler has released several albums and EPs. Her studio albums include How to Be Human (2020), When I Close My Eyes (2021), and Stellaria (2023). She has also released live albums like Brent (Live in New York) (2019) and Brent: Live From the Internet (2021) with Jeremy Zucker. Her EPs include Snow in October (2017), Brent (2019), and Brent II (2021), both with Jeremy Zucker.

Some of her popular singles as a lead artist include "Your Shirt" (2017), "You Were Good to Me" (2019) with Jeremy Zucker, and "Sad Tonight" (2020). She has also been featured on songs by other artists. These include "Flare Guns" (2017) with Quinn XCII and "Not OK" (2019) with Kygo.

Tours

Chelsea Cutler has gone on many tours to perform for her fans.

Headlining tours

• Sleeping with Roses Tour (2018)
• Sleeping with Roses Tour, Part II (2019)
• How to Be Human Tour (2020)
• Stay Next to Me Tour (2021) with Quinn XCII
• When I Close My Eyes Tour (2022)
• When I Close My Eyes Tour II (2022)
• The Beauty Is Everywhere Tour (2024)

Online concerts

• Brent: Live on the Internet (2021) with Jeremy Zucker (This was an online show due to the COVID-19 pandemic.)
• A Night at the Drive In: Live on the Internet (2021) with Quinn XCII (This was also an online show due to the COVID-19 pandemic.)