Chelcee Grimes
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Birth name | Chelcee Grimes |
Born | Aigburth, Liverpool, England | 8 May 1992
Origin | Liverpool, England |
Genres | Pop |
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Associated acts | Kylie Minogue, Dua Lipa, Blackpink, Tom Walker, Zara Larsson, Jonas Blue, Mic Lowry, Olly Murs, Louisa Johnson, The Saturdays |
Website | https://www.chelceegrimes.com |
Chelcee Grimes (born 8 May 1992) is a British singer-songwriter and television presenter from Aigburth, Liverpool, England,[1] and also a footballer currently playing for Merseyrail Ladies FC.[2]
Music career[]
Grimes' first songwriting success came with "Million Miles", a song she co-wrote for Kylie Minogue with Danish producers Cutfather, inspired by being away from her family. She recalls:
‘I just sang ‘I feel like I’m a million, million, million, feel like I’m a million miles away ...’ And that was the hook. I could have chosen any subject, they just played me the track they’d built for her sound and asked for lyrics and a top line, but that was what came to me.’[3]
Chelcee Grimes has written songs for The Saturdays, Kesha, Dua Lipa and Kylie Minogue. At the age of 18, she shared the stage with Jessie J. at Liverpool's Cavern Club,[4] having previously played professional football for Liverpool FC and Everton.[5] Chelcee has written on releases by X Factor winner Louisa (So Good), Kylie Minogue (Million Miles), BoA (First Time) and The Saturdays (Walking Through The Desert), also racking up song-writing credits for Dua Lipa (Warner UK), Kesha, Mic Lowry (Decca UK), Stanaj (Republic) and Chris Lane (Big Loud Mountain Nashville US).
Grimes is a performer signed to RCA Records. In June 2018, Chelcee released her debut single "Just Like That". The music video uploaded to YouTube gained over 100,000 views within 24 hours.
In 2014, she won "Best up and coming new act" at the Juice FM Style Awards.[6]
In 2020, Chelcee teamed up with singer-songwriter Ollie Green and dance producer Franklin (Ben Duncombe) in the dance-pop band Vize Verza, releasing the singles "Temporary" and "Closure" via Ultra Records.[7][8]
Football career[]
Grimes football career started when she began playing for Liverpool Ladies aged 10.[9] Since then, she has played for Everton, Tottenham Hotspur, Tranmere Rovers and Fulham, before re-joining Tranmere and later moving onto her current team Merseyrail Ladies FC.
Broadcasting career[]
Since 2019, Grimes is a presenter of Match of the Day spin-off show, MOTDx on BBC Two.[10] Since 2020 she has also presented segments for NFL End zone on Channel 5.
Chelcee becomes one of the few first women to feature their favourite XI on FIFA 21 Ultimate Team. The team that she picked featured players such as Virgil Van Dijk, Messi, and both Ronaldos. 6 Liverpool players features in the 18-man squad (4 starting) as Chelcee is a massive Liverpool FC fan, as that is where she was born. The team name was ‘Show me the Mane’
In 2021, she was announced as being a commentator for the semi-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 for the United Kingdom, alongside Scott Mills and Rylan Clark-Neal. [11]
On Saturday 1st May 2021, Grimes appeared on CBBC’s Saturday Mash Up and was gunged after losing a three way viewer vote.
Personal life[]
Grimes identifies as a lesbian.[12]
Songwriting credits[]
Title | Year | Artist | Album |
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"Million Miles" | 2014 | Kylie Minogue | Kiss Me Once |
"Walking Through the Desert" | 2014 | The Saturdays | "Finest Selection: The Greatest Hits" |
"First Time" | 2014 | BoA | Who's Back? |
"Tuxedo" | 2014 | Mic Lowry | |
"The Chase" | 2014 | ||
"Heart Of Yours" | 2014 | ||
"Playground" | 2014 | Alexa Curtis | N/A |
"Not Over You" | 2015 | Doda | N/A |
"Note To Self" | 2015 | HomeTown | HomeTown |
"You Are The One" | 2015 | Doda | N/A |
"Down With Ya" | 2015 | Sweet California | Head for the Stars |
"Dizzy" | 2016 | Saszan | Saszan |
"Romantic" | 2016 | Stanaj | N/A |
Where Do W Go From Here | 2016 | Malte Castro | Where Do We Go From Here |
"All The Time" | 2016 | Chris Lane | Girl Problems |
"Nothing Like Him" | 2016 | Mic Lowry | |
"Broke" | 2016 | Sweet California | |
"So Good" | 2016 | Louisa Johnson | So Good |
"11:11" | 2016 | Taeyeon | My Voice |
"Deeper" | 2016 | Olly Murs | 24 Hours |
"Dreams" | 2017 | Dua Lipa | Dua Lipa |
"Bad Together" | 2017 | Dua Lipa | Dua Lipa |
"Shame On You" | 2018 | Claire Richards | My Wildest Dreams |
"Kiss and Make Up" | 2018 | Dua Lipa x Blackpink | Dua Lipa |
"Just Like That" | 2018 | Chelcee Grimes | Chelcee |
"I Need a Night Out" | 2018 | Chelcee Grimes | Chelcee |
"Wild" | 2019 | Jonas Blue | N/A |
"Love Again" | 2020 | Dua Lipa | Future Nostalgia |
"Wonderland" | 2020 | Roxen x Alexander Rybak | N/A |
References[]
- ^ "Chelcee Grimes (@ChelceeGrimes) on Twitter". Twitter.com. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Liverpool Chelcee Grimes Kylie Minogue hit Million Miles came to me in five minutes – Liverpool Echo". Liverpoolecho.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Jessie J, Chelcee Grimes: The Cavern, Liverpool – Getintothis". Getintothis.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Sound City 2016 – Chelcee Grimes". Liverpoolsoundcity.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Chelcee Grimes is a true future superstar". Skiddle.com. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Vize Verza unveil debut single 'Temporary'". Music4lovers.com. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Vize Verza release "Closure"". Darkusmagazine.com. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Chelcee Grimes – Loving LFC, Stevie inspiration and Dua Lipa's Kiev reaction". Liverpoolfc.com. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ "BBC – MOTDx – Media Centre". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ www.bbc.co.uk https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/eurovision/entries/978f7669-00be-4315-bd4b-8c0e740e3f62. Retrieved 13 April 2021. Missing or empty
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(help) - ^ "Building Queertopia: Get to know Shane and Chelcee". BBC.co.uk/sounds. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Bisexual musicians
- Bisexual sportspeople
- British female singer-songwriters
- English women's footballers
- Everton F.C. (women) players
- Footballers from Liverpool
- Fulham L.F.C. players
- LGBT association football players
- LGBT singers from the United Kingdom
- Musicians from Liverpool
- People from Aigburth
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women players
- Tranmere Rovers L.F.C. players
- 20th-century LGBT people
- 21st-century LGBT people