Chester Lockhart

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Chester Lockhart
Born
Riverside, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Musician
  • actor

Chester Lockhart (born 1997) is an American musician and actor. [1]

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Early life

Lockhart was born on April 3 [2] in Riverside County, California. Their mother is from South Korea, and their father is of Danish heritage. Lockhart grew up in a very Christian household. [3]

Career

Lockhart has been described as an actor, dancer, and musician, [4] and as a "California alt-pop artist". [5]

Lockhart had a small part in the original cut of the 2013 film The Purge , but did not make it into the theatrical release. [6]

In 2018, Lockhart released a video for a cover version of "I Put a Spell on You". [7] They were featured in the music video for Taylor Swift's "You Need to Calm Down" in 2019. [8]

In July 2020, Lockhart joined Monique Heart, Jay Jurden, and Patrick Rogers in hosting The Rearview podcast by Grindr and the Forever Dog Network, a queer roundtable where each week, all four hosts and a guest come together to discuss pop culture, sex, dating, and politics. [9] On September 16, 2020, Lockhart released an EP titled Wet Metal, taking on a hyperpop sound. [10]

In 2021, Lockhart created a satirical parody talkshow titled Girlboss Today which critiques queerphobic elements of Christianity as well as rainbow capitalism. The series is broadcast live on Lockhart's Twitch channel, Lockhart plays a wine-loving Karen character that is obsessed with being an independent business owner. [11]

On September 3, 2021, Lockhart appeared on Lady Gaga's Dawn of Chromatica album, remixing "Sine from Above" featuring Elton John along with Mood Killer and Lil Texas. [12] The remix peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart. [13]

In November 2021, Lockhart directed Rina Sawayama's Dynasty Tour in the United Kingdom and Ireland, [14] as well as choreographed the music video for "My Agenda" by Dorian Electra. [15]

Personal life

Lockhart identifies as queer, [16] uses singular they pronouns as well as singular she pronouns, [17] and described themselves as non-binary. [18] [19]

Discography

Extended plays

TitleDetails
Wet Metal
  • Released: September 16, 2020

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"Kiss"2016non-album singles
"Save Me from Myself" [20] 2017
"In Loving Memory"2018
"Spell on You"
"The Night"2019
"Cry"2020Wet Metal
"Bound"
"Our God Is an Awesome God"2021TBA
"Firework" [21]

Other charted songs

TitleYearPeak
chart
positions		Album
US
Dance
[13]
"Sine from Above"
(Chester Lockhart, Mood Killer, and Lil Texas Remix)		202139 Dawn of Chromatica

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 RuPaul's Drag Race Sonny Bono Episode: "The Unauthorized Rusical"
2019 Into the Dark ZacharyEpisode: "Midnight Kiss"
2019Glamorous [22] [23] DizmalTV movie
2020 Shameless ColeEpisode: "Now Leaving Illinois"

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  2. ↑ Chester Lockhart [@chesterlockhart] (April 3, 2021). "it's my bday come 2 my party !!!!!!!! 12-2pm pst 🥳🥳🥳🥳http://twitch.tv/chesterlockhart" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  15. ↑ Dorian Electra – My Agenda (Official Video), November 4, 2021, retrieved January 17, 2022
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  19. ↑ Dommu, Rose (September 20, 2019). "Chester Lockhart's 'The Night' Is the Spooky Queer Banger We Need". Out. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  20. ↑ "Save Me From Myself – Chester Lockhart | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Archived from the original on August 1, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  21. ↑ Lockhart, Chester [@chesterlockhart] (June 28, 2021). "new single FIREWORK is out at midnight🌈❤️🔥 ended katy perry I fear 😔🏳️🌈 https://t.co/HJgI7D5o6e https://t.co/ybvJOPYHDg" (Tweet). Archived from the original on June 29, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021– via Twitter.
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