# Chloe Qisha

**Chloe Qisha** is a Malaysian-born, London-based singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist working in alternative pop, whose 80s-inspired releases since 2024 have combined bright pop melodies with candid, wry lyricism about love and modern dating.<sup>[1](https://www.sonymusic.co.uk/artist/chloe-qisha/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/chloe-qisha-mn0004797058)</sup> Emerging in 2024 with the ballad "VCR Home Video," she released two EPs, *Chloe Qisha* (2024) and *Modern Romance* (2025), and was shortlisted for [BBC Radio 1](https://www.edgepedia.org/bbc-radio-1)'s Sound of 2026 before announcing her first mixtape, *Fantasize*, for late 2026.<sup>[3](https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/chloe-qisha-one-ep-review-radar-3812587)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[4](https://www.musicmusingsandsuch.com/musicmusingsandsuch/2026/7/31/feature-spotlight-revisited-chloe-qisha)</sup>

| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Background | Born and raised in Kuala Lumpur; moved to the UK in 2014 at age 16 for sixth form<sup>[5](https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/introducing-the-versatile-alt-pop-of-emerging-malaysian-singer-songwriter-chloe-qisha)</sup> |
| Debut | First single "VCR Home Video" released July 2024; first live show October 2024<sup>[1](https://www.sonymusic.co.uk/artist/chloe-qisha/)</sup> |
| Debut EP | *Chloe Qisha*, November 15, 2024, VLF Records; five tracks including "I Lied, I'm Sorry," "Scary Movie," "Evelyn," "Sexy Goodbye," and "VCR Home Video"<sup>[3](https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/chloe-qisha-one-ep-review-radar-3812587)</sup> |
| Second EP | *Modern Romance*, May 15, 2025, five songs on VLF Records / Are You Serious? Records<sup>[6](https://music.apple.com/us/album/modern-romance-ep/1809108642)</sup> |
| Early recognition | "One to Watch" accolades from Spotify, BBC Radio 1, Vogue, Elle, and Clash in January 2025; covers of Rolling Stone UK and NME; debut show sold out in four minutes<sup>[1](https://www.sonymusic.co.uk/artist/chloe-qisha/)</sup> |
| Live milestones | Three nights opening for Coldplay at Wembley Stadium and a BST date with Sabrina Carpenter in 2025; sold-out Village Underground show on the October 2025 UK/EU tour<sup>[7](https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/chloe-qisha-readies-new-mixtape-fantasize-with-baby-girl-single)</sup> |
| Mixtape | *Fantasize*, ten tracks, due 30 October 2026 via Columbia (UK) and RCA (USA)<sup>[7](https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/chloe-qisha-readies-new-mixtape-fantasize-with-baby-girl-single)</sup> |

## Background and education

Chloe Qisha was born and raised in [Kuala Lumpur](https://www.edgepedia.org/kuala-lumpur), where she recalls long drives to Penang to see extended family during [Chinese New Year](https://www.edgepedia.org/chinese-new-year). She moved to the United Kingdom in 2014 for sixth form, finishing her A-Levels there.<sup>[5](https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/introducing-the-versatile-alt-pop-of-emerging-malaysian-singer-songwriter-chloe-qisha)</sup> She was a self-taught multi-instrumentalist from a young age, teaching herself guitar at 16 in her bedroom and posting covers on [SoundCloud](https://www.edgepedia.org/soundcloud) and later YouTube, though at the time she did not consider music a career.<sup>[5](https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/introducing-the-versatile-alt-pop-of-emerging-malaysian-singer-songwriter-chloe-qisha)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[8](https://readdork.com/features/chloe-qisha-interview-feb26)</sup>

Her academic path is reported differently across sources. She studied psychology at undergraduate level with the goal of becoming a therapist, and communications at master's level before entering the music industry, according to a 2024 Bandwagon interview; her Apple Music biography similarly says she pursued a psychology degree before deciding she was not cut out to be a counselor.<sup>[5](https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/introducing-the-versatile-alt-pop-of-emerging-malaysian-singer-songwriter-chloe-qisha)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[6](https://music.apple.com/us/album/modern-romance-ep/1809108642)</sup> AllMusic, by contrast, records a bachelor's degree in philosophy and a master's in Communications.<sup>[2](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/chloe-qisha-mn0004797058)</sup>

