Lennon Stella

This article is about the Canadian singer and actress. For her work with sister Maisy, see Lennon & Maisy.

Lennon Stella
Stella in 2018
Born	Lennon Ray Louise Stella (1999-08-13) August 13, 1999 (age 26) Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Occupations	Singer actress
Years active	2012–present
Parents	Brad Stella (father) MaryLynne Stella (mother)
Relatives	Maisy Stella (sister)
Musical career
Genres	Pop indie pop R&B
Labels	Records Columbia
Formerly of	Lennon & Maisy
Website	lennonstella.com

Lennon Ray Louise Stella (born August 13, 1999) is a Canadian singer and actress. The eldest daughter of musicians Brad and MaryLynne Stella, she and her younger sister Maisy first gained recognition as part of the eponymous duo, through their numerous collaborations on cover songs. Their 2009 cover of "Ho Hey" served as their musical breakthrough. This led to both being cast as sisters in the ABC/CMT musical soap opera Nashville (2012–2018), with Stella portraying the elder Maddie Conrad on a regular basis. For the series, she also collaborated on the soundtrack.

Following this success, Stella launched her own solo music career in 2018 with the singles "Like Everybody Else" and "Bad" and the extended play (EP) Love, Me . Her debut solo studio album, Three. Two. One. (2020), was a large critical and commercial success, featuring in the US Billboard 200 and within the top 10 of the same publication's Canadian Albums chart. In 2021, she collaborated again with Maisy for the single "While You Sleep" from Megan Park's film The Fallout (2021) and independently release the singles "Bubble" and "Fancy".

Career

2012–2018: Early work, acting and Love, Me

Stella began her career performing alongside younger sister Maisy Stella as part of the duo Lennon & Maisy. She starred as Maddie Conrad in the musical soap opera Nashville (2012–2018), and wrote and performed a number of songs for the soundtrack.

In January 2018, it was announced that Stella had signed a record deal with Records and Columbia Records. ^[1] In 2018, Stella featured on the track "Polaroid" with Jonas Blue and Liam Payne. On November 16, 2018, she released her debut extended play, Love, Me , featuring previously released singles "Bad", "Breakaway", and "Fortress", marking the start of her solo music career. ^[2]

2019–present: Established solo music career and Three. Two. One.

In May and June 2019, Stella opened for Anne-Marie on her Speak Your Mind Tour. ^[3] She collaborated with The Chainsmokers and Illenium for a single titled "Takeaway", which was released on July 24, 2019. ^[4] That same year, she toured as an opening act with 5 Seconds of Summer for the Chainsmokers' World War Joy Tour. ^{[5] [6] [7]} In February 2020, she won a Juno Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year, making this the first award she has received.

Stella's debut solo album, Three. Two. One. (2020), was praised by critics and achieved commercial success. In The Observer , critic Kitty Empire calls it "strikingly serene". ^[8] In Exclaim! , Ariel Matheson gives it an 8/10 and calls it a "feminine powerhouse". ^[9] It reached number 80 on the US Billboard 200 and appeared on numerous other charts, while the single "Kissing Other People" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

In 2021, Stella reunited with her younger sister for the song "While You Sleep" from the soundtrack of the HBO Max film The Fallout . In January 2022, she performed a cover of "Hey, Beautiful" by The Solids as the theme song for the spin-off How I Met Your Father. She has since released the independent singles "Fancy" (2021), "Bubble" (2021), and "Thank You" (2022).

Artistry

Lennon Stella is mainly described as an indie pop and pop musician whose music is "R&B tinged". ^{[10] [11] [12]} Her debut EP is described as a dance-club record. ^[13]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		CAN [14]	AUS [15]	NZ [16]	SCO [17]	UK [18]	US [19]
Three. Two. One.	Released: April 24, 2020 Label: Records, Columbia Format: Digital download, streaming	10	54	30	54	91	80

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details

Title	EP details	Peak chart positions
		CAN [14]
Love, Me	Released: November 16, 2018 Label: Records, Columbia Format: Digital download, streaming	60
Three. Two. One. (Alternate Versions)	Released: August 7, 2020 [20] Label: Records, Columbia Format: Digital download, streaming	—

