Kelsie Hogue, known professionally as Sir Babygirl, is an American pop singer, songwriter, and performer.

Life and career

Hogue was born in

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, and raised in

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. Hogue studied drama at

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before moving back to New Hampshire, where Hogue played in the

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scene and developed the "Sir Babygirl" persona on

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. Hogue is

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and has stated a specific preference for both 'she' and 'he' pronouns. Hogue's musical influences include hardcore,

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, as well as early-2000s pop artists such as

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and

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. Hogue is drawn to the excesses and humor of pop music, but as a

and

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person, wants to make pop that speaks to the queer experience, stating in Rolling Stone, "I always wanted to blur the lines, and challenge people to see that women and marginalized genders in music can have a fucking sense of humor and be taken seriously." Hogue's debut album, ''Crush on Me'' was released on Father/Daughter records in February 2019. The album was written and produced from Hogue's bedroom studio starting in 2016.

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gave the album a 6.8 out of 10 rating, describing it as "likely to be among the year’s most ''extra'' albums." On November 8, 2019, Hogue released ''Crush on Me: BICONIC Edition'', which is a remastered version of the album.

Discography

Albums

*'' Crush on Me'' (2019)

Mixtapes

* "Golden Bday: The Mixtape" (2021)

Songs

* "Heels" (2019) * "Haunted House" (2019) * "Flirting with Her" (2019) * "Pink Lite" (2019) * "Everyone Is a Bad Friend" (2019) * "Cheerleader" (2019)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sir Babygirl Bisexual singers American LGBT singers American bisexual musicians American non-binary musicians LGBT people from California LGBT people from New Hampshire Non-binary singers Musicians from New Hampshire American indie pop musicians Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Father/Daughter Records artists Non-binary bisexual people