A first contact with the industry came when someone at Warner emailed her after seeing her covers; she has described the meeting as a speculative shot in the dark, but it was the first sign a music career was possible. She stopped applying for a master's degree and spent the next few years meeting producers, songwriters, lawyers, and managers, which she compares to speed dating.<sup>[8](https://readdork.com/features/chloe-qisha-interview-feb26)</sup> She has said that COVID pushed her back toward music, when she realized she could write songs that felt authentic to her.<sup>[9](https://www.musicmusingsandsuch.com/musicmusingsandsuch/2025/1/18/feature-spotlight-chloe-qisha)</sup> After years of posting covers online, she was discovered by producer **Rob Milton**, known for work with [The 1975](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-1975) and Holly Humberstone (and, in AllMusic's account, Holly Humberstone and Rachel Chinouriri), who became her principal collaborator.<sup>[6](https://music.apple.com/us/album/modern-romance-ep/1809108642)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/chloe-qisha-mn0004797058)</sup> She cites influences ranging from Abba to [LCD Soundsystem](https://www.edgepedia.org/lcd-soundsystem), with [Talking Heads](https://www.edgepedia.org/talking-heads) and LCD Soundsystem named as early favorites.<sup>[5](https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/introducing-the-versatile-alt-pop-of-emerging-malaysian-singer-songwriter-chloe-qisha)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/chloe-qisha-mn0004797058)</sup>

## Debut EP (2024)

**First releases.** Qisha "soft-launched" with the acoustic ballad "VCR Home Video," a snapshot of quiet calm before an inevitable breakup, issued online in July 2024.<sup>[1](https://www.sonymusic.co.uk/artist/chloe-qisha/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[8](https://readdork.com/features/chloe-qisha-interview-feb26)</sup> It was followed by singles including "I Lied, I'm Sorry" and the disco-influenced "Sexy Goodbye," both produced through frequent work with Milton.<sup>[2](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/chloe-qisha-mn0004797058)</sup> Her first live performance came in October 2024.<sup>[1](https://www.sonymusic.co.uk/artist/chloe-qisha/)</sup>

Her self-titled debut EP arrived on November 15, 2024 on VLF Records.<sup>[3](https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/chloe-qisha-one-ep-review-radar-3812587)</sup> NME found echoes of upbeat 80s pop in the opening "I Lied, I'm Sorry," heard "Scary Movie" as a mellower comparison of her dating life to a horror film, and singled out the piano-led "VCR Home Video," in which she reckons with her relationship with her parents through her transition to adulthood.<sup>[3](https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/chloe-qisha-one-ep-review-radar-3812587)</sup> In January 2025 she collected "One to Watch" accolades from Spotify, BBC Radio 1, Vogue, Elle, and Clash, and later appeared on the covers of Rolling Stone UK and NME.<sup>[1](https://www.sonymusic.co.uk/artist/chloe-qisha/)</sup> Her debut show sold out in four minutes, and she went on to headline the Festival Republic Stage at Leeds Festival.<sup>[1](https://www.sonymusic.co.uk/artist/chloe-qisha/)</sup> "I Lied, I'm Sorry" was later covered by [Kelly Clarkson](https://www.edgepedia.org/kelly-clarkson).<sup>[10](https://readdork.com/news/chloe-qisha-question-of-the-day-single-52d68dc15c)</sup>

## Modern Romance and the 2025 rise

The roll-out for her second EP began in early 2025 with the glossier single "21st Century Cool Girl" (January 22) followed by "Sex, Drugs & Existential Dread" in March, the latter opening with a drawn-out sigh before a cowbell-driven funk jam that ends "The world is on fire / Let's order Taco Bell."<sup>[2](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/chloe-qisha-mn0004797058)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[6](https://music.apple.com/us/album/modern-romance-ep/1809108642)</sup> *Modern Romance*, a five-song, 15-minute EP released May 15, 2025, places her, in Apple Music's description, somewhere between [Chappell Roan](https://www.edgepedia.org/chappell-roan) and indie sleaze, with 80s-leaning synth-pop that rolls its eyes at love in the 2020s.<sup>[6](https://music.apple.com/us/album/modern-romance-ep/1809108642)</sup>

