Lil_Huddy
Huddy (musician)
American Internet celebrity (born 2002)
Cole Chase Hudson (born May 15, 2002),[3] known professionally as Huddy (formerly known as Lil Huddy or LilHuddy), is an American singer, actor, and social media personality, known for co-founding the TikTok collective the Hype House,[4] and popularizing the e-boy fashion style and subculture.[5][6] A 2020 article in Billboard Magazine rated him as one of the top 10 music influencers on TikTok that year, with over 30 million followers, and one of the most influential people on the platform.[7][8] He has also been cited by Paper as an important figure in the 2020s pop punk revival.[9]
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| Born | Cole Chase Hudson (2002-05-15) May 15, 2002 (age 21) Stockton, California, U.S. | |||||||||
| Other names | Lil Huddy, LilHuddy | |||||||||
| Occupation | Social media personality | |||||||||
| Years active | 2019–present | |||||||||
| Known for | TikTok | |||||||||
YouTube information | ||||||||||
| Channels | Chase Hudson | |||||||||
| Years active | 2019–present | |||||||||
| Genre | Vlog | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 2.13 million | |||||||||
| Total views | 78.24 million | |||||||||
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Last updated: April 13, 2023 | ||||||||||
| Musical career | ||||||||||
| Genres | Pop-punk[2] | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2021–present | |||||||||
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| Website | huddyhq | |||||||||
Hudson was born in Stockton, California to school teachers Cole and Tamora Hudson. He has two sisters.[5][10][9] Growing up in Stockton, he became interested in fashion at a young age and discovering pop punk bands like My Chemical Romance, Blink-182 and Fall Out Boy from his older sister's iPod. In his teens, he began being bullied, which led to him becoming suicidal and eventually transferred to online schooling.[9][5]
Hudson attended Bear Creek High School for his freshman and sophomore years, before moving to online schooling in order to continue his social media career. He graduated early in his junior year by taking three extra classes per semester.[11]
Hudson began his career on musical.ly, now TikTok. In December 2019, Hudson co-founded the TikTok collective known as the Hype House[12] with other social media personalities such as Daisy Keech, Alex Warren, Kouvr Annon, and Thomas Petrou.[13][14] He also has a YouTube channel.
Hudson is represented by talent agency WME.[15]
In December 2020, he was signed to Interscope Records by Adam Mersel, despite Hudson only having a recorded "a few scrappy demos".[5] Hudson starred alongside Sydney Sweeney in Downfalls High, the film adaptation of Machine Gun Kelly's album Tickets to My Downfall.[16] The film premiered on January 15, 2021,[17] and gained over 16 million views in its first weekend.[18] He then released his debut hit single "21st Century Vampire" on January 21.[19] On February 18 he released his second single "The Eulogy of You and Me", which was co-written and produced by Travis Barker.[20] April 22, 2021 released his third single "America’s Sweetheart", an emotional ballad about a breakup and its outcomes. The music video features a cameo from internet celebrity and dancer, Charli D'Amelio.[21] On August 6, he released the single "Don't Freak Out" featuring Iann Dior, Travis Barker and Tyson Ritter and announced his debut album Teenage Heartbreak which was then released on September 17, 2021.[22]
Hudson cites Justin Bieber, BTS, Shawn Mendes, Billie Eilish and One Direction as his fashion influences,[23] and Travis Barker, Machine Gun Kelly, Olivia Rodrigo,[24] My Chemical Romance and Blink-182[5] as his musical influences.
