Chlöe Howl

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Chlöe Howl
Howl in 2014
Howl in 2014
Background information
Birth nameChlöe Louise Howells
Born (1995-03-04) 4 March 1995 (age 29)
England
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Years active2013–present
Labels

Chlöe Howl (born Chlöe Louise Howells; 4 March 1995), is a British singer-songwriter. She was shortlisted for the

2014 BRIT Awards
: Critics Choice Award.

Career

Early life

Chlöe Howl (real name Chlöe Howells)[1] was born on 4 March 1995 in England. The unusual use of the diaeresis above the "o" in her name is said to be a mistake her parents made on her birth certificate.[2] Her father is from Wales and her mother is English. She grew up in the village of Holyport, near Maidenhead, Berkshire.[3] She attended Holyport Primary,[4] and then Altwood Secondary School.[3] At the age of 10 she recorded and sold her own Christmas CD (singing All I Want for Christmas Is You[5]) to help raise funds for her primary school.[4] Howl left school aged 16 and signed a record deal with Columbia Records shortly afterwards.[6] For a brief time she worked in an office, but spent much of the following three years writing and recording songs for her debut album.[7]

2013–present

On 4 March 2013, her first extended play, Rumour, was released for free download. In June 2013, she released the video for her first single, "No Strings". She released a second extended play No Strings on 26 August.[7] "No Strings" was part of the soundtrack for the movie Kick-Ass 2.[7] On 9 December 2013, her second single "Paper Heart" was released.[8]

On 2 December 2013 she was nominated for the

Sam Smith and Dan Croll.[12] Howl supported Ellie Goulding at some of her 2014 shows in Europe.[13] In March 2014 she released "Rumour" as her third single.[14]

It was expected that her debut studio album Chlöe Howl would be released in 2014 by

Sony Music),[8][15] but by April 2015 it was being reported that she had left Sony Music.[16] She released a new single "Bad Dream" via the indie label Heavenly Songs in April 2015.[16] In May 2015 she teamed up with fashion house Fendi to model their new range of Orchidea sunglasses.[17] In June 2016 she appeared alongside Ella Eyre in a video promoting the Nintendo 3DS handheld console.[18]

Her single, "Magnetic" was released on 16 June 2017, followed by "Do It Alone" which was released on 26 October 2017. Howl released "Work" on 4 October 2018, the lead single from her EP of the same name, released on 29 November 2018. Howl released "Millionaire" on 7 March 2019.[19] Howl released "In the Middle (Sad Banger)" on 7 June 2019.[20]

Discography

EPs

Title Songs Details
Rumour

"Rumour"

"No Strings"

"I Wish I Could Tell You"

No Strings

"No Strings"

"How Proud"

"No Strings" (Brolin Remix)

"No Strings" (Moto Blanco Remix)

Paper Heart

"Paper Heart"

"To My Face"

"Paper Heart" (Arches Remix)

Rumour
(US only)[21]

"Rumour"

"No Strings"

"Paper Heart"

"Girls and Boys"

Work[22]

"Work"

"23"

"Losing Sleep"

"Out of Luck"

Singles

As lead artist

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
UK
[23]
FRA
[24]
POL
[25]
2013 "No Strings" — 182 — Chlöe Howl
(unreleased)
"Paper Heart" — — —
2014 "Rumour" 84 — 4
"Disappointed" — — —
2015 "Bad Dream" — — —
2017 "Magnetic" — — — Non-album singles
"Do It Alone" — — —
2018 "Work" — — — Work EP
"23" — — —
2019 "Millionaire" — — — Non-album singles
"In the Middle (Sad Banger)" — — —
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist

Year Title Album
2014 "Yolanda"
(Thumpers featuring Chlöe Howl) 		Together EP
2021 "We Were Young"
(Shibashi featuring Chlöe Howl) 		Shibashi EP

Music videos

Year Title Director Ref
2013 "No Strings" Dawn Shadforth
"Paper Heart" James Copeman
"I Wish I Could Tell You" Dawn Shadforth [26]
"Rumour" De La Muerte [27]
2014 "Disappointed" Emil Nava
2017 "Magnetic" fortyfourfilms [28]
"Do It Alone" Temptress [29]
2018 "Work" Jessica Belgrave [30]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref
2014 BBC Sound of... Sound of 2014 Herself Nominated [31]
BRIT Awards
 Critic's Choice [32]

References

  1. ^ "Approved: Chlöe Howl – No Strings". completemusicupdate.com. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Chlöe Howl – No Strings". The Guardian. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Teen singer hopes to break US". Windsor Express. 1 January 2007. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Chloe lands TV role". Maidenhead Advertiser. 16 December 2005. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  5. ^ "She"s a rockin" and a trolling". Maidenhead Advertiser. 28 April 2006. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Chlöe Howl: 'All my songs are about being a bored teenager, 'cos I am one'". The Guardian. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  7. ^ a b c Radar Band Of The Week – Chloe Howl, NME, 27 August 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013
  8. ^ a b "Chlöe Howl – New Music". The Daily Telegraph. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  9. ^ BBC Sound of 2014 longlist revealed, BBC News, 2 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013
  10. ^ Brit Awards 2014: Critics' Choice Award shortlists Chlöe Howl, Ella Eyre and Sam Smith, The Independent, 5 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013
  11. ^ Sam Smith scoops Brits Critics’ Choice award, Metro, 12 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013
  12. ^ "iTunes reveal New Artists 2014 list". Entertainment STV. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  13. ^ "Chlöe Howl to support Ellie's 2014 tour". elliegoulding.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  14. ^ "Get millions of songs. All ad-free". Music.apple.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  15. ^ Chlöe Howl by Chlöe Howl, on Amazon.co.uk
  16. ^ a b "Chloe Howl is back with brand new song 'Bad Dream' on Spotify". Digital Spy. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  17. ^ "Take a psychedelic road trip with Fendi & Chloë Howl". Dazed Digital. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  18. ^ "Nintendo signs up Ella Eyre as 3DS Ambassador". Complete Music Update. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  19. ^ Chlöe Howl on Instagram.
  20. ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/ByYCzepHAAQ/ Chlöe Howl] on Instagram.
  21. ^ "Chlöe Howl on Apple Music". Music.apple.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  22. ^ "Work - EP by Chlöe Howl". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  23. ^ Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
  24. ^ "Discographie Chlöe Howl". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  25. ^ "Chlöe Howl – Rumour (Polish Airplay Top 20 Chart)". ZPAV.
  26. ^ "Chlöe Howl - I Wish I Could Tell You - YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  27. ^ "YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  28. ^ "Chlöe Howl - Magnetic - YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  29. ^ "Chlöe Howl - do It Alone - YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  30. ^ "Chlöe Howl - Work - YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 3 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  31. ^ "Sound of 2014". BBC. 10 January 2014.
  32. ^ "Sam Smith wins Brits Critics' Choice award". BBC News. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

External links

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