Chappell Roan
Biography
Kayleigh Rose Amstutz (born February 19, 1998), known professionally as Chappell Roan, is an American singer and songwriter from Missouri. Working with collaborator Dan Nigro, many songs on her debut album are inspired by 1980s synth-pop and early 2000s pop hits. Her aesthetic is heavily influenced by drag queens, and her music and performing style has been described as "campy". When she was 17 years old, Roan uploaded an original song, "Die Young", to YouTube. She was signed to Atlantic Records shortly thereafter. In 2017, she released her debut EP, School Nights. Her 2020 single "Pink Pony Club", a stylistic departure from her early releases, helped Roan's initial rise to prominence. She was dropped from Atlantic that same year. Following a short break, she released a series of songs independently in 2022. Her debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, was released through Island Records in 2023. The album was included in several best-albums-of-2023 year-end lists. Following her opening for Olivia Rodrigo's Guts World Tour and performances at Coachella in early 2024, Roan surged in popularity.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Saturday Night Live
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
MTV Video Music Awards
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
All Movies (15)
- Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special2026 · as Self
- Chappell Roan: Live at Lollapalooza Brasil2026
- Chappell Roan: Lollapalooza Argentina 20262026
- 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony2025 · as Self
- Chappell Roan: Reading Festival 20252025 · as Self
- Chappell Roan - Rock en Seine 20252025 · as Self
- Chappell Roan: Lowlands 20252025 · as Self
- Chappell Roan: Primavera Sound 252025 · as Self
- Charli XCX & Troye Sivan - Sweat 2 (Live from Primavera Sound)2025 · as herself
- An Evening with Elton John and Brandi Carlile2025 · as Self
- A Carpool Karaoke Christmas2024 · as Self
- A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter2024 · as Self
- Chappell Roan - Austin City Limits Music Festival 20242024 · as Self
- Olivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Tour2024 · as Self - Special Guest
- Ava2018 · as Ava's Girlfriend
All TV Shows (11)
- Faces of Music2025 · as Self
- Faces of Music2025 · as Chappell Roan
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Musical Guest
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Musical Guest
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED2012 · as Self - Guest Judge
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars2012 · as Self - Guest Judge
- NPR Tiny Desk Concerts2008 · as Self
- MTV Video Music Awards1984 · as Self
- Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Musical Guest
- The Grammys1959 · as Self