Rachel Chinouriri
Rachel Chinouriri
Rachel Chinouriri (born 1 November 1998; pronounced , CHIN-ə-REE-ree) is an English singer-songwriter. After posting numerous songs on SoundCloud, she began releasing music on major streaming platforms in 2018. She released her debut extended play (EP), Mama's Boy, in 2019 to critical acclaim. One of the songs from the EP, "So My Darling", received attention on TikTok when it became a popular audio to use.
Rachel Chinouriri
Chinouriri was signed to Parlophone, with whom she released her debut mini-album, Four° In Winter, in 2021. Its single "Give Me A Reason" was nominated for a Ivor Novello Award in the category "Best Contemporary Song". She then released her second EP, Better Off Without, in 2022. Chinouriri released her debut studio album, What a Devastating Turn of Events, in May 2024, followed by the EP Little House) in April 2025.
Early life and education
Chinouriri was born in Kingston Hospital on 1 November 1998. Her family later moved to the Forestdale area of Croydon, where she was raised from the age of three. Her family had moved to UK from Zimbabwe shortly prior to her birth, and she experienced a "traditional African upbringing". Her upbringing led her to be curious about British culture, specifically its music, and as a teenager, she became influenced by the discographies of Daughter) and Lily Allen. At the age of 17, Chinouriri began writing songs and recorded them on a £20 microphone, uploading them to the music-sharing website SoundCloud via her mother's laptop.
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