{{Short description|American singer-songwriter (born 2002)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox social media personality | name = Lyn Lapid | image =Lyn_Lapid.jpg | caption = Lyn Lapid in 2024 | birth_name = Katelyn Lapid | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|10|24}} | occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|producer}} | website = {{URL|lynlapidmusic.com}} | tiktok_handle = lynlapid | tiktok_display_name = | tiktok_years_active = | tiktok_genre = | tiktok_followers = 4.8 million | module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes | genre = {{hlist|Pop|indie pop|bedroom pop|alternative R&B}} | instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|piano|violin|guitar|ukulele}} | years_active = 2019–present | label = {{hlist|Republic|Mercury}} }} }}
'''Katelyn Lapid''' (born October 24, 2002), known professionally as '''Lyn Lapid''', is an American singer-songwriter. She is a member of vocal collective ''Earcandy''. Her debut album, ''Buzzkill,'' was released on April 25, 2025.<ref name=Defying>{{Cite web |last=De Leon |first=Pauline | title=Lyn Lapid Is the Genre-Defying Artist Going Viral on TikTok |url=https://hypebae.com/2021/8/lyn-lapid-tiktok-pop-singer-producer-man-infinite-single-interview | work=Hypebeast |date=August 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220213172101/https://hypebae.com/2021/8/lyn-lapid-tiktok-pop-singer-producer-man-infinite-single-interview |archive-date=2022-02-13 | url-status=live }}</ref> She plays the ukulele.<ref name=Defying/><ref name=Instead/>
==Biography== ===Early life=== Lapid is a second-generation<ref name="uscb">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/foreign-born/about.html|title=About Foreign Born|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2021-05-21}}</ref> Filipino-American born to naturalized American citizens who immigrated from the Philippines.<ref name=Daily>{{Cite web |last=ETX Daily Up |title=Fil-Am TikTok star Lyn Lapid one of 2022 chart-toppers to watch out for |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/432769/watch-out-for-these-five-future-chart-toppers-in-2022 |website=INQUIRER.net | date=January 6, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.un.org/en/audio/2023/01/1132267 | title=amplifyHER episode 10 : Lyn Lapid |website=UN News |date=January 26, 2023}}</ref> She studied classical piano and played violin in an orchestra for seven years before starting to make covers. She attended Atholton High School in Columbia, Maryland.
===Career=== Lapid began releasing covers on YouTube and Instagram in 2018.<ref name=Instead>{{Cite magazine |last=Leight |first=Elias | title=Lyn Lapid Was Told to Sell Out. She Wrote a Viral Song Instead |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/lyn-producer-man-tiktok-1074391/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=October 14, 2020 | url-access=limited |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220213085247/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/lyn-producer-man-tiktok-1074391/ |archive-date=2022-02-13 |url-status=live}}</ref> She began writing original songs in February 2020.<ref name=Instead/>
In late 2020, Lapid gained popularity for her song "Producer Man", which is about her experience with a bad music producer.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2023/2/14/do-u-really-lyn-lapid-ruth-b-review/ | title=Lyn Lapid and Ruth B.'s 'Do U Really?' is a Safe but Fun Foray out of TikTok | first=Alessandro M. | last=Drake | work=The Harvard Crimson | date=February 14, 2023}}</ref> She released an a cappella version on TikTok, one verse at a time.<ref name=Instead/> She is signed to Republic Records.<ref name=Instead/> Her contract was transferred to Mercury Records, a split of Republic Records.<ref>{{Cite news | title=Republic Relaunches Mercury Records; Post Malone, James Bay Move Over to New Roster |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/republic-relaunches-mercury-records-post-malone-1235230034/ | work=Variety |last1=Aswad |first1=Jem |date=April 11, 2022}}</ref>
In January 2022, she was named as one of Shazam's top 5 artists to watch in 2022.<ref name=Daily/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Shazam Reveals Its 5 Artists to Watch in 2022 |url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/shazam-5-artists-to-watch-2022-1235146436/ | work=Variety |last=Aswad |first=Jem |date=January 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220213175545/https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/shazam-5-artists-to-watch-2022-1235146436/ |archive-date=2022-02-13 | url-status=live}}</ref> She was featured in amplifyHER, a United Nations podcast.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/11/1130952 |title=Music, passion, and powerful women: Launch of new amplifyHER podcast |website=UN News |date=November 24, 2022}}</ref> Throughout the 2020s, she gained more popularity through some of her other songs "In My Mind", "When She Loved Me" and "Poster Boy". Some of these songs were included on her extended plays ''In My Mind'' and ''The Outsider'' and ''to love in the 21st century'' in 2023; which later received a deluxe edition subtitled "the epilogue". It was supported by two tours.
Following another EP, ''Winter Wishes'', Lapid began work on her debut studio album following her move to Los Angeles. The album, ''Buzzkill'', released on 25 April 2025 to some success. It was supported by four singles and one promotional single, the two most successful ones being "Buttons" and "Coraline", the first two singles. The album later received a deluxe edition and was supported by a tour.
