Chelcee Grimes

English singer, songwriter, television presenter, footballer

Chelcee Grimes

Grimes in October 2016

Background information
Birth name| Chelcee Maria Grimes
Born|  (1992-05-08) 8 May 1992 (age 32)
Aigburth, Liverpool, England
Genres| Pop
Occupations|

* Singer
* songwriter
* television presenter
* footballer

Labels| RCA
Website| chelceegrimes.com

Musical artist

Chelcee Maria Grimes (born 8 May 1992) is an English singer, songwriter, television presenter, and footballer. She has written songs for Kylie Minogue, Dua Lipa, Blackpink, Kesha, Olly Murs, Jonas Blue, Louisa, the Saturdays, and Tom Walker. Grimes also hosted several football television shows and was a commentator for the semi-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.

## Early life

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Chelcee Maria Grimes[1] was born in Aigburth, Liverpool to Maria, her mother,[2] and a father who died from a heart attack when she was a child.[3] Grimes was raised by her mother and stepfather David, and moved to Wavertree to attend St Julie's Catholic High School, where she balanced playing football and performing music.[2] After initially playing for Liverpool Ladies during her childhood, she decided to pursue a music career at the age of 16.[4][5][6] During the same time period her sister was born.[5]

## Music career

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Grimes signed a four-album deal with RCA Records at the age of 18,[2][7] but was dropped a year later.[8] Her first songwriting breakthrough was "Million Miles", which she co-wrote with Danish producer Cutfather for Australian singer Kylie Minogue's twelfth studio album Kiss Me Once (2014).[3] She wrote the hook after Cutfather played the track for her.[4] In 2014, Grimes won the award for "Best Up and Coming New Act" at the Juice FM Style Awards.[9] She has written songs for Kesha, the Saturdays, Dua Lipa,[10] Little Mix, Blackpink,[11] Olly Murs, Jonas Blue, Louisa, and Tom Walker.[3] Grimes wrote "11:11" about her biological father in 2016, which is performed by South Korean singer Taeyeon.[12] The ballad is sung in Korean and received 50 million views on YouTube by December 2018.[3] In 2018, Grimes released her first two songs, "Just Like That" and "I Need a Night Out", and collaborated with Jonas Blue on "Wild" from the latter's debut studio album Blue (2018).[13] She co-wrote several songs for Dua Lipa since the latter signed her first recording contract, including "Kiss and Make Up" (2018) and "Love Again" (2021).[14]

### Artistry and influences

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Grimes has described herself as a pop singer.[15] She grew up listening to Jennifer Lopez, Beyoncé, Kanye West, Pink,[12] Gwen Stefani, Eminem, Lady Gaga,[8] Christina Aguilera, and Avril Lavigne.[15] Grimes developed her songwriting skills through listening to Lady Gaga's debut studio album The Fame (2008).[3][16]

## Football career

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Grimes' football career began when she began playing for Liverpool Ladies at the age of 10.[2][17] After a brief hiatus to pursue a music career, she decided to return to football.[3] As of September 2021, Grimes has played for Everton, Tottenham Hotspur, Tranmere Rovers, Fulham, and Merseyrail Ladies.[18]

## Broadcasting career

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Grimes is a presenter for the BBC and COPA90,[12][13] where she covered the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup for the former.[5] Since September 2019, Grimes is the co-presenter of Match of the Day spin-off show MOTDx,[18][19] and hosted her own show on BBC Sport titled Chelcee Away.[12][13] She commentated during the semi-final of Eurovision Song Contest 2021 for the United Kingdom.[18][20][21] In July 2021, Grimes presented several mini-series for BT Sport including Para Football Adventures,[22] and Watch Us Rise.[23] Throughout 2022, she participated in several reality competition series such as Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof,[24] and The Games.[25]

## Personal life

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Grimes previously identified herself as bisexual in a 2019 interview with Gay Times,[26] but considered herself to be a lesbian in 2021.[11] She is the co-host of the BBC Sounds podcast Building Queertopia alongside Courtney Act, which is about the lifestyle of LGBT celebrities.[11][18] Grimes also hosts her personal podcast entitled What We Coulda Been.[27]

## Discography

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### Singles

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#### As lead artist

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List of singles, showing year released  Title  | Year  | Ref.

