Huddy (musician)

Huddy
Born
Cole Chase Hudson

(2002-05-15) May 15, 2002 (age 22)
Stockton, California, U.S.
Other namesLilHuddy
OccupationSocial media personality
Years active2019–present
Known forTikTok
YouTube information
ChannelsChase Hudson
Years active2019–present
GenreVlog
Subscribers2.13 million
Total views78.24 million
100,000 subscribers2019[1]
1,000,000 subscribers2020[1]
Last updated: April 13, 2023
Musical career
GenresPop-punk[2]
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2021–present
Labels
Websitehuddyhq.com

Cole Chase Hudson (born May 15, 2002),[3] known professionally as Huddy (formerly known as LilHuddy), is an American singer, actor, and social media personality, known for co-founding the TikTok collective the Hype House,[4] and popularizing the e-boy fashion style and subculture.[5][6] A 2020 article in Billboard Magazine rated him as one of the top 10 music influencers on TikTok that year, with over 30 million followers, and one of the most influential people on the platform.[7][8]

Early life

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Hudson was born in Stockton, California to school teachers Cole and Tamora Hudson. He has two sisters.[5][9][10] Growing up in Stockton, he became interested in fashion at a young age and discovering pop punk bands like My Chemical Romance, Blink-182 and Fall Out Boy from his older sister's iPod. In his teens, he began being bullied, which led to him becoming suicidal and eventually transferred to online schooling.[10][5]

Hudson attended Bear Creek High School for his freshman and sophomore years, before moving to online schooling in order to continue his social media career. He graduated early in his junior year by taking three extra classes per semester.[11]

Career

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Hudson began his career on musical.ly, now TikTok. In December 2019, Hudson co-founded the TikTok collective known as the Hype House[12] with other social media personalities such as Daisy Keech, Alex Warren, Kouvr Annon, and Thomas Petrou.[13][14] He also has a YouTube channel.

Hudson is represented by talent agency WME.[15]

In December 2020, he was signed to Interscope Records by Adam Mersel, despite Hudson only having a recorded "a few scrappy demos".[5] Hudson starred alongside Sydney Sweeney in Downfalls High, the film adaptation of Machine Gun Kelly's album Tickets to My Downfall.[16] The film premiered on January 15, 2021,[17] and gained over 16 million views in its first weekend.[18] He then released his debut hit single "21st Century Vampire" on January 21.[19] On February 18 he released his second single "The Eulogy of You and Me", which was co-written and produced by Travis Barker.[20] April 22, 2021 released his third single "America’s Sweetheart", an emotional ballad about a breakup and its outcomes. The music video features a cameo from internet celebrity and dancer, Charli D'Amelio.[21] On August 6, he released the single "Don't Freak Out" featuring Iann Dior, Travis Barker and Tyson Ritter and announced his debut album Teenage Heartbreak which was then released on September 17, 2021.[22]

Influences

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Hudson cites Justin Bieber, BTS, Shawn Mendes, Billie Eilish and One Direction as his fashion influences,[23] and Travis Barker, Machine Gun Kelly, Olivia Rodrigo,[24] My Chemical Romance and Blink-182[5] as his musical influences.

Personal life

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Hudson dated Canadian social media personality Cynthia Parker until their break up in July 2019.[25] He was in a relationship with TikTok influencer Charli D'Amelio between December 2019 and April 2020. They rekindled their relationship in 2021 but broke up in January 2022. [26] He began dating model and social media influencer Chiara Hovland in April 2023.[27]

Discography

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with release date and label shown
Title Album details
Teenage Heartbreak

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Rock
[28] 		US
Alt.
[29] 		IRE
[30] 		NZ
Hot
[31]
"21st Century Vampire" 2021 27 25 — 22 Teenage Heartbreak
"The Eulogy of You and Me" — — — —
"America's Sweetheart" — — — 24
"Don't Freak Out"
(featuring Iann Dior, Travis Barker and Tyson Ritter) 		46 — — 36
"Partycrasher" — — — —
"All the Things I Hate About You" 2022 17 12 92 8
[32] 		Non-album single
"Slowly Healing" 2023 — — — — Non-album single
"Mugshot" 2024 — — — — Non-album single
"21" 2024 — — — — Non-album single
"Worst Way" 2024 — — — — Non-album single
"Love Bites" 2024 — — — — Non-album single
"Addicted To You" 2024 — — — — Non-album single
"Cyanide" 2024 — — — — Non-album single

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 Hype House Himself 1 Season; 6 episodes [33]

Internet

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Year Title Role Ref.
2021 Downfalls High Fenix [34]

Awards and nominations

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Award Year[a] Nominee(s) Category Result
iHeartRadio Music Awards 2021 Himself Social Star Award Nominated [35]

