Lucinda Chua
Lucinda Chua | |
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Lucinda Chua performing in 2021 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Hammersmith, London, England |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instruments | |
| Years active | 2019–present |
| Label | 4AD |
| Formerly of | Felix |
| Website | lucindachua |
Lucinda Chua is a London-born cellist and composer of mixed English, Malaysian, and Chinese heritage.[1]
Biography
Lucinda Chua was born in Hammersmith to an English mother and a Chinese-Malay father from Kuching.[2] They moved to Milton Keynes when Chua was 10.[3]
Chua learned to play piano by ear at the age of three. At the age of ten, she was allowed to take up the cello, which was her wish ever since she heard a string quartet playing "Pachelbel's Canon in D Major" on a family day out in Covent Garden.
She left Milton Keynes to study photography at Nottingham Trent University. There, she also took an elective course on lo-fi music production, by the end of which she had a CD with seven songs. During her studies she played gigs with bands and she often played as a support act for visiting artists like Bat for Lashes and Martha Wainwright.[4] She also became one half of chamber pop duo Felix which issued two albums before disbanding.[5] She toured with Stars of the Lid and later became FKA Twigs's cellist during the Magdalene era.[6]
As a solo artist, Chua released the Antidotes 1 EP (2019) and the Antidotes 2 EP (2021).[7] Only after the pandemic[8] struck and all tours were canceled, she started to work on her debut album Yian, named after her middle name in Mandarin which translates to "swallow".[9] Yian was released in 2023.[10] She also released a three-track EP, Reclaiming the Rose, in that year.[11]
Influences
Chua cites PJ Harvey, Cat Power and Talk Talk as her music influences, along with Otis Redding and Nina Simone who were often played at her house while she was growing up.[12]
Discography
Studio albums
- Yian (2023)[13]
EPs
- Antidotes 1 (2019)
- Antidotes 2 (2021)
- Reclaiming the Rose (2023)
References
- ^ "Lucinda Chua: 'I felt ready to make music without needing to ask permission'". The Independent.
- ^ "Inside Lucinda Chua's house of sound". The FADER. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ Balram, Dhruva. "Lucinda Chua: 'I wanted to create my own language'". Loud And Quiet. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Lucinda Chua: 'You have to invest in yourself as a solo artist'".
- ^ Phares, Heather. "Lucinda Chua Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & Mor..." AllMusic. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ Joshi, Tara (11 March 2023). "One to watch: Lucinda Chua". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ Ruiz, Matthew Ismael; Monroe, Jazz (20 April 2021). "Lucinda Chua Announces New EP With "Until I Fall" Video: Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ Mullen, Matt (15 March 2023). "Lucinda Chua: 'In my production, I'm just trying to carve out a space where I feel like I belong'". MusicRadar. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Lucinda Chua's 'YIAN' Takes Flight". Paper.
- ^ Kenneally, Cerys (22 March 2023). "Lucinda Chua links with yeule on new track "Something Other Than Years"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ Helfand, Raphael (7 December 2023). "Lucinda Chua shares surprise EP Reclaiming the Rose". The Fader. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ "Becoming auntie: Lucinda Chua on how music helped her find a community". gal-dem. Archived from the original on 1 August 2024.
- ^ Zhou, Minna. "Lucinda Chua : *YIAN *". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
External links
- Lucinda Chua discography at Discogs