{{Short description|British singer-songwriter (born 1995)}} {{Use British English|date=August 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Chlöe Howl | image = T in the park 2014 chloe howl (14653209585).jpg | caption = Howl in 2014 | birth_name = Chlöe Louise Howells | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|3|4}} | birth_place = England | genre = {{flatlist| * Electropop * synthpop}} | occupation = Singer-songwriter | instrument = | years_active = 2013–present | label = {{flat list| * Sony Music * Columbia * Heavenly Songs }} | associated_acts = | website = }}
'''Chlöe Howl''' (born '''Chlöe Louise Howells'''; 4 March 1995), is a British singer-songwriter. She was shortlisted for the BBC Sound of 2014 and the 2014 BRIT Awards: Critics Choice Award.
==Career== ===Early life=== Chlöe Howl (real name Chlöe Howells)<ref name="cmu">{{cite web|url=http://www.completemusicupdate.com/article/approved-chloe-howl-no-strings/ |title=Approved: Chlöe Howl – No Strings |publisher=completemusicupdate.com |date=20 December 2012 |accessdate=10 March 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref name="ga2">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2012/dec/13/chloe-howl-no-strings |title=Chlöe Howl – No Strings |work=The Guardian |date=13 December 2012 |accessdate=11 March 2014}}</ref> Her father is from Wales and her mother is English. She grew up in the village of Holyport, near Maidenhead, Berkshire.<ref name="we">{{cite web |url=http://www.windsorexpress.co.uk/News/Teen-singer-hopes-to-break-US-5001.htm |title=Teen singer hopes to break US |publisher=Windsor Express |date=1 January 2007 |accessdate=10 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312012445/http://www.windsorexpress.co.uk/News/Teen-singer-hopes-to-break-US-5001.htm |archive-date=12 March 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She attended Holyport Primary,<ref name="ma1">{{cite web |url=http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/News/Chloe-lands-TV-role-2051.htm |title=Chloe lands TV role |work=Maidenhead Advertiser |date=16 December 2005 |accessdate=10 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312000005/http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/News/Chloe-lands-TV-role-2051.htm |archive-date=12 March 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and then Altwood Secondary School.<ref name="we"/> At the age of 10 she recorded and sold her own Christmas CD (singing ''All I Want for Christmas Is You''<ref name="ma2">{{cite web |url=http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/News/Areas/Bray-Holyport-Fifield/Shes-a-rockin-and-a-trolling-2565.htm |title=She"s a rockin" and a trolling |work=Maidenhead Advertiser |date=28 April 2006 |accessdate=10 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312000640/http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/News/Areas/Bray-Holyport-Fifield/Shes-a-rockin-and-a-trolling-2565.htm |archive-date=12 March 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>) to help raise funds for her primary school.<ref name="ma1"/> Howl left school aged 16 and signed a record deal with Columbia Records shortly afterwards.<ref name="guardian1">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/aug/22/chloe-howl-steak-and-kidney-pop |title=Chlöe Howl: 'All my songs are about being a bored teenager, 'cos I am one' |work=The Guardian |date=22 August 2013 |accessdate=15 January 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref name="nme1">[https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/radar-band-of-the-week-chloe-howl Radar Band Of The Week – Chloe Howl], ''NME'', 27 August 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013</ref>
===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.<ref name="nme1"/> "No Strings" was part of the soundtrack for the movie ''Kick-Ass 2''.<ref name="nme1"/> On 9 December 2013, her second single "Paper Heart" was released.<ref name="telegraph1">{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/new-music/10459799/Chloe-Howl-New-Music.html |title=Chlöe Howl – New Music |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=20 November 2013 |accessdate=23 December 2013}}</ref>