References

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  1. ^ Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
  1. ^ a b "Chase Hudson's YouTube Stats (Summary Profile) - Social Blade Stats". Social Blade. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  2. ^ Halperin, Shirley (January 21, 2021). "Adam Mersel Brings Immersive Records Label to Interscope Geffen A&M; TikTok Star LILHUDDY Is First Signing (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  3. ^ Uy, Megan (April 14, 2020). "Lil Huddy's Insane Success on TikTok and YouTube Will Make You Question Your Life's". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  4. ^ Williams, Kori (March 5, 2020). "Here's Everything You Need to Know About TikTok Star Lil' Huddy". Seventeen. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e EXPOSITO, SUZY (March 4, 2021). "How Chase Hudson, TikTok heartthrob, became Lil Huddy, snarling pop-punk rocker". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  6. ^ Jennings, Rebecca (August 1, 2019). "E-girls and e-boys, the irony-laced subculture that doesn't exist in real life". Vox. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  7. ^ "10 TikTok Music Influencers You Need To Know". Billboard. June 22, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  8. ^ Lorenz, Taylor (May 21, 2020). "Delayed Moves, Poolside Videos and Postmates Spon: The State of TikTok Collab Houses". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  9. ^ Hanson-Firestone, Dana (February 8, 2020). "10 Things You Didn't Know About Lil Huddy AKA Chase Hudson". TVOvermind. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  10. ^ a b Cartter, Eileen (February 23, 2021). "LILHUDDY: Interview With a 21st Century Vampire". Paper. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  11. ^ Kirkeby, Bailey. "BC alumnus Chase Hudson reflects on TikTok success". The Bruin Voice. Archived from the original on June 25, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  12. ^ Daniels, Nicole (January 8, 2020). "Would You Want to Live and Breathe Creating Content for Social Media?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  13. ^ Tilchen, Jordyn (May 7, 2020). "Chase Hudson, TikTok's Tongue-Out Heartthrob, Wants To Keep It 'Authentic'". MTV. Archived from the original on May 13, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  14. ^ Lorenz, Taylor (January 3, 2020). "Hype House and the Los Angeles TikTok Mansion Gold Rush". The New York Times.
  15. ^ "Chase Hudson and TikTok Collective the Hype House Sign With WME". Billboard. January 13, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  16. ^ Shutler, Ali (January 18, 2021). "'Downfalls High' review: 'Grease' is the word in Machine Gun Kelly's pop-punk playground". NME. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  17. ^ Carter, Emily (January 16, 2021). "Watch Machine Gun Kelly's first-of-its-kind musical, Downfalls High". Kerrang!. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  18. ^ "MOD SUN Releases Highly Anticipated Album 'Internet Killed The Rockstar'". Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  19. ^ Halperin, Shirley (January 21, 2021). "Adam Mersel Brings Immersive Records Label to Interscope Geffen A&M; TikTok Star LILHUDDY Is First Signing (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  20. ^ Dowd, Rachael (February 18, 2021). "LILHUDDY UNVEILS TRAVIS BARKER-PRODUCED TRACK "THE EULOGY OF YOU AND ME"". Alternative Press. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  21. ^ Zhan, Jennifer (April 23, 2021). "Charli D'Amelio Dances Circles Around Lil Huddy in His New Music Video". Vulture Magazine. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  22. ^ Carter, Emily (August 6, 2021). "LILHUDDY teams up with Travis Barker, Tyson Ritter and Iann Dior on new single Don't Freak Out". Kerrang!. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  23. ^ Tenbarge, Connor Perrett, Kat (January 25, 2020). "Inside the life of 17-year-old TikTok megastar Lilhuddy, who's one half of Hype House's power couple". Insider. Retrieved June 24, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  24. ^ "GET TO KNOW… LILHUDDY". February 18, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  25. ^ @cynthiaparkerW (July 18, 2019). "puts me in the worst pain not being able to call you mine anymore. Quote Huddy @xhuddy· Jul 18, 2019 me n cynthia are no longer together. love the gal to death but things just haven't been working out. i hope y'all understand" (Tweet). Archived from the original on February 25, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2023 – via Twitter.
  26. ^ Aggeler, Madeleine (April 14, 2020). "The Most Famous Teens on TikTok Just Broke Up". The Cut. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  27. ^ "Chase Hudson and Chiara Hovland still going strong". October 5, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  28. ^ "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs Chart". Billboard. February 6, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  29. ^ "Hot Alternative Songs Chart". Billboard. February 6, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  30. ^ "Ireland Singles Top 100 - Music Charts". acharts.co. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  31. ^ Peaks on the NZ Hot Singles Chart:
  32. ^ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  33. ^ Hype House (Reality-TV), Spoke Studios, Wheelhouse Entertainment, January 7, 2022, retrieved May 11, 2022
  34. ^ Powell, Jon (January 20, 2021). "Machine Gun Kelly unveils 'Downfalls High' musical". Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  35. ^ Fields, Taylor (April 7, 2021). "2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards: See The Full List of Nominees". iHeartRadio. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
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