CHELJI
NEW SINGLE ‘MADE IT PAST OCTOBER’
24yr old alt-pop singer CHELJI is the breath of fresh air and cold hard dose of reality that 21st century pop needs. Today, the Birmingham-born artist releases new single ‘Made it Past October’ via APEX ERA/Parlophone Music.
The single draws on a depth of dark feelings – grieving the loss of close friends, suicidal thoughts, battles with sobriety and ultimately making it past a dark period in her life. For CHELJI, October represents both life and death – the month which marks her birth, but also the death of close friends. Speaking about the track she says “Made it past October is a reminder that I got lucky, yet I still sometimes wish it were me instead of my friends, it gives me a fight to stay sober… remembering the pain it caused me losing them. I would never want to give that pain to my friends now.”
With an eclectic mix of influences – her frank and uncompromising songwriting style is a quality shared with her idols Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse and Lil Peep. This openness has resonated with her ever growing fanbase of 1.3 million followers and over 5 million organic streams to date. She was also crowned as one of the UK’s top 10 most viewed artists on TikTok last year.
My life is a soundtrack, i track my life through music, photography is my passion, my escape, my expression. Without both i have pieces missing, thankfully i’m blessed and get to combine both.
Born in Manchester, lived in Australia for 22 years where i was heavily involved in the Australian Music Industry, firstly in bands (Singer) and then managing bands (all original), I moved back to the UK, Wales specifically 10 years ago and married my childhood sweetheart and life is good.
