American musician
King Princess
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King Princess performing on tour in 2018
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Born
| Mikaela Mullaney Straus
(
1998-12-19
)
December 19, 1998
(age 25)
New York City, U.S.
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Occupations
| - Singer
- musician
- songwriter
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Years active
| 2015?present
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Partner
| - Quinn Whitney Wilson (2019?2023)
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Relatives
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Musical career
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Genres
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Instrument(s)
| - Vocals
- guitar
- bass
- synthesizers
- keyboards
- drums
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Labels
| Zelig Recordings
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Website
| kingprincessmusic
.com
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Mikaela Mullaney Straus
[1]
[2]
(born December 19, 1998), known by her
[a]
stage name
King Princess
, is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from
Brooklyn
, New York. She is signed to
Mark Ronson
's label Zelig Records, an imprint of
Columbia Records
.
[3]
In February 2018, King Princess released her debut single "
1950
", from their debut
extended play
(EP)
Make My Bed
, released later that year. The song was a commercial success, charting in multiple territories, and was later certified platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of America
(RIAA).
[4]
Her second single, "
Talia
", was certified gold in Australia by the
Australian Recording Industry Association
(ARIA). King Princess released their debut studio album
Cheap Queen
in 2019 to widespread critical acclaim.
Early life
[
edit
]
Straus was born and raised in the New York City borough of
Brooklyn
; she is the child of recording engineer Oliver H. Straus Jr. and Agnes "Aggie" Mullaney. Her parents divorced when she was young. On her mother's side, she is of Irish, Italian, and Polish descent. On her father's side, her great-great-grandparents include
Isidor Straus
, a U.S. Congressman and co-owner of
Macy's
, and
Ida Straus
; she was descended from
German Jewish
families, who emigrated to the United States from the
Kingdom of Bavaria
and
Rhineland-Palatinate
. The couple died in
the sinking
of the British passenger
liner
Titanic
.
[5]
[6]
[7]
However, Straus stated in a
Rolling Stone
interview that she is not an heiress and did not inherit any fortune.
[8]
Straus spent much of her childhood following her father to work at his recording studio, Mission Sound. There, she learned several instruments, including bass, guitar, piano, and drums, as well as music-production techniques and insight into the music industry. Straus' inspiration in those years had come from the rock music of the bands
Led Zeppelin
and
T. Rex
, as well as
Jack White
.
[9]
In 2012, she received a scholarship to attend
Avenues: The World School
, a private school in Manhattan, after submitting a CD of songs she had written.
[10]
[11]
[12]
After high school, Straus moved to Los Angeles to study at the
USC Thornton School of Music
. However, after a year, she dropped out in favor of her music career.
[9]
Career
[
edit
]
A record label offered to sign Straus at the age of 11, but she refused to do so because of her experience watching other artists work with a music label in her father's studio. The labels would control the artists' products and change the feel of the music. She did not want to sign with a record label until she had a definition of her music, how she wanted to run the production, and with whom she would work.
[13]
In February 2018, King Princess released the debut single, "
1950
".
[3]
[14]
The song is a tribute to the romance novel
The Price of Salt
(1952) by
Patricia Highsmith
, to the
LGBT community
and to queer love. The song reached a wide audience when English singer and songwriter
Harry Styles
tweeted
a lyric from the song.
[9]
Straus followed this with a second single, "
Talia
", in April.
[15]
She released her debut extended play,
Make My Bed
, on June 15, 2018.
[16]
Later that year, she earned Breakout Pop Artist of the Year honors from
Vivid Seats
.
[17]
In 2019, it was announced that King Princess would perform at
Lollapalooza
[18]
and
Coachella
.
[19]
She played The Park stage at the
2019 Glastonbury Festival
and was joined by
Mark Ronson
(dressed as King Princess) for a performance of her collaboration "Pieces of Us" from his 2019 studio album
Late Night Feelings
.
[20]
Zelig Recordings released King Princess' debut studio album
Cheap Queen
on October 25, 2019.
[21]
She produced much of the album itself, including programming many of the instruments.
[22]
In November 2019, King Princess was revealed to be the opening act for the European leg of
Harry Styles
' planned 2020 concert tour,
Love On Tour
.
[23]
King Princess performed as the musical guest on
Saturday Night Live
(
season 45
, episode 7) on November 23, 2019.
[24]
She released a deluxe edition of
Cheap Queen
on February 14, 2020. The release included five previously unreleased new songs, including "Ohio".
[25]
In October 2020, King Princess released a new single, "
Only Time Makes It Human
", followed by "PAIN" in November. In a November 2020 interview with
Zane Lowe
, she confirmed that she was working on her second album with Mark Ronson.
