Who is Chappell Roan?

Chappell Roan is a Grammy-nominated singer known for the hit songs “Good Luck, Babe!,” “Pink Pony Club,” and “Hot To Go!” Born and raised in the heart of Missouri, Roan pursued music at a young age, uploading cover songs to YouTube.

At age 17, she signed with Atlantic Records and released her first EP School Nights in 2017. After getting dropped by the label in 2020, Roan set out as an independent artist. The singer embarked on her first headliner tour in early 2023, scored a new record deal, then released her debut album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess that fall. Her indie-pop songs often contain personal lyrics about relationships and lesbian identity.

Everything changed for Roan following her campy performance at Coachella in April 2024. Videos of her set from the music festival—featuring the singer in an ’80s-inspired look complete with crimped hair, leopard tights, and a tight tank top with the words “Eat Me”—were shared widely across the internet. Roan released her single “Good Luck, Babe!” that same month, which quickly broke into the Billboard Hot 100 and eventually peaked at No. 4. The song became a radio hit by the fall and boosted several of her other songs onto Billboard’s coveted chart as well. Roan’s sets at the Gov Ball and Lollapalooza music festivals also helped to catapult her into mainstream success, with her album hitting No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart in August.