Chelsea Jade
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Chelsea Jade Metcalf (born 11 May 1989) is a South African-born New Zealand singer-songwriter and record producer based in Los Angeles. Vice has described her as New Zealand's "Accidental Dream Pop Hero". In 2017, she was nominated for New Zealand’s Silver Scroll Award for song of the year for her song "Life of the Party." As a songwriter, Jade has written with numerous artists including The Chainsmokers, Cxloe, Jai Wolf, and Attlas.
Career
Chelsea Jade was born in Cape Town, South Africa. Her family relocated to Auckland, New Zealand when she was five years old. In high school, she formed the folk trio Teacups with schoolmates Elizabeth Stokes (The Beths) and Talita Setyady. The band opened shows for Cat Power, Kimya Dawson, and José González.
Jade’s first solo project, Watercolours, won her the New Zealand Music Award’s Critic Choice prize in 2012. In 2014, she released her second EP, Beacons, her first release as Chelsea Jade. That year she participated in the Red Bull Music Academy in Tokyo, Japan.
In 2015 she relocated to Los Angeles to pursue her own artist career as well as writing songs for others.
Jade was a recipient of a 2017 APRA professional development award, presented every two years to three New Zealand songwriters and composers who demonstrate outstanding potential in their field.
Her first full-length album Personal Best was released on 20 July 2018. It includes collaborations with New Zealand producers Leroy Clampitt (Big Taste), Sam McCarthy (BoyBoy), Justin Pilbrow, and American producer Brad Hale (of Now, Now).
She has opened for Lorde, who is a friend of hers. In August 2021, Jade appeared in Lorde's "Mood Ring" music video.
On 15 April 2020, she released the single "Superfan" and its accompanying music video.
In April 2022, her sophomore album “Soft Spot” was released via Carpark Records. Rose Matafeo featured in the video for “Best Behaviour”, the second single from Soft Spot.
Jade won the Tui award for “Best Album Artwork” in November 2022.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| NZ Artist | ||
| Personal Best | Released: 20 July 2018 Label: Self-released, Create Music Group Formats: Digital download, LP | 10 |
| Soft Spot | Released: 29 April 2022 Label: Carpark Records Formats: Digital download, LP | 20 |
Extended plays
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Over and Under | Released: 20 December 2012 Label: Self-released Formats: digital download, |
| Portals | Released: 14 January 2014 Label: Self-released, Rallye (JPN) Formats: CD, digital download |
| Beacons | Released: 24 October 2014 Label: Self-released Formats: digital download |
Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Under" | 2011 | Portals |
| "Pazzida" | 2012 | |
| "Soft Teeth" | 2014 | |
| "Night Swimmer" | Beacons | |
| "Kyoto Train" | 2015 | |
| "Low Brow" | Personal Best | |
| "Colour Sum" | 2016 | |
| "Life of the Party" | 2017 | |
| "Ride or Cry" | ||
| "High Beam" | ||
| "Lost" (Jai Wolf & Chelsea Jade) | 2018 | Non-album single |
| "Laugh It Off" | Personal Best | |
| "Superfan" | 2020 | Soft Spot |
| "Optimist" | 2022 | |
| "Good Taste" | ||
| "Best Behaviour" |
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Diving Board" (Mayavanya featuring Chelsea Jade) | 2015 | Non-album single |
| "Holy Water" (Boycrush featuring Chelsea Jade) | 2018 | Desperate Late Night Energy |
| "Boomtown" (The Adults featuring Chelsea Jade & Raiza Biza) | Haja |
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Secrets" | 2012 | Boycrush | Everybody All the Time |
| "Birds" | 2013 | The Veils | Time Stays, We Go |
| "Another Night on Earth" | |||
| "Lush Life" | 2015 | Boycrush | Girls on Top |
| "Parallel Lines" | Attlas | Sin EP | |
| "Reece's Pieces" | 2018 | Boycrush | Desperate Late Night Energy |
| "Shark Attack" | 2021 | —N/a | True Colours, New Colours: The Songs of Split Enz |
Songwriting credits
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Anti Radiation Fez" | 2012 | James Duncan | Vanishing |
| "Daylight" | Boyboy | Boyboy | |
| "Afraid" | 2017 | ||
| "Ruin" | So Below | II | |
| "Me" | Boyboy | Boyboy | |
| "Tough Love" | Cxloe | Non-album single | |
| "U" | Boyboy | Boyboy | |
| "Touch" | LaDonnis | Non-album single | |
| "Youth" | Luna Shadows | Youth EP | |
| "Cellophane" | Soren Bryce | Non-album single | |
| "Close" | So Below | II | |
| "Visions" | 2018 | ||
| "Alrite Tho" | Boyboy | Boyboy | |
| "Boy" | |||
| "None of Your Love" | |||
| "You Owe Me" | The Chainsmokers | Sick Boy | |
| "Aisle Seat On a Rough Flight" | Soren Bryce | Discussions with Myself | |
| "Houses with Ugly Wallpaper" |