Lizzy McAlpine
McAlpine in 2022
McAlpine in 2022
Background information
Birth nameElizabeth Catherine McAlpine
Born (1999-09-21) September 21, 1999
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
Years active2016–present
Labels
Websitelizzymcalpine.com

Elizabeth Catherine McAlpine (born September 21, 1999) is an American singer-songwriter. Her debut studio album, Give Me a Minute, was released in August 2020 to critical acclaim.

Early life and education

Lizzy McAlpine grew up in Narberth, Pennsylvania, in the suburbs of Philadelphia.[1][2] She has written music since she was in 6th grade.[3] She attended Lower Merion High School, where she sang in a co-ed a cappella group and did theater.[4]

McAlpine studied songwriting at Berklee College of Music located in Boston before leaving in her junior year to pursue music full-time.[5][6] In April 2020 at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, she started the Instagram #BerkleeAtHome streaming concert series.[7]

McAlpine's father passed away in mid-March 2020.[8] She wrote the song "Headstones and Land Mines" about him on her first album, Give Me A Minute, and dedicated the song "chemtrails" to him on her second album, Five Seconds Flat.[9][10]

Career

In 2018, McAlpine released her debut EP, Indigo.[11] She studied in Spain in the fall of 2019, where she wrote her debut studio album, Give Me a Minute.[11] The album was released in August 2020, to critical acclaim.[12][13] The album has been streamed millions of times on Spotify and other digital service providers.[14][15] The Dallas Observer named it one of the best albums of 2020,[16] and BBC Media Centre has called her an "up-and-coming vocalist".[17] In April 2021, McAlpine released an 8-song EP, When the World Stopped Moving: The Live EP.[18] She made her late-night debut on November 22, 2021, performing "Erase Me" on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.[19]

McAlpine has garnered supporters from TikTok and Instagram, with several publications calling her a "TikTok star".[20][21][22] Her unreleased song "You Ruined the 1975", posted in June 2020, has over 8 million views on TikTok as of April 2021.[23]

McAlpine released her second studio album, Five Seconds Flat on April 8, 2022.[24][25] The album debuted at number five on US Billboard Heatseekers chart, while also peaking at number nine on Alternative New Artist Albums and number 19 on Top New Artist Albums charts.[26] One song on the album, "Ceilings," went viral on TikTok, making it the most streamed song from the album.[27] "Ceilings" peaked at No. 54 on the Billboard Hot 100, with over 230 million streams.[28]

Following the release of her album, McAlpine announced her debut headline tour in 2022.[26] In November 2022, McAlpine performed a set on NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concert with the band Tiny Habits as backing vocalists.[29] NPR listeners ranked her in the top 10 Tiny Desk Concerts of 2022.[30] Her tour started in April 2023, performing 27 shows across several countries. [31]

On 27 October, McAlpine released the duet "You Could Start a Cult" with Irish singer Niall Horan.[32][33][34]

Musical style

Her musical style has been described as "folk-focused",[35] "folk-pop",[13][14] and a blend of "jazz, pop, and R&B".[36] Her collaborators include Jacob Collier, Dodie, Tom Rosenthal, Ben Kessler, Noah Kahan, John Mayer, Finneas, and Thomas Headon.[37][38][39][40]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[41]
CAN
[42]
NLD
[43]
Give Me a Minute
  • Released: August 13, 2020
  • Label: Harbour Artists & Music
Five Seconds Flat
  • Released: April 8, 2022
  • Label: AWAL
1457038

EPs

Title Details
Nice!
  • Released: August 31, 2016[44]
Indigo
  • Released: February 9, 2018[45]
When the World Stopped Moving: The Live EP
  • Released: April 21, 2021[46]

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[47]
US
Rock

[48]
AUS
[49]
CAN
[50]
IRE
[51]
NLD
[43]
NZ
[52]
SWE
[53]
UK
[54]
WW
[55]
"Bang" 2018 Non-album singles
"Just Because" 2019
"Oops"
"Apple Pie" Give Me a Minute
"Devil's Hold" 2020 Non-album singles
"7PM"
(with Lilacs.)
"Over-the-Ocean Call" Give Me a Minute
"False Art"
(with Ben Kessler)
Non-album singles
"Bored"
(with Thomas Headon)
2021
"I Think I"
(with Ben Kessler)
"Doomsday" Five Seconds Flat
"Erase Me"
(with Jacob Collier)
"All My Ghosts" 2022
"Reckless Driving"
(with Ben Kessler)
"Hate to Be Lame"
(with Finneas)
"Ceilings"[56][57] 2023 54519293
[58]
341662629
"Call Your Mom"[63]
(with Noah Kahan)
[upper-alpha 1]971[upper-alpha 2] Non-album single
"You Could Start a Cult"
(with Niall Horan)
[upper-alpha 3] The Show: The Encore
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Title Year Album
"Never Gonna Be Alone"[67]
(Jacob Collier featuring Lizzy McAlpine and John Mayer)
2022 Non-album single

Guest appearances

Year Title Collaborator
2019 "Train to Imperia" J.Pappas
"Next to Me" CanVas and Avery Shandelman
"Lately I've Been Sad" Lilacs
2020 "Breathe Out" Mackenzie Day
"Head Trauma" nic violets and Brevin Kim
"St. Pancras" J.Pappas and Jxlen
"Hope" (acoustic) Tom Rosenthal
2022 "Stayin' Alive" Scary Pockets

Notes

  1. "Call Your Mom" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number five on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[64]
  2. "Call Your Mom" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 14 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[65]
  3. "You Could Start a Cult" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 22 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[66]

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