Cyn

Cyn was born on May 13, 1993, in Michigan. She has described her parents' divorce, which occurred when she was a toddler, as "a big driver of her love for music."^[3] By age 16, she was recording and doubling her own vocals.^[4] After failing to get into DePaul University's music program, she graduated from the university in Management Information Systems.^[5]

She began a relationship with filmmaker Kyle Newman in 2020. They have a son, born February 2021 and a daughter born in 2023.^[6][7]

In September 2015, she wrote the song "Only With You", which she performed two months later for Katy Perry.^[8] She was subsequently signed by Perry's record label, Unsub Records.^[9][8] Two years after its conception, "Only With You" was released as a single.^[8] Her debut single under Unsub was "Together" released in July 2017.^[10] Throughout 2018 Cyn opened for Perry's Witness: The Tour across Mexico, made her Bonnaroo debut and toured North America with Years & Years. That year her single "Moment of Truth" was also part of the animated feature film Smallfoot.^[9]

Cyn released her debut E.P Mood Swing in September 2019.^[11] The seven-track release included songs co-written and produced by both Lars Stalfors and Matias Mora. Cyn describes the work as a "Parisian park" and that most of the songs on it, including lyrics and melody, are built around a single sentence, the "thesis statement".^[3] A year later she released a reimagined version of the E.P titled Mood Swing (even moodier).^[4]

In February 2020, Cyn released "Lonely Gun" as part of the original motion picture soundtrack for DC's Birds of Prey,^[12] and her song "I Can't Believe" was included as part of the soundtrack for To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You.^{[citation needed]}

Cyn wrote and recorded the songs "Drinks" and "Uh-Oh" for the 2020 Oscar-winning motion picture Promising Young Woman.^[13] "Drinks" spent two months at U.S. Top 40 Radio, peaking at #22 in July 2020. That June, Cyn released The Mixed Drinks Collection which featured a stripped-down reworking of the song, along with remixes from NERVO, Ladyhawke, MNDR and Uffie. "Drinks" continued to grow in popularity throughout the following year and was featured prominently in high-profile shows Inventing Anna and Gossip Girl.

In August 2021, Cyn recorded a cover version of Sixpence None the Richer's "Kiss Me" for the Netflix film soundtrack of He's All That (2021)^[14] and in March 2022 released a version of the Karen Elson & Daniel Tashian penned song "Heaven Shine A Light" for the HBO Max original film, Moonshot.

2022 saw Cyn release two singles, "House with a View"^[15] and "Losing Sleep" as she continued working on her full-length debut album.

Her debut album 'Valley Girl' was released via Unsub/Capitol Records in Nov 2024.

One of the first songs Cyn enjoyed as a child was "Foolish Games" by Jewel.^[3] Alongside Jewel, she considers Sheryl Crow and Rosalía her favorite artists.^[3] Her grandmother listened to Doris Day.^[5] Having been raised near Detroit, she counts Motown as a major influence.^[3] Lorde inspired her to use a stage name.^[4]

In 2020, she described early Disney movies as a new influence.^[4]

Opening act

• Witness: The Tour (Katy Perry) (2018)
• Palo Santo Tour (Years & Years) (2018)