In March 2026, Lapid stated on X that she had been "lost at writing" since the production of ''Buzzkill'', but her life had become eventful within the span of a fortnight, and she had enough material to fill up an album's worth of content.<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://x.com/lynlapid/status/2028355977108734072}}</ref>
==Influences== Lapid cites fellow Filipino artists Jessica Sanchez and 4th Impact as influences.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://newsroom.spotify.com/2023-10-06/filipino-heritage-month-jasmine-presents-live-concert-new-york-sobs-p-lo-mndsgn-ez-mil-mbnel-lyn-lapid-ashley-mehta-no-4mat-rini/ | title=Celebrate Filipino Heritage Month With Our First-Ever 'Jasmine Presents' Artist Showcase | work=Spotify | date=October 6, 2023}}</ref>
==Discography== ===Albums=== * ''Buzzkill'' (2025)
===EPs=== * ''In My Mind'' (2021) * ''Xmas 01'' (2021) * ''The Outsider'' (2022)<ref>{{Cite web |last=De Leon |first=Pauline |date=2022-04-15 |title=Lyn Lapid Expresses the Different Parts of Herself in Debut EP 'The Outsider' |url=https://hypebae.com/2022/4/lyn-lapid-the-outsider-debut-ep-release-listen |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=Hypebae}}</ref> * ''to love in the 21st century'' (2023) * ''to love in the 21st century: the epilogue'' (2023) * ''Winter Wishes'' (2024)
===Singles=== ====As lead artist==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+List of singles !scope="col"|Title !scope="col"|Year !scope="col"|Album |- !scope="row"|"Producer Man |2020 | rowspan="5" {{Non-album singles}} |- !scope="row"|"Itsy Bitsy" | rowspan="7" |2021 |- !scope="row"|"When She Loved Me" |- |- !scope="row"|"Infinite" |- !scope="row"|"In My Mind" |- !scope="row"|"Messed Up on Christmas" | rowspan="2" |''Xmas 01'' |- !scope="row"|"Candy Cane Kisses" |- !scope="row"|"My Sunny Day"<br />{{small|(with Ted Fresco)}} |rowspan="1" {{Non-album singles}} |- !scope="row"|"I Guess That Was Goodbye"<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://hypebae.com/2022/2/lyn-lapid-i-guess-this-was-goodbye-single-track-release-listen |last=De Leon |first=Pauline |title=Lyn Lapid Drops Bittersweet New Single, "I Guess This Was Goodbye" | work=Hypebeast | date=3 February 2022}}</ref> | rowspan="5" |2022 | rowspan="2" |''The Outsider'' |- !scope="row"|"The Outsider" |- !scope="row"|"My Sunny Day" (Kina Remix)<br />{{small|(with Ted Fresco and Kina)}} |rowspan="3" {{Non-album singles}} |- !scope="row"|"Detached" |- !scope="row"|"Saturn" |- !scope="row"|"Do U Really?"<br />{{small|(with Ruth B.)}} | rowspan="4" |2023 | rowspan="4" |''to love in the 21st century: the epilogue'' |- !scope="row"|"Poster Boy" |- !scope="row"|"Ok With It" |- !scope="row"|"East Side" |- !scope="row"|"Cruise Control"<br />{{small|(with Whethan)}} | rowspan="3" |2024 |rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}} |- !scope="row"|"Back from the Dead"<br />{{small|(with Mxmtoon)}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fischer |first=Isabella |date=2024-05-27 |title=mxmtoon & Lyn Lapid Team Up On Collaborative New Single “Back From The Dead” - |url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2024/05/27/news/mxmtoon-lyn-lapid-team-up-on-collaborative-new-single-back-from-the-dead/ |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=mxdwn Music |language=en-US}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|"Buttons" | rowspan="4" |''Buzzkill'' |- !scope="row"|"Coraline" | rowspan="5" |2025 |- !scope="row"|"I'll Be Happy When" |- !scope="row"|"Death Wish" |- !scope="row"|"Where Is My Mind?" (Cover Version) |rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}} |- !scope="row"|"The Simlish Song" |- |}
====As featured artist==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Artist |- ! scope="row" |"Wish I Didn't Care" |2024 |Eric Nam |}
==== Collaborations ==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Album |- ! scope="row" |”Room for You“<ref>{{Cite web |last=Go |first=Mayks |date=2024-07-26 |title=Grentperez And Lyn Lapid Release New Single "Room For You" |url=https://billboardphilippines.com/music/news/grentperez-and-lyn-lapid-make-room-for-you-in-new-single-listen-2024/ |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=Billboard Philippines |language=en-US}}</ref> {{small|(with Grentperez)}} |2024 | rowspan="5" {{Non-album singles}} |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons}} * [https://www.lynlapidmusic.com/#/official Official website]
Category:2002 births Category:21st-century American women singers Category:American musicians of Filipino descent Category:Cover artists Category:Living people Category:Republic Records artists