**Live rise.** 2025 brought a string of high-profile support slots: three nights opening for Coldplay at [Wembley Stadium](https://www.edgepedia.org/wembley-stadium), a [British Summer Time](https://www.edgepedia.org/british-summer-time) date with [Sabrina Carpenter](https://www.edgepedia.org/sabrina-carpenter) at Hyde Park, the main stage at All Points East, plus festival sets at Primavera and Leeds Festival.<sup>[7](https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/chloe-qisha-readies-new-mixtape-fantasize-with-baby-girl-single)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[11](https://readdork.com/features/chloe-qisha-interview-feb26)</sup> Her own UK and European tour in October 2025 included a sold-out night at London's Village Underground, and she released the single "So Sad So Hot" on October 15, 2025.<sup>[7](https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/chloe-qisha-readies-new-mixtape-fantasize-with-baby-girl-single)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[12](https://www.sonymusic.co.uk/artist/chloe-qisha/)</sup> In December 2025 she appeared on the BBC Radio 1 Sound of 2026 list alongside artists such as Geese and Jim Legxacy.<sup>[13](https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/artists/chloe-qisha)</sup>

## Fantasize and 2026

An early 2026 North American run saw her play packed rooms in New York, Montréal, Toronto, Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.<sup>[7](https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/chloe-qisha-readies-new-mixtape-fantasize-with-baby-girl-single)</sup> Her 2026 singles built toward her first mixtape, *Fantasize*: "YDH" (February 20, 2026), written and produced with [Steph Jones](https://www.edgepedia.org/steph-jones), Oscar Görres, and Rob Milton, a funk- and disco-influenced song she described as chasing fun after a stressful year; "Surprise Surprise" (May 15, 2026), a brooding pop ballad co-written with Caroline Ailin and ILYA; and "Baby Girl" (July 24, 2026), produced with Oscar Görres and Caroline Ailin, about the blurred line between admiration and attraction.<sup>[14](https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/chloe-qisha-steps-into-princess-mode-on-new-single-ydh)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[15](https://outnowmagazine.com/chloe-qisha-unleashes-new-single-surprise-surprise-ahead-of-summer-tour/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[7](https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/chloe-qisha-readies-new-mixtape-fantasize-with-baby-girl-single)</sup> "Question of the Day," released in September 2026 after being performed at Summer Sonic 2026 in Japan, works with producer ILYA and songwriters [Julia Michaels](https://www.edgepedia.org/julia-michaels) and Steph Jones and marks a further step toward mainstream pop.<sup>[10](https://readdork.com/news/chloe-qisha-question-of-the-day-single-52d68dc15c)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[16](https://eqmusicblog.com/chloe-qisha-eyes-mainstream-pop-with-question-of-the-day/)</sup>

*Fantasize*, a ten-track mixtape, is due on 30 October 2026 via Columbia in the UK and RCA in the US; Apple Music listed it with a July 24, 2026 date for the four tracks then playable.<sup>[7](https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/chloe-qisha-readies-new-mixtape-fantasize-with-baby-girl-single)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[17](https://music.apple.com/us/album/fantasize/6792806780)</sup> She was nominated at the 2026 Ivor Novellos, an award celebrating the craft and cultural impact of songwriting, and in interviews has framed songwriting as a matter of authenticity that requires time to grow into.<sup>[4](https://www.musicmusingsandsuch.com/musicmusingsandsuch/2026/7/31/feature-spotlight-revisited-chloe-qisha)</sup>

## Style and themes

Her sound leans on nostalgia, ranging from Abba to LCD Soundsystem, paired with a storytelling approach to lyrics developed in collaboration with Rob Milton, whom she credits with drawing stories out of her and strengthening her writing.<sup>[9](https://www.musicmusingsandsuch.com/musicmusingsandsuch/2025/1/18/feature-spotlight-chloe-qisha)</sup> Critics describe sharp melodic instincts, witty and candid lyricism on dating and relationships, and a visual identity built on a red and black palette, suits, and a [Twin Peaks](https://www.edgepedia.org/twin-peaks)-like atmosphere, with an androgynous, old-fashioned showmanship onstage.<sup>[1](https://www.sonymusic.co.uk/artist/chloe-qisha/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[9](https://www.musicmusingsandsuch.com/musicmusingsandsuch/2025/1/18/feature-spotlight-chloe-qisha)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[5](https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/introducing-the-versatile-alt-pop-of-emerging-malaysian-singer-songwriter-chloe-qisha)</sup>

