Chelsea Lankes

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Chelsea Lankes
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Down for Whatever
Background information
Origin Fort Worth, Texas
Genres Pop, indie pop, electro-pop
Years active2010–present
LabelsB3SCI Records
Website www.chelsealankes.com

Chelsea Lankes is an American electro-pop musician from Fort Worth, Texas.

Career

Lankes began her career in 2010, chronicling the creation of her first EP on her blog. [1] To Begin With, Everything was released in 2011, [2] and the following year a second EP, Ringing Bell, followed. [3]

Lankes released another EP in March 2015 titled Down For Whatever/Too Young to Fall In Love. [4] Since then she has released the singles Secret [5] [6] and Ghost. [7]

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References

  1. Lankes, Chelsea. "The EP: Recording Diary". To Begin With, Everything. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  2. "Chelsea Lankes". ChelseaLankes.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-09.
  3. Thomsen, Kat. "New Artist Alert! Check Out Chelsea Lankes, a Nashville Artist With a Not-So-Nashville Sound". Glamour. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  4. Carley, Brennan. "Chelsea Lankes Goes Full Synth on Motley Crue's 'Too Young to Fall in Love'". Spin. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  5. Kritselis, Alex. "Chelsea Lankes' "Secret" Proves She's a Compelling Artist You Should Know — VIDEO". Bustle. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  6. Feeney, Nolan. "Premiere: Chelsea Lankes Gets Intimate in 'Secret' Video". Time. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  7. Kaplan, Ilana. "Electro-pop Singer Chelsea Lankes Is Primed and Ready to Compete". Vice. Retrieved 14 August 2015.