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"Just Like That"  | 2018  | [13]
"I Need a Night Out"  | 2018  | [13]
"Girls"  | 2019  | [13]
"Time to Talk"  | 2019  | [28]
"Tryna Not Fall in Love"  | 2019  | [29]
"Mother"  | 2022  | [30]

#### As featured artist

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List of singles as featured artist, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name  Title  | Year  | Album  | Ref.

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"Wild"
Jonas Blue featuring Chelcee Grimes, TINI and Jhay Cortez | 2018  | Blue | [31]

### Songwriting credits

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List of songwriting credits, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name  Title  | Year  | Artist  | Album  | Ref.

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"Million Miles"  | 2014  | Kylie Minogue | Kiss Me Once | [3]
"Walking Through the Desert"  | 2014  | The Saturdays | Finest Selection: The Greatest Hits | [32]
"First Time"  | 2014  | BoA | Who's Back? |
"Tuxedo"  | 2014  | Mic Lowry | Non-album single  |
"Playground"  | 2014  | Alexa Curtis | Non-album single  |
"Not Over You"  | 2015  | Doda | Non-album single  |
"Note to Self"  | 2015  | HomeTown | HomeTown |
"You Are The One"  | 2015  | Doda  | Non-album single  |
"Down With Ya"  | 2015  | Sweet California | Head for the Stars |
"Dizzy"  | 2016  | Saszan | Non-album single  |
"Romantic"  | 2016  | Stanaj | From a Distance |
"Where Do We Go From Here"  | 2016  | Malte Castro  | Where Do We Go From Here |
""All The Time""  | 2016  | Chris Lane | Girl Problems |
""Nothing Like Him""  | 2016  | Mic Lowry  | Non-album single  |
"Broke"  | 2016  | Sweet California  | Non-album single  |
"So Good"  | 2016  | Louisa Johnson | Non-album single  | [33]
"11:11"  | 2016  | Taeyeon | My Voice | [12]
"Deeper"  | 2016  | Olly Murs | 24 Hrs | [34]
"Warrior"  | 2016  | Amelia Lily | Unreleased  |
"Dreams"  | 2017  | Dua Lipa | Dua Lipa | [35]
"Bad Together"  | 2017  | Dua Lipa  | Dua Lipa | [35]
"Shame on You"  | 2018  | Claire Richards | My Wildest Dreams | [36]
"Kiss and Make Up"  | 2018  | Dua Lipa and Blackpink | Dua Lipa | [14]
"Love Again"  | 2020  | Dua Lipa  | Future Nostalgia | [14]
"Wonderland"  | 2020  | Roxen and Alexander Rybak | Non-album single  | [1]