On 2 December 2013 she was nominated for the BBC Sound of 2014.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25151475 BBC Sound of 2014 longlist revealed], ''BBC News'', 2 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013</ref> On 5 December 2013 she was shortlisted for the 2014 BRIT Awards: Critics' Choice Award,<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/brit-awards-2014-critics-choice-award-shortlists-chle-howl-ella-eyre-and-sam-smith-8984818.html Brit Awards 2014: Critics' Choice Award shortlists Chlöe Howl, Ella Eyre and Sam Smith], ''The Independent'', 5 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013</ref> eventually finishing behind Sam Smith.<ref>[https://metro.co.uk/2013/12/12/sam-smith-scoops-brits-critics-choice-award-4227047/ Sam Smith scoops Brits Critics’ Choice award], ''Metro'', 12 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013</ref> Howl was included in the New Artists 2014 list by iTunes, along with MØ, Sam Smith and Dan Croll.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.stv.tv/showbiz/332046-itunes-reveal-new-artists-2014-list/|title=iTunes reveal New Artists 2014 list|publisher=Entertainment STV|accessdate=21 December 2013}}</ref> Howl supported Ellie Goulding at some of her 2014 shows in Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elliegoulding.com/newsitems/chloe-howl-to-support-ellies-2014-tour/|title=Chlöe Howl to support Ellie's 2014 tour|accessdate=9 December 2013|publisher=elliegoulding.com|archive-date=14 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014235313/http://elliegoulding.com/newsitems/chloe-howl-to-support-ellies-2014-tour/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In March 2014 she released "Rumour" as her third single.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/rumour/775727492|title=Get millions of songs. All ad-free|website=Music.apple.com|accessdate=17 July 2020}}</ref>
It was expected that her debut studio album ''Chlöe Howl'' would be released in 2014 by Columbia Records (Sony Music),<ref name="telegraph1"/><ref>[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chl%C3%B6e-Howl/dp/B00HEQNL8G/ref=ntt_mus_dp_dpt_1 Chlöe Howl] by Chlöe Howl, on Amazon.co.uk</ref> but by April 2015 it was being reported that she had left Sony Music.<ref name="ds2015">{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a643610/chloe-howl-is-back-with-brand-new-song-bad-dream-on-spotify.html#~piVbBAU9ypAgbh|title=Chloe Howl is back with brand new song 'Bad Dream' on Spotify|date=23 April 2015|accessdate=19 July 2015|work=Digital Spy}}</ref> She released a new single "Bad Dream" via the indie label Heavenly Songs in April 2015.<ref name="ds2015"/> In May 2015 she teamed up with fashion house Fendi to model their new range of Orchidea sunglasses.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/24639/1/take-a-psychedelic-road-trip-with-fendi-chloe-howl|title=Take a psychedelic road trip with Fendi & Chloë Howl|publisher=Dazed Digital|date=7 May 2015|accessdate=19 July 2015}}</ref> In June 2016 she appeared alongside Ella Eyre in a video promoting the Nintendo 3DS handheld console.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.completemusicupdate.com/article/nintendo-signs-up-ella-eyre-as-3ds-ambassador/|title=Nintendo signs up Ella Eyre as 3DS Ambassador|publisher=Complete Music Update|date=21 June 2016|accessdate=23 December 2016}}</ref>
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.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/Bub07a8gcAb/ Chlöe Howl] on Instagram.</ref> Howl released "In the Middle (Sad Banger)" on 7 June 2019.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/ByYCzepHAAQ/ Chlöe Howl] on Instagram.</ref>
==Discography== ===EPs=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Songs ! scope="col"| Details |- ! scope="row"| ''Rumour'' | "Rumour"<br />"No Strings"<br />"I Wish I Could Tell You" | * Released: 5 March 2013 * Format: Digital download |- ! scope="row"| ''No Strings'' | "No Strings"<br />"How Proud"<br />"No Strings" (Brolin Remix)<br />"No Strings" (Moto Blanco Remix) | * Released: 23 August 2013 * Format: Digital download |- ! scope="row"| ''Paper Heart'' | "Paper Heart"<br />"To My Face"<br />"Paper Heart" (Arches Remix) | * Released: 16 December 2013 * Format: Digital download |- ! scope="row"| ''Rumour''<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(US only)</span><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/chl%C3%B6e-howl/661640075|title=Chlöe Howl on Apple Music|website=Music.apple.com|accessdate=17 July 2020}}</ref> | "Rumour"<br />"No Strings"<br />"Paper Heart"<br />"Girls and Boys" | * Released: 11 March 2014 * Format: Digital download |- ! scope="row"| ''Work''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/work-ep/1435894285|title=Work - EP by Chlöe Howl|publisher=Apple Music|accessdate=7 March 2019}}</ref> | "Work"<br />"23"<br />"Losing Sleep"<br />"Out of Luck" | * Released: 29 November 2018 * Format: Digital download
