Cehryl

cehryl
Born
Cheryl Chow

Hong Kong
Genres
InstrumentsGuitar, Piano, Bass
LabelNettwerk Records

Cheryl Chow,[1] known professionally as Cehryl (stylized as cehryl), is a singer, songwriter, producer, film composer and instrumentalist based mainly in Hong Kong.[2][3]

Biography

Chow was born and grew up in Hong Kong.[4] She played classical piano from a young age, and learned to play guitar on YouTube as a teenager.[5] She studied music production and engineering at Berklee College of Music.[6]

Her Wherever it May be Be EP was made start from finish in her bedroom in Boston before moving to Los Angeles.[7] She has toured with Sports, Mac Ayres, Still Woozy and opened for Ravyn Lanae, Dijon Duenas and Raveena.[8] Her tours with Jeremy Zucker and Cavetown were put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] Her sophomore EP time machine was released in spring of 2021 with Nettwerk Records.

Her third LP willow tree was released with Nettwerk Records in 2024.

In late 2025, she independently released a 24 track electronica/ambient album titled You Win Some, You Lose A Lot.

Her fifth LP, Modern Music, was released in August 2026, as she found herself relocating from Hong Kong to London.[10]

Artistry

cehryl records, and produces all of her own tracks.[11][12] Complex featured her as one of the "Best New Artists of the Month" in July 2019, describing her sound as "more A24 than Marvel."[13]

Still Loud reported that it only took cehryl one and a half months to compose, write and produce the entirety of her second EP, Delusions.[14]

Her song "angels (Emily)" was co-produced with Andrew Sarlo.[15], a producer who has worked with artists such as Bon Iver and Big Thief[16].

Discography

Albums

• Delusions (2016)

• Slow Motion (2019)

• willow tree (2024)

• You Win Some, You Lose A Lot (2025)

• Modern Music (2026)

EPs

• chamber music EP (2015)

• wherever it may be EP (2017)

• time machine (2021)

Guest appearances

Title Year Other performer(s) Label
"Hours" 2017 Frison Artist Intelligence Agency, Pantheon
"Onwards" 2017 Flakes Night Owl Collective

References

  1. ↑ "ANGELS EMILY". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Prince | Indietronica | Page 2". Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  3. ↑ "From the Intercom: The Best Albums of 2019". From the Intercom. 2020-02-05. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  4. ↑ Chu, Koel (2017-09-08). "Finding a space for their music: from Hong Kong to Berklee". Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  5. ↑ "Female Empowerment Bops!". Her Campus. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  6. ↑ "Cehryl - "Fractals"". IndieCurrent. 2016-07-02. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  7. ↑ "Cehryl Crafts a Chill Ode to Relocation in DIY 'Wherever It May Be' EP / Ones To Watch". Ones To Watch. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  8. ↑ Blais-Billie, Braudie (2019-08-23). "Cehryl on her new video 'Satellite' and political unrest in Hong Kong". i-D. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  9. ↑ P22.studio. "Bedroom Soul Artist cehryl Sings on the Innocent Side of Unrequited Love on "Moon Eyes"". The Wild Honey Pie. Retrieved 2021-02-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ↑ @cehryl; (21 August 2026). "Yes yes, a new album, out now" – via Instagram.
  11. ↑ Intza (2020-10-29). "Girls With Guitars". THE BACKSTAGE CLUB. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  12. ↑ "Female Empowerment Bops!". Her Campus. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  13. ↑ "Best New Artists of the Month (July)". Complex. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  14. ↑ Chu, Koel (2017-09-08). "Finding a space for their music: from Hong Kong to Berklee". Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  15. ↑ "cehryl's Intimate Song "angels (emily)" Is a Visceral Indie Pop Upheaval". Atwood Magazine. 2020-12-24. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  16. ↑ "Andrew Sarlo: Sanctuary of Possibility". Tapeop Magazine. 2020-12-24. Retrieved 2026-06-06.

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