Chlöe Howl (born Chlöe Louise Howells; 4 March 1995), is a British singer-songwriter. She was shortlisted for the BBC Sound of 2014 and the

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: Critics Choice Award.

Career

Early life

Chlöe Howl (real name Chlöe Howells) was born on 4 March 1995 in England. The unusual use of the diaeresis above the "o" in her name is said to be a mistake her parents made on her birth certificate. Her father is from Wales and her mother is English. She grew up in the village of

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, near

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, Berkshire. She attended Holyport Primary, and then Altwood Secondary School. At the age of 10 she recorded and sold her own Christmas CD (singing '' All I Want for Christmas Is You'') to help raise funds for her primary school. Howl left school aged 16 and signed a record deal with

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shortly afterwards. For a brief time she worked in an office, but spent much of the following three years writing and recording songs for her debut album.Radar Band Of The Week – Chloe Howl
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'', 27 August 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013

2013–present

On 4 March 2013, her first

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, ''Rumour'', was released for free download. In June 2013, she released the video for her first single, "

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". She released a second extended play ''No Strings'' on 26 August. "

" was part of

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for the movie '' Kick-Ass 2''. On 9 December 2013, her second single "Paper Heart" was released. On 2 December 2013 she was nominated for the BBC Sound of 2014. On 5 December 2013 she was shortlisted for the

: Critics' Choice Award, eventually finishing behind

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. Howl was included in the New Artists 2014 list by iTunes, along with

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and

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. Howl supported

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at some of her 2014 shows in Europe. In March 2014 she released "Rumour" as her third single. It was expected that her debut studio album ''Chlöe Howl'' would be released in 2014 by

(

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), but by April 2015 it was being reported that she had left Sony Music. She released a new single "Bad Dream" via the indie label

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in April 2015. In May 2015 she teamed up with fashion house

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to model their new range of Orchidea sunglasses. In June 2016 she appeared alongside

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in a video promoting the

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handheld console. Her single, "Magnetic" was released on 16 June 2017, followed by "Do It Alone" which was released on 26 October 2017. Howl released "Work" on 4 October 2018, the lead single from her EP of the same name, released on 29 November 2018. Howl released "Millionaire" on 7 March 2019. Howl released "In the Middle (Sad Banger)" on 7 June 2019.https://www.instagram.com/p/ByYCzepHAAQ/ Chlöe Howl] on

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Discography

EPs

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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