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===Singles=== ====As lead artist==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" colspan="3"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| UK<br /><ref name="UK">Peak positions in the United Kingdom: * For "Rumour": {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/28973/chloe-howl/|title=Chloe Howl at Official UK Charts|publisher=The Official UK Charts Company }} </ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| FRA<br /><ref name="FRA">{{cite web|url=https://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Chl%F6e+Howl|title=Discographie Chlöe Howl|publisher=French Charts Portal. Hung Medien}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| POL<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/airplays/top/archiwum.php?year=2014&idlisty=1315#title|title=Chlöe Howl – Rumour (Polish Airplay Top 20 Chart)|publisher=ZPAV}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"| 2013 ! scope="row"| "No Strings" | — || 182 || — | rowspan="5"| ''Chlöe Howl''<br /><small>(unreleased)</small> |- ! scope="row"| "Paper Heart" | — || — || — |- | rowspan="2"| 2014 ! scope="row"| "Rumour" | 84 || — || 4 |- ! scope="row"| "Disappointed" | — || — || — |- | 2015 ! scope="row"| "Bad Dream" | — || — || — |- | rowspan="2"| 2017 ! scope="row"| "Magnetic" | — || — || — | rowspan="2" {{N/A|Non-album singles}} |- ! scope="row"| "Do It Alone" | — || — || — |- | rowspan="2"| 2018 ! scope="row"| "Work" | — || — || — | rowspan="2"| ''Work'' EP |- ! scope="row"| "23" | — || — || — |- | rowspan="2"| 2019 ! scope="row"| "Millionaire" | — || — || — | rowspan="2" {{N/A|Non-album singles}} |- ! scope="row"| "In the Middle (Sad Banger)" | — || — || — |- | colspan="6" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. |}
====As featured artist==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Album |- | rowspan="1"| 2014 ! scope="row"| "Yolanda"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">(Thumpers featuring Chlöe Howl)</span> | ''Together'' EP |- | rowspan="1"| 2021 ! scope="row"| "We Were Young"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">(Shibashi featuring Chlöe Howl)</span> | ''Shibashi'' EP |- |}
===Music videos=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Ref |- | rowspan="4"| 2013 | "No Strings" | Dawn Shadforth | |- | "Paper Heart" | James Copeman | |- | "I Wish I Could Tell You" | Dawn Shadforth | <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKLhnEFwH2c |title=Chlöe Howl - I Wish I Could Tell You - YouTube |website=YouTube |access-date=29 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227004037/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKLhnEFwH2c |archive-date=27 December 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | "Rumour" | De La Muerte | <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brFKqr0BZcE |title=YouTube |website=YouTube |access-date=29 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103002623/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brFKqr0BZcE |archive-date=3 January 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |2014 | "Disappointed" | Emil Nava | |- | rowspan="2"| 2017 | "Magnetic" | fortyfourfilms | <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRodM49lJrQ |title=Chlöe Howl - Magnetic - YouTube |website=YouTube |access-date=21 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119151731/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRodM49lJrQ |archive-date=19 January 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | "Do It Alone" | Temptress | <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmFZ0hhUWfo |title=Chlöe Howl - do It Alone - YouTube |website=YouTube |access-date=21 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230044028/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmFZ0hhUWfo |archive-date=30 December 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | 2018 | "Work" | Jessica Belgrave | <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E73AJ1XPwNI |title=Chlöe Howl - Work - YouTube |website=YouTube |access-date=4 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190303012545/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E73AJ1XPwNI |archive-date=3 March 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Recipient ! Result ! <small>Ref</small> |- | rowspan="2"| 2014 | BBC Sound of... | Sound of 2014 | rowspan="2"| Herself | rowspan="2" {{nom}} | align="center"|<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25672502 | title=Sound of 2014 |publisher=BBC | date=10 January 2014}}</ref> |- | BRIT Awards | Critic's Choice | align="center"|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25333170|title=Sam Smith wins Brits Critics' Choice award|work=BBC News |date=12 December 2013 |accessdate=10 January 2014}}</ref> |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|nm5900003}} * {{AllMusic|id=mn0003055483}}
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