## References

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1. ^ a b Thompson, Ryan (12 February 2021). "Roxen – 'Wonderland'". Hertz Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
2. ^ a b c d Miles, Tina (7 April 2011). "Wavertree teenager Chelcee Grimes lands Sony's RCA deal alongside Britney Spears and Beyonce". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
3. ^ a b c d e f g Smirke, Richard (10 December 2018). "Chelcee Grimes: game of two halves". Big Issue North. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
4. ^ a b Collinson, Dawn (9 September 2014). "The Evening Read: Kylie's hit came to me in five minutes, says Liverpool's Chelcee Grimes". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
5. ^ a b c Arboine, Niellah (22 June 2019). "Chelcee Grimes Has The Perfect Advice For Young Girls Thinking Of Quitting Sport". Bustle. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
6. ^ "New Noise: Chelcee Grimes". Wonderland. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
7. ^ Patterson, Joseph (6 May 2011). "Wrap Up and Watch Out: Chelcee Grimes". MTV. Archived from the original on 10 May 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
8. ^ a b Megarry, Daniel (15 July 2020). "Chelcee Grimes opens up about her sexuality, writing for Kylie, and debut single Just Like That". Gay Times. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
9. ^ McNally, Kelby (6 September 2019). "Who is Megan Barton Hanson's girlfriend Chelcee Grimes?". OK!. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
10. ^ "The Women's Football Show: Chelcee Grimes discusses dual career". Sky Sports. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
11. ^ a b c Baska, Maggie (22 August 2021). "Singer Chelcee Grime told she couldn't put a girl in her video because it would 'alienate men'". PinkNews. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
12. ^ a b c d e Martin, Piers (4 March 2019). "Find out why footballer and artist Chelcee Grimes is living the dream". The Red Bulletin. Red Bull GmbH. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
13. ^ a b c d e f Williams, Nick (10 June 2019). "Listen to UK Footballer-Turned-Queer Pop Upstart Chelcee Grimes' Summer of Pride Playlist". Billboard. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
14. ^ a b c Levesley, David (6 May 2020). "Dua Lipa: 'You can't allow other people's words to affect your growth'". GQ UK. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
15. ^ a b "get to know: chelcee grimes". MTV UK. 27 September 2018. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
16. ^ Whyatt, Katie (29 January 2021). "'I'm in the studio with Dua Lipa': Meet the footballers with strange jobs". The Athletic. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
17. ^ Carroll, James (1 March 2019). "Chelcee Grimes – Loving LFC, Stevie inspiration and Dua Lipa's Kiev reaction". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
18. ^ a b c d Sansome, Jessica (4 September 2021). "Who is Chelcee Grimes in Soccer Aid 2021?". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
19. ^ "BBC MOTDx's Craig Mitch apologises for Liverpool comments". BBC News. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
20. ^ Richards, Will (9 May 2021). "The 'Play Jaja Ding Dong' guy to read out Iceland's scores at Eurovision". NME. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
21. ^ Ravindran, Manori (12 April 2021). "Eurovision 2021: BBC Readies U.K. Coverage Led by Graham Norton". Variety. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
22. ^ Goddard, Ben (12 July 2021). "Hereford students to showcase skills in televised final". Hereford Times. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
23. ^ Baldwin, Isabel (10 July 2021). "Nike and BT combine to hand Merseyrail Ladies FC major boost". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
24. ^ "Celebrity line-up announced for brand-new BBC One entertainment series Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof, presented by Holly Willoughby and Lee Mack". BBC. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
25. ^ Ross, Steven (10 May 2022). "The Games contestants: who is in cast of ITV game show with Josh Herdman, Chelcee Grimes and Chloe Burrows?". National World. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
26. ^ Smith, Luke John (6 September 2019). "Megan Barton Hanson stars in girlfriend Chelcee Grimes' music video". OK!. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
27. ^ Dresdale, Andrea (18 June 2020). "Dua Lipa says Madonna proved that women can make music 'for however long we want to'". ABC News Radio. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
28. ^ "Time to Talk". Retrieved 9 August 2022 - via Apple Music (US).
29. ^ "Tryna Not Fall in Love". Retrieved 9 August 2022 - via Apple Music (US).
30. ^ "Mother". Retrieved 9 August 2022 - via Apple Music (US).
31. ^ Milligan, Kaitlin (15 October 2018). "Jonas Blue Announces Debut Album 'Blue'". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
32. ^ "Finest Selection: The Greatest Hits". January 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2022 - via iTunes (GB).
33. ^ Copsey, Rob (24 October 2016). "X Factor winner Louisa Johnson will release her new single So Good this Friday". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
34. ^ Corner, Lewis (10 November 2016). "Olly Murs new album 24 Hrs track-by-track review: his best collection yet". Digital Spy. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
35. ^ a b Dua Lipa: Complete Edition (liner notes). Dua Lipa. Warner Bros. Records. 2018. 0190295559489.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
36. ^ "My Wildest Dreams". February 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2022 - via iTunes (GB).

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