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Kelsey Lu
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Birth name | Kelsey Elizabeth McJunkins |
Born | Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
May 12, 1991
Origin | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Genres | Avant pop, baroque pop |
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Years active | 2016–present |
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Kelsey Elizabeth McJunkins (born May 12, 1991), known professionally as Kelsey Lu, is an American singer and cellist based in Los Angeles, California.
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Early life
Kelsey Lu was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, and had a strict Jehovah's Witness upbringing. Both of Lu's parents are musicians: her father is a percussionist, her mother a pianist. Her father's family hails from Nigeria. Lu began studying classical composition at age 6, learning piano, violin, and cello. At age 18, Lu left their family home to attend the University of North Carolina School of the Arts on a scholarship. A year later, she dropped out of the school.
Career
Kelsey Lu recorded her debut EP, Church, in a church in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. During this time, she toured with the band Wet as her opening act. She released Church in 2016. She released her debut album, Blood, in 2019. In that year, she also released Blood Transfusion, a collection of remixes of tracks from Blood.
Discography
Studio albums
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Blood |
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Extended plays
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Church |
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Remix albums
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Blood Transfusion |
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Singles
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"Shades of Blue" | 2018 | Non-album single |
"Due West" | Blood | |
"Morning Dew" | 2020 | Non-album single |
"let all the poisons that lurk in the mud seep out" (with Yves Tumor featuring Kelly Moran and Moses Boyd) |
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"Ride or Die" (with Boys Noize featuring Chilly Gonzales) |
2021 |
Guest appearances
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"Where or When" | 2020 | Onyx Collective | Manhattan Special |
"Manchild" | 2022 | Neneh Cherry | The Versions |