| Chlöe Howl | |
| Birth Name: | Chlöe Louise Howells |
| Birth Date: | 1995 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | England |
| Occupation: | Singer-songwriter |
| Years Active: | 2013–present |
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 2014 BRIT Awards: Critics Choice Award.
Chlöe Howl (real name Chlöe Howells)[1] 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.[2] Her father is from Wales and her mother is English. She grew up in the village of Holyport, near Maidenhead, Berkshire.[3] She attended Holyport Primary,[4] and then Altwood Secondary School.[3] At the age of 10 she recorded and sold her own Christmas CD (singing All I Want for Christmas Is You[5]) to help raise funds for her primary school.[4] Howl left school aged 16 and signed a record deal with Columbia Records shortly afterwards.[6] 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.[7]
On 4 March 2013, her first extended play, Rumour, was released for free download. In June 2013, she released the video for her first single, "No Strings". She released a second extended play No Strings on 26 August.[7] "No Strings" was part of the soundtrack for the movie Kick-Ass 2.[7] On 9 December 2013, her second single "Paper Heart" was released.[8]
On 2 December 2013 she was nominated for the BBC Sound of 2014.[9] On 5 December 2013 she was shortlisted for the 2014 BRIT Awards: Critics' Choice Award,[10] eventually finishing behind Sam Smith.[11] Howl was included in the New Artists 2014 list by iTunes, along with MØ, Sam Smith and Dan Croll.[12] Howl supported Ellie Goulding at some of her 2014 shows in Europe.[13] In March 2014 she released "Rumour" as her third single.[14]
It was expected that her debut studio album Chlöe Howl would be released in 2014 by Columbia Records (Sony Music),[8] [15] but by April 2015 it was being reported that she had left Sony Music.[16] She released a new single "Bad Dream" via the indie label Heavenly Songs in April 2015.[16] In May 2015 she teamed up with fashion house Fendi to model their new range of Orchidea sunglasses.[17] In June 2016 she appeared alongside Ella Eyre in a video promoting the Nintendo 3DS handheld console.[18]
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.[19] Howl released "In the Middle (Sad Banger)" on 7 June 2019.[20]
| Title | Songs | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Rumour | "Rumour" "No Strings" "I Wish I Could Tell You" |
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| No Strings | "No Strings" "How Proud" "No Strings" (Brolin Remix) "No Strings" (Moto Blanco Remix) |
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| Paper Heart | "Paper Heart" "To My Face" "Paper Heart" (Arches Remix) |
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| Rumour (US only)[21] | "Rumour" "No Strings" "Paper Heart" "Girls and Boys" |
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| Work[22] | "Work" "23" "Losing Sleep" "Out of Luck" |
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| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [23] | FRA [24] | POL [25] | ||||
| 2013 | "No Strings" | — | 182 | — | Chlöe Howl (unreleased) | |
| "Paper Heart" | — | — | — | |||
| 2014 | "Rumour" | 84 | — | 4 | ||
| "Disappointed" | — | — | — | |||
| 2015 | "Bad Dream" | — | — | — | ||
| 2017 | "Magnetic" | — | — | — | rowspan="2" | |
| "Do It Alone" | — | — | — | |||
| 2018 | "Work" | — | — | — | Work EP | |
| "23" | — | — | — | |||
| 2019 | "Millionaire" | — | — | — | rowspan="2" | |
| "In the Middle (Sad Banger)" | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "Yolanda" (Thumpers featuring Chlöe Howl) | Together EP |
| 2021 | "We Were Young" (Shibashi featuring Chlöe Howl) | Shibashi EP |
| Year | Title | Director | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "No Strings" | Dawn Shadforth | ||
| "Paper Heart" | James Copeman | |||
| "I Wish I Could Tell You" | Dawn Shadforth | [26] | ||
| "Rumour" | De La Muerte | [27] | ||
| 2014 | "Disappointed" | Emil Nava | ||
| 2017 | "Magnetic" | fortyfourfilms | [28] | |
| "Do It Alone" | Temptress | [29] | ||
| 2018 | "Work" | Jessica Belgrave | [30] |
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | BBC Sound of... | Sound of 2014 | Herself | [31] | |
| BRIT Awards | Critic's Choice | [32] |