[26]
In 2022, King Princess joined
Kacey Musgraves
on her
Star-Crossed: Unveiled
tour as an opening act. She also opened for
Shawn Mendes
'
Wonder: The World Tour
and opened for the
Red Hot Chili Peppers
on their
Global Stadium Tour
. King Princess was also a judge on the
Netflix
game show style cooking competition television series
Is It Cake?
On July 29, 2022, King Princess released her second album
Hold On Baby
and from July through October 2022, she embarked on her Hold On Baby North American tour with openers
Dora Jar
and St. Panther.
[27]
She also featured guests, such as
Julian Casablancas
at
Radio City Music Hall
in New York City, where they covered "
You Only Live Once
".
[28]
Personal life
[
edit
]
Straus is a lesbian and
genderqueer
.
[29]
[30]
[31]
[32]
[33]
From early 2018 to late 2018, she dated actress
Amandla Stenberg
. In early 2019, Straus began a relationship with Quinn Whitney Wilson, the creative director of rapper and singer
Lizzo
. However, they broke up at the end of 2023.
[34]
Regarding her gender identity, she has said in an interview with
W
magazine, "I like being a woman sometimes. I would say 49 percent of the time I love my titties. But I'm not fully a woman. I'm somebody who falls center on the gender spectrum, and it changes from day to day. It's just not in me to decide."
[35]
In 2023, Straus posted "I'm tired of pretending I am normal. I am non-binary!!!" on Instagram, and has also made a number of other posts about gender.
[36]
Regarding pronouns, King Princess stated to
Rolling Stone
in 2022 that she "never felt offended [by] the pronoun situation... He. She. It. They.
Xenu
."
[37]
Discography
[
edit
]
King Princess discography
|
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Studio albums
| 2
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EPs
| 2
|
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Singles
| 15
|
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Promotional singles
| 5
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Studio albums
[
edit
]
Extended plays
[
edit
]
Singles
[
edit
]
As lead artist
[
edit
]
As featured artist
[
edit
]
Promotional singles
[
edit
]
Music videos
[
edit
]
Guest appearances
[
edit
]
Awards and nominations
[
edit
]
In June 2020, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the first LGBTQ
pride parade
,
Queerty
named her among the fifty heroes "leading the nation toward equality, acceptance, and dignity for all people".
[93]
[94]
Notes
[
edit
]
- ^
King Princess uses both
she/her
and
they/them
pronouns. This article uses she/her pronouns for consistency.
References
[
edit
]
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"
.
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2022
.
- ^
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.
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2019
.
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a
b
Jessica (February 26, 2018).
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2018
.
[
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]
- ^
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.
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2020
.
- ^
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- ^
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.
triple j
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.
- ^
Wood, Mikael (October 30, 2019).
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"
.
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.
- ^
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.
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.
- ^
a
b
c
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.
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.
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.
- ^
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.
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- ^
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.
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. October 3, 2018
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2019
.
- ^
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.
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.
- ^
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.
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. April 13, 2018
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.
- ^
a
b
"
"King Princess Aims For Her Own Fairytale Success Story"
.
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.
- ^
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.
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- ^
@lollapalooza (March 20, 2019).
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(
Tweet
) – via
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.
- ^
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. March 20, 2017. Archived from
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on March 20, 2017
. Retrieved
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2022
.
- ^
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.
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. Retrieved
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2022
.
- ^
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.
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. Retrieved
September 16,
2019
.
- ^
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"King Princess Puts Modern Romance in a Musical Time Machine"
.
The New York Times
.
ISSN
0362-4331
. Retrieved
August 21,
2020
.
- ^
Allston, Trey (November 13, 2019).
"Harry Styles and King Princess Will Melt Hearts Together in 2020"
.
MTV
. Retrieved
July 13,
2022
.
- ^
Miller, Victoria (November 24, 2019).
"King Princess Takes Over 'Saturday Night Live,' Fans React To Singer's Stunning 'SNL' Debut"
.
The Inquisitr
. Retrieved
July 13,
2022
.
- ^
Richards, Will (February 11, 2020).
"King Princess shares huge new song 'Ohio' from deluxe edition of 'Cheap Queen'
"
.
NME
. Retrieved
February 14,
2020
.
- ^
Enis, Eli (November 23, 2020).
"King Princess releases new song "PAIN": Stream"
.
Consequence
. Retrieved
March 24,
2021
.
- ^
Anderson, Carys (March 18, 2022).
"King Princess announces new album and tour, shares "For My Friends": Stream"
.
Consequence
. Retrieved
March 2,
2023
.
