The Kid Laroi

The Kid Laroi
The Kid Laroi in 2023
Background information
Birth name	Charlton Kenneth Jeffrey Howard
Born	(2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 (age 21) Waterloo, New South Wales, Australia
Genres	Hip hop R&B emo pop alternative rock[1]
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2016–present
Labels	Grade A Columbia
Website	tkltft.com

Charlton Kenneth Jeffrey Howard (born 17 August 2003), known professionally as the Kid Laroi (stylised as the Kid LAROI), is an Australian rapper and singer-songwriter. He was first discovered by triple j Unearthed in 2016 at the age of 13. As he gained a wider following, he was led to sign with Lil Bibby's Grade A Productions, in a joint venture with Columbia Records.^[2] He saw his furthest mainstream recognition for his 2021 single "Stay" (with Justin Bieber), which peaked atop the charts in numerous countries including his native Australia, as well as the Canadian Hot 100 and Billboard Hot 100.

His debut mixtape, F*ck Love (2020), peaked atop the ARIA Charts—making him the youngest Australian solo act to achieve this—and US Billboard 200.^[3][4] It spawned two commercial re-issues; the first, titled F*ck Love: (Savage), yielded his first hit song, "Without You"—which was remixed with American singer Miley Cyrus and peaked within the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100—while the second, titled F*ck Love: Over You (2021), yielded "Stay".^[5] His debut studio album, The First Time (2023), was supported by the singles "Love Again" and "Too Much" (with Jungkook and Central Cee), and met with moderate critical and commercial reception. Howard claims that he does not have a single genre, and enjoys making both hip hop and pop music.^{[citation needed]}