## Discography

| Release | Date | Format / label |
|---|---|---|
| VCR Home Video | July 2024 | Single<sup>[18](https://recentmusic.com/artist/1WNmfSqydnt1FDJKg3l6lw/)</sup> |
| Chloe Qisha | November 15, 2024 | Five-track EP, VLF Records<sup>[3](https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/chloe-qisha-one-ep-review-radar-3812587)</sup> |
| 21st Century Cool Girl / Sex, Drugs & Existential Dread | January 22 / March 4, 2025 | Singles<sup>[18](https://recentmusic.com/artist/1WNmfSqydnt1FDJKg3l6lw/)</sup> |
| Modern Romance | May 15, 2025 | Five-track EP, VLF Records / Are You Serious? Records<sup>[6](https://music.apple.com/us/album/modern-romance-ep/1809108642)</sup> |
| So Sad So Hot | October 15, 2025 | Single<sup>[14](https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/chloe-qisha-steps-into-princess-mode-on-new-single-ydh)</sup> |
| YDH / Surprise Surprise / Baby Girl | February 20 / May 15 / July 24, 2026 | Singles<sup>[14](https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/chloe-qisha-steps-into-princess-mode-on-new-single-ydh)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[7](https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/chloe-qisha-readies-new-mixtape-fantasize-with-baby-girl-single)</sup> |
| Fantasize | 30 October 2026 | Ten-track mixtape, Columbia (UK) / RCA (USA)<sup>[7](https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/chloe-qisha-readies-new-mixtape-fantasize-with-baby-girl-single)</sup> |

## References

1. [Chloe Qisha, Sony Music UK](https://www.sonymusic.co.uk/artist/chloe-qisha/)
2. [Chloe Qisha, AllMusic biography by David Crone](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/chloe-qisha-mn0004797058)
3. [Chloe Qisha, 'Chloe Qisha' EP review, NME, 15 November 2024](https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/chloe-qisha-one-ep-review-radar-3812587)
4. [FEATURE: Spotlight: Revisited: Chloe Qisha, Music Musings & Such, 31 July 2026](https://www.musicmusingsandsuch.com/musicmusingsandsuch/2026/7/31/feature-spotlight-revisited-chloe-qisha)
5. [Introducing: The versatile alt-pop of emerging Malaysian singer-songwriter Chloe Qisha, Bandwagon, 15 August 2024](https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/introducing-the-versatile-alt-pop-of-emerging-malaysian-singer-songwriter-chloe-qisha)
6. [Modern Romance, EP, Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/modern-romance-ep/1809108642)
7. [Chloe Qisha readies new mixtape Fantasize with “Baby Girl” single, The Line of Best Fit, 24 July 2026](https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/chloe-qisha-readies-new-mixtape-fantasize-with-baby-girl-single)
8. [Chloe Qisha is aiming for superstardom, not a slow burn, Dork, 6 February 2026](https://readdork.com/features/chloe-qisha-interview-feb26)
9. [FEATURE: Spotlight: Chloe Qisha, Music Musings & Such, 18 January 2025](https://www.musicmusingsandsuch.com/musicmusingsandsuch/2025/1/18/feature-spotlight-chloe-qisha)
10. [Chloe Qisha has released new single 'Question Of The Day', Dork, 12 September 2026](https://readdork.com/news/chloe-qisha-question-of-the-day-single-52d68dc15c)
11. [Chloe Qisha steps into "princess mode" on new single, "YDH", The Line of Best Fit, 20 February 2026](https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/chloe-qisha-steps-into-princess-mode-on-new-single-ydh)
12. [Chloe Qisha returns with new single, "So Sad So Hot", The Line of Best Fit, 20 October 2025](https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/artists/chloe-qisha)
13. [Chloe Qisha artist page, The Line of Best Fit](https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/artists/chloe-qisha)
14. [Chloe Qisha readies new mixtape Fantasize with “Baby Girl” single, The Line of Best Fit, 24 July 2026](https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/chloe-qisha-readies-new-mixtape-fantasize-with-baby-girl-single)
15. [Chloe Qisha Unleashes New Single 'Surprise Surprise', Out Now Magazine, May 2026](https://outnowmagazine.com/chloe-qisha-unleashes-new-single-surprise-surprise-ahead-of-summer-tour/)
16. [Chloe Qisha Eyes Mainstream Pop With “Question of the Day”, EQ Music, 14 September 2026](https://eqmusicblog.com/chloe-qisha-eyes-mainstream-pop-with-question-of-the-day/)
17. [Fantasize, Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/fantasize/6792806780)
18. [Chloe Qisha New Releases, RecentMusic](https://recentmusic.com/artist/1WNmfSqydnt1FDJKg3l6lw/)

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*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Music › Musicians and ensembles › Individual musical biographies › Pop and R&B singer-songwriters › Indie and alternative pop, 2010s to present › Indie rock and alternative pop artists*

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