- ^
"King Princess Covers The Strokes' 'You Only Live Once' with Julian Casablancas in NYC ? Watch!"
.
People
. Retrieved
March 2,
2023
.
- ^
Gilmour, Paisley (June 4, 2019).
"King Princess just got very real about identifying as a lesbian"
.
Cosmopolitan
. Retrieved
December 1,
2022
.
- ^
Gutowitz, Jill (June 15, 2018).
"King Princess Is a Genderqueer Pop Icon for the Next Generation of Queer Youth"
.
Them
. Retrieved
June 15,
2018
.
- ^
Daly, Rhian (July 23, 2018).
"King Princess: Meet the gay icon-in-waiting who's come to wreak glorious havoc on pop"
.
NME
. Retrieved
July 23,
2018
.
- ^
Tilchen, Jordyn (October 31, 2019).
"King Princess Is 'Bored Of Heteronormative Narrative' ? But Don't Put Her Music Into A Box"
.
MTV News
. Retrieved
August 21,
2020
.
- ^
Robinson, Lisa (September 9, 2019).
"King Princess Is Pop Music's Newest Crown Jewel"
.
Vanity Fair
. Retrieved
August 21,
2020
.
- ^
Gilmour, Paisley (September 20, 2019).
"Is King Princess dating Quinn Wilson, Lizzo's creative director?"
.
Cosmopolitan UK
. Retrieved
July 13,
2022
.
- ^
Bagley, Christopher (June 5, 2019).
"King Princess on the Limits of Being Pop's New Queer Idol: "I'd Rather Put Out Good Art"
"
.
W Magazine
. Retrieved
August 21,
2020
.
- ^
https://www.instagram.com/p/CppDAVVJBKk/?hl=en
and
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg5fmkypx9_/?hl=en
- ^
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"King Princess Builds a Dream Mixtape and Uncomfortably Navigates Being Googled"
.
Rolling Stone
. Retrieved
June 9,
2022
.
- ^
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. Retrieved
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2019
.
- ^
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. Billboard
. Retrieved
November 15,
2019
.
- ^
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. Billboard
. Retrieved
November 15,
2019
.
- ^
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.
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. November 4, 2019
. Retrieved
November 2,
2019
.
- ^
"Official Physical Albums Chart: 08 November 2019"
.
Official Charts Company
. Retrieved
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2019
.
- ^
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.
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. Retrieved
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2022
.
- ^
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.
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. June 25, 2018
. Retrieved
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2018
.
- ^
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.
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. Retrieved
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2020
.
- ^
Peak chart positions in the United States:
- ^
"Mikaela Straus"
.
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. Retrieved
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2018
.
- ^
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(in German).
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. Retrieved
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2018
.
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(in Dutch).
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. Retrieved
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2018
.
- ^
"Chart Search ? King Princess: Canadian Hot 100"
.
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. Retrieved
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2020
.
- ^
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2018
.
- ^
"HOT 40 SINGLES"
.
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. November 9, 2018
. Retrieved
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2018
.
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2018
.
- ^
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(in German). Swiss Singles Top 100
. Retrieved
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2018
.
- ^
"American single certifications ? King Princess ? Eastside"
.
Recording Industry Association of America
. Retrieved
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2018
.
- ^
"BRIT Certified ? bpi"
(enter "King Princess" into the "Keywords" box, then select "Search")
.
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. Retrieved
January 23,
2020
.
- ^
"Gold/Platinum: King Princess"
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. Retrieved
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2019
.
- ^
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. ARIA
. Retrieved
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.
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. Retrieved
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.
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.
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. Retrieved
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2018
.
- ^
"cheap queen coming to u this Friday can you even believe it ?!"
. May 28, 2019
. Retrieved
May 28,
2019
– via Twitter.
- ^
@KingPrincess69 (July 15, 2019).
"Prophet is out on Friday my loves ;)"
(
Tweet
)
. Retrieved
July 16,
2019
– via
Twitter
.
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Richards, Will (September 3, 2019).
"King Princess shares new song 'Ain't Together' featuring Father John Misty on drums"
.
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. Retrieved
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2019
.
- ^
Kenneally, Cerys (October 3, 2019).
"King Princess unveils soulful new track "Hit the Back"
"
.
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. Retrieved
October 4,
2019
.
- ^
Daw, Stephen (February 11, 2020).
"King Princess Finally Gives Fans What She Want With 'Ohio': Watch"
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. Retrieved
February 12,
2020
.
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"Only Time Makes It Human ? Trailer"
.
YouTube
. October 14, 2020
. Retrieved
October 14,
2020
.
- ^
"PAIN ? Single by King Princess"
.
Apple Music
. Retrieved
November 23,
2020
.
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"KING PRINCESS SHARES NEW SINGLE 'THE BEND'
"
.
DIY Mag
. March 2, 2023
. Retrieved
March 17,
2023
.
- ^
"NZ Hot Singles Chart"
. Recorded Music NZ. July 1, 2019
. Retrieved
June 28,
2019
.
- ^
Bien, Kat (June 17, 2019).
"Mark Ronson & King Princess Ride a Retro Dream on 'Pieces of Us': Listen"
.
Billboard
. Retrieved
June 18,
2019
.
- ^
"Monster (From the Max Original Adventure Time: Distant Lands ? Obsidian) ? Single by Adventure Time & King Princess"
.
Apple Music
. Archived from
the original
on November 14, 2020
. Retrieved
November 13,
2020
.
- ^
"King Princess ? 1950"
.
YouTube
. February 22, 2018
. Retrieved
August 11,
2022
.
- ^
"King Princess ? Talia (Official Video)"
.
YouTube
. May 16, 2018
. Retrieved
August 11,
2022
.
- ^
"King Princess ? Make My Bed"
.
YouTube
. June 14, 2018
. Retrieved
August 11,
2022
.
- ^
"King Princess ? Holy (Official Video)"
.
YouTube
. July 26, 2018
. Retrieved
August 11,
2022
.
- ^
"King Princess ? Upper West Side (Official Video)"
.
YouTube
. August 16, 2018
. Retrieved
August 11,
2022
.
- ^
"King Princess ? Pussy is God"
.
YouTube
. August 16, 2018
. Retrieved
August 11,
2022
.
- ^
"King Princess ? Cheap Queen (Official Video)"
.
YouTube
. June 13, 2019
. Retrieved
August 11,
2022
.
- ^
"King Princess ? Prophet (Official Video)"
.
YouTube
. August 7, 2019
. Retrieved
August 11,
2022
.
- ^
"King Princess ? Hit the Back (Dance Video)"
.
YouTube
. October 4, 2019
. Retrieved
August 11,
2022
.
- ^
"King Princess ? Hit the Back (live performance)"
.
YouTube
. November 13, 2019
. Retrieved
August 11,
2022
.
- ^
"King Princess ? If You Think It's Love (live performance)"
.
YouTube
. November 13, 2019
. Retrieved
August 11,
2022
.
- ^
"King Princess ? Homegirl (live)"
.
YouTube
. December 12, 2019
. Retrieved
August 11,
2022
.
- ^
"King Princess ? Ohio (Official Video)"
.
YouTube
. February 10, 2020
. Retrieved
August 11,
2022
.
- ^
"King Princess ? Only Time Makes It Human (Official Video)"
.
YouTube
. October 15, 2020
. Retrieved
August 11,
2022
.
- ^
"King Princess ? Pain (Official Video)"
.
YouTube
. December 10, 2020
. Retrieved
August 11,
2022
.
- ^
"King Princess ? Little Bother (Live Performance)"
.
YouTube
. January 27, 2022
. Retrieved
August 11,
2022
.
- ^
"King Princess ? For My Friends (Official Video)"
.
YouTube
. March 17, 2022
. Retrieved
August 11,
2022
.
- ^
"King Princess ? Too Bad / Cursed (Official Video)"
.
YouTube
. June 8, 2022
. Retrieved
August 11,
2022
.
- ^
"King Princess ? Let Us Die (Official Video)"
.
YouTube
. July 28, 2022
. Retrieved
August 11,
2022
.
- ^
Haas, Anna (May 29, 2018).
"Perfume Genius Announces Remix EP Reshaped, King Princess "Run Me Through" Remix"
.
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. Retrieved
November 10,
2018
.
- ^
"Triple J Like a Version 15"
.
iTunes
. Archived from
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on November 11, 2020
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September 17,
2020
.
- ^
"Queerty Pride50 2020 Honorees"
.
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. Retrieved
June 30,
2020
.
- ^
Tracer, Daniel (July 15, 2020).
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.
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. Retrieved
August 2,
2020
.
- ^
"BBC Sound of 2019: 'Queer icon' King Princess is the runner-up"
.
BBC
. January 10, 2019
. Retrieved
January 10,
2019
.
- ^
"Class Of 2019: King Princess"
.
DIY
. December 18, 2018
. Retrieved
January 10,
2019
.
- ^
"SHORTLIST: DAS SIND DIE NOMINIERTEN DES IMA 2019"
.
Rolling Stone Germany
(in German)
. Retrieved
May 19,
2019
.
- ^
"The Nominations for the 31st Annual GLAAD Awards"
.
glaad.com
. Retrieved
June 10,
2020
.
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