Cole Chase Hudson (born May 15, 2002), known professionally as Huddy (formerly known as LilHuddy), is an American singer, actor, and

social media personality A social media influencer, or simply influencer (also known as an online influencer), is a person who builds a grassroots online presence through engaging content such as photos, videos, and updates. This is done by using direct audience intera ...

, known for co-founding the

TikTok TikTok, known in mainland China and Hong Kong as Douyin (), is a social media and Short-form content, short-form online video platform owned by Chinese Internet company ByteDance. It hosts user-submitted videos, which may range in duration f ...

collective

the Hype House The Hype House was a collective of young TikTok personalities based in California, United States as well as the name of the mansion in which some of the creators live. It was a collaborative content-creation house, allowing the different influ ...

, and popularizing the e-boy fashion style and subculture. A 2020 article in ''

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'' rated him as one of the top 10 music influencers on

that year, with over 30 million followers, and one of the most influential people on the platform.

Early life

Hudson was born in

Stockton, California Stockton is a city in and the county seat of San Joaquin County, California, San Joaquin County in the Central Valley (California), Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. It is the most populous city in the county, the List of municipal ...

to school teachers Cole and Tamora Hudson. He has two sisters. Growing up in Stockton, he became interested in fashion at a young age and discovering

pop punk Pop-punk (also punk-pop, alternatively spelled without the hyphen) is a rock music fusion genre that combines elements of punk rock with power pop or pop music, pop. It is defined by its fast-paced, energetic tempos, and emphasis on classic pop s ...

bands like

My Chemical Romance My Chemical Romance is an American Rock music, rock band from New Jersey. The band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist Gerard Way, lead guitarist Ray Toro, rhythm guitarist Frank Iero, and bassist Mikey Way. They are considered one of ...

Blink-182 Blink-182 is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Poway, California, in 1992. Its current and best-known line-up consists of bassist and vocalist Mark Hoppus, guitarist and vocalist Tom DeLonge, and drummer Travis Barker. Though its so ...

and

Fall Out Boy Fall Out Boy is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Wilmette, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, in 2001. The band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Patrick Stump, bassist Pete Wentz, lead guitarist Joe Trohman, and drummer A ...

from his older sister's

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. In his teens, he began being bullied, which led to him becoming suicidal and eventually transferred to online schooling. Hudson attended Bear Creek High School for his freshman and sophomore years, before moving to online schooling in order to continue his social media career. He graduated early in his junior year by taking three extra classes per semester.

Career

Hudson began his career on

musical.ly Musical.ly (pronounced "Musically", styled as musical.ly) was a social media service headquartered in Shanghai with an American office in Santa Monica, California, on which platform users created and shared short lip-sync videos. The first prot ...

, now

. In December 2019, Hudson co-founded the TikTok collective known as

with other social media personalities such as Daisy Keech, Alex Warren, Kouvr Annon, and

Thomas Petrou Thomas Petrou is an American social media personality and entrepreneur of Greek descent, known for his TikTok and YouTube channels. Petrou is a founder of The Hype House, a group of online-content creators and the Hollywood Spanish-style mansion ...

. He also has a

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channel. Hudson is represented by talent agency WME. In December 2020, he was signed to

Interscope Records Interscope Records is an American record label based in Santa Monica, California, owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M imprint. Founded in late 1990 by Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field as a $20 million joint venture ...

by Adam Mersel, despite Hudson only having a recorded "a few scrappy demos". Hudson starred alongside

Sydney Sweeney Sydney Bernice Sweeney (born September 12, 1997) is an American actress. She first gained attention in 2018 for appearing in the television series '' Everything Sucks!'' and ''The Handmaid's Tale'', and in the limited series '' Sharp Objects'' ...

in ''

Downfalls High ''Tickets to My Downfall'' is the fifth studio album by American musician Machine Gun Kelly. It was released on September 25, 2020, by Bad Boy Records and Interscope Records. The album marks the departure from his established rap sound and becam ...

'', the film adaptation of Machine Gun Kelly's album ''

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''. The film premiered on January 15, 2021, and gained over 16 million views in its first weekend. He then released his debut hit single "21st Century Vampire" on January 21. On February 18 he released his second single "The Eulogy of You and Me", which was co-written and produced by

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. April 22, 2021 released his third single "America’s Sweetheart", an emotional ballad about a breakup and its outcomes. The music video features a cameo from

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and

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. On August 6, he released the single "Don't Freak Out" featuring

Iann Dior Michael Ian Olmo (born March 25, 1999), known professionally as Iann Dior (stylized in all lowercase), is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is best known for his guest appearance on 24kGoldn's 2020 single " Mood", which peaked atop ...

and

Tyson Ritter Tyson Jay Ritter (born April 24, 1984) is an American musician and actor. He is the lead vocalist, bassist, pianist, and songwriter of the rock band The All-American Rejects. As an actor, Ritter appeared as himself on the seventeenth episode o ...

and announced his debut album ''Teenage Heartbreak'' which was then released on September 17, 2021.

Influences

Hudson cites

Justin Bieber Justin Drew Bieber ( ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Regarded as a pop icon, he is recognized for his multi-genre musical performances. He was discovered by record executive Scooter Braun in 2008 and subsequently brought to the U ...

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Shawn Mendes Shawn Peter Raul Mendes ( , ; born August 8, 1998) is a Canadian singer. He gained a following in 2013 when he posted song covers on the video-sharing platform Vine (software), Vine. The following year, he caught the attention of artist manage ...

Billie Eilish Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell ( ; born December 18, 2001) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She first gained public attention in 2015 with her debut single "Ocean Eyes (song), Ocean Eyes", written and produced by her broth ...

and

One Direction One Direction, often shortened to 1D, were an English-Irish pop boy band formed in London in 2010. The group consisted of Niall Horan, Zayn Malik (until his departure in 2015), Liam Payne, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson. The group sold o ...

as his fashion influences, and

, Machine Gun Kelly,

Olivia Rodrigo Olivia Isabel Rodrigo (born February 20, 2003) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She began her career as a child, appearing in commercials and the direct-to-video film '' An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success'' (2015). She rose ...

and

as his musical influences.

Personal life

Hudson dated Canadian social media personality Cynthia Parker until their break up in July 2019. He was in a relationship with TikTok influencer

between December 2019 and April 2020. They rekindled their relationship in 2021 but broke up in January 2022. He began dating model and social media influencer Chiara Hovland in February 2023.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Filmography

Television

Internet

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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