Chaleeda Gilbert (born February 21, 2001), known mononymously as Chaleeda (Thai: ชาลีดา), is a Thai-British singer, actress, lyricist and YouTuber. She rose to fame in Malaysia as one of the contestants of the season two of Big Stage, a Malaysian reality television show produced by Astro.[1][2]
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| Born | (2001-02-21) February 21, 2001 (age 21) Bangkok, Thailand |
| Origin | Thailand |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
| Labels | Gushcloud |
She started her music career at the age of 11 and became a member of the Thai girl group Tweenie 90'[3] and began posting cover songs on YouTube, one of which was Justin Bieber's "Love Yourself", garnered over 1.2 million views within five days.[4]
In 2017, she signed a contract with Malaysian talent management company, Rocketfuel Entertainment, as one of their new artists[4] making Gilbert as the first regional artist to signed with the Rocketfuel.[5]
She then releases her debut single under the label, a Thai-languaged "Ready For Love" featuring Thai rapper Twopee and amessed 1.5 million views on YouTube since its launch.[4]
Gilbert makes her acting debut with 2017 Thai horror film The Promise.[6] She embarked her first mini concert, Chaleeda Showcase which held at The Bee, Publika on December 14.[7]
In April 2018, she releases "Pretty Boy" as her third single, co-written by Kuizz and Bil Musa. The music video has gained 1,196,495 views on YouTube.[6]
In April 2021 After more than a year of musical inactivity she releases her first song written by her, titled "cigarettes", and two months later she releases her second song written by her titled "caught up".
Chaleeda participates in a Malaysian reality show, Big Stage Season 2 which airs on Astro Ria.[8] Gilbert, along with Syada Amzah were elimated on week 5 and 8 contestants who were stepped up on sixth week.[9]
| Week | Theme | Song | Original Artist | Result |
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| Week 1 | N/A | "Pretty Boy" | Herself | SAFE |
| Week 2 | Hype Beat | "Havana" | Camila Cabello & Young Thug | SAFE |
| Week 3 | Glocal Hits | "Buat Selamanya" | Alif | SAFE |
| Week 4 | Duominasi | "Rewrite the Stars" (with Luqman Faiz) | James Arthur & Anne-Marie | SAFE |
| Week 5 | Cannot Brain | "Girlfriend" | Avril Lavigne | ELIMINATED |
Chaleeda is from Thai and British descent.[10] Apart of her native Thai, she also fluent in English and Malay.[11] She divides her time between Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur.[12]
Chaleeda cites Drake, Rihanna, August Alsina and Melanie Martinez as her idols.[10]
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| "Ready For Love" (ft. Twopee) | 2017 |
| "Mind Over Matter" (ft. SonaOne) | |
| "Pretty Boy" | 2018 |
| "Growing Up Sucks" | 2019 |
| "Rasa Begitu" | |
| "ปล่อย (Ploi)" ("Let Over") | |
| "ฉันไม่ต้องการเธอ (Chun Mai Tong Karn Tur)" (ft. Fiixd) | 2020 |
| "Cigarettes" | 2021 |
| "Caught up" | 2021 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2017 | The Promise | Taew | Debut feature film |
| 2019 | The Stranded | Arisa | Netflix series |
| Big Stage (Season 2) | Herself | Malaysian reality TV show | |
| 2021 | Ghost Lab | Gib | Netflix movie |
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