Chappell Roan

Kayleigh Rose Amstutz (born February 19, 1998), known professionally as Chappell Roan, is an American singer and songwriter. She writes most of her own songs and has described her style as "dark pop with ballad undertones". When she was 17 years old, Roan uploaded a song titled "Die Young" to YouTube, leading Atlantic Records to sign her to the label. In summer 2020, she released a song titled "Pink Pony Club", which was later described as "the Song of Summer 2021" in Vulture. Her debut album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess was released on September 22, 2023, through Island Records, Amusement Records, and KRA International. Early life Chappell Roan was born Kayleigh Rose Amstutz in Willard, Missouri. She took the stage name Chappell Roan in honor of her grandfather, Dennis K. Chappell, who died of brain cancer in 2016; his favorite song was "The Strawberry Roan". She has expressed dislike for her birth name. When she was 10 or 11, she began playing the piano. At 14 or 15 years old, she began uploading covers of songs to YouTube, drawing attention from various record labels. When she entered her teen years she began songwriting. When she was 17 years old, she uploaded an original song titled "Die Young" to YouTube. She subsequently traveled to New York for several musical showcases, which led to her signing with music label Atlantic Records. Roan later described missing many childhood experiences in the "messy" beginning of her music career, including prom and her high school graduation.