Zsela Thompson ( born ), known

mononymously A mononym is a name composed of only one word. An individual who is known and addressed by a mononym is a mononymous person. A mononym may be the person's only name, given to them at birth. This was routine in most ancient societies, and remains ...

as Zsela, is an American singer-songwriter.

Early life

Zsela was born and raised in

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. Her father is musician Marc Anthony Thompson of

Chocolate Genius, Inc. Chocolate Genius, Inc. is a musical collective started by Marc Anthony Thompson, an Afro-Panamanian-songwriter based in New York City. Thompson conceived Chocolate Genius as an alter ego, which then became a music project. Collective members ...

and her older paternal half-sister is actress

Tessa Thompson Tessa Lynne Thompson (born October 3, 1983) is an American actress. She began her professional acting career with the List of Theatre Communications Group member theatres, Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company while studying at Santa Monica ...

. In 2021, she moved to

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Career

She self-released her debut EP ''Ache of Victory'' in 2020, and her debut album ''Big For You'' was released on

Mexican Summer Mexican Summer is an independent record label founded in 2009 by Keith Abrahamsson and Andres Santo Domingo. Based in Brooklyn, the label has released recordings from artists including Best Coast, Kurt Vile, Ariel Pink, Allah-Las, Weyes Blood, ...

in 2024.

Discography

Studio albums

*''Big For You'' (2024)

Extended plays

*''Ache of Victory'' (2020) *''AOV (Remixes) <3'' (2021)

Contributions

*'' Karma & Desire'' (2020) by

Actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

– vocals on two tracks *''

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'' (2025) by

oklou Marylou Vanina Mayniel (born 23 April 1993), better known by her stage name Oklou (pronounced "Okay Lou"; ˈəʊkeɪ 'luː), is a French musician from Poitiers. Her debut mixtape ''Galore'' was released in 2020, which was followed up by her debu ...

– vocal choir on "family and friends"

References

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* * Singers from Brooklyn 21st-century African-American women singers 21st-century American women singers Hispanic and Latino American women singers American musicians of Panamanian descent 1995 births Living people {{US-singer-stub