Kelsey Lu

Kelsey Elizabeth McJunkins, known professionally as Kelsey Lu, is an American singer and cellist based in Los Angeles, California.[1]

Kelsey Lu
Birth nameKelsey Elizabeth McJunkins
Born (1991-05-12) May 12, 1991
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
OriginBrooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • cellist
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • cello
Years active2016–present
Labels
Websitewww.kelsey.lu

Early life

Kelsey Lu was born in Charlotte, North Carolina and had a strict Jehovah's Witness upbringing.[2] Both of Lu's parents are musicians: her father is a percussionist, her mother a pianist.[3] Lu began studying classical composition at age 6, learning piano, violin, and cello.[2] At age 18, Lu left her family home to attend the University of North Carolina School of the Arts on a scholarship.[3] A year later, she dropped out of the school.[4]

Career

Kelsey Lu recorded her debut EP, Church, in a church in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.[5] During this time, she toured with the band Wet as their opening act.[2] She released Church in 2016.[6] She released her debut album, Blood, in 2019.[7] In that year, she also released Blood Transfusion, a collection of remixes of tracks from Blood.[8]

Discography

Studio albums
  • Blood (2019)[9]

EPs
  • Church (2016)[10]
  • Blood Transfusion (2019)[11]

Singles
  • "Dreams" (2016)
  • "Shades of Blue" (2018)[12]
  • "Due West" (2018)[13]
  • "I'm Not in Love" (10cc cover) (2019)
  • "Blood" (2019)
  • "Due West (Skrillex Remix)" (2019)[14]
  • "Where or When" (with Onyx Collective) (2020)
  • "Morning Dew" (2020)

References
  1. Easter, Makeda (August 20, 2019). "Solange. Blood Orange. Kelsey Lu. There's a new wave of genre-bending black artists". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  2. Gore, Sydney (February 15, 2016). "Cellist Kelsey Lu Will Have You Under Her Spell". Nylon. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  3. Hager, Emma (July 15, 2016). "Kelsey Lu Doesn't Sound Like Anyone Else". Elle. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  4. Frank, Alex (August 12, 2016). "Kelsey Lu's Dreams Are Better Than Yours". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  5. Nikas, Joanna (August 25, 2016). "Kelsey Lu McJunkins, Hitting the Stages of Afropunk and Barclays Center". The New York Times. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  6. Lobenfeld, Claire (November 10, 2016). "Kelsey Lu is the maverick cellist whose loop experiments have wooed Blood Orange and Solange". Fact. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  7. Mokoena, Tshepo (April 24, 2019). "Kelsey Lu Had to Manifest Hopeful Pop from Pain". Vice. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  8. Bruce-Jones, Henry (November 15, 2019). "Kelsey Lu enlists Lafawndah, Omar S and Skrillex for Blood Transfusion remix EP". Fact. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  9. "Blood by Kelsey Lu". Apple Music. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  10. "Church by Kelsey Lu". Apple Music. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  11. "Blood Transfusion - EP by Kelsey Lu". Apple Music. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  12. "Shades of Blue - Single by Kelsey Lu". Apple Music. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  13. "Due West - Single by Kelsey Lu". Apple Music. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  14. "Due West (Skrillex Remix) - Single by Kelsey Lu". Apple Music. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
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