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Chappell Roan, born Kayleigh Rose Amstutz on February 19, 1998, in Willard, Missouri, is an American singer-songwriter. Raised in a conservative Christian household, she began writing music as a teenager, signed with Atlantic Records in 2015, and later adopted the stage name Chappell Roan in tribute to her late grandfather, Dennis K. Chappell, and his favorite song, 'The Strawberry Roan.'
After being dropped by Atlantic in 2020, Roan continued independently and released her debut album 'The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess' in September 2023. The album became a sleeper hit in 2024 on the strength of the single 'Good Luck, Babe!,' which reached the top five of the Billboard Hot 100, propelling the album to number two on the Billboard 200. She won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist and the MTV VMA for Best New Artist, and has been credited with driving a wave of mainstream visibility for queer pop. Roan has used her platform to advocate for artist welfare and LGBTQ+ causes, including launching the Midwest Princess Project, a nonprofit supporting LGBTQ+ youth, in October 2025.
