Chester Lockhart | |
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Born | Riverside, California, U.S. |
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Chester Lockhart (born 1997) is an American musician and actor. [1]
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]
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]
Lockhart identifies as queer, [16] uses singular they pronouns as well as she, [17] and described themselves as non-binary. [18] [19]
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Wet Metal |
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Title | Year | Album |
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"Kiss" | 2016 | non-album singles |
"Save Me from Myself" [20] | 2017 | |
"In Loving Memory" | 2018 | |
"Spell on You" | ||
"The Night" | 2019 | |
"Cry" | 2020 | Wet Metal |
"Bound" | ||
"Our God Is an Awesome God" | 2021 | TBA |
"Firework" [21] |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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US Dance [13] | |||
"Sine from Above" (Chester Lockhart, Mood Killer, and Lil Texas Remix) | 2021 | 39 | Dawn of Chromatica |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2018 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Sonny Bono | Episode: "The Unauthorized Rusical" |
2019 | Into the Dark | Zachary | Episode: "Midnight Kiss" |
2019 | Glamorous [22] [23] | Dizmal | TV movie |
2020 | Shameless | Cole | Episode: "Now Leaving Illinois" |