| A.CHAL | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Background information | |
| Alejandro Salazar | |
| Alejandro Chal | |
| Born | Peru |
| Genres | |
| |
| 1994-present | |
| Labels | Gazi World, Epic |
| Website | Official website |
Alejandro Chal (better known by his stage name A.CHAL)[1][2] is a Peruvian singer-songwriter and producer.[3][4] He released his first EP, Ballroom Riots, in 2013.[4][5] His debut studio album, Welcome to GAZI, was self-released in June 2016.[4][6] His single, "Round Whippin'", was premiered by Zane Lowe in 2015.[5][6] He has performed at the Day N Nite Fest.[1][2][4]Pigeons & Planes named him one of the best new artists in 2015.[7]
Early life
A.CHAL was born in Peru and lived there for 4 years before his family moved to Queens, New York. His mother was from rural northern Peru while his father grew up closer to large Peruvian cities.[3] He began rapping at age 12 and started making beats with a friend at the Boys & Girls Club soon after.[5] In 2010, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career as a songwriter and producer.[1]
Career
A.CHAL released his debut EP, Ballroom Riots, in 2013. The album found some success, which he parlayed into a publishing deal with Sony ATV.[1][3] He then spent two years out of the public spotlight before beginning to release a variety of singles in 2015.[1][5] One of those singles, "Round Whippin'", was debuted online on The Fader and then followed up with a world premiere on Zane Lowe's Beats1 channel and supported on OVO Sound Radio.[5][6][8] As a result of this publicity, A.CHAL was named one of Pigeons & Planes best new artists of 2015.[7] He also performed at the Interview Magazine event during Coachella that year.[1][2]
In February 2015, he released the single "GAZI", which he co-produced with Count Justice.[1] In September 2015, A.CHAL released another a single, "Vibe W/U", which was first publicized by A$AP Rocky on Twitter.[5][6][8] In 2016, A.CHAL performed at the Day N Nite Fest.[4] He also released a few more singles before self-releasing his debut studio album, Welcome to GAZI, in June 2016.[3][6] He has since premiered the official music video for "Round Whippin'" with Complex.com[9] and been featured on tracks by Ro James,[10] Stwo,[11] and Tess.[12]
In March, 2018, A.CHAL signed with Epic Records.[13]
Musical style
A.CHAL's music generally fits into the hip hop and R&B genres. USA Today has described his music as falling somewhere "in the negative space between Hip-Hop, R&B, chillwave, and pop music."[8] A.CHAL himself has described his music's genre as soul.[3] His sound has also been characterized as "sedated", "hazy", and "almost-psychedelic".[1][7][14]Remezcla has called his voice "sultry, sparse, and desperate".[1]
Lyrically, he largely discusses anecdotal experiences. Writing about his 2016 album Welcome to GAZI, Jules Muir of Pigeons & Planes noted that A.CHAL attempts to cut "to the core of many of society's ills and triumphs by tapping into a deep well of personal experiences and anecdotes."[5]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B/HH |
US Rap | ||
| Welcome to Gazi |
|
-- | -- | -- |
| On Gaz |
|
-- | -- | -- |
EPs
- Ballroom Riots (2013)
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US R&B Airplay [15] |
US Rap Airplay [16] |
US Rhythm. [17] | |||||||||||
| "Round Whippin'" | 2016 | -- | -- | -- | Welcome to Gazi | ||||||||
| "To the Light'" | 2017 | -- | -- | -- | On Gaz | ||||||||
| "Matrix" | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||
| "Love N Hennessy" (solo or featuring 2 Chainz and Nicky Jam) |
50 | 24 | 20 | ||||||||||
| "Perdóname" | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||
| "Cuánto" (featuring A$AP Nast) |
-- | -- | -- | ||||||||||
| "--" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARG [18] |
ECU [19] |
MEX [20] |
URU [21] | ||||||||||
| "No Promises" (Youth Is Dead featuring A.Chal) |
2014 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Non-album single | |||||||
| "Out at Night" (Stwo featuring A.Chal) |
2016 | -- | -- | -- | -- | D.T.S.N.T. | |||||||
| "Endlessly" (Tess featuring A.Chal) |
-- | -- | -- | -- | Tess | ||||||||
| "Primavera" (Soso and Hansaa featuring A.Chal) |
2017 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Non-album single | |||||||
| "No Te Pegas" (C.Tangana featuring A.Chal) |
2018 | -- | -- | -- | -- | TBA | |||||||
| "100 Grados" (Lali featuring A.Chal) |
19 | 53 | 38 | 8 | Brava | ||||||||
| "--" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Montano, Zoe (10 July 2015). "Meet A.Chal, the Sultry R&B Singer You Won't Be Able to Get Out of Your Head". Remezcla. Retrieved 2016.
- ^ a b c Williams, Megan (3 June 2015). "Meet A.CHAL: LA's Rising Star". Idol Magazine. Retrieved 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Krastz, Roger (28 September 2016). "A.Chal Has His Sights Set on World Domination". XXL. Retrieved 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Seabrook III, Robby (13 September 2016). "Welcome to A.CHAL's Changing World". Noisey. Retrieved 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g Muir, Jules (17 August 2016). "A.CHAL on the Afterlife, Equality, and Reaching GAZI Level". Pigeons & Planes. Retrieved 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "A.CHAL Drops Regretful but Cathartic "Far From Home"". Noisey. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 2016.
- ^ a b c "Best New Artists of 2015". Pigeons & Planes. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 2016.
- ^ a b c Peters, Micah; Scott, Nate (16 October 2015). "The 10 best songs of the week". USA Today. Retrieved 2016.
- ^ Mench, Chris (10 August 2016). "Premiere: A.CHAL Shares the Dreamy Video for "Round Whippin'"". Complex. Retrieved 2016.
- ^ Kellman, Andy (2016). "Eldorado - Ro James - AllMusic Review by Andy Kellman". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016.
- ^ Wilson, Zanda (21 June 2016). "Hear A.CHAL Vibin On Stwo's New Cut 'Out At Night'". The Interns. Retrieved 2016.
- ^ "Tess - Endlessly (Ft. A. CHAL)". Fashionably Early. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 2016.
- ^ Estavez, Marjua (5 March 2018). "A.CHAL Signs Deal With Epic Records". Vibe Magazine. Retrieved 2018.
- ^ Montes, Patrick (23 June 2015). "A.Chal - Round Whippin". HypeBeast. Retrieved 2016.
- ^ "A.CHAL Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 2018.
- ^ "A.CHAL Chart History: Rap Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 2018.
- ^ "A.CHAL Chart History: Rhhythmic Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2018.
- ^ "Top 20 Argentina - Del 21 al 27 de Mayo, 2018" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved 2018.
- ^ "Top 100 Ecuador - Semana 26 del 2018 - Del 22/06/2018 al 28/06/2018". National-Report. Archived from the original on July 2, 2018. Retrieved 2018.
- ^ "Mexico Airplay : Jun 09, 2018". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2018. (Subscription required (help)).
- ^ "Top 20 Uruguay - Del 25 de Junio al 1 de Julio, 2018" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved 2018.
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