Who is Chappell Roan that surpasses Taylor Swift, defeating the greatest singer of the 21st century, Beyoncé?

Thanks to the song 'Good luck, babe!', Chappell Roan was highly appreciated by music sites, surpassing big names like Taylor Swift, Beyoncé...

Chappell Roan impressed when he surpassed big names like Taylor Swift and Beyoncé - Photo: AFP

Traditionally, December is the month when music sites announce the best songs of the year.

Many audiences paid attention when the song Good luck, babe! by female singer Chappell Roan was chosen as the top song by Guardian, Rolling Stone, NME , and was also in the top 3 best songs of the year by two strict music review sites Pitchfork and Billboard .

This surprised the audience when a young singer like Chappell Roan beat prominent names like Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Ariana Grande...

Possessing a unique musical style, considered to be inspired by "camp", Chappell Roan always tries his best on his journey to pursue music, step by step creating an impression in the hearts of fans.

Chappell Roan says she doesn't like her real name - Photo: Cherwell

Chappell Roan doesn't like his real name.

Chappell Roan was born and raised in Missouri, USA, with her real name Kayleigh Rose Amstutz. She started pursuing music at the age of 15 by posting self-composed songs on her personal YouTube channel, attracting many American record labels.

Joining Atlantic Records, the singer took the stage name Chappell Roan, a combination of her surname and a word from her grandfather's favorite song, The Strawberry Roan .

According to Cherwell , the decision also came from the fact that Chappell Roan did not like her real name, and she wanted to use this stage name as a way to honor her late grandfather.

The song Pink Pony Club creates buzz for Chappell Roan - Video: YouTube Chappel Roan

In 2017, Chappell Roan released his first single, School Nights, which was described by American Songwriter as "impressive with its dark yet gentle melodies".

The singer moved to Los Angeles, where she felt more comfortable being herself, as a gay woman.

From there, Chappell Roan composed the song Pink Pony Club , inspired by the gay bars in Los Angeles. The song was highly appreciated, even USA Today ranked Pink Pony Club number 3 on the list of best songs of 2020.

The song Pink Pony Club reminds the audience of the name Chappell Roan - Photo: Spotify

It seemed like she would shine even more, but unfortunately she ended up working with Atlantic Records and had to work alone.

Continuing his musical dream, Chappell Roan had to work many different jobs to cover living expenses, even working as a waiter in a donut shop.

Luckily, Sony Music recognized the singer's talent, helping her release the songs Casual and Femininomenomenon , as well as tour across the United States.

A year later, Chappell Roan impressed audiences and music experts with the album The rise and fall of a midwest princess .

The album contains vibrant pop rock melodies with the main content about love, heartbreak and how to accept one's gender identity, ranked in the top best albums of 2023 by major music sites such as Time, Vogue, Nylon, Billboard, Pitchfork ...

The album The rise and fall of a midwest princess is highly appreciated by experts - Photo: IMDb

Breakthrough with Good luck, babe! and the 'camp' performance style

Chappell Roan's big break in her singing career came when she released the song Good luck, babe! in April 2024. The song is about a woman who is in pain because she is forced to be heterosexual, denying her true sexual orientation.

As soon as it was released, the song continuously helped Chappell Roan set many records when it entered the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, reaching 100 million online listens...

Billboard rated the song as a worthy breakthrough, bringing Chappell Roan's name to the world, and helping the album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess become famous again.

Thanks to that, the female singer continuously received nominations for Album of the Year , Best Song , Artist of the Year at many major music awards such as Grammy, MTV, Billboard Music Award...

Chappell Roan also specially translated the lyrics for Good luck, babe!, to show gratitude to Vietnamese audiences - Video: YouTube Chappell Roan

Besides Good luck, babe!, audiences also remember Chappell Roan for his unique performance style, which Rolling Stone assessed as inspired by the "camp" style.

Specifically, "camp" is a style of perception that something is appealing because of its bad taste and ironic value. This style often contains boldness, liveliness, excitement, and goes against, even subverts, conventional aesthetic values.

Another famous artist who performs with a camp style is Lady Gaga. Similarly, camp is expressed by Chappell Roan through vibrant melodies and dance moves, to comment on popular culture.

Chappell Roan's performance style also impressed the audience - Photo: Reuters

"I love camp and there's no shame in a nonsense story," Chappell Roan told Rolling Stone . "It's pure, magical and inspiring to me."

Because of his rebelliousness and constant support for the LGBT community, Chappell Roan has been called a "gay pop icon" for promoting same-sex love in music, inspiring young women to no longer be self-conscious about their own sexual orientation.

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