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Chloe Qisha shows vulnerable side in new offering ‘Surprise Surprise’

The popstar-in-waiting’s latest track is a tone-shifting, melancholy ballad.

Chloe Qisha shows vulnerable side in new single 'Surprise Surprise'

Chloe Qisha has continued her recent run of stellar singles with new cut ‘Surprise Surprise’ - a song that sees her depart from the earworm pop of ‘YDH’ and ‘So Sad So Hot’ in favour of heartsore balladry and emotional candour.

Landing in the wake of her 2025 second EP ‘Modern Romance’, ‘Surprise Surprise’ has been described by Chloe as “want[ing] to be the 3 minutes of affirmation you’d recite to get yourself out of that toxic relationship, but instead she catches your self-sabotage out in real-time and will soundtrack your life… as you run back to them.”

Speaking about the different mood of ‘Surprise Surprise’, the rapidly rising star has explained: “Generally, I love a ‘sad happy’ song - but this one’s just sad. It’s definitely a different side to me that I think is important to share, and it touches upon a really interesting concept that I’ve been writing a lot about in this next project of mine - which is that ‘push’ and ‘pull’ between instinct and reason - I love to capture the rawest moments of a feeling in my songs, even if its an ugly one.”

Read our Class of 2026 interview with Chloe and watch the video for her latest track below. 

Catch Chloe live this summer at the following festivals:

JUNE 2026
19 Isle of Wight Festival, Newport

JULY 2026
11 Bristol Pride, Bristol

AUGUST 2026
01 Wilderness Festival, Oxfordshire
05-09 Boardmasters, Newquay
14-16 Sonic Summer, Tokyo
14-16 Sonic Summer, Kyoto
20-23 Pukkelpop Festival, Hasselt
21 Lowlands Festival, Biddinghuizen
30 Reading Festival, Reading

OCTOBER 2026
02-11 Austin City Limits, Austin, TX

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