Upsahl
American singer-songwriter (born 1998)
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Taylor Cameron Upsahl (/ˈʌpsɑːl/ ⓘ; born November 28, 1998),[1] known mononymously as Upsahl (stylized as UPSAHL), is an American singer-songwriter from Phoenix, Arizona.
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November 28, 1998
- Singer
- songwriter
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| Born | Taylor Cameron Upsahl November 28, 1998 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
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| Website | upsahl.com |
She began releasing music during her early teens using her full name, with her first single "Disturbance" released in 2011. She had released three albums before signing with Arista Records. In 2021, she released Lady Jesus, her major-label debut studio album. She has also released three EPs, Hindsight 20/20 (2019), Young Life Crisis (2020), and Sagittarius (2022), and a mixtape, UPSAHL Presents: The PHX Tapes (2023).
Early life
Born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Upsahl started playing both the guitar and piano at the age of five. She attended Arizona School for the Arts and is classically trained in piano, guitar, and voice.[2][3]
Career
Early career
As Taylor Upsahl, she self-released her first single, "Disturbance", in 2011.[4] She then released her self-titled album, Taylor Upsahl, in 2013. In 2015, she wrote and self-produced her second full-length album Viscerotonic.[5] In 2017, her third album Unfamiliar Light was released, her first under the moniker Upsahl.[6] As of 2026, all of her first three albums are unavailable from major streaming platforms. She quickly became a local favorite for national touring acts in Phoenix. Upsahl played the McDowell Mountain Music Festival in 2017, opening for The Shins, Beck, and Flume,[5] and released her single, "Can You Hear Me Now", that year.[7][8]
2018-2020: Hindsight 20/20 and Young Life Crisis
She signed a recording deal with Arista Records in the summer of 2018. She was the first artist signed to the newly re-launched record label.[9]
On March 8, 2019, she released her debut EP Hindsight 20/20 along with her single "Drugs".[10] She toured as the opening act for Pvris throughout the US in 2019.[11]
In 2020, Upsahl released the single "12345SEX".[12] This was followed by the singles "People I Don't Like" and "MoneyOnMyMind", both songs were included on her second EP, Young Life Crisis.
2021-2022: Lady Jesus
In 2021, she released the singles "Douchebag", "Melatonin", "Time of my Life", and "Lunatic". They are featured on her major-label debut studio album, Lady Jesus, which was released on October 8, 2021.[13]
In 2022, she contributed the song "My Time to Shine" to the soundtrack of the movie Bullet Train (film).[14]
Upsahl toured as an opening act for Olivia O'Brien in 2021, for Yungblud and FLETCHER in 2022 and for Tove Lo, and Melanie Martinez in Europe, the UK and Australia, in 2023.[15]
2023-2024: The PHX Tapes
In July 2023, Upsahl featured in a different version of K-pop girl group Le Sserafim's song Eve, Psyche & the Bluebeard's Wife.
2025-present: Independent artist
In February 2025, Upsahl announced that Arista Records had released her from her deal at her request.[16]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Details |
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| Taylor Upsahl |
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| Viscerotonic |
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| Unfamiliar Light |
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| Lady Jesus | |
Extended plays
| Title | Details |
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| Hindsight 20/20 | |
| Young Life Crisis[19] |
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| Sagittarius |
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| UPSAHL PRESENTS: THE PHX TAPES |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| US Rock [21] | |||
| "Disturbance"[4] | 2011 | — | Taylor Upsahl |
| "Move On"[22] | 2011 | — | |
| "The Yes Knows"[23] | 2013 | — | |
| "11:11"[24] | 2013 | — | |
| "Sunflower"[25] | 2014 | — | Viscerotonic |
| "Rough"[26] | 2018 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Kiss Me Now"[27] | — | ||
| "Can You Hear Me Now"[28] | — | ||
| "The Other Team"[29] | — | ||
| "Drugs"[30] | 2019 | 31 | Hindsight 20/20 |
| "Wish You'd Make Me Cry"[31] | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Smile for the Camera"[32] | — | ||
| "12345Sex"[33] | 2020 | — | |
| "People I Don't Like"[34] | — | Young Life Crisis | |
| "MoneyOnMyMind"[35] (with Absofacto) |
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| "Stop!"[36] | 2021 | — | Non-album single |
| "Douchebag" | — | Lady Jesus | |
| "Melatonin" | — | ||
| "Time of my Life" | — | ||
| "Lunatic" | — | ||
| "Lady Jesus" | — | ||
| "Monica Lewinsky" | 2022 | — | Non-album single |
| "Antsy" | — | Sagittarius | |
| "Into My Body" | — | ||
| "Good Girl Era (Side A)" | 2023 | — | Upsahl Presents: The VHX Tapes V1 |
| "Condoms (Side B)" | — | ||
| "Summer so hot" | 2024 | — | Non-album single |
| "Tears on the dancefloor" | |||
| "Topic"[37] | 2026 | — | Non-album single |
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| US Rock [38] | |||
| "Happy Endings"[39] (Mike Shinoda featuring Iann Dior and Upsahl) |
2021 | 50 | TBA |
| "Palm Reader"[40] (Dreamers and Big Boi featuring Upsahl) |
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| "Let There Be Drums"[41] (Feder and UPSAHL) |
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Songwriting credits
| Song | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
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| "Good in Bed" | 2020 | Dua Lipa | Future Nostalgia |
| "Boyshit" | Madison Beer | Life Support | |
| "High Life" | 2021 | Fuller | TBA |
| "Kiss My (Uh Oh)" | Anne-Marie and Little Mix | Therapy | |
| "Glowin' Up" | Sofia Carson | My Little Pony: A New Generation | |
| "Villain" | 2022 | Bella Poarch | Dolls EP |
| "Whatshisface" | OSTON | Whatshisface | |
| "e-z" | GAYLE | a study of the human experience volume one | |
| "Colorado" | Reneé Rapp | Everything to Everyone | |
| "Don't Tell My Mom" | |||
| "Moon" | |||
| "sloppy" | KiNG MALA | Honey Catching Season | |
| "SAD B!TCH" | 2023 | Anne-Marie | Unhealthy |
| "SWINE" | Demi Lovato | TBA | |
| "23" | Reneé Rapp | Snow Angel | |
| "Sand" | Dove Cameron | Alchemical: Volume 1 | |
| "Pink Noise" | Zoe Ko | Baby Teeth - EP | |
| "Hot Mess" | 2024 | Taeyeon | Letter To Myself |
| "K Bye" | 2025 | Kiss of Life | 224 |
| "Dirty Work" | Aespa | Dirty Work | |
| "Silly Boy" | XO | Fashionably Late | |
| "Loud" | 2026 | Nmixx | Heavy Serenade |
| "Starstruck” | Fifty Fifty | Imperfect-I'mperfect | |
| "Lemonade" | Aespa | Lemonade | |
| "Bizarre" | Madonna | Confessions II | |
| "Favorite Song" | Meovv | Bite Now | |
| "What Else?" | Chelsea Cutler | Is This The End? |