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		CAN [21]	BEL (FL) Tip [22]	FRA [23]	IRE [24]	JPN [25]	NZ [26]	SCO [27]	SWI [28]	UK [29]	US [30]
"Like Everybody Else"	2018	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Bad"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	MC: Gold [31]	Love, Me
"Polaroid" (with Jonas Blue and Liam Payne)		— [A]	29	183	22	63	— [B]	3	96	12	— [C]	MC: Platinum [31] ARIA: Platinum [35] BPI: Platinum [36] RIAA: Gold [37] RMNZ: Gold [38]	Blue and LP1
"Breakaway"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Love, Me
"La Di Da"		49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	MC: Platinum [31] RIAA: Gold [37] RMNZ: Gold [38]
"Feelings"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Bitch (Takes One to Know One)"	2019	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Kissing Other People"		60	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	MC: Platinum [31] RIAA: Gold [37]	Three. Two. One
"Golf on TV" (featuring JP Saxe)	2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Jealous"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Fear of Being Alone"		—	—	—	—	—	— [D]	—	—	—	—
"Older Than I Am"		—	—	—	—	—	— [E]	—	—	—	—
"Summer Feelings" (featuring Charlie Puth) [41]		96	—	—	—	—	—	72	—	79	—	MC: Gold [31] RMNZ: Gold [38]	Scoob! The Album
"Every Time You Go Away" (with Kevin Garrett) [42]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"Fancy" [43]	2021	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Bubble" [44]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Hey Beautiful" [45]	2022	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Thank You" [46]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Merry Christmas, Darling" [47]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		CAN [48]	AUS [49]	FRA [50]	GER [51]	IRE [52]	NOR [53]	SWE [54]	SWI [55]	UK [56]	US [57]
"Takeaway" (The Chainsmokers and Illenium featuring Lennon Stella)	2019	31	32	136	30	41	14	38	36	64	69	MC: Platinum [31] ARIA: Platinum [58] BPI: Silver [59] BVMI: Gold [60] IFPI SWI: Gold [61] RIAA: Platinum [62] RMNZ: Platinum [38] SNEP: Gold [63]	World War Joy and Ascend
"Light Year" [64] (Adam Melchor featuring Lennon Stella)	2021	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Album
"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (with Marc Scibilia)	2016	Non-album promotional single
"Workin' On It" (Meghan Trainor featuring Lennon Stella and Sasha Sloan)	2019	Treat Myself

Other appearances

Title	Year	Album
"Love Can Kill"	2019	For the Throne: Music Inspired by the HBO Series Game of Thrones
"Hey Beautiful"	2022	Hey Beautiful (from How I Met Your Father)
"Little Blue" (Featuring Brandi Carlile)	2024	Djesse Vol. 4

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and directors

Title	Year	Other artist(s)	Director(s)	Ref.
As lead artist
"Bad"	2018	None	Blythe Thomas	[65]
"Polaroid"		Jonas Blue, Liam Payne	Jay Martin	[66]
"Breakaway"		None	Gus Black	[67]
"La Di Da"			Unknown	[68]
"Feelings"			Blythe Thomas	[69]
"Bitch (Takes One to Know One)"	2019		Drew Kirsch	[70]
"Kissing Other People"	2020		Sean Matsuyama	[71]
"Jealous"			Alex Nicholson	[72]
"Fear of Being Alone"			CeCe Dawson	[73]
"Older Than I Am"			Unknown	[74]
As featured artist
"Takeaway"	2019	The Chainsmokers, Illenium	Jeremiah Davis	[75]

Tours

Headlining

• Love, Me Tour (2019) ^[76]
• Lennon Stella: Live in Concert (2019–20) ^{[77] [78] [79]}
• Three. Two. One: The Tour (2020) [CANCELED] ^[80]

Festivals

• Lollapalooza (2019) ^[81]
• Bonnaroo Music Festival (2020) ^[82]

Supporting

• Speak Your Mind Tour – Anne-Marie (2019) ^[83]
• World War Joy Tour – The Chainsmokers (2019) ^[84]

Filmography

Television

Title	Year	Role	Notes
Nashville	2012–18	Maddie Conrad	Recurring role (Season 1); Main role (Season 2–6); 105 episodes

Notes

1. "Polaroid" did not enter the Canadian Hot 100 but peaked at number 50 on the Canadian Hot Digital Songs Chart. ^[32]
2. "Polaroid" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles chart but peaked at number 16 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.
3. "Polaroid" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 but peaked at number 1 on the Dance Club Songs Chart and number 16 on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs Chart. ^{[33] [34]}
4. "Fear of Being Alone" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 31 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. ^[39]
5. "Older Than I Am" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 16 on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart. ^[40]

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External links

• Lennon Stella at IMDb