Hudson dated Canadian social media personality Cynthia Parker until their break up in July 2019.[25] He was in a relationship with TikTok influencer Charli D'Amelio between December 2019 and April 2020. They rekindled their relationship in 2021 but broke up in January 2022. [26] He began dating model and social media influencer Chiara Hovland in April, 2023.[27]
Studio albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Teenage Heartbreak |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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| US Rock [28] |
US Alt. [29] |
IRE [30] |
NZ Hot [31] | |||
| "21st Century Vampire" | 2021 | 27 | 25 | — | 22 | Teenage Heartbreak |
| "The Eulogy of You and Me" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "America's Sweetheart" | — | — | — | 24 | ||
| "Don't Freak Out" (featuring Iann Dior, Travis Barker and Tyson Ritter) |
46 | — | — | 36 | ||
| "Partycrasher" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "All the Things I Hate About You" | 2022 | 17 | 12 | 92 | 8 [32] |
Non-album single |
| "Slowly Healing" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2022 | Hype House | Himself | 1 Season; 6 episodes | [33] |
Internet
| Award | Year[lower-alpha 1] | Nominee(s) | Category | Result | |
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| iHeartRadio Music Awards | 2021 | Himself | Social Star Award | Nominated | [35] |
- "Chase Hudson's YouTube Stats (Summary Profile) - Social Blade Stats". Social Blade. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- Halperin, Shirley (January 21, 2021). "Adam Mersel Brings Immersive Records Label to Interscope Geffen A&M; TikTok Star LILHUDDY Is First Signing (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- Uy, Megan (April 14, 2020). "Lil Huddy's Insane Success on TikTok and YouTube Will Make You Question Your Life's". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- Williams, Kori (March 5, 2020). "Here's Everything You Need to Know About TikTok Star Lil' Huddy". Seventeen. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- EXPOSITO, SUZY (March 4, 2021). "How Chase Hudson, TikTok heartthrob, became Lil Huddy, snarling pop-punk rocker". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- Jennings, Rebecca (August 1, 2019). "E-girls and e-boys, the irony-laced subculture that doesn't exist in real life". Vox. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- "10 TikTok Music Influencers You Need To Know". Billboard. June 22, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- Lorenz, Taylor (May 21, 2020). "Delayed Moves, Poolside Videos and Postmates Spon: The State of TikTok Collab Houses". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- Cartter, Eileen (February 23, 2021). "LILHUDDY: Interview With a 21st Century Vampire". Paper. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- Hanson-Firestone, Dana (February 8, 2020). "10 Things You Didn't Know About Lil Huddy AKA Chase Hudson". TVOvermind. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- Kirkeby, Bailey. "BC alumnus Chase Hudson reflects on TikTok success". The Bruin Voice. Archived from the original on June 25, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- Daniels, Nicole (January 8, 2020). "Would You Want to Live and Breathe Creating Content for Social Media?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- Tilchen, Jordyn (May 7, 2020). "Chase Hudson, TikTok's Tongue-Out Heartthrob, Wants To Keep It 'Authentic'". MTV. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- Lorenz, Taylor (January 3, 2020). "Hype House and the Los Angeles TikTok Mansion Gold Rush". The New York Times.
- "Chase Hudson and TikTok Collective the Hype House Sign With WME". Billboard. January 13, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- Shutler, Ali (January 18, 2021). "'Downfalls High' review: 'Grease' is the word in Machine Gun Kelly's pop-punk playground". NME. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- Carter, Emily (January 16, 2021). "Watch Machine Gun Kelly's first-of-its-kind musical, Downfalls High". Kerrang!. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- "MOD SUN Releases Highly Anticipated Album 'Internet Killed The Rockstar'". Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- Halperin, Shirley (January 21, 2021). "Adam Mersel Brings Immersive Records Label to Interscope Geffen A&M; TikTok Star LILHUDDY Is First Signing (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- Dowd, Rachael (February 18, 2021). "LILHUDDY UNVEILS TRAVIS BARKER-PRODUCED TRACK "THE EULOGY OF YOU AND ME"". Alternative Press. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- Zhan, Jennifer (April 23, 2021). "Charli D'Amelio Dances Circles Around Lil Huddy in His New Music Video". Vulture Magazine. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
- Carter, Emily (August 6, 2021). "LILHUDDY teams up with Travis Barker, Tyson Ritter and Iann Dior on new single Don't Freak Out". Kerrang!. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- Tenbarge, Connor Perrett, Kat (January 25, 2020). "Inside the life of 17-year-old TikTok megastar Lilhuddy, who's one half of Hype House's power couple". Insider. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - "GET TO KNOW… LILHUDDY". February 18, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- "https://twitter.com/cynthiaparkerW/status/1151883070687076352?lang=en". Twitter. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - Aggeler, Madeleine (April 14, 2020). "The Most Famous Teens on TikTok Just Broke Up". The Cut. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- "Chase Hudson and Chiara Hovland still going strong". Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs Chart". Billboard. February 6, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- "Hot Alternative Songs Chart". Billboard. February 6, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- "Ireland Singles Top 100 - Music Charts". acharts.co. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
- Peaks on the NZ Hot Singles Chart:
- "21st Century Vampire": "NZ Hot Singles". Official NZ Music Chart. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- "America's Sweetheart": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. May 3, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- "Don't Freak Out": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. August 16, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
- Hype House (Reality-TV), Spoke Studios, Wheelhouse Entertainment, January 7, 2022, retrieved May 11, 2022
- Powell, Jon (January 20, 2021). "Machine Gun Kelly unveils 'Downfalls High' musical". Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- Fields, Taylor (April 7, 2021). "2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards: See The Full List of Nominees". iHeartRadio. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
