This avant-garde pop star has undergone a stunning transformation since her high school days, adopting a bold and provocative style that perfectly captures her confident and daring personality.
Fast forward nearly a decade, and this talented artist has completely revamped her look, trading in her former awkward teenager persona for a glamorous and eclectic stage presence.
On stage and at public appearances, she often sports dramatic and bold makeup looks that complement her daring attitude and unapologetic style.
Can you guess who this mysterious pop star is?
This pop star looked unrecognizable in her high school years before she adopted her musical persona and became the avant-garde artist she is widely known as today
The unrecognizable high school junior who grew up and glowed up is none other than Chappell Roan!
The singer-songwriter, whose real name is Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, shared a TikTok video two years ago, showcasing her yearbook photo, which has recently resurfaced on social media.
As her fame reaches new heights, Roan has been vocal about setting boundaries with her fans, making it clear that she will not tolerate invasive behavior.
Back in August 2022, the musician shared a photo of herself in a squatting position from her yearbook, captioning it ‘Proof my high school hated me.’ She lip-synced to a dialogue from The Vampire Diaries, covering her face in mock shame and laughing at herself.
‘Burn it. Did I say stand there and look stupid? No, I said burn it.’
The unrecognizable high school junior who grew up and glowed up is Chappell Roan! Seen at Outside Lands on August 11
The singer-songwriter, whose real name is Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, shared a TikTok video two years ago, but the clip of her showing off her yearbook photo is once again going viral
In her yearbook photo, Roan’s teenage self is seen wearing a baggy, all-black ensemble and sitting in an awkward squatting stance with her hands posed unnaturally.
The outfit is a far cry from the eye-catching and colorful looks she often sports on stage nowadays.
In the photo, she is seen wearing a soccer hoodie with black sweatpants and a white headband over her long, auburn curls, which remain unchanged.
She posed with her chin tucked downwards and stared up at the camera with a purposefully eerie smile on her face.
Roan’s musical career began in her teenage years, but it wasn’t until this year that her debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, became a commercial success.
When Roan was 17, she uploaded an original song she wrote, Die Young, to YouTube and caught the attention of Atlantic Records, which would land her a contract shortly thereafter.
In 2017, she released her debut EP, School Nights. Afterwards, she dropped her 2020 single titled Pink Pony Club, which marked a shift in her musical style.
That same year, she was dropped from Atlantic Records and went on to release a series of songs independently before she signed with Island Records.
For her stage performances and public appearances, she is also frequently seen modeling more eclectic and dramatic stage makeup; seen in February
The Good Luck, Babe! hitmaker’s musical career began in her teenage years but it wasn’t until this year when her debut album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, which her fans often refer to as a ‘sleeper hit,’ became a commercial success; seen on May 8
In 2023, she released her debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess.
In support of that album, Roan is currently on her The Midwest Princess tour.
Although the album was not an immediate commercial success, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess has begun climbing the charts — nearly a year after its release.
In addition to opening for Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts and Sour tours, she has made appearances at a number of music festivals, which have all heavily contributed to her sudden catapult into mainstream fame.
Her rapid rise to superstardom is something she is navigating in her own way as she continues to publicly reaffirm her boundaries to her fans’ inappropriate behavior.