{{Short description|Malaysian-born musician}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Chloe Qisha | image = File:Chloe Qisha at Leeds Festival 2025.jpg | caption = Qisha performing in August 2025 | image_size = | birth_name = Chloe Qi Sha Lim | birth_date = 1998 or 1999 | birth_place = Malaysia | origin = London, England | label = VLF, Are You Serious?, Sony | years_active = 2024-present | website = {{URL|chloeqisha.com/}} | genre = {{flatlist| * Pop * alternative pop * electropop }} | occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|musician}} | instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar|piano}} }}
'''Chloe Qi Sha Lim''' (born 1998 or 1999),<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-09 |title=Chloe Qisha will heal your teenage self |url=https://theface.com/music/chloe-qisha-interview-modern-romance-alt-pop-new-music |access-date=2026-02-23 |website=The Face |language=en-gb}}</ref> known professionally as '''Chloe Qisha''', is a Malaysian-born singer based in London.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-11 |title=Popstar Chloe Qisha on hitting milestones at just the right time |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpdzze68nq6o |access-date=2026-02-23 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Richards |first=Will |date=2025-03-17 |title=Chloe Qisha: 'I fell into music backwards' |url=https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/chloe-qisha-future-of-music-cover-feature-48513/ |access-date=2026-02-23 |website=Rolling Stone UK |language=en-GB}}</ref> She was included in the BBC's Sound of 2026 shortlist.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-12-02 |title=BBC Sound of 2026 shortlist: 10 acts you'll be obsessed with next year |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2dzx76gr3yo |access-date=2026-02-23 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>
==Early life== Qisha attended an international school in Kuala Lumpur. At age 16, Qisha moved with her family to England, where she went to boarding school.<ref name="notion dec 25">{{Cite web|url=https://notion.online/notion-the-artists-vol-3-chloe-qisha/|title=NOTION The Artists Vol. 3: Chloe Qisha|work=Notion|first=Aneesa|last=Ahmed|date=22 December 2025|accessdate=27 May 2026}}</ref> Qisha graduated with a degree in Psychology and then pursued a Masters in Communication.<ref name="tlobf nov 24">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/chlow-qisha-on-the-rise|title=On the Rise: Chloe Qisha|work=The Line of Best Fit|first=Sam|last=Franzini|date=13 November 2024|accessdate=7 January 2025}}</ref> During university, she began uploading song covers to YouTube.<ref name="clash dec 24"/>
==Artistry== In 2024, Qisha described her sound as "nostalgic alternative pop".<ref name="sl aug 24">{{Cite web|url=https://www.stilllisteningmagazine.com/start-listening-to/start-listening-to-chloe-qisha|title=Start Listening To: Chloe Qisha|work=Still Listening|first=Eliot|last=Odgers|date=20 August 2024|accessdate=}}</ref> She grew up listening to the disco her parents would play and in particular ABBA, LCD Soundsystem, Talking Heads, the Bee Gees and Tears for Fears.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thefortyfive.com/interviews/chloe-qisha-interview-2025-future-five/|title=Chloe Qisha is the fully-formed popstar everyone will be talking about this year|work=The Forty-Five|first=Lisa|last=Wright|date=12 January 2025|accessdate=27 May 2026}}</ref><ref name="clash dec 24">{{Cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/i-try-to-be-a-storyteller-chloe-qisha-interviewed/|title="I Try To Be A Storyteller" Chloe Qisha Interviewed|work=Clash|date=12 December 2024|accessdate=7 January 2025}}</ref><ref name="notion dec 25"/> Regarding her adolescent pop influences, Qisha considers herself an "OG fan" of Troye Sivan, calling him a "massive influence" when she started writing and one that has "stood the test of time".<ref name="diy nov 24">{{Cite web|url=https://diymag.com/interview/get-to-know-chloe-qisha|title=Get To Know… Chloe Qisha|work=DIY|first=Sarah|last=Jamieson|date=7 November 2024|accessdate=7 January 2025}}</ref> She called the likes of Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" the "backbone of my catalogue". She also cited contemporaries including Rosalía and Holly Humberstone as influences.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.groovevolt.com/features/the-next-verse/chloe-qisha-is-the-next-pop-girly/|title=Chloe Qisha Is The Next Pop Girly|work=Groove Volt|first=Noah|last=Wade|date=15 May 2026|accessdate=27 May 2026}}</ref> Other artists she has praised include Anderson Paak.<ref name="diy nov 24"/><ref name="sl aug 24"/>
== Discography == ===Extended plays=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Details |- ! scope="row"| ''Chloe Qisha'' | * Released: 15 November 2024 * Label: VLF, Are You Serious? * Formats: Streaming, digital download |- ! scope="row"| ''Modern Romance'' | * Released: 15 May 2025 * Label: VLF, Are You Serious? * Formats: Streaming, digital download |}
=== Singles === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Album |- ! scope="row"| "VCR Home Video" | rowspan="3"| 2024 | rowspan="3"| ''Chloe Qisha'' |- ! scope="row"| "I Lied, I'm Sorry" |- ! scope="row"| "Sexy Goodbye" |- ! scope="row"| "21st Century Cool Girl" | rowspan="4"| 2025 | rowspan="3"| ''Modern Romance'' |- ! scope="row"| "Sex, Drugs & Existential Dread" |- ! scope="row"| "Modern Romance" |- ! scope="row"| "So Sad So Hot" | rowspan="3" {{TBA}} |- ! scope="row"| "YDH" | rowspan="2"| 2026 |- ! scope="row"| "Surprise Surprise" |}
== Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable" |+ ! Organisation ! Year ! Category ! Nominee(s)/work(s) ! Result ! {{Ref.}} |- | BBC Radio 1 | 2026 | Sound of 2026 | rowspan="2" | Chloe Qisha | {{nom}} | align="center" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2025/radio-1-sound-of-2026|title=BBC Radio 1 unveils its Sound of 2026 longlist|website=BBC|date=2025-12-02|accessdate=2026-01-07}}</ref> |- | ''Notion'' New Music Awards | 2025 | Best New Pop | {{nom}} | align="center" | <ref>{{cite news |title=Announcing the NOTION New Music Award Nominees |url=https://notion.online/announcing-the-notion-new-music-award-nominees/ |access-date=23 February 2026 |work=Notion}}</ref> |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
Category:21st-century Malaysian women singers Category:Date of birth missing (living people) Category:Malaysian emigrants to the United Kingdom Category:Malaysian women pop singers Category:Malaysian women singers Category:Malaysian women singer-songwriters Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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