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Kelsey Lu
Birth name Kelsey Elizabeth McJunkins
Born (1989-05-12) May 12, 1989 (age 35)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Origin Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genres Avant pop, baroque pop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • cellist
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • cello
Years active 2016–present
Labels

Kelsey Elizabeth McJunkins (born May 12, 1991), known professionally as Kelsey Lu, is an American singer and cellist based in Los Angeles, California.

Early life and education

Kelsey Lu was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, and had a strict Jehovah's Witness upbringing. Both of Lu's parents are musicians: their father is a percussionist, their mother a pianist. Their father's family hails from Nigeria. Lu began studying classical composition at age 6, learning piano, violin, and cello. At age 18, Lu left their family home to attend the University of North Carolina School of the Arts on a scholarship. A year later, they dropped out of the school.

Career

Kelsey Lu recorded their debut EP, Church, in a church in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. During this time, they toured with the band Wet as their opening act. They released Church in 2016. They released their debut album, Blood, in 2019. In that year, they also released Blood Transfusion, a collection of remixes of tracks from Blood. Lu uses they/them pronouns.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details
Blood
  • Released: April 19, 2019
  • Label: Columbia Records
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays

Title Details
Church
  • Released: July 8, 2016
  • Label: True Panther
  • Format: LP, digital download, streaming

Remix albums

Title Details
Blood Transfusion
  • Released: November 15, 2019
  • Label: Columbia Records
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

Title Year Album
"Shades of Blue" 2018 Non-album single
"Due West" Blood
"Morning Dew" 2020 Non-album single
"let all the poisons that lurk in the mud seep out"
(with Yves Tumor featuring Kelly Moran and Moses Boyd)
"Ride or Die"
(with Boys Noize featuring Chilly Gonzales)		 2021

Guest appearances

Title Year Artist Album
"Where or When" 2020 Onyx Collective Manhattan Special
"Manchild" 2022 Neneh Cherry The Versions
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