Chelcee Maria Grimes[1] was born in Aigburth, Liverpool to Maria, her mother,[2] and a father who died from a heart attack when she was a child.[3] Grimes was raised by her mother and stepfather David, and moved to Wavertree to attend St Julie's Catholic High School, where she balanced playing football and performing music.[2] After initially playing for Liverpool Ladies during her childhood, she decided to pursue a music career at the age of 16.[4][5][6] During the same time period her sister was born.[5]
Music career
Grimes signed a four-album deal with RCA Records at the age of 18,[2][7] but was dropped a year later.[8] Her first songwriting breakthrough was "Million Miles", which she co-wrote with Danish producer Cutfather for Australian singer Kylie Minogue's twelfth studio album Kiss Me Once (2014).[3] She wrote the hook after Cutfather played the track for her.[4] In 2014, Grimes won the award for "Best Up and Coming New Act" at the Juice FM Style Awards.[9] She has written songs for Kesha, the Saturdays, Dua Lipa,[10]Little Mix, Blackpink,[11]Olly Murs, Jonas Blue, Louisa, and Tom Walker.[3] Grimes wrote "11:11" about her biological father in 2016, which is performed by South Korean singer Taeyeon.[12] The ballad is sung in Korean and received 50 million views on YouTube by December 2018.[3] In 2018, Grimes released her first two songs, "Just Like That" and "I Need a Night Out", and collaborated with Jonas Blue on "Wild" from the latter's debut studio album Blue (2018).[13] She co-wrote several songs for Dua Lipa since the latter signed her first recording contract, including "Kiss and Make Up" (2018) and "Love Again" (2021).[14]
Grimes' football career began when she began playing for Liverpool Ladies at the age of 10.[2][17] After a brief hiatus to pursue a music career, she decided to return to football.[3] As of September 2021, Grimes has played for Everton, Tottenham Hotspur, Tranmere Rovers, Fulham, and Merseyrail, Poulton Vics
Ladies.[18]
Grimes previously identified herself as bisexual in a 2019 interview with Gay Times,[26] but considered herself to be a lesbian in 2021.[11] She is the co-host of the BBC Sounds podcast Building Queertopia alongside Courtney Act, which is about the lifestyle of LGBT celebrities.[11][18] Grimes also hosts her personal podcast entitled What We Coulda Been.[27]
^ abThompson, Ryan (12 February 2021). "Roxen – 'Wonderland